The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-09-26

my uncle's friend, was In u case with a
patiert that had the black vomit and
the two doctors were trying to give
him some medicine, when he threw up
ana my uncle said the vomit flew al,
over their hands and bodies, and DR..
collins was made s!cl-by It and lie
continued TO get worse until he died.
me most interesting part OF my story
IS to be told now. DR.. Collins and old
General Hodges, whom many will re-
member. and my father were old friends.
Inc three were often together. Old
rehefai hodges lived on The other side
OF Hodges Ferry. my father lived on this
sue and the Doc or lived In Portsmouth
wen. they carried the Doctor up 10 nv
,ather 10 so across the ferry to bury
MN IN the old Hodges burytng grorc, 4
They left the hcrse and the carriotes
IN our yard, and as children are. we
went IN the carriages to play. We never
thouEnt the fever was in the Carriages.
nor did my father But In a few days
my sister Florence. about 9 wears oil
was taken sick. My father Thought n
was chllis ard fevers, but It seemed 10
ACT IN n way that my father did not like.
ana mat night about S O'Clock, when nv
uncle came home, he said somethinr
ABOUT II. My uncle told my father that
ne would so and strip himself and wash
anu put ON some clean clothes and COM
H. but all the rest or the family must
go upstairs. AS soon as he came "a, he
toid my father she had the yellow fever
MY father asked him if 1t would not be
better to move the rest of the chill
dren. lie said no, as one had II they n u
might or the others might not have Il
ut ALL But everything was In readiness
10 move II any OF the children wcrs
taken SICK. I do not remember how
ioES my sister was sick. but she con-
inued 10 get worse until one afternoon
about O'Clock she died. I remember
mat afternoon just rs we'll as If It was
yesterday. My father mother and uncIa
were standing by the bedside; the two
Smaller children were standing to the
left OF me at the bed post, and J was
standing at the foot of the bed. She
was the first person I ever saw die
All at crcc 7 was taken awfuly sick
and l reco.lect / fell at the foot of tho
bed, and from that day until remem-
bered anything else was between sIx
weeks and two months.
My uncle went after DR.. Smith of Deem
Creek. or thereabouts, and one or the
other stayed with me all the time. NV
mother and the rest of the children were
moved away. and my father was only
allowed Ia come to see me once in n
while, when my poor heart-hroken
mother was only allowed to come TO tho
S"i' lciCc gnu inquire III ner DOy, and
return by the grave yard that held ono
of her children. After / got out of dam
ger so my mother could come home 7
remember just a well the time she came
close to the bed and stoned
end looked as if there was someth;nr
somewfcr ere. but where She IN not knew
sail mother how are sou end she
claspcd both bands together and
dropped on her knees by the bedside
but what she sail did rot Know. But
Continued 10 get better, 'ut Il was All
OF Six y onths before ! could walk across
the yard. Eut before this tif,c all of
the fever was gone. Ny sister and my
ssf were all that had the fever outside
OF Portsmouth. My uncle stuck TO II
to the last and did not get sick. He
told us how many had died. but / do
not remember. but it was several hun
dred, and many a box was buried with
three or four in it. / was living skeIe-
ton for long time. but when / did get
we'll ] was we'll sure enough, for have
not been sick much since
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