Indian chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1882-1902, 1884-02-21
4 HUNTERS STORY.
How he was Overcome and the Waf by
which He was FinAliy Saved.
fCorrespondence Spirit of tke 7lIaes.

(CorresDondencc Spirit of the Tfmes.)
An unusual adventure which recently
occurred TO your rcorresponient while hunt
ing at BroOkmere in this State l. 50 timely
and contains 50 much that can hs made
valuable to all readers, that l venture u
reproduce IL entire:
The day was a most inclement one and
the snow qu,fr den. Rabbit TRACKS were
plentiful, but they principally ls5 IN the
direction Of Ia &c swamp, IN vi ica ihe
rabbits could run without difficulty. but
where the hunter constantly broke through
the thin zee. sinking into the half-.rozen
mire 70 his knees NOtxiths anding these
difficulties, the writer had perseveret, al
though a very small bag Of game was the
result While tramping about through
raI-iculaTir malErial portion o. the swamp,
a middle AGED m7h Suddenly came ino
view carving n muzkie ibading sE1 gun
and completely loaded down with game Of
the fines. description Natural curiosity,
aside from the involuntary envy that IN
sfinctively arose. prompted the writer 20
enter into conversation with the man, with
the following result:
you've had fine success, where did you
get all that gamer'
.. Right here in the swamp"
&" It's pretty foueh hunting in these parts,
especially wien k.rnEIi goes mp t. bis Waist
every other STEP"
" Yes. it's hot very pleasant bot am
used 70 il and dom. mind IL"
How long have you huntf Il hereat outs y
"Whv, bless you, / have lived here most
OF my life and hunted up TO ten years $50
every year"
- How does it happen you omitted the
"Becanse was scarcely able to move,
n-uch - hunf.h
- don't understand you:"
- 'iWell, @or sees abou. ten years ago, aft
er had Teen tramping around all day in
this same swamp, felt duiiA pain IN ny
ankle. didn't mind il very much, brt y
kept troub ing me for a day or iwo- and
could see that il kept increasing. The ne1t
thing I knew. fvll the same kind OF pain
- M shcNlder a-ld found IL pGiaed ne
10 move MS arm This thing kept going
on and increasing; and n hauEh ! tried o.
shake of the feeling Erii i1-:-se Inysel q INK
It was only 4 little tempo 0Tary tfeuhie,
found that it did not 20 Shortly ier tn.
my ioints hesan 80 ache a tie knees and l
finally became 50 bad that Lad 70 r'InaiD
in the house most Of the time"
And did you trace all this 70 the fact that
you had hunic - much in this swamp
"a No, didn't know Wh-' ta lay II =, but
knew that ] was in misery As iGints
swelI-d until il seemed As though all tie
flesh had left vas punched At the Join >;
my fingers crooked in every way and some
OF them became dluble- joinied. In fact,
every Joint in INV bndy seemed 10 vie with
TIE others TO see which could hccone the
largest and cause me the greatest suffer
| inss In this way several years Tassed ON,
during which time 1 was pretty nearly
helpless. I Became 80 nervous and sens
tive tha; / would sit bolstercd up in the
chair and call TO PEOPLE that entered the
room not 10 come near me, or even touch
my chair. While al this WIS going on, /
/ felt an awful burning heat and fever, with
occasional chiiis running all over my body,
hut especially along my hack and through
my shouiderss 1hsi again my blood seemed
70 be boiling and ny brain - b. on ire >
Didn't yOr try TO prevcEit ~ this
agonys''
airy, / should think / did try tried
every drciOr that came with n my reach
and all the proprietary medicines / could
hear ~. / used washes and linimeufS
enough to last me- for al tisae, hut ths~cnly
relief received was by inJectlons ~ mar
phine."
We'll, you talk in n very strange mHn-
ner for 4 man who has rramped around on
a day ike this and in a swamp like this.
How in the world do you dare 20 do it:''
- Because l am completely well and as
sound a. dollar. Il NAV seem strange.
but 4 j. true that I was entirely cured; ths
/ rheumatism all driven OFT q ny blood: my
/ joints reduced 20 their natural size ard N,
strength made as great as ever before, b5
means Of tat great and simple remedy.
/ Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure, which
b.lieve saved my life"
"And 50 you now have no fesr Of rheu-
| matism"
why, no. Even if 1t should come on.
can easily get rid Of It BY using the san q
remedy"
The writer turned 10 leave, as il was
/ growing dark, hut before had reached the
/ city precisely the same symptoms l had
/ lust heard described came upon me with
| Ersa. violence Impressed with the hunt
eT's story, tried the SAM remedy. and
within twenfy-fOur hours al rain and IL
| hammation had disappeared II any read'
CT Is suffering from any manner Of rheU-
matte or neuralgia troubles and desires re-
lief let him by all means try this same
| grest remedy. And II any readers oubf
the truth OF the above incident OF is stat
meuts lc. them write 10 A. a. Coates.
/ Irookmere, y. ", who was the man with
whom the writer conversed. and convince
themselves OF is truth OF fhlsitv- J. r. c.