The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1902-07-25
FROM TENNESSEE 70 TEXAS
BEAUTIFUL tWOrlAN ].
Rescued from Death in a Desperate Way.

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man, known throughout the South from
Savannah. on the east, to Santa Fee, and
the borders Of old Mexico on the west.
For thirty years he had gone to bed poor,
expecting to be rich the next day. He
had spent his early days in unsuccessful
mining ventures, finally becoming
discouraged, and engaging in the cattle
raising business in Texas, early in the
sixties. But his turn came. Slowly. but
surely, in the face of numerous vicis-
STUDIES, he accumulated a fortune ofover
a million dollars. w
He now had money to burn; Notwith-
standing he was on the shady .side of
sixty, with his hair and beard longiA and
unkempt, he was considered great
catch dy the mothers Of manageable
daughters.
By the aid of a barber, few Turkish
baths and tailor, Mr.. Depew was
changed from the rough cattleman to a
very respectable, fine-looking, elderly
gentleman. In this improved condition
he returned to his old home in the east,
where, thirty years before, he had left a
sweetheart to whom he had vowed that he
would return some time, and make her
his wife. The girl had waited for years
in vain for her recreant lovers return,
finally giving him up for dead, and mar
rying a prosperous merchant. Her hus-
band died during the war, she following a
few years later, leaving a. beautiful
daughter.
On the old ranchman'S return to the
scene of his youth, he found his; sweet
heart, since wife and mother, dead, but
in her stead, he found an exact image i'll
the daughter. His love for this child
knew no bounds. He could scarcely
reatize that she was not his old sweet
heart of thirty years ago. By his devo-
ton and attention (possibly aided by his
gold) he soon distanced all rivals, and
Imogene Middleton was soon Imogene
Depew.
Never was there happier man than
this old ranchman with his girl bride,
Notwithstanding the fact that dark cloud
hung over HIM in the from of warning
from his physicians that she was going
into decline and could not live long. He
refused to belive it, and added tossher
happiness by laying in her lap the wealth,
of thousands.
GGShe grew fearfully and rapidly worse,
and many Of the leading physicians of the
country were consulted, but no two
| agreed as to her trruble.
"Aheart trouble" said one, with a
grave look; "a complication Of difficulties
involving the liver and Spleen" said I
second; while the third pronounced it ar
"incurable lung affection"
In September of 1898, Mr.. Depew ane
his dying wife visited Louisville, KY, tc
consult, as last resort noted Specials
OF that city. This Specialist was out o
the city for about three weeks, at tina
time, and the disappointed couple :re
turned to their southern home without
seeing him.
The middle of the month, new symp
toms developed, and after consultation
of physicians, Mr.. Depew was informed
again, that his wife was dying; that sh'
might live day or two, but that sh,
could not last long.
Then it was that Mr.. Depew sent t
DR.. Rea, Of Louisville, who was then a
the Peabody Hotel in Memphis, Tenn.
the following telegram:
"My wife is dying. Doctors have give
herup. Come quick. Spare no expense
Answer at once"
To which DR.. Rea answered: evil
come without delay.''
| In thirty minutes DR.. Rea was on
special car, en- route to Galveston, Nj
Depew's home, and after fast and es
citing ride, he arrived at 1906 the mex
day.
He was met at the depot by tn
anxious husband, who said: Il am glad t
see you, but am afraid it is too late, m
, wife is dying, she is unconscious
"Let us hasten to the house." said tn
doctor. He found his patient proppe
! up in bed, in half conscious state, gasF
ing for breath and cold up to the knee:
: with two nurses tanning her.
In less than one minute, Dr.. Rea sax
81 discover geat accumulation Of pu
which is drowning out the lungs IN
heart"
He realized that the woman was near
gone. In less time than it takes to vii
it, his instruments were brought nj
play. He made . deep incision, ID
i heavy pus matter poured forth nm
: nearly two pinss were discharged.
twenty minutes the patient was coufor
a able, conscious and free from Lahore
: z breathing. After inserting draiusa
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