Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1899-06-20

face away from America two are 90
deeply stamped upon my brain cells
that they will 20 over into my next In
carnation.
One Is the picture Of . man who had
Is women cryins-after him. They were
Of all sizes. little and large, mother-in-
law, sisters. q grandmother or two. and
IN indefinite assortment Of cousins and
aunts Apparently that was the only
man 10 that family. Heavensl How
they did weep and squeeze him over
and again. to the great delight and edi-
Hcatiou Of the spectatorsl A ring Of ad-
miring witnesses gathered round to
count the kisses and embraces The
victim Of all this outburst OF affection
bore Il like . martyr. Only when his
weeping mothef-in.iaw embraced him
for the eleventh time-only then did no
show symptoms Of faintness and finch
Ing. bot twas only momentary. On
feeling monster that he was be never
shed tear through II all An envious
bachelor passenger aftsrward tried to
make rs believe be was the fellow who
was the recipient Of Ill this tenderness
but Il was no good We knew better.
Then that other brain cell picture.
photographed by q carriage, ambulance.
equipage. or what was I'll II looked like
. hearse with Q high top to It. large
enough for the corpse 10 sit upright and
gaze around. Il was drawn BY four big
mules. their fair. large ears going dip
hop TO the rhythm Of each step IS they
trotted along tho narrow way allotted
TO vehicles on that dock. All made way
for II. and during brief space the ad-
miration OF tho multitude was divided
between IL and the man with Is wom-
en- kissing him There were only three
women In the thing. they not very
stout Why. then. II horses were scarce.
Why then four mules. when one mules
ear could have almost drawn the loadf
Onward they swept majesticaliy. with
clanking Of harness like the sound OF
Don QuixCte's armor.
What In the name Of al things queer
was III
THAT, madam" aid q bystander
majestically. represents the United
States army Il il the officers carriage
from the Presidio
"But why-why four mules when
one could haul the loadf"
Dignity. ma'am. The prestige Of
the United States army could not be
maintained with less than four mules
For this the extra two are added"
So. then. the more mules In the gov.
eminent service the more dignity. Oh.
my countryl
Thus far I had written when some
thing happened.
Did you ever imagine to yourself
what il would be like TO suddenly break
q bone and become crippled and help
less. on shipboard in . raging sea. and
you alone among strangers. across the
world from any human face you had
ever looked into before moment
active a. q cat. full Of strength and
gladness. rejoicing In the sense Of power
10 60 where you will and do what you
will. your mind busy with. for you.
splendid plans to b wrought into full.
allment, 20 seconds later a helpless
heap. with plying faces around you.
plying arms supporting you. and feel
ing - Of ton weight hitched to. cay,
your left arm. drawing 1t asundsr at
the dbow jointi
Two physicians. the chips surgeon
and another. Z passenger, hover oven
you. They run their fingers up and
down your arm; they pinch 1t about
the elbow Your arm b straight a. .
stick; the surgeons undertake to bend
the wretched elbow joint. All the pain
you have ever known in your life. even
from shoes three sizes too small on .
bot day away from home. 10 nothing to
what you feel when those cold blooded
surgeons work that joint
ri believe It's broken. says the
ships doctor
They move Il again. "Hear any
nepitusi'' asks the ships surgeon
'sPlainly," anawers his friend.
You hear Il too You have heard II
before That slight cracking Of broken
bones which they iearnsdly named
"crepitus" sounds much the same.
whether In broken mutton joint or hui
man Joint Il II your knell Of doom.
You DO not realize IL though; not Jet
You are to know what II b In the
weeks 10 follow. Thoes thres fearful
lunches that huflsd you to and no Ike
. football shook IN your nerves together
and stunned Jon. % 1t present ycu are
rather dased IN your mind Not 20 bad.
either. that II = % ct 6Esk A feeling
such q your wort enemy might bed
tnte to call down upon you wouh owe.
Whslm you Il IN thoss Arst houIs q
pain ard wssknsss yoa ssa1iasd The full
oxteut q your mishap
IN . wssk ~ sufosons hegin what
thy en- ths sspasuive moysmsntR !" II
= The new fsshIousd way a treating
fractures Tbe doctor pats 90 hand
shove your elbow, the othse bslow It
ana txies 10 bsnd IL 5canA II The ''pas.
dive movements. afs hagln thus early
nd eoattnned svay ~ q tWe. TIE
eh6nes ~ ~ WI A6ve : vog1sey