The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1901-04-25

their turns, and the city will soon be
immune. What wonderful discovery
it was-only a hundred years ago DR..
Jenner dared to proclaim it to the
world, aud it took twenty five years 10
make the world believe it. Now every
child that bares its arm to receive the
viius is q living monument to the
sagacity Of that great and good man.
1t Is pathetic TO read how he was hound
cd and prosecuted by the cnvious and
malignant of the medical profession.
How patiently he waited for time and
truth to prove his theory, and lived to
sec it all confirmed, and when he dicd
beautiful monument was erected in
Trafalgar square to honor his name
and perpetuate his fame and memory.
Our own DIR. Crawford Long is en-
titled to a similar memorial, not only by
he State, but by the nation, for al
though ho did not protect mankind
from rcstilc clce, he did give them
immunity from pain under the sur
geOn's knife. | remember we'll when
the patent had to clinch his teeth and
strong men had to hold him while The
doctor cut and sawed his limb in two.
remember when it was my part 10
hold the foot and leg that was being
severed from poor sufferer, and
| when at last the saw had cut through
the bone and the weight of the limb
came down upon me | tainted and fell
down upon the floor with the bleeding
leg. But Evans never groaned. He
lived TO make me another pair of boots.
| remember when at college, in 1916,
L had jaw tooth extracted and took
what was then called Morton's Lcthean,
and dldent know when it was pulled.
1t took me some time to get over il
and as | was reeling back to college |
met Professor Mccoy, and in hila-
rious manner slapped him on the
shoulder and said: " Hello, old Mack!"
and he thought l was drunk and had
me up before the faculty. My room
mate, Derrell Cody, was with me and
tried TO explain, but the professor
wouldcnt hear him AID we had fun
next morning when the truth came
out. The professor apologized to me
and not long after Invited me to sup
per. Poor Bill Williams was there
good, loving Bill Williams. lie was
my classmate and l loved him, and
mourned for him when he died. Hc
had charge of the Blind asylum, at
Macon, for many years.
Every now and then the boys dron
out. Just drop out and the procession
moves on. l read of every one and
feel sad, but that is MI can DO. A
friend in Atlanta asked me the other
day, " Why dident you write some
thing about Eugene Harris, your COL
lege mate and one of the trucst, kindest
and best men who ever lived" "Of
course, of course" said |, I" but what
| could l write" He was a friend in
need, a friend indeed an aristocrat
by birth, gentleman IN heart and
manners. Lost everything by the war
| except the gentleman that was born in
nm. lie died poor and was buried by
his friends, but he was a big-hearted
gentleman to the very last. How kind
he was 10 my wife and little children
during the war, when they were fleeing
from the foul invader anu l was far
away. That's all lie was not a
great man IN any sense, but he had a
great biy heart and would have died
for friend. That's all! If | can't
find him i'll heaven, shall be disap-
pointed. My wife says he was the best
friend she ever mad when she was in
the greatest distress.
Easter is about over and will soon
be forgotten. Brought down some
Easter eggs for little grandson. His
cousin dyed them for him and he was
very curious to know more about them,
and said to his mother, Mamma, who
IS this Easter man and where does be
live 20 " He lives up in heaven" she
said, g and his maze is Jesus" els
ne selling eggs up there 2" he asked.
How tn ?sc little chaps do pcrplcx us
with their questions. Little Mary Lou
has the whoopinS cough and dident
want to take her medicine. elf YOU