The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1895-02-15
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Mrs. Blake was about TO leaVe.
s:Mr. Molier is my cousin-my IA
theirs nephew, madam said Vivette
earnestly; sspray do not leave"
Adolf joined in the request, and Mrs.
Blake remained. Molier talked of
nothing but cholera; his panic had not
subsidized.
II nave a paper from Cincinnati; the
city is being decimated,' he said.
envy poor father exclaimed Vivette.
ssWould that l had remained despite
his protests"
| would you stay there and die?'
| said Molier.
LAS well there as elsewhere" re-
piled Vivette. s'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:
81 am no bigot and never deal5in
cant, Mr.. Molier; but / think, never
theless, that a supreme regard for our
personal safety and a flight from
friends in peril are rather in the
nature Of cowardice. Of course we
despise a 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-absolute-
L 1v rnfhir fN. oro{Lar ,,,e4 1,o
stay and die with him?'
"The two Marys, we are told, were
last at the cross and first at the
tomb" replied Mrs. Blake.
but they were in no danger of
crucifxion."
But the Savior defied even cruel
fixion, and for his enemies. Should
he not be our examples! And
as to the dreaded cholera, fear
appears to precipitate it, and safety
lies, il anywhere, in that calm, firm
s~elf-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 a 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 a character. He
was an old school physician Of great
experience, thoroughly educated in
medical science and in general litera-
: ture, and a .'high-bred Kentucky gen
tleman," given to mucn plainness of
speech. He feared neither God nor
man.a and had little faith in either"
! On visiting Molier he said in a mo-
ment: .You have cholera, sir; but il
2 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. Sc
7 he only said.
"My God, doctor, my stomach is or
fire. Can / get well?'
7 The doctor dispensed his own RENE
: dies, and was putting out some pow.
ders for his patient, having already
y ordered mustard to the entire abdo
: men.
: Yes, 1 think you can get well ifyo,
will get over Your panic; it is coward
ice kills people. Here, take this"
= What is it, doctor?'
Medicine
2 ''Calomel?s'
g Il am the doctor, sir; take itand asl
no questions"
Down went the calomel, campho,
and capsieum without further protest
: Looking round the doctor inquired:
IS Who takes charge of the medicin,
and sees that it is given as / order it?
: Il, if You please, doctor said a caln
= wemanlyy voice
= Looking in some surprise at Vivette
q who now came forward to take the di
r~ections, the doctor first frowned, thel
smiled with unassumed admiration
and said:
s. ssYou must have a servant all tn
g time in the ROOM; it will be embal
= RAISING when
Then, without completing the ser
70 tence he said:
K. You, at least, are not panic-stricker
Miss. thank you. Let him have
u powder every fifteen minutes until
81 return"
And the doctor went out