The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1886-11-26
LOVE STRONGER THAN DEATH.

Encyclopedia of Medical Practice" .is
as old as the human race in India"
From its birthplace at the mouth of the
Ganges and Brahmaputra it has march
I'd forth with giant strides to the four
quarters of the habitable globe, leaving
desolaton and sorrow in its track.
The first world wide epidemic started
m Jessora, India. in 1917, and having
ilain over 600, 900 victims in that coun-
Try alone, it marched slowly through
China, Persia and Arabia, through
Russia. Prussia and Germany. gaining
new territory each year, until 1881 it
crossed to England and overlapping
he sea appeared June, 1882, in Mon
real and Quebec. Before the end of
The summer it was claiming its victims
BY hundreds in all the principal cities
of the eastern and middle states.
During the prevalence of the epdem-
c in Boston occurred the incidents 1
nm about to relate, all of which are
we'll known to persons now living, the
the only change being in the names of
the principal actors, the circumstances
being personally known to NO. James
zimmerman was junior partner in a
well-known Boston dry-goods firm.
He was %, with a wife but no children.
Each of his partners had families of
;hree children, and when, in the first
lew weeks of the epidemic, all who
possessed the means fled from the
plague-stricken city, he felt it was but
bis duty TO urge his partners to leave
with their families, while he remained
week or two to attend to the closing
up of business.
He tried to induce his wife to accom-
pany them, or 90 to her home away
among the New Hampshire hills, but
,he persistently refused to 60
"When you can go, James. l am
ready" was her firm answer to all his
persuasions, "but not until then" So
they remained week or more after
their friends had left.
The death-rate increased rapidly
and on the tenth day the cholera flag
waved IFS dread signal from the house
opposite James zimmerman
Pack everything necessary for our
Journey" he said to his wife the morn
ing after the flag appeared. ~ will
close up business to-day, and tomorrow
morning we will take the first train
Tor New Hampshire.
All of Mrs. Ammerman's servants,
except her chamber girl. had fled at
'he first approach of the dread disease.
but faithful Katy Sullivan was bound
10 her mistress by strong ties of affec
lion and would only leave when the
family did.
"An' sure its meself" she said, "as
will stay with We until yc're out O. the
city sure"
By night everything was packed, the
upholstered furniture covered and all
IN readiness for the journey in the
early morning.
MIR. zimmerman returned at 6 o'clock
rs usual, but the quick eye Of his wife
detected change in his appearance.
"l have not been feeling well all
day. he admitted in answer to her
anxious questioning. .'Someway l feel
weak and stupid and little chilly. It's
nothing serious" he added rcassurng-
". "Tll lie down for awhile and |
presume shall soon feel better"
Mrs. zimmerman hastened him to
bed, made hot applications and admin
lstered warm stimulants, but the chill
ness increased and soon sharp, agoniz-
ing cramps seized him.
Katie was hastily dispatched for the
tamily physician, who was soon by the
,ick mans bedside.
He made his examination with q
grave face, but one that betrayed nc
emotion of hope or fears to the anxious
wife.
"Is it cholerap" she asked at last,
pronouncing the dread word with {
shudder and waiting in an agony of sus-
pense for the Doctors reply.
lit may be only cholerine," was tho
guarded answer, as DR.. Tyler dealt out
his medicine. Give him this every
half hour and I will call again in al
hour or two.
When he made his next visit at II
o'clock there remained no longer 8
doubt of the nature of the disease.
The wife needed only the evidence o
her own senses to convince her tha
the dreaded foe had entered her-house
hold.
All through the long hours of tina
sad night she watched beside her hus
band, fighting the advance of the de
stroyer with every means ut her com
mand; Katie, in her faithful devotion
standing ready to second her ever,
wish.
But Notwithstanding their united ef
forts the work of death went on slow
ly. AS the morning began to dawn hi
hands grew icy cold. the pulse becam
weak, thready and hardly perceptibl
ut times, his breath short, confined ant
incomplete. the respirahons increase
to over thirty minute.
Occasionally. when she could rails
him for an instant from his sem-con
scious condition, he answered her in
quiries in voice SO weak and hoars
that she hardly recognized it.
The icy chill spread gradually owe. tn
face, body and limbs, and when DR.. lyle
came at Z o'clock he found S patien
lying with collapsed features, holloN
cheeks deonIv snnkan and closed ewes