The copper country evening news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 18??-1907, 1898-07-08

Carefully examining each In turn.
to get about assembled themselves on
the open space before my veranda-
blacks and whites, yellow and copper
color, all mixed up higgledy piggledy
in glorious confusion. From cursory
glance at them they appeared to come
from all countries and from all parts of
the globe. l could distinguish English
men, Frenchmen, Germans, Swedes,
Italians, Portuguese, Spaniards, Rus
slams, Hindoos Malays, Dyaks and even
Cinnamon. The dusky population, how
ever, predominated.
The first business to be performed
when they were all before me was to
separate the men from the women and
as soon as this was accomplished, to
carefully examine each in turn. After
that l singled out those who were
skilled in csrpentering and hut build
ing and kept them ON one side. For
tunately | was able to procure nearly
30 who We're in some degree efficient.
All OF these-I mean, of course, those
who had not had the disease-were
forthwith vaccinated and dispatched,
under the leadership Of one of my six
lieutenants, to site had chosen on
the hillside for the hospital There they
were employed erecting huts with all
possible dispatch.
When the remainder had undergone
the necessary operation, volunteers were
requested to enroll themselves for the
work of nursing the sick, and for this
duty no less than 20 held up their
hands, eight of whom had themselves
been victims of the pestilence.
Long before had completed my work
OF vaccination the sun had disappeared
behind the hill, and it was time for the
evening meal But, tired as we all were,
it was useless to think of stopping, so
after we had broken our fast the work
of hut building and vaccination proceed.
ed again by torch and lamp light until
long after midnight. BY the time my
last patient was dismissed was utterly
worn out But this was not the case
with Allie, who throughout the day and
up to the very last moment at night
had never abated one jot of her energy.
Encouraging the women, cheering the
men, weighing out stores and measur-
ing cloth, she had been occupied with
out ceasing. Her enthusiasm was like a
stimulant, and it had the effect of one
upon all concerned.
When my arms ached and nv brain
seemed tagged out beyond all recouping
with plotting, planning and giving adj.
vice, it was like breath of new life to
see her moving about among her peo-
pie, taking no thought of herself or of
the danger she was running, thinking
only OF the terror stricken wretches
who turned to her in their hour of
trouble for sympathy and help. And
certainly as she passed about among
them, Beelzebub, the bulldog, SLOUGH
ing along at her heels, it was wonderful
to see how their faces would brighten
and the light of fear for the moment die
out OF their eyes Nothing in my science
had the power to do as much for them.
AS l put down my implements and
received Christianson report that the
fourth hut was ready for occupation the
clock on the mantelpiece of my sitting
room struck quarter to 1. Bidding
him good night and warning him to be
early astir OH the morning, took nv
hat and prepared to accompany Allie on
her homeward journey.
For some time neither of us spoke.
Then 1t was Allie who began the con.
versation.
DR. De Normanville," she said
and it must not be thought conceited
on my part to repeat it-"I want 10
thank you from the bottom of my heart
Tor the way in which you have taken
up your work Of mercy. I cannot say
what would like to do. because nv