The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-07-04
Outwitting Death.

Have YOU heard the legend OF the marriage
Of the Angel OF Death with mortal woman:
He was a-weary OF the cherries professional
round, ana Ionged for domestic Joys 10
brighten his scan:y leisure. says the Pail
Mall Magazine. It did not strike him TO
"domesticate the Recording Angel but one
day being sent TO dispat, a beautiful woman.
he fell in love with her instead and married
her. But dire was the punishment Of his dis
obedience. The beautiful woman turned out
a shreW, VINO made Deaths life not worth
living, and as he had refused 10 kill her when
her hour sounded, she was now immortal. In
despair he deserted her and her child and
would never 20 near her. sothat her neiRhbor-
hood was always healthy. and she Unconsci-
ously made the fortune Of several
unsantary watering places. In course OF
TINE 9S DE. Deaths son grey up and
which has been especially remarked in the
children Of clergymen he became physician.
And his fame physician spread far and
vide lnasmuch as he knew the Secret OF
Death. that uxorious and henpecked Angel
having revealed it TO his wife in a weak mo-
ment, II the Angel stood at the foot of the
bed he was only terrifying the patient; if,
however, he took up his position at the head
OF the bed. he was in deadly earnest and hope
was vain. Inheritlng sufficient Of his fathers
nature 10 see him when he was invisible to
Others. the physician was naturally able TO
prophesy vita underwriting accuracy. though
the cunllng rascal made great play with
StethoScOptS and Syringes and what
NESTS Before felt pulses 9ass a9e 9pm 59d
was sOlicltOus in administering drugs when
he fOresaw the patient was destined to re-
cover. Now 1t befel one day that the Prin-
cess OF P2phlagOn fell grlevousiy sick. and
none of the physicians could do aught to re-
heye her So the king issued proclamation
tnat WhosOever could cure her could have
her to wife. Now. the fame o. the beauty of
the princess had Travelled as far as the re-
nown Of the mighty physician, so that desire
was kndled in his heart to try for the grand
prize And so Death ; son set out and trav-
eled over land ami sea. comforting the sick
everywhere a he passed by. ana curing all
those that were fated not to die. And at last
he arrived in the capital OF P2phlagonia, and
was received with great Joy by the king and
all his court. ana uShered into the sick
cham ser. \ great warmth gathered at his
heart as his eyes fell upon the mar
Vicious fairness OF the princess; but the next
moment his heart was turned to ice, for 10
he perceived the Angel of Death standing at
the head Of the bed. After a moment of ag
OnJ the physician commanded all present TO
! leave the chamber: then for the 1rst time he
broke the silence his mother had imposed
upon him. Father he said. nave you no
pity upon me-,Ol who once loved a woman
yourself, Then Death answered. in a hollow
voice. i must do my duty. I diSObsyed
once and my punishment was greater than I
could tear. rather. pleaded the physi-
clan again. VIII YOU not move TO the bottom
Of the red: "Nay, 1 cannot" answered
Death harshly. i was commanded TO
stay here and here 1 must stay" And
thoI wit stay there whatever say or do"
asked The phvs clan pIaintively. Yes an
swered Death o-tly. then wrought up TO
desperation, the physician called the attend
ants in again and uade them turn the bed
round, so that Death was left standing at the
foot. But the Angel seeing himself outwitted,
rushed back TO the head The physician
t4ereupCn dismissed the at eudants and up
brauei him with his troken promise but
Death stood firm At last the physician lost
his temper and al mis- good bedside manner.
stantly. IN send for mother And the
Angel Of Death vanished in the twinklng OF
q DeGDOst