Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1888-02-17
a MYSTERIOUS TRAMP.
Healing the sick Where Physicians
Have Failed.

A correspondent OF me CtHctHHdtt
Commercial gazette writes from Wash
ington Court-House:
Some five weeks ago a filthy-looking
tramp. whose clothes were worn and
torn. and whose hair appeared as if it
had not seen a comb for many "A long
week, with a face and hands black with
accumulated dirt of months, wendell
his weary way through the south
eastern portion Of Fayette and the ad-
Joining portion of Ross counties, stop
ping here and there to beg a piece of
bread and meat.
In his journey he stopped at the house
Of a prominent farmer Of this county.
living near the Ross county line, and
meekly asked for some bread and coffee.
He a%ccidently learned that a gentleman
was in the house who had been belfast
with chronic rheumatism for more than
twenty years. Before leaving the
tramp looked at the sick who had
tried IN vain to cure himself of the ter
rible disease which was gradually
bringing him nearer and nearer to the
grave. Can you find no relief from
this trouble?' inquired the tramp.
None whatever" answered the in
valid; eminent physicians have tried
to cure me, but their treatment has not
been at all lasting in its ELECTS. | see
no way but TO spend the remainder of
my life upon this bed of disease and
pain.
II can give you a remedy that will
effect a permanent care if YOU will use
It according to directions said the
tramp. in IA tone of confidence. The
tramp then asked for a pencil and
paper, aud in a neat business hand,
wh ch ind Gated thar he WAS IA man
used to writing. hc wsoic Out IA pre-
scrjption and dir -ctions for use, and
bidding the fam ~ farewell he resumed
nj journey along the road.
More through curIos Il than faith
in the efficacy of the remedy the pre-
scr ption wa, brought To this city and
bI,d. aud applied accor ling to direc-
tons. The medicine had been used but
. few time, when the patient began to
improve rapidly. and after the remedy
mad ucen in use a little over a week the
SEX man arose from his bed md donned
h : clothes, and has since been going
about IN the enjoyment of perfect
health. His rheumatism has fled, and
he is once more a well man.
Another case is that OF the S-vcar-old
daughter OF Mr.. Solomon Stuckey, who
live, i'm Ross county, near the Fayette
county line. and not far from the home
of the gentleman above alluded to. The
tramp went 10 the residence Of Mr..
Stuckev. and while eating the morsel
that had been given IA by Mrs. Stuckey
he espied the little girl going about
with a large tJtnor upon one side Of her
face. The tramp asked why they did
not cure the child. and Mrs. Stuckey in
formed him that they had spent large
snms OF money in e%ndeavors to have 4
the child ridded of the distressing all
ment. but although some of the most
eminent physicians of the state had
treated her, no cure had been accom-
plished, and the child was growing
worse.
The tramp cast an intellectual glance
over the child's face and told Mrs.
Stuckey the child could be cured, and
told her if she would procure him a pen
Gil and paper he would write out a pre-
scription that would effect a speedy and
permanent cure. The prescription was
written. and the tramp, after finishing
his meal, went on his way, leaving the
family wondering if there really was
any virtue in the med cine. In a day
or two following the tramp visit, Mr..
Stuckev came to a drugstore in this city
and had the prescription filled, after be-
ing assured bv the druggist that the in
gradients were perfectly harmless. Mr..
Stuckcv returned home, and the medi-
cine was at once administered accord
ing TO the directions left by the tramp.
What was the surprise and JOY of the
family when in a few days they beheld
the tumor rapidly disappearing from
the child's face, Each day witnessed
a diminution of the tumor, until at the
end of a fortnight it had entirely disap-
peared. The downcast countenance of
the little girl is now Illuminated with
smiles of delight, and she seems like
another girl. The news of the miracu-
lous cures wrought by the tramp spread
rapidly throughout the surrounding
country, and scores of people have Wis
tied the healed ones TO learn of the
truthfulness of the reports.
What has become of the tramp no
one knows. but he is doubtless going
up and down the earth healing the sick
without money and without price. 1t
is the opinion of a great many that the
tramp was at one time an eminent
physician, and for some cause has taken
10 the road. An effort was made to
induce him to give a history of himself,
but he remained mute, and said he did
not care TO talk of the past.