The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-20
Curing a Pain in.the Back.

He came home with a pain in his back, says
the Indianapolis Sentinel. He was suffering
terribly pains were rackng his spinal col
umn OF nature far more severe than had
ever been suffered by mortal man before-he
admitted it himself
Make me mustard plaster, Mary, and
make II good and strong " he walled, as he
threw himself upon the sofa.
In few minutes the patient little wife
came In with a plaster about the size OF an
ordinary sheepskln saddle-good and thick,
too He took it into his sleeping room and
SAID ne put it on himself.
why, dear, you can't put II on your back
yoursedi let me fix it for you" and she
started to follow him in
Never you mind, now: III attend to this''
ne groWIedr you go on with your work, and
see TO II that 1 am not bothered. This
PAIN Is killing me by inches, and be shut the
Well, he undressed. picked up the plaster
from the dresser and tried to get it on-and
there was circus that came near to equaling
me greatest show on earth" He tried to
reach back with his nand and lay il on his
rack, but only succeeded in getting 1t on his
dc, while pint or so OF the mustard trtckled
onto the floor and down into his clothes. II
ulqn reel good and he got mad. He pulled II
on and tried it with the other hand, but got
the same result. Then he pinned 1t on the
wall and tried to back up against IL, and ran
three pins into his hide AS a last resort he
spread the plaster on the floor an1 then lay
down and tried TO press IL on, but miscalcu-
lated the distance and got his head in it. AS
NC RAISED up Win MS hatr looking IKE q glue
pot, he on the whole greatly resembIed a Zulu
dressed for ball His talk during the per-
Iormance had been getting more and more
emphatic, and at last brought his wife in. She
prevailed upon him TO allow her to arrange
the plaster, and, after wiping him of, she was
told 10 not take ii OF his pack, no matter how
much he howled with the burning, for he
was determined he would kill that pain.
She promised. and by his instructions. locked
the door upon him. He was alone with the
plaster.
L hole =
the rafting OF the bed springs as he'tossed
about; then she heard him walking the floor;
then mutter1ng ans gFumblng. with an oc-
caslonal stamp on the floor: then a short and
declsAe yeIp. She smiled. Il guess that
Will help him If he leaves it on. I'll let it
stay, as he wanted NE to, so he won't be
gruptlng around with his back for week.
mad one experience like that with him "a
prolonged howl interrupted her and she heard
the crash of falling china
Mary unlock that door and come in here
and take this lava bed of me; I'm no hog;
know when I've got enough "
she was Just going over to a neighhors to
get little coffee for supper aud thought
she wait TIL she got back, AS she stepped
INTO the house ten minutes later blows OF
heavy boots were threatening to break in the
door. while howls and screeches and roars
came from within that room.
open that door or I'll break it in and turn
IN the hre alarm he yelled. This outrage
means divorce and 80 might as well make
up your mind TO it,"
4nere was maj struggle, ripping and
tearing, and as she got the door open she saw
she was too late. sticking up against the
mirror was a dark and so sgy mass while her
lord was doing his best to get his Jack down
INTO the wash bowl OF course 1t was upset,
and the flood of water added to the ruin {, He
put on his clothes and as he stamped out OF
the house stopped to hiss between his teeth:
GU il pay dearly for this, madam; mark
my wo ds," and he was gone
mat night he came in about clock with
ms arms LIED with fruit and corrections
That plaster stopped the pain, dear" was
all he said