The Ohio Democrat. (Logan, O. [Ohio]) 1886-1906, 1896-06-23
A FAITHFUL WIFE'S
ANXIETY.
She Pleads for the Life of Her Husband but Is
Told that He has but One Month to Live.
Sturdy Wolverine Farmer Weighing 168 Pounds, Re-
duced % a Mere Skeleton In Four Short Months.
After Being Turned from the Physicians
Door to Die, He Lives to Become Ills
Former Self. He Tells the Story.
From The Democrat, Caro-, Mich.

"Tourtccn years ago." said II. NJ. Under
wool, who has for the past five years held
the Office of School Director In District No.
I, Indanfelds township, and is well known
throughout the county, "my brother and
moved into this county. Twas n wilder
ness then, and VIC located in the pines hero
with nothing but our hands to carve out our
homes. II was an unequal struggle; but
hard work and economy won the day and
two years ago, with my forty acres nearly
clear of debt, | began to feel that the worst
was over. In April of that spring ! was as
siSting in driving logs down the Cnss River,
when [ VIVA taken with slight but constant
pain in the lcN side below the heart As
days passed thu trouble increased my nppc-
itc FIJI away aud | visited ono of the best
known and most successful doctors in Caro-,
the county seat. | was Informed that | had
an inward absc'sS and must cease work.
at was hard 10 quit work when knew too
well that 1t only meant another mortgage
on my little farm, but within n few days |
medicine furnished by the doctor gave me
slight relief but ! could detect no rcrinn-
nent benefit. My appetite was gone; I
could MT sleep, and each day found me
growing weaker. next viSitcl DR.. 4. j..
Seclcy, Of Mnyviilc, who, from the first, said
that he hail but slight hopes OF benetting me
md rccomm 'nled that | 80 TO n sanitarium.
With no money this could not do, even
though 1t would save my life. and with
medicine thit the doctor furnished | re-
turned to my hnmc feeling that the last ray
of hope that ever would he my former self
WIS fat disappearing Days passed and |
was rapidly losing flesh. Durn. the awful
month, which | passed that summcr-and
can never forget thcm-I was reduced in
flesh from weighing lbs pounds to lln.
"Slowly the long days AMI the awful nights
passed until another seven days had been
added to the nwiu. lays of torture; and still
no relief, anil my weight wins now 40
deplorablc condition. At this juncturc my
wife said that something must he done, and
with assistance wls taken 10 Mayville,
where DIR. Sc"i"y w,s again consulted. Attor
making Il thorough examination my wife
earnestly pleaded that hr de- something for
m. IIc said thtt h. couli d, no'!ling; re-
lief might be fDund at n saniinrium, but
otherwise hc would give m just one more
m pnth 10 live. SorrOwiully she turned from
he physiciqn's door, and what | considered
my last journey hon" was soon to he under
inkcn. | had read in the Caro- DemOrrH of
DR.. Williams PINK Pills for Pale People
inl tho benciitS many hal received from
them, and with hith lr's than the grain of
mustard seed | asked her 10 step into the
'lrug store anil secure u box. This she did.
.,nl aflcr jolliny ride over poor road we
In lily reached hDnr, tired, worn and in
lOrr0W. L look t'lH HTN plIIS Ilul Hlgnt, unu
len my wife sitting sorrowfully comparing
the hiclSrring h,pcs of my lite with the flint
rays of light from my bedroom door, while /
thought only Of what the doctor had said.
The forepart OF the night was restless as
usual, bmt. do you believe. during the latter
part Of that v,ry night I caught a nap, the
6rst sweet and resting sleep | had enjoyed
for months. I continued tho medicine the
nnxt day and the following night slept,
yes sir; slept n grenter portion Of the night.
"Oa, you can't imagine how brightly the
sun shonc on our home before that week was
over, and how the f,int rays Of hope were
famed into ,,; aamc, But y my , father and and
and said Simply something quieing about
those pills twill he back again, look out
for the after effects But here are the after
sfieots." said Mr.. Underwood standing erect.