The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1896-03-05

cab. He shrieked with paln-eacn turn
of the legs and arms cutting MN as
with a knife. He was surrounded Win
pillows and the gray blankets but they
were poor protection from the chill OF
the morning. He had not been from ms
bed for five months. 1t took TWO men
TO get the patient upstairs and into ms
bedroom. He was tucked under the
tumbled covers, and then the entire
family broke into tears. The mother
sobbed as if TO break her heart. The
father stood about, less hopeful than
the rest, but fuller of despair. Some
neighbors came in. and soon the humble
dwelling over the bottle and junk store
was packed. Everybody was in tears
They waited two hours for the healer.
Schrader claimed he was disturbed
by the failure TO operate in the hospital
His nerves had been shattered by the
ride in the sleeping car. He wanted 10
get into the woods for prayer. He told
the driver of his carriage to take him
TO the Northwestern station. he found
there were no trains for an hour. The
manager then suggested Lincoln park
a the nearest solitude. Schrader then
asked his manager and other compan-
ions 10 go back 10 the house and he
would go to the park himself.
He climbed into a street car and went
as far as Menominee street be then
walked down path TO where hill cut
off the view of the street and kneit IN
the snow. He prayed for about fifteen
minutes and then wandered back 20 the
street, throwing out his broad chest ana
apparently enjoying the fresh air. he
took a cross town car. and finally came
striding down Noble street with all the
children and women in the neighbor-
at
tered a stairway and, going into the
front room, found his manager talking
with a young girl who hoped to have
one leg made as long as the other.
Schrader acted like a mesmerist, and
ventured the assertion that in five days
both legs would be the same length.
There were no charges.
He was then ready for the paralytlc.
All the crowd raced around into Noble
street The two rooms of the house were
already filled. The manager stood al
the door and told all the sick to call at
the Sherman house. A great many
started at once. Others limped abou,
and hoped for a street meeting. one
girl with a bent hand was allowed 70
pass up, and a blind man who could see
was also passed. So was d man witE Il
crooked nose, who was a friend OF the
family.
Schrader made no ado. He managed
to squeeze into the room where the half
dead boy was crying with pain. He
asked the ia rher 10 let down the red
curtains at the door and then ne knelt
He asked the pale victim If he believed
he would be healed. The lad said he
did. Schrader smiled his disgusting
smile and folded the boys arms The
two gazed into each others eyes for
about a minute. Schrader then spoke a
few words in a whisper, laid his hands
upon the patient and the credulous folk
standing about expected TO see him get
up and walk.
He did not. He will not for a year ac-
cording to experts. Schrader promised
he would be a we'll man within the
week He turned to the mother and
said:
Weep not, weep not; thy son will ne
as well as You. He shall grow in
strength day by day and shall walk"
He lifted his eyes toward heaven and
then walked among the little company
of the crippled. ell pulled the crooked
hand of the young woman until she
winched. He blessed her handkerchief
He made the blind man who could see
entirely whole. He touched the man
with the bent nose and assured him
that all would be straight shortly. He
spread out his hands in benediction
and it was all over. He returned to the
Sherman house in time TO eat The last
of Shamshansky dinner and with his
trope. caught the 2 o'clock train for
Joliet
Bonnie Samson is worse than ever
The rough ride over the rough roads
weakened him until ne is likely TO die
at any moment. At 10 o'clock last night
he had fallen into d troubled sleep from
which he may not awake. The first
girls short leg is still short. The sec
ond ones bent hand is as helpless as be-
fore. The crooked nose is still crooked.
Schrader is gone. Ali the savings in the
stocking are gone. The unfOrtunates
who came TO the sherman house could
not get admittance 10 the suite. GutZ-
willer was roo busy at the bar % paw
attention to them.
Schrader used up S1o0. II is not much
unless a big family saves it from the
profits of old bottles.
DR.. o. L. Schmidt, who attended Ben
ME Samson at the AleNian Hospital.
thinks the patient had a chance 20 re-
cover within a year. He was afflicted
with landry paralysis. a spinal affsc-
ton which makes the entire body help
less. He was the one case ont of a
thousand which did not prove fatal He
hopes the Seyen-day prophecy may
prove a good one. Schrader left Joliet
last night for Alton. where he viii re-
main until Sunday night. He then goes
to Bloomington. and an excursion agent
who travels with him announces low
rates over the Alton TO the city OF Alton,
Of