St. Paul daily globe., 1893-06-25

able pain, and she prayed for speedy
death. Ali the regular physicians of
the neighborbood had long given up her
case as hopeless. The old woman,
snatching at hope for a last
time, heard that an old faith
doctor living in the adjoining coun-
ty, about forty miles away, had been
performing many wonderful cures. She
sent her brother to see him. The faith
devotee told the brother that it was not
necessary to see the woman, but to tell
her that her pain would cease that night
at IL O'Clock and that she would get
well. The brother informed the suffer-
ing woman of the faith doctors words,
and, while hate to admit 1t, that woman
actually got we'll. She maintained that
the pain ceased promptly at the time
foretold, and from that moment she be-
gan to improve. l cannot vouch for the
faith doctor part Of the story other than
what was told me, but do know that l
personally examined the woman previ-
Gus to the alleged cure, and | did not
give her six weeks of life. This story
is absolutely true as have told it. Let
those who can explain do so. l SIM
ply submit the facts as they exist"
Zone night while attending theater,"
said DR.. Walter G. Henderson, of Har-
risburg, Il was called froni My seat by
the urgent request for physicians SER
a man lying upon the tile floor, a gnast-
ly smile frozen upon his face and one
hand convulsively pressed to his heart.
| saw at once that the man. whom
recognized as one of our wealthiest citi-
ZenS, was in the threOS of death. A
diamond flashed from his snowy shirt
and heavy watch chain dangled from
the vest Of his evening suit. l mention
these details for purpose that will be
explained. By his side stood beauti-
full young woman dressed in theater at
tird. Her face was compressed with
anxiety, and while bending over the
patient | heard some one whisper.
'wife.'
''He had been taken with apoplexy and
the action of the heart was SO affected
that no remedy OH earth could save him..
He died on the floor before me. The
rest of the story is of a designing mother
beautiful daughter. rich but worm
out roue and a stern and unrelenting
old maid. The man who was so sud-
denly called before his Maker in the
theater lobby had passed a life of hard
trial in his youth. but gradually achieved
wealth and success. 1t was then that
he gave hinself up to life of pleasure.
Before forty he was physical wreck.
During these years he remained BATCH
elor, living with an old maid sister in
one of the finest residences in the city.
''As he became older he lost his first
wild desire for an uproarious life, and
sought to maintain certain social
standing. In the neighborhood lived
most beautiful but poor young girl.
Her mother, denied luxurious exist
ence by her circumstances, determined
to build fortune out of the young
girls beauty. The rich man made the
girls acquaintance. He took her Oh a
trip to neighboring city. Her mother
accused him of compromising her
daughters character, and demanded
that he marry her. The man
liked the girl, and. rather than
be involved in scandal. he. married
the girl. His old maid sister had op-
posed the step with remorseless fury,
but, finding him determined. lmplored
him to transfer all his property to her,
in order to keep the adventures and
her hag of a mother, as she said, from