The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1896-07-03
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 1853 Pounds. Re-
duced to Mere Skeleton in Four Short Months.
After Being Turned from the Physicians
Door to Die, He Lives to Become His
Former Self. He Tells the Story
From me Democrat, euro, Mich.

"Fourteen years ago" said II. NJ Under
wood, who has for the past five years held
the Office of School Director in District No.
z, Indian6elds township, and is well known
throughout the county, "my brother and
moved into this county. Twas "A wilder.
ness then, and we located in the pines here
with nothing but our hands TO carve out our
homes. IL 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 10 feel that the worst
was over. In April of that spring ! was as-
sisting in driving logs down the Cass River.
when / was taken with a slight but constant
pain in the left side below the heart As
DAYS passed the trouble increased my appe-
tite fell away and | visited one of the best
known and most successful doctors in Caro-.
the county seat. i was informed that had
an inward abscess and must cease work
at was hard 20 quit work when knew too
well that IL only meant another mortgage
on my little farm, but within few days
was obliged to return 90 my home. The
medicine furnished by the doctor gave me
slight relief but | could detect no pcrma-
nent benefit My appetite was gone;
could not sleep, and each day found me
growing weaker. | next visited DIR. 4. l..
Secley of Mayyillc, who. from the first said
that he had but slight hopes of beneting me
aud recommended that | 20 to u smitarium
With No money this | could not do even
though il would save my life. and with
medicine that the doctor furnished | re-
turned Ia my home feeling that the last ray
of hop. that | ever would be INV former self
was fast disappearing Days passed and
was rapidly losing flesh. During the awful
months which ! passed thnt sumner--and
] can never forget them was reduced i'm
flesh from weighing los pounds to 40.
slowly the long days and the awful nights
passed until another seve. days had been
aided to the awful days of torture; and still
no relief. and my weight was now 40
pounds. nerves shattered and my system in
deporahlc condition. AT this juncure my
wife said that something must be- done and
with assistance | was taken 10 Mayville,
where DR.. Secley was again consulted. After
making n thorough examination my wife
earnestly pleaded that he do something for
me- lie said that he could do nothing; re-
lief might he found nc a sanitarium, but
otherwise he would give me just one more
month To live. SOrrowiuly she turned from
the physicians door, aud what considered
nv last journey home was soon 10 I've under
taken. | had read in the Caro- DemOcrat of
DR.. Williams Pink Pills for Pale People
and the benefits many had received from
them. and with faith less than the grain of
mustard seed. | asked her to step into the
drug store and secure a box. This she did.
aud after iolting ride over a poor road we
inally reached home, tired, worn and in
sorrow. took the first pills that night, and
left my wife sitting sorrowfully comparing
the ficllerng hopes of my lite with the faint
rays of light from my bedroom door, while
thought only of what the doctor had said.
The iorepart of the night was restless as
usual hut, do you believe, during the latter
plrt of that very night | caught II nap. the
first sweet and resting sleep | had enjoyed
for months. | continued the medicine the
next day, and the following night slept,
yes sir; slept a greater portion of the night.
"Oh, YOU can't imagine how brightly the
sun shone on our home before that week was
over, and how the faint rays of hope were
famed into flame. But my father and
many of my neighbors shook their heads
and said: Simply something quieting about
those pills; twill be back again. look out
for the after effects But here are the after
effects" said Mr.. Underwood standing erect.