The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1894-09-01

SAID Moller.
''hs well there as elsewhere" re-
piled Vivette. duty is before the
fear of death"
Don't know about that" answered
Adolf. self protection is the first
law of nature"
but is not care for others the first
law of Code asked Mrs. Blake.
Adolf shrugged his shoulders, but
made no reply. Then Mrs. Blake
said:
II am no bigot and never deal in
cant, Mr.. Molier; but | think, never
theless, that supreme regard for our
personal safety and flight from
friends in peril are rather in the
nature of cowardice. OF course we
despise coward
Adolf again shrugged his shoulders.
But he found it necessary to say some
thing in defense.
"That is very true, madame. But
suppose we can do nothing-absolutc-
ly nothing for another, must we
stay and de with him?'
The two Marys, we are told, were
last at the cross and first ut the
tomb replied Mrs. Blake.
but they were in no danger OF
crucifxion."
''Dut the Savior dcfed even cruci-
fxion, and for his enemies. Should
he not be our example? And
as to the dreaded cholera, fear
appears to precipitate it, and safety
lies, if anywhere, in that calm, firm
self-control which blanches at no dan
ger and is ready for any fall, standing
by other fellow-creatures to the last"
Mrs. Blake had not finished this
sentence when Molier writhed with
sudden cramps called for brandy and
rushed into his own apartment with
out the ceremony of complimentary
Good morning"
A physician living in the house was
Immediately called, and Vivette and
Mrs. Blake being cautioned to keep
the matter quiet, he pronounced the
attack of Molier to be cholera.
DR.. Goforth was Il character. He
was an old school physician of great
medical science and in general litera-
ture, and ''high-bred Kentucky gen
tleman," given to much plainness of
speech. He feared neither God nor
ma. and had little faith in either
On visiting Molier he said in a mo-
nent: ''You have cholera, sir; but it
is more than half scare. If you want
TO get well, by gum, sir, you must
shake off your cursed cowardice."
Adolf was not exactly in a condition
to take an insult, or to resent it. So
he only said:
MY God, doctor, my stomach is on
fire! Can get well?''
The doctor dispensed his own rene
dies, and was putting out some pow
, ders for his patient, having already
ordered mustard to the entire abdo-
men.
YES, think you can get well ifyou
will get over your panic; it is coward
ice kills people. Here, take this"
What is it, doctor?"
Medicine.
'Calomel?"
81 am the doctor, sir; take it and ask
no questions"
Down went the calomel, camphor
and capsicum without further protest.
Looking round the doctor inquired:
who takes charge of the medicine
and sees that it is given as order it?'
II, if you please, doctor, said Il calm
womanly voice.
Looking in some surprise at Nivette,
who now came forward to take the di-
rections, the doctor first frowhed, then
smiled with unassumed admiration,
and said
"You must have servant all the
time in the room; it will be embar-
RAISING when
Then. without completing the SEN
tcnce, he said
You, at least, are not panic-stricken,
Miss. ] thank you. Let him have a
powder every fifteen minutes until
return"
And the doctor went out.
Adolf had had not yet reached that
CHASTITY stage known as collapse; and
though he suffered much and cried out
for water to cool the fire in the stom-
ach, he did not present that deadly as
pect of which Old Charley Molier's'con-
dition was type. Vivette was vigil
liant and untiring. She saw that the
''Three C's," calomel, camphor and
capiscum, were taken regularly to the
minute, and that DIR. Goforth's instruc-
tions were fully and accurately obeyed
in all things
In the night at ten the doctor was at
| his patients bedside, and found him
still vomiting and calling for water.
Vivette informed him that she was con-
fident Adolf had not retained any of
| the medicine.
"Yes, he has, Miss, Old sledge-by
which he meant calomel-is hard "a
dislodge. 1t will bring him through II
he gets over his cowardice."
"Oh. doctor!' exclaimed Adolf in q
shrill voice; II do not care whether
live or die! only stop this terrible fire
in my stomach"