The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1891-01-03
THE DOCTORS WIFE.

worst kind OF swamps-were down or
had been down with chills and fever
or intermitents. Several had died with
sinking chills.
One bright little lady gave no signs
Of illness. She would be out all the
evening. walking in the moonlight.
made no disinfecting fires in her bed
rooms and took no quinine. She was
TIE wife OF the fiourishing physician OF
the village"
How is IL. Mr.. Withers. said n
nelghbor. s'that your wife Is SO sure
she will not get the aguePn
.'Has she never told youp Why. /
got her right out OF the jungles OF the
African gold coast within few de-
grees OF the equator. Malaria is her
natural Diet
"You must have little story to tell
about that jungle trip"
You're right DO you want TO hear
VERY anxious"
Come into the back Office, then.
IL was surgeon on United States
man-oi-war that sometimes lay for
months OF that coast Her father was
one OF a company OF American mission
aries who had determined TO UNDER
take a mission in this the very worst
place they could find.
'Of all the people ever saw these
excelled in the matter OF devotion
10 the work they had undertaken. The
men were gaunt, holIow-oyed. alb
stracted-looking. The ladies-for the
women were most delicately reared.
educated and intelligent--seemed the
perfection OF everything womanly that
we had seen ut home.
81 remember the first time | saw my
vile. IL was sultry summer morn
ing, the sun in copper sky, etc. as
usual In the murky region. A party
OF us officers had come ashore, and
were lolling under the trees about u
gu rter OF mile from the mission.
All had their comments TO make on
the mission; all. including several
atheists and deists, agree that IL was
plucky thing to do.
presently fair-haired girl emerg-
ed from the thickct, IA few rods of,
walking quickly towards us.
Gentlemen, my father invites you
to the mission house. to taste our
fruits and vegetables
"Our commanding officer. not wish
Ing TO burden the missionaries. deput-
ed about a third OF our number. my
self among them. to pay the visit.
We were well entertained
''Soon after that there was an un-
usual amount OF sickness at the mis-
sion. and the captain OF the vessel
consented to my proposition to go
there every day, as the crew were
quite healthy.
The fact is, ! was already pretty
well caught by this sly-boots OF n
young woman. called her my jung
Frau Of the Jungle.
Tint strange life seems like n
dream now. What domestic affection
there was there! ! never saw such
love OF husband and wife, parent and
child. as among that band OF austere
devotees.
"Well, they siclsened and sickened.
and died and died. There were twenty,
all told. white persons when / went
there. Finally all were gone out two
men and this girl-her father, the
leader OF the forlorn hope being one
OF tho survivors. She had been an
angel OF mercy, and almost stood In
awe OF her.
During the latter part OF this de-
struction | had told the captain that
was ash med TO 90 on board at night.
After much remonstrdnce. he permit
ted me TO sec IL out -there being an
other physician on board
IL sat one evening on the piazza OF
the largo dwelling-houso. now nearly
deserted. My Margaret's father was
writing his report TO the society In
America as sturdily as II nothing had
happened. The other missionary.
worn out with watching the last de-
ceased, had gone 10 rest
Margaret. does not your father sec
yet that this must stopP For the sake
OF showing others that death Is but
the inevitable result OF coming here
you should go home
"My lovely one sat there meditatiug
for moment. her fine face full OF that
heroic couraue which animated her