The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1891-07-29

Late Ia the evening Of the second Gay,
while i MAS lying on the beaT-skin With
swimming brain aud fevered broE, he
cane back, bat not sloDe Two strong,
ashletic seuaEs, each toting large pack
zere his companions
The elder Of the Two was about a.
tOaeh. leat5erylo0king a specimen Of
Aboriginal ueiiness a. I have ever fallen
in With and, making due allowance for
tie difference in age, the daughter vas
8 perfect model Of her They both czst
their loads unoerencniously aside, and
the elder proceeded at once to business
Watching me closely n she did So she
rolled large handful Of lesves IN her
hand until they were partially pulyeri-
zed, then passed them over t0tbe Young
e squaw, who soon made pint ofvery
bitter tea from them. which ! was told
70 drink. 1 managed TO gulp II down,
bot and bitter as i. was, and The old
scuau then seized NE without ceremony
and packed ne snngly in bearskin and
blankets
With the rise Of the sun the eonfound-
ed ague began TO threaten me, and Mrs
Blackbird, with the help Of her interest
Ing daughter, proceeded 20 take measures
FOR expeiIing IT in 3 manner quite Is
novel and original ss her treatment q
Of kver. First she undid q bundle
Of dirty blue cloth and took therefrons
several bundles Of neatly bound minute
twies. had heard some hard stories Of
swhippin' cat the ager, and snelled 3
pretty extensive mice Immediately, but
on the whole conciade5 TO 90 through,
30 / suffered them 70 diFest me Of my
clothing and seized me firmly by the
wrists. and made no objection even when
Mn. BlzekbiEd applied the switches
gently to the bare skin. Gradually the
blows increased in severity and rzpidity
old Peter. who hzd stood BY ss sPecta-
tor st frst, stepped forward and seized
a wrist ir1aly in each hand. 50 saddenly
that had no tine 10 object; and the
whipping became energetic and general
Each Of the squaws with sswiteh IN each
hand We'd with the other in rapidity Of
hitting. and IS the sluggish. torpid blood
strove 20 dash with answering speed
through the tingling veins the pain be-
came unendursble. I had resolved 10
bear all that was asked Of me, in hope Of
a radical eHre, but the torture was toe
severe, and I ordered them TO desist, try
ing at the same time to wrench myself
loose from Peter. l became mad with
pain and went in on my muscle, biting
and butiing fnrioasly at Old Peter, and
giving the lesthery females ungallznt
kicks about the ribs and abdomen-a
proceeding that made them laugh all the
more and brought down the switches
With increased vigor. entreated and
4 cursed by turns, tried bribery and fat
terry, begged for a resting spell, and
threatened death 10 the party Of conspi-
rators Immediately after I got loose, but
all in vain They aogged me for time
that seemed an age, and only let me on
when I was too exhausted 70 stand alone
Then I was again enveIoped in skins
and blankets, when, strange as It may
seem, I almost immedissely fell into a
I deep sIumber. from which I did not awake
until evening When did awake ii was
with 3 general sense Of soreness all over
the outer man but where Was the ague
Gone. Completely cured, as well as the
fever.-F0reS a1sd Sream-