Telegram-herald., 1889-10-17
he regular physicianslF

The irregularsp'
"Verily."
"The patent medicinesy"
"Au OF them"
"The retired physicians whose sands OF
life have nearly run out.n
Yes"
Then go home in peace. If you have tried
all these and still live, know Of nothing
that can Kill you"
But, mighty Abou, am dying neverthe-
less"
well, why not die then, without bother
ing mel am no balm ia Gilead, nor am
1 healing balsam. l have power, it is
true"
Mighty Abou, know you have, and that
power exert for me. l care not to live for
myself, but for my fellows. l am the lead
ing man in my native village. l edit the
weekly paper-I am nlayOr-I run the
church, and am president Of the school
board. If / should die, New Athens would
60 as straight to ruin as a pigeon could fl.
II would not survive me-"
ADou had him now. He had an oppor-
tunity TO moralize, and IN good square
m0ralzing Abou was equaled by few and
exce,led by none. 1t was his best hold,
and be never missed an opportunity. SO
a
young man.
My young friend, you fancy that should
you die New Athens would go to ruin
Listen.
Long ago. in the dim years before the
food, | was sailing on the Persian gulf in
the staunch A ! clipper ship, the Mary
Ann. Suddenly there arose a terrible
storm. The winds howled like an Irish
riot, the lightning flashed with a vividness
which was appalling, and the thundora
rolled as though the demons of the air
were playing continuous games Of ten-plns
II was a fearsOme night The darkness
was so intense that the lights or the head
lands showed not and we were pulling
through it, helpless in the power Of the
tempest on pitiless coast The captain
Perkins was his name had lost his reckon.
ing, and the Mary Ann, uncontrolled and
uncomfortable, was speeding on TO her
doom.
Captain Perkins stood at his post calm
and elf-possessed. so long ez we hev sea
room,' said be in his marked AfChanistaD
dialect. so long ez we bcv sea-room and
KIN keep shet w sue pesky rocks we're all
right The Mary Ann can't be swalnped,
nohow. But this is an ugly coast
And Captain Perkins took a fresh chew
Of tobbsco, and peered anxiously into the
darkness
"Just then the passengers began 70 learn
Of the dan ger they were in and came rush.
ing I'D the aft-binnacle quarterback IN wild
confusion.
Captain shrisked one, save the vessel,
save her. / am the editor Ct the Ispaha0
Morning Herald, which has the largest cir
culatiou of Any paper IN Persia II I perish
the Herald perishes with ne. Save me for
tbe sake of lspahsn.
" Go %, out spoke the bold captain; you
bet I'll save the vessel Tor ny own sake
Bechesm Oh nv head be it Rest easy
"'Save The ship shrieked another 4 am
the Governor Of a province II perish who
shall rule ia Anarchy ana confusion snsua
and widespread woe follows. For The saso
OF the province. save she snip
'''Save the ship shrleked thiri. 4 am
the president q the First National Baas o.
Ispabau Il perish down goes tho bank
'''Save the ship yelled q fourth I am
the president ~ the Cashmere and Buihai
Railroad Company II I 80 down vao can
mauags that great corporauouf
'' Save the shipr cried a ffih + am
president 81 the Everlasting Equal Be0eft,
Remunerauve. Idfe ard Trust lna1ranee
Company. ao can rua t1st mach.us II /
am faEaur
And thesa sxctci OrientaIs how II -
The captain ga 81 the serr. .1ie consea s-nefs
- they satsnelF ias.az ~ fo that degree
ttat they actually lEpreTaed ue / irit
that revcr vessel csT-ied so m4ca great
erss, and IA IS 81 -4nl4 c. .a. ..-
paaser f-rs. Fers.a TasIf sr ra n-f
-Ihe vessel wsa .osL Toe Mas Ara s-as
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