The Dickinson press., 1895-10-12

What IRE we all doing upoh this mum.
dane spht re: A little more intensity.
Il little more speed in scme cases than
III n,hers-a difference in methods and
tempersMents, that is all,
And SO, steam being crowded on nv
every Known means, the safety-valvc
being strapped down, Ashleigh Ellin.
ger lad wOn his examinations. had
gathered his honor and had fallen At
the end OF it.
FALLEN as n dead. In striving to
become a tender Of patients, he had
himself become a patient, and q very
Sex ono. Nature was taking 1t out Of
him. md nature IL remorseless and
::"r,fng. Her laws must be followed;
and in her code there Is no account
taken. no provision made for pardon,
for infraction Of laws which are abso.
Lutte and which cannot be broken or in.
ttrrupted. They took him away to his
% and there watched and tended
""as"n had left him. The fever
had taken 1t away, to be returned or
Tx, .s it might turn out.
Eaving, moaning, tossing on a bed
OF fire. icebergs alternating with fur
naccs. In his visions; thrust into the
~! Of the fever to be burned there;
his brain kissing with the consuming
flames; his tongue wagging incessant.
" without coordination or purpose;
each brain cell, as the fire flashed to
1t, making its unconnected plea; q
victim to the sin of burning the can
die at both ends and Of pouring alec
hol upon the flames to brighten them.
Then there came. the physicians
question:
"Has he friends who would see him
at lasty"
To one it was barely known that
there was q lady-a sweetheart or q
r~elative-may be one, may be the 9TH
er, who would come to see him die.
The duty OF sending word had been
delayed too long. He would hardly
last long enough for the distance to be
travelled which would bring his friend
or relation to him.
In response to q telegram, she could
arrive the next day. Too late to see
him: but in time to direct what should
be done with it for he would pass
from him to 1t in the meantime.
He was alive, however, when II ar.
rived, and during that day he pressed
her hand in recognition.
The physician, however, was not
mistaken about death being near.
There vas this force, however,
which is difficult to recognize and
measure; that reserve of strength and
life which is called into action by the
rAarness of one who Is q part Of that
strength and life. And with IFS COM
Ing, that reserve had been called
forth G. k10 nnvk Ior ~ ,,o cyf-a
and after that there was improve
ment; and after improvement there
was a rally, then a gain, and then
progress on the road to recovery.
MI. Spencer, who had accompanied
his daughter, said to the physician
who attended Ellinger:
1--WE will take him home with us as
soon as he is able to travel. We will
bring him around all right. No trou-
BILE about 1t at ALL"
"He is a relative?" was asked.
"Oh, no. Only a friend Of ours; but
n splendid young man, with a good
future before him. / shall see that he
Is promptly introduced and established
In Parkersburg, where lie is going to
locate. They tell me here that he is q
most talented fellow, and I have
looked up his references with a view
of helping him in his establishment.
When I heard that he was sick I
thought that I would come down to
look after him; and my daughter
wanted to come along, 80 l brought
her. Women are very good where
there is Sickness"
And they all go back to Parkersburg
where there will be a new household,
new happiness, new life; and, If new
cares and responsibilities-new Joys