The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1897-01-27
THE YELLOW SCOURGE.
Humor and Psthos In the Fever
Stricken Region.
Scenes and Incidents Described BY
One who Was Connected with the
Relief Service In
Georgia.

Georgia.
Since have been mixed up with the
yellow fever panic have gone through |
many variegated experiences. When
| was pressed into service by DIR. McRae /
as a train inspector ut East Point l |
felt more like l should be taken for 1
train robber, and passing through the |
crowded sleeping cars with the dark |
eyes of those damsels from the far south |
turned upon US in hstless languor, my
sympathies went out to the refugees
from the proud city curving like shin
ing crescent along the shores Of that
mighty river which rolls in resistiess
majesty toward the slumbering sea.
l fancied how they must miss the
dreamful quietude of that ancient city
where old world ways so obstinately
resist the onrush of modern innova-
tions, and how homesick they must feel
amid the resistless hustle of Georgia's
capital where the crackerized Yankee
and the Yankeeized cracker are strug-
Cling for supremacy, generous rivalry
and unenvious emulation, to be fore
most in the march of progress. Ever
and anon l caught the soft responses of
the travellers to the questions put to
theU by the inspecting physician, de-
liveTed IN that tongue whose musical
intonations partake of the songs of the
sea winds among the quivering lime
trees far down beside the sounding
shores of the Gulf of Mexico.
1t seemed so cruel and callous to ehal-
lenge them thus, and yet it was neces-
sary, and the disagreeable task was
robbed of all its harsher features
through the kindly courtesy of the
young physician, whose disagreeable
/ duty it was to see that they were all
sound and well. And knew that when
| they reached Atlanta they would be
! greeted with a generous welcome, and
no armed guard would lie in wait TO
| keep them away from safe and hos
/ pitable refuge. Atlanta never appears
| to better advantage than when an ap-
| peal is made to the generosity of her
/ people, which is never found lacking
in any emergency.
Among the pathetic incidents there
have been some ridiculous episodes as
well connected with the distressing
state of affairs. One day paid visit
to the office of my friend, DR.. Corput,
ana found him working away for dear
| life issuing health certificates. A lady
took her seat in front of him and gave
her name and an account of where she
had been within the last 90 days. She
didn't look to be very old
What is your age. please?" asked the
physician.
"Ninety-eight."
Your age, ma'am; what is your
age?"
"Ninety-eight, l said" she answered
snappishly,
Pardon me, ma'am," said the ply
sician, with critical look at her youth
full face, II asked you how old yo,
are?"
"Oh, thought you asked my weight
which is 9s pounds
"But your age-how old are you?"
THAT is none of your business. Pu
il 1t; that will do as well as any othe
age;" and she received the certificate.
Another lady of robust figure ant
with q determined expression loome.
! up in the doorway.
Il wa"t Il certificate"
"All right, ma'am any body to iden
tify yoa?"
, Don't have TO be identified sill
Guess I've been around enough to b
able to identify myself, and to tax
!, care of myself, too"
"Yes, but as | have not the pleas
ure of knowing you, | can't give you
certificate until you are identified"
Then you refuse to give me a certif
y cate. eh?"
Cant do it, ma'am. Would like
oblige you, but the regu---'
{ "Oh, don't trouble yourself Ii 20
4 don't want to give me certificate, ii
. all right. can go anywhere | want
go anyhow, even if | never see yo
= again" and she flounced away like
= high-born lady true.
Just then the sky was overcast, and
" deluge of darkies entered under Il
chaperonage of Jackson McHenry.
L "I wants s'ti'kit TO dis ere lad
y an dis ere gemmen', an desc ere"
!, Yes, Dut WHO are you dskeu u
physician, for it CHANGED that he, amor
= all Atlantas multitude, had new
stood face to face with the puissant pC
"A itician before
l. Use Jackson McHenry, sab; e
a cap'n-"
ee THAT may be true enough, but "
I'd will have to bring up somebody w
#. can identity you"
ce Great Lawd! | fought evybo
IN knowed Jackson McHenry. Is gift
he up this ere squarshun to Chattynoos
be an desc folks is bought tickets"
nd Hes all right" said an acquaintan
TX standing near, I'll voueh for Jacl
an and then the irrepressible leader
ur forlorn hope proceeded in turn to id'
II tify the rest of the crowd, whose ind
in nation was already beginning to T
o." because they happened to be unkno'
TO the representative of the health
partment-Atlanta Journal.