The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1884-05-17

How an Old Veteran Escapeo Annihils-
ton and Lived to Imparf Warning 60


How an Old Veteran Esospeo Annihils-
ton and Lived TO ImPart q Warning co
Others.
National Tribune of washington.l
pleasing occurrence which has just cone 10
our notice 10 connection with the New York
state meeting OF the Grand Army OF the Re
public is so unusual in many respects thai we
ventute to reps oduce il for the benefit Of our
rea iers.
Caot. Alfred Rensom of New York, while
pacing In the lobby of the armory. previous to
one OF the meetings, suddenly stopped and
scanned the face of gentleman who was in
earnest conversation with one of the Grand
Army officers. 1t seemed to him that be had
seen That face before, partially obscured by the
smoke OF battle, and yet this bright and pleas
aut countenance could not be the same pale,
and deathlike visage. which he dimly re-
memeered But the recollection. Ike Banquo' .
ghost, would not ''down" at command and
haunted HIM the entire day. On the day fol-
lowing he again saw the same countenanoe and
Ventui ed to speak to its owner The instant
The two veterans heard each others voices that
instant they recognized and called each other
by name. Their faces and forms had changed
but their voices were the same. The man whom
Capt. Rensom had recognized was Mr.. W. r.
Sag, OF st. Johns, Mich, a veteran Of the 2Sd
n Y. Light Artillery, and both members OF
Bnrnsdes famous expedition to North Caro-
nna After the first greetings were over, Capt
Rensom said:
''It hardly seems possible, Sage, to see you
in this condition, for thought you must have
been dead long ago."
"Yes, do not doubt it, for if am not mis-
taken, when we last met l WAS occupying 8
couch In the hospital, victim Of yellow Jack
IN its worst form"
II remember. The war seems TO have caused
more misery since its close than when it was
IN progress" replied the Captain, II meet
old comrades frequently who are suffering ter
rlbly, not 20 much from old wounds as from
the malarial poisons which ruined their consti
tutions."
II think 80 myself. When the war closed
returned home, and at times would feel well.
out every few weeks that confoCuded all gone
feeling would come upon me again. My nerv-
GUS system, which was shattered in the service,
failed ms entirely, and produced one Of the
worst possible cases of nervous dyspepsia.
Most of the time had no appetite; then again
l would become ravenously hungry, but the
minute sat down to eat loathed food. My
kin was dry and parched, my flesh loose and
fibby. l could hold nothing on my stomach
for days at time, and what little I dld eat
failed to assimilate. / was easily fatigued my
mind WAS depressed; l was Cross and irritable,
and many a night my heart would pain me so /
could not sleep, and when 1 did l had horrid
dreams and .frightful Nightmares. OF course
these things came on one by one, each worse
than the other. My breath was foul, my tongue
was coated, my teeth decayed. 1 had terrific
headaches, which would leave my nervous sys-
tenn completely shattered In fact my exist
ence, since the war, has been living death,
from which l have often prayed for release"
Couldn't the old surgeon do you any goodT'
81 wrote him and he treated me, but like
every doctor, failed. They all said my
nerve was gone and without that to build upon
could not get well. When was at my worst
piles OF the severest nature came upon me.
Then my liver gave out and without the use of
cathartics could not move my bowels at all
My blood got like stream of fire and seemed
literally to burn me alive"
well you might better have died in battle,
quick and without ceremony"
"How many times have wished l had died
the day we captured Newberne!"
Sand yet you are now the picture of health"
And the picture is taken from life. / am
n perfect condition NV nerve tone is re-
stored; my stomach Refrigerated; my flesh is
bard and healthy; In fact l have new blood
new enc, gy and new lease of life wholly as
the result OF using Warmers Tippecanoe.
This remarkable preparation, which consider
the finest tonic and stomach restorer in the
world has overcome all the evil influences OF
malarie, all the POISON of the army, all traces
Of dyspepsia, all NAL assimilation Of food, and
Indeed made a new man Of me-"
The Captain remained silent for while evil
IDENTIFY musing over bis recollections OF the
past. When he again raised his head be sald:
1T would bea godsend if all the veterans
who have suffered intensely and also all
others IN the land who are enduring so much
misery could know of your Experience. Sage,
And that is why the above conversation is re-
cOur,fad