The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1904-06-10
The winter set in early that wear

eter registered below zero every
day. Fortunately ve had an am.
pie supply of fuel, plenty Of pro.
visions. and lots of reading mat.
ter, and for Il month we lived life
of INDECENT ease. Then IL began to-
snow. at first Internationally and
then in n steady fall until there
was at least three feet ON the
level. This was followed 10y u
thaw, which packed the snow, and
then cold weather set in anew.
IL was now the middle of Janu
AIRY, and just while was congrat.
%ulating myself on the easy way in
which we ere getting through
the winter, Amy, our little girl.
was taken i'll.
At the beginning Of winter ] had
sold my horse as being too much
bother To care for, 50 | tramped to
town and brought back the doctor
In his cutter. This was q remark.
able man. this DIR. Merton. n thc.
orctical knowledge he must have
been atthe head of his profession.
He was almost the only man in
DOWN with whom ! had friendly in.
tercourse, and ! was amazed to
find that he possessed n well
stocked library, was %cognizant OF
the latest discoveries in medicine.
and, above all, had that mastcrful
air that goes 81 fartoward the sue
cess Of doctor or divine. When !
once limited that he was hiding his
light under u bushcl, lie laughed
and asked me why came Ia Idaho.
II WAS his within, as mine.
lie saw Amy and pronounced
ia" ease malignant sore throat
with diphthcritic symptoms.
"Nou had better bring her to
town. said he.
"Nby?" asked, shortly. There
is no more comfortable house In
town than this
NO" he asscnted. with II lift Of
his eye; "but there r more PEG
pie. in ease YOU need aid"
"Thcn ! would not get IT," ! re-.
tortcd. "~Evcrybody is afraid of
diphlhcria-I don't blame them.
Her mother and | will act M
nurses. Can't you write out de
tailed instructions?'
lie did 50 and left the necessary
medicines. The next day he paid
va another visit aud said Amy was
improving. and the next day all
danger was past. lie told ns what
treatment 10 continue and left US.
Four nights later my wife com.
planned of a sore throat. My heart
gave a great jump of alarm. II
was nearly ten o'clock and Amy
was sleeping quietly in her crib.
Outside il was clear and starlight,
but the cold was intense.
Let me look down your throat"
! said.
There VAS no doubt Of IT,. TIL"
d%iphthcritic spots wcr there.
She saw the ncws in my face.
II suspected il" she said. qui
city, and with n woman's sclf.re.
straint. Il am SO sorry; you will
have to 20 for Dir. Merton. will
wrap up my throat in ice band.
ages, such rs he prescribed for
Amy. You will be back in two
hours anyhow"
! lost no time in words, and in
five minutes was on my way TO III"
town. ] could e the few twink
ling lights of the houses. as the
town lay lower down the valley,
and there was no danger Of losing
my way, although there was no
path.
Snow covered everything In
sight and the crust was frozen
solid. The temperature was 20 be.
low zero, but there was no wind.
and the air was like wine. This pc.
culiar weather of the high north
west is Il mystery Ia residents of
the middle states. Well wrapped
and keeping in motion, ii has no
inrrnrs FIR the hnnlIhN- and thnN