The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1884-03-01
A HUNTERS STORY.
no" ne was Overcome and the Way by
which He was Finally Saved.
Correspondence Spirit of the Times. }


occurred to your cores pendent while hunt
ing at Brookmere in this State is so timely
and contains so much that can be made
valuable to all readers, that venture to
reproduce it entire:
Inc day was q most Indictment one and
the snow quite deep. Rabbit tracks were
p!enViiul, but they principally led in the
drectlon OF lagge swamp, in which the
rabbits could run without difficulty, but
where the hunter constantly broke through
the thln zee, sinking into the half-frozen
mlre TO his knees. Notwiths anding these
difhcultles, the writer had persevered, al
though very small bag of game was the
result. While tramping about through
particularly malarial portion OF the swamp,
a middle aged man suddenly came into
view carrying a muzzle loading shotgun
and completely loaded down with game of
the nnest description. Natural curiosity,
aside from the Involuntary envy that in
stlnctively arose, prompted the writer to
enter into conversation with the man, with
the Following result:
You've had fine success, where did Won
get all that game?'
Right here, in the swamp"
us pretty rough hunting in these parts,
especially when a man goes up to his waist
every other step.D
Yes, it's not very pleasant, but 1 am
useu 10 10 and don'U mind it."
"Howlong have you hunted hereabouts ?"
why, bless you, have lived here most
OF my life and hunted up to ten years ago
every year."
" How does it happen you omitted the
last ten years z"
Because l was scarcely able to move,
mpsh less hunt"
Is E7sfa4 understand you?"
well, you see, about ten years ago, aft
pt fro nd oil 10, -,
this same swamp, felt quite pain in my
ankle. didn't mind it very much, but it
kept troubling me for day or two, and l
could see that itkept increasing. The next
thing knew, l fell the same kind of pain
in my shoulder and l found it panied me
to move my arm. This thing kept going
on and increasing, and though l tried to
shake off the feeling and make myself think
it was only little tempo -ary trouble,
found that it did not go. Shortly after this
my joints began to ache at the knees and
finally became so bad that had to remain
in the house most of the time"
" And did you trace all this to the fact that
you had hunted so much in this swampW
"No, didn't know what to Law it to, but
knew that l was in misery. NV Joints
swelled until it seemed as though all the
flesh | had left was punched at the Joints;
my fingers crooked in every way and some
of them became double jointed. In fact,
every joint in my body seemed to vie with
the others to see which could become the
largest and cause me the greatest suffer.
ing. In this way several years passed on,
during which time l was pretty nearly
helpless. | became so nervous and sensi-
tive that | would sit bolstered up in the
chair and call to people that entered the
room not to come near me, or even touch
my chair. While all this was going on, |
felt an awful burning heat and fever, with
occasional chills running all over my body,
but especially along my back and through
my shoulders. Then again my blood seemed
to be boiling and my brain to be on fire."
Didn't you try to prevent all this
agony"
"Try, should think l did try. tried
every doctor that came within my reach
and all the proprietary medicines l could
hear of. l used washes and liniments
enough to last me for all time, but the only
relief received was by injections of NOR
phine."
swell, you talk in a very strange man.
ner for man who has tramped around on
a day like this and in g swamp like this.
How in the world do you dare to do it,"
because l am completely well and as
sound as dollar. 1t may seem strange,
but it is true that l was entirely cured; the
rheumatism all driven out of my blood; my
joints reduced to their natural size and my
means of that great and simple remedy,
Warmers Safe Rheumatic Cure, which |
believe saved my life."
6 And so you now have no fear of rheu-
matism~
"Why, no. Even if it should come on,
can easily get rid of it by using the sane
remedy"
The writer turned to leave, as it was
growing dark, but before had reached the
city precisely the same symptoms had
just heard described came upon me with
great violence. Impressed with the hunt
er's story, tried the same remedy, and
within twenty-four hours all pain and in
fammation had disappeared. If any read
er is suffering from any manner of rheu-
matte or neuralgia troubles and desires re-
lief let him by all means try this same
great remedy. And if any readers doubt
the truth of the above incident or its state
ments let them write to A. A. Coates,
Brookmere, N. Y, who was the man with
whom the writer conversed, and convince
themselves of its truth or falsity. j. r. C..