Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-02-25

skin burned with a pFickiy heat, and my
throat ard tongue were parchcd, sore and
swollen
. an IN for IT, | groaned God In
heaven, and In such hole a. thisW
And presently when Mr.. Watson looked
IN TO see why was not getting up my
WORT fears were coniirncd-
I'm devilish sorry to see this" De said
after examining me and hearing my symp'
toms you've got the fever that Portti'
gucse chap died o. You brought It on
board with you. 1t was raging In some
quarters u the city I'm deyilish sorry,
we're 10 III on for medicine or indeed Tor
ANYTHING that a sick body needs But we'll
do our best. III make ypu comfortable.
and then IN send the captain TO see you"
In the course Of half IN hour or so the
cnntain came w., looked ft me- for n mo
rneut A. be would at i.sick beast, asked some
perlunutory questons and left me. A lit
lie later the mate, too, came In and his
kindncss was n possible, more cruel than
the eaptasNs cailou'ness
"Thore $40 spying how this may go, you
know, MI KllgouF.H be said, after lying in
his throat by saying he was sorry for me.
Fever on board ship are bad az any time.
They &c doubiy bad on East India traders.
There's lttle room, evil smells, no re-
sourcps and The devil f0raphysicinn. II you
have uiy message you would like delivered
TO Your friends or anything 70 return 10
Scotland, am 90 your service
A man may be- dying, but Il hurts him to
be brullly told so, For the first time Ia
my existence appreciated the boon fife,
Of tho simple privilege nf continuing TO be
and Of thr sovereign balm Of sympathy.
shook with fright, and great beads broke
N.sf
fenr could Keep or anger Iodis with forti
tude. 10 renouucc hopes schemes, ambi
tons 70 lly down NE Ia It's rosy morning
hours, when the world is full OF PROMISE Of
hliss.-to do this at moment notice and
with resignation 50 possible but IL Is not
IN human nature TO b. grateful for cruelty.
| The disease had not set wholly mustered
my spirit There was one fierce spark left,
I aud So, rising ON my elbow and speaking in
a voice that ttemblrd and quivered, or
/ dered the man oil.
60" | suid. Let me never took on
/ your face again. And when you come TO
| die pray yun have "a better comforter
He went without a sign OF compassion or
/ coutritiou indeed with Hmira OF disdaiu,
and {. falling back witlfa feeling Of being
| for4akcn by God aud man, lost heart, md
/ tctldiug torrent soaked the course blnn.
/ kutA Aud IN that moment NJ dire punish
ment, ~ II present evils were not enough,
thcr, em0te upon my ulycicncc tile light
uiugikc stroke Of uu accusing memory.
The thWnrted plans OF my father the un.
| needed sorrow Of my mother, were "a arrows
OF Grr In my soul. Fate had indeed per
mittrd me to please myself, but she was
now cxaotlug payment, aud the payment
was my lifu.
had feeling, say, Of being forsaken
hut In the griciousucss oil Providence had
u f,lcnd oven now. Not long after the mat,
lett NE Ar Watson returned, gave mt
some medicine, okechs0rfully to me, tell
ing me to Keep mp my heart, for that many
man had had fever on shipbOard and
lived long years nftcryard TO tell the tale
But / could see that cut of his humanity
lac Wa. ASSEMBLING his real thoughts, and
80 determined II possible to get at them.
you have seen cases Of this sort before
said. "ls IL serousg BE plain and tel
me II you think have ~ chance to pull
through" -
j llu seemed unwilling to answer the ques
tiuu, which OF course was an incentive t.
me tn prcss him
III yon don't auswer,n / said, "I'll know
it's because you're afraid to tell me TIT
worst"
lyon know the old rtyorb, Mr. XII
gour," he returned slowly. chat Will,
! there's lie there's hope"
"Just sO." said "0ud that Ia cases lik
mine doesn't mean much, or rather i
means great deal"
81 will not mlslead you, Mr.. Kilgour,
he rrjuinud, shifting about uneasily on hi
feet 20 think you have bad attack am
this Ia foul hole, and We are withou
~ 0 u. .f.
aud have "a good constitution, and that, a
, any doctor will tell YOU Is WORTH gallon
y OF drugs"
\ "rhank you" | said. ~ wanted you
candid opininun
And now, when thought there was II
chance Of life, | grew cllmer Indeed NJ
fear almost vanished, for, as the wind
!, tempered 10 the shurn lamb, thero is har,
- ly an evil but brings It's anudyne with il.
Mr. Watson Left me abruptly, but pre-
y entity he came back carrying a book In h
q hand. IL happened to be Sunday evening
- and lauulcd he WINS going TO employ h
f, leisure in repding a story 10 me, Hut
" wna Bible, not a story book. that Il
7, good soul held in his hand.
81 have been good many years awe
. from Scotland, Mr. llilgour,' he said rat
"a tr shuepishly Siding up To my bed, but
haven't quito forgotten the training OF II
F, | youth nor hecustoms ofmy native Landau
y, l am going TO do now what, think, yol
y, mother would be well pleased with,p Al
~ sitting down on the edge Of my berth he |
y, gan to read. His voice was net very stead
aud he couEAcd good deal more thu
I seemed az NIL necessary.
~ Az for me, listened IN dreamy, h'
~ conscious state feeling no fear only dim
~ plying tho reader wnose emotion was
>" keen. When he had finished reading,
M. bent over me, stroking back my hair, "a
" got tue golden CLINT OF hoyhood Ia 1t yet
,o he murmupd, aud then lower and yv
'as huskily, Would you Hike me to pray"
Y, II was u trouble 10 speak 50 / held O
my hnnd caught his and prcssed,it by "
=. OF answer He returned the pressure Ice
IA. INK down upon my hand and caresesln;
~, for n moment, then holding il softly d
u, nrnly between his rough palms he ~,
W. ON his knees When he ruse, Something
VI tho portfolio secuted suddenly 70 attract
III attention, lcptArcd hard for minuta
,,' ~, then cast n shameiaeed, sidelong glal
~ NJ me.
N, "Damme II I've played the parson
r., years huforc.n he laughed. turtively dr..
III Ing the back OF hts hand across his oy
~, thpn rs II fearing an answer, he hutr