New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-09-02
A FEVER SORE ,TRED.
KIDNEY PANS

It Is too late OF Others Who start TO leave tho country
and are st,icAcn down and dc alone on the open
prairie, Or perhaps IL wagon where they have
can,pcd and Their horses wander away. searching Tor
water and only a faithful dog stays on guard b. rs
dead master. Ac2in Of man With but ono attend
snt who IN his dciirium, breaks away and PUSHES
over n bank to MS death. or Of whole fam les
stricken down. some Gcal, others near 70 death
Tle worst reports came from dozen miles 70 10
southeast, whcrc. among a lttle range of coi"agS,
lived settlement Of Fins Their houses wcr for
TIC most part hali or wholly under ground. damp and
urvcn'nstcd and They seemed 20 have 40 hea II
either Drcventng the spread Of tho dsoaic or iaA1y
any rational steps toward rs cure after strck down
T7ore w.s A. ola man Who lived 20 ihc We u town
with his daughter girl fifteen or sixteen years
Of 2cc. He among ta0s- wA0 were SICK ani re-
covered saw hm AZ Quarantine Just afterwari
While he stu weak and With BIS fac Go"plg ard
freshly ma l'd by the disease. Why. sir- he sa'd
tho way p 20 Gil % mine nu'sscd M caution.
Ia a - u Il hadn't abeen fer her. s1-o So "2S
SIGHT bettoi'n the doctor. she Amt agoir' 90 have
it-ghc's b'on vecernatrd-no danger bout her Lavn
inot 2 particle. sacs all rlght-lu,i llfilo Hlrd
nu's.ng re. thet'- all Tho Oh man repca'rl =
dozen tines tLat thrrc was no danger abou; her
h. wat doing IL 'fy 10 keep up his courage lien
he wont hack across the bridge and disappeared down
cross pain among tne ~unAowers. H. Lest words
wc,e 81 had IN porfty hac. bur she Ant ron' to-
Th, next day ~ came wa Ing hum' cly ACROSS iio
bridro HIS FAC was white AMI hls voice cho.ad rs
D. e.krl for medicines. She sick WITH Il, alter
-
The october DAYS eiiDrcd away and s'iil nov ca'ci
rero reported. Tie ,.iuc dr3ary weather prcr,..cd
Go,s,mos foatcd on he faui breath 81 SoIfA Ui1i
end clun- 70 every thins. The leaves on nc i'F
cottonwood trees IN toxin barely stirred High up
IN the air an occasional Aock Of Wild geese ia long
10. v.f.s
toward the south. The town seemed moro deserted
than ever. Y hat people there were kept indoors.
Most 81 the stores closed But tho drug stotc
snd undertakor's shop remained open. II seemed
almost certain that the disease would como into The
town. and though vaccination made most Of tic
people fcel that r' llfc among them would Re shor
SIN there was sort Of shapcoss dead, an illdcfnr
terror settled upon all Il Is feeling which j. =
hard to describe when you lnd that you are stunned
10y tie world Tia; ihn main goes past anf no Iass.
euecrs stop. that flr pc PIC without VII rer ta,s
your lctters: and wh'n with It you see Colin a!ief
coffin carried away TO be- used just outside yor
doors It brings fear which rOtainr can DIVE aDty
II WAS a daily occurrence see another grave being
dag In the cemetery. a little hin perth OK to"n.
and a.. knew that MON graves weio being dag On
tho prairie than hero wQlr in tie eter..
Every day or the Oh man camc uv across "a,
bridge and asked FOR more mcd-incA she Vt5
very SICK he said. much SEEKER than h' had e1-
pcctcd She would 20. but she vas eong to 60 w j."
lie was nursing her as sic had nrr'i .E she must
get wcl-he kiew She would he lights were Sill a1A
Ike sky v9s oven mora Lazy than fl .Le daytime, ana
sometimes neat cloids hurried across the hrafcnS,
driven onward Ly some viad mi,l' below. When fhe
moon shonc /, IVES Wit! halfyeld. uncertain ii;A',
and the stars were dim.
There was always the rcd. omnous rejection Of one
cr moro prairie fire, the ky. and sometimes one
burned brightly ncarcr by sending up sharp hasA.n;
IT fam nd q
cgcckcrs Wien got among ti.o patch vi blue Joint
grass. ry day tie places where The fire, had burned
lay like great blotches The gray air,c.
Late enc might, young who lived IN town, tn.
who had boon IN the country since before he smallpox
outbreak slipped past the guards and rstirnsd hone.
The Board of Health heard II Il. aei promptly As
scnbl'd AID summoned him into its presence ia
admitted having been exposed to the dlscase, al
MAS decided that ne must be quarantined 80 De vas
blanket and hasaet Of PROVISIONS and started
Of through the darkness Tor : lonely ltue district
school house, mile from town, on the rivers bank
Iher" he stayed alone for two Ncci,. bu; failed 10
develop any symptoms OF smallpox. creatlr @ ihc is
gust of Judge Perry justice Of the pcaee and chairman
q the Board of Health He claimed he hal. believed
that a., fellow had deliberately worked The iowa
for free lodgings AMI some sail thar the judge IN
tended make he next person there gvc bonds
to come down with virulcut attack Of the smallpox
INSIDE Of ten DAYS
It's course New cases ceased and gradually most 0
those who were III recovered. The people IN town
became more cheerful 1t daily became more probable
that they would escape f. How many IN the country
fell victims to could ncYcr Dee found exactly. but
The number aige in proportion 10 IN, population
Al last the quarantine raised and business again
went on a, usual. once more the safe snf 'Saniy
appointed train stopped, AID while q waited twenty
minutes for possible passenger tie conductor came
over and played game OF billiards with tho
principal Of the school. The mellow Indian summer
had into crisp. bright November DAYS with
frost on the dry grass blades morulng sad
clear blue sky, from which IT, sun looked down with
brlisncy undmmed by mist or haze And 1t
looked down on many sorrowfu home. whcrr few
weeks before family had worked happily together
building up a new home on the frontier. but whcra
row some were missing And It also saw more than
one little empty house; and one former inmate was
sleeping near by urdcr htile mound covered rlciy
With the gray sois. Uut the bright November sun
was cheerful and inspired people 10 work ard hep
que another as much a. possible And among me
first who came 10 town the oh man whose gu
lad been sick and c,cri ncnd he net be ca'TeH
HIS hand and SAID ferscntb THANK God, sle Is
~ well asan. ! kn0wcG she coEdn't die an F's
uc.7 FRED IL CAhKl IA"