Telegram-herald., 1890-08-01
SAVED BY A CYCLONE.
How Dissipated Man Was Re-
stored 10 Usefulness-
Young PhyaeAso Becomes Adaiefsd 10
the Morphine Haeif 4sa Loses Prop
srry and frieEds--His EsMarEs.e4s
Recovery and Conssrxi0n-

srty and frieEds-His Rsn4Fkssls
Recovery and Conrsrsi0n-
James Brewster WAS the proudeSt boy
IN Athens in 1870 when he stood before
large and fashionable audience ~ the
State university delivering his yaledlc-
tory address. writes Z. b Harrison in the
Atlanta Constitution. Well might he
De proud, as he had been awarded tho
frst honor in his class and was flushed
with victory as he made his nnal bow
amid shower of roses thrown az his
feet by his young lady friends in the sn-
dienee.
Brewster was an orphan, and upon
his return to his native village was in
formed by his guardian that as only a
few thousand dollars Of his legacy was
left IL would be necessary for him 70
choose some profession so that he would
be prepared 70 engage in the battle OF
life. His inclinations were toward
medicine and IL was not long before he
was engaged IN his studies at the New
York College Of Physicians and Sur
geons.
At tho expiration OF three years he
returned 10 M and entered upon the
practice OF his profession with most
fiattering prospects. HiS father had
been a very popular man in the COM
munity and HIS friends took pleasure In
lending helping hand to the son.
In due course OF time Brewster was
married and his domestic happiness was
as unrufied as fairy's dream. His
home was all that heart could wish and
ne never tired in listening to the prattle
| OF his curly-headed little boys.
Familiarity with dangerous evils
sometimes destroy our safeguards and
| before we know it our feet are led into
| treacherous quicksands. Place n bar
room constantly before boys eyes and
he will become so accustomed TO it that
he will gradually lose sight OF the dan
ger lurking behind the glittering chan
deliers and brilliant array of costly
| furniture.
| So IL was with Brewster. His famil-
| iarity with deadly anesthetics destroyed
| his fear for them and before he know IL
| he was n slave 70 the dreadful morphine
habit, contracted in a very brief time by
resorting to its use as a cure for nervous
| headache.
The once punctiliousiy neat and fash
ionably attired man began to grow care
less in his dress and Indifferent to his
| practice. He would sit in his Office for
hours and dream away his life under
the influence of the deadly drug. Tho
| proud position TO which he had attained
in the community was won by years OF
| close study and diligent application.
His descent from this high social plano
was swift and unrestrained.
| Finding his property swept from him
Brewster retired to small farm in the
country TO exc out miserable exist
ence. His neighbors were kind and
friendly, and by hard licks and severe
| trials, he managed 10 keep the wolf
/ from the door and as he was to some ex-
tent cut off from the enemy of his life
his family found moro comfort in their
poverty than they had known in several
years.
| The-evening had been warm and sui
try and il was with forebodings Of an
approaching storm that the Brewster
family retired for the night. None OF
the family could be wooed to sleep ex-
cept Brewster, who had resorted to his
favorite drug and was temporarily as
ns dead to all surroundings as il his
heart had ceased to beat
The low mutterings Of distant thnn-
der and tho inky blackness of the night
brought dismay 70 the remainder Of tho
household, and Mrs. Brewster, who had
witnessed South Georgia cyclone be-
fore, prepared herself and children for
| immediate fight.
They had barely entered the storm
pit and barred the door behind them
when tho cyclone struck the house and
crushed It as II IL were an egg she'll in
the grasp Of strong nan. Not a ves-
tire Of IL remained standing and tho
timbers and furniture were scattered for
miles along the path Of the storm.
Mrs. Brewster and tho children wero
rescued from their retreat at early dawn
and with sympathising neighbors began
the search for Brewster. who was miss
ing. In the course Of an hour his body
was found about half mile from tho
building with terrible wound upon
his head where he had been struck by a
scantling. Restoratives wore applied
and Brewster was soon brought TO con-
sciousness.
His recovery was slow. but when he
was again restored 20 health he was a
new man. All desire for opistes had
passed away and his mental faculties
were as clear and bright ss they werc
when we introduced him 20 tho reader.
Being fne scholar and linguist be was
attracted 10 the ministry. and in short
while was ordained. He az once took a
prominent stand and became useful and
popular pastor. He has for number 81
years followed the calling brought
about By the storm. and is sometimes
called "The Cyclone Preacher" and I
doubt X there ia more earnest or faith
ful divine before the people than he
hero Of this story who was saved by .
cyelone.
Harsh purgative remedies are fast
giving away % the gentle acton and
mild effects OF Csrter's Little Liver
Pills. If you try them, they viii GER
tainiy please you
If you hsd taken two Of Csrter's Lit
tie Liver P'lis before retiring YOU would
not have had ta2t coated tongue or bsd
taste IN the mouth this morning. Keep
a va WITH you for occasional use.
Al disorders caused ~ a bill Gus state
( Of the system can be cures by uslng