Tombstone epitaph., 1891-03-22
HEROIC TaEArmzNT.
Hew I've saaaws eassa . white sx&s us
 Fever and Asze.

HOW I've ~etu8Ns &u8eu a " hite Mkn cf
 Fever and Asze.
 After week or ten days the fever somewhat abatel, says a writer in Forest and Stream, and Peter. taking my doubie-bsrseled rife by way of arma- ment and half dozen hard biscuit by way of grub, gave notice of two days absence. and. bnckling bis blanket about him, went esf mp the trail
 Late in the evening of the second day while was lying oa the bearslin with swimming brain and fevered brow he came back, but not alone. Two strong, athletic squaws, each tot ing large pack, were his companions He introduced them ss .'oie Blaekbird squasss and he gal; booty young squaw --grest medicine.
 The elder of the two was about as tough leathery-ioolzsng . specimen of = sstss=s ss= in with, and making due allowances for difference in age the daughter was the perfect model of her They both east their loads uneerenonioasly aside and the elder proceeded at once to business. Watching me closely as she did so she rolled large handful of leaves In her hand until they were partially pulvers ized, then passing them over to the younger sqnaw, who soon made pint of very bitter tea from them which s.ss sels e a.s.k managed se ss.sIse s= down, hoE and bitter as it was, and the old Equaw then seized me without eere- nony, packed me snugly in bear-sIxin and blankets, after which she and her daughter, wrapping their own blankets around them, lay down eR either side Of me, crogyding me in a manner more close than pleasant.
 trust King Dayid's medicine, which answered the purpose So well. was not young and good-iooaing.
 My leathery belles answered, howev- CT, to help get up 8 eopioyas precipitation, which was just what they intended, and when awol<e from the first sound re- treshing sleep had enjoyed for weeks it was with 6 cool, clear bead and limbs free from pain.
 With she rise of the saIn the eonfound- ed agre began to threaten me, and Mrs. Blackbird, with the help of her inter esting daughter, proceeded to take measures for expelling it in 8 manner quite as novel and original as her treat meut of fever. First she undid 8 bun dle of dirty blue cloth and took there from several bundles of neatly bound, minute tpiRs. had heard some hard stories of '-whfppin' out the ager," and snelled a pretty extensive mice imme- diately, but on the whole concluded to go through, so I suffered them to tiiyest me of my clothing and seize me firmly by the wrists. and made no objection even when Mrs. Rlaekhlrd began fo ap- ply the Ewitehings gently to the bare skin. Gradually the blows increased in rApidity and severity. Old Peter, who had stood by as spectator at first, stepped aforsvard and seized a wrist firmly in each hand, so suddenly that had no time to object; and the whip ping immediately became energetic and general Each of the s1uaws with
 switch sIs each hand 7i5St V fssia the Jsit- CT in rapidity of hitting, and as the slug gish. torpid blood ssrove to dash with answering speed through the tingling veins the pain became uncomfortable. had resolved to bear all that was asked ef me in hope of radical cure, but the torture was too severe, and | ordered them to desist, trying at the same time to wrench myself loose from Peter. They only laughed ard laid on the harder. became mad with pain and went in on my muscle, biting and putting furi- ously at old Peter and giving the leath- cry females ungaliant kicks about the ribs and abdoHen-s proceeding that made them laugh all the more and brought down the switches with in- creased yigo<. entreased and cursed by turns, tried bribery and fattery, begged for resting spell. and threat enee death to the psrsy of conspirasors immediately got loose, but all in vain. They logged me for tirae that seemed an age, and only let me of when was too exhausted to stand alone Then l was again enveloped in skins and blan- kets, when, strange as it may seem. almost immediately fell into 6 deep slsImber, from which did not awake until evening. When did awake it was with 2 general sense of soreness all over the outer man; but where was the ague? i Gone. Completely cured, as well as the fever.