The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1894-06-13

ditional train might be had on short no
tice. He was also ordered to inform "Ad-
jutant- General" Defrees when the special
train reached Cannelburg.
Mr.. Darlington said no word Of complaint
but bided his time an6' got even. Mai De-
frees stayed at he state house that night
until pretty late in order to be where he
could be in communication with those 60
ing to the front and with the civil authori-
ties at Cannelburg and Shelburn. At about
II O'Clock he lay down TO get some rest and
left WORD that he was not to be called ex-
cept to receive news from these sources
He had been asleep about half an hour
when the telephone bell rang and was an
swered by the governors messenger.
We'll, what's wanted?" said the messen-
ger.
This is Col. Darlington. and I want to
talk with Gen. Defrees."
He is asleep"
Wei. wake him. I have news from the
special"
Defrees was awakened only to be in
formed that the special had passed Frank
lin. Again he returned to his couch, and
again he was awakened. The train had
passed Edinpurg. More sleep and again dis
turbed. The train had passed Columbus.
Mr.. Darlington was in the train Dispatch
er's office and every station reported the
train. And often as it was reported he
called his superior officer. Defrees saw
the point finally. and told the messenger
not 10 awaken him again. But when Col
Darlington called again and insisted upon
talking to Defrees, declaring that he must
talk with him, the latter was again awak-
ened and again informed that the train had
passed some out-of-the-way and unimport-
ant station which had no relation whatever
with the trip of the special.
Finally Defrees grew desperate and left
the state house. At the Columbia club he
was compelled to answer the telephone.
no one there being willing TO take the re-
sponsibility of telling Mr.. Darlington that
Maj. Defrees colud not be disturbed In
despair the major went home. and had just
got into a comfortable doze when he was
called to receive Col" Darlington's col
ored' servant who had telegram that the
special had passed Frog Hollow" This
was too much, and the major dressed him
self, went to col" Darlington's Office and
ordered" the colonel to consider himself
relieved from any further duty Of report
ing news from the special. This was what
Darlington was waiting for, and the major
was allowed to rest.
A physician told this story to the pick
ings man:
"A prominent Marion county farmer dis
covered that he was gradually getting
deaf. He couldn't hear the hired man
blast stumps with giant powder. He came
to nv Office and made signs that he want
ed his ears examined. 1 examined them
and in an instant, almost, found that his
defective hearing was caused By the gath
ering Of waxy substance in the ears.
When 1 removed this obstruction Of the
hearing 1 was surprised at the result. The
old gentleman jumped from the chair
where he had been seated and put both
hands to his ears. He couldn't stand the
noise from the street and the least sound
startled him. He was one of the most
pleased men I ever saw. He went away
and it was several weeks before 1 saw
him again. He called at my Office with
his wife and she did all the talking. She
hardly raised her voice above a whisper
and every now and then she looked at her
husband in a timid way She said that
for several days he would not allow the
least bit Of noise in the house and that
he butchered some pigs before their time
on account of being effected by their
squeal His daughter and her husband
had lived with them for two years and
they had to leave on account of the crying
Of their six-mont hs-old baby. There were
two clocks in the house. one in the dining
room and one in the bedroom. These he
stopped on account Of the ticking. The
clock in the bedroom was an alarm
clock. 1t went off one night. He jumped
from bed and nearly broke his neck by
falling head first on the floor. The wo-
man said that she had TO keep the house
as quiet as a graveyard for more than
two weeks as it was that long before her
husband became accustomed to hearing
His daughter. however has gone back TO
the farm with her baby and the clocks
have been started again.