The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-12-17
By CHARLES L. HAROLD,
 Montgomery, Ala.

sounded fabulous, but which on inves- tigation one found to be true.
 The comical concern which the col Unlst, from the Hinterland. felt for his strawberry investment was worthy of the opera. But the concern of von Sereich was not his alone. for 1t per vaded the whole colony when he rushed back to the farm on Wildcat Hill. The furry and the doings in the colony when he returned with the mosquito war cry were indescribable. All gathered themselves in a company, Including men, women and children, rushed to the turpentine still a quar- ter of mile away, attacked the fore- man of the still with some frantic shortly afterwards twenty Germans were seen, four to the barrel, rolling them towards the joint farm
 As they Ieached-the farm the women busted themselves in covering the ber- ries with pine straw while their hus- bands and sons ran to and fro over -he furrows sprinkling turpentine that the stegomyias might be chased to the coast or elsewhere, no matter with these industrious souls. They were wrapt, spirit and all, in the future of the first strawberry outlay of the sea- son. Little heed did they pay to the teachings of their American neighbors, "ho OSoOu6ll tO icdNe the par rfes to themselves, that they were not sensible of yellow fever much less did the plants fall heir to any human ills whatever So when tke berry plants had been amply protected the colonists took to the woods. There they built their shanties and endeavored to shun the poisonladen mosquito as anybody else would
 The burial of the dead was the next task for the men who now held the town alone with the faithful old Ike. IL mas arranged that Ike and the in- tendant should attend to the disposi- tion of the remains while the Health Officer and his secretary assigned them selves the Immigration of the neigh boring houses and the trees. In view of the proVerbial fright that even A negro's thoughts of the dead inspire. Ike's unswerving conduct in providing for this interment was wonderful. The Health Officer has always maintained that the circumstances of that day made the old darkey a hero. Ike, who was something of a carpenter as well as brick-yard hand, made two cof- fins of rough lumber, carried them to the home by himself and was there as- sisted by Intendant Boiling in placing the bodies of Mir. and Mrs. lansing in the crude containers. They were borne to the little piney woods cemetery not far away separately and put under the sod side by side. Then the two men returned to the assistance of the doc tors who were busy fumlgating the houses.
 An hour before the sulphur had come, and by a subsequent order of the Health Officer. a roll of wire screening had arrived by the same freight train. The campaign was on in earnest when the negro man and the intendant came to join the experts. In the rest of the day the arduous task had been com pleted. The four assembled under an oak tree In front of. the intendant's de- serted house. They had their first op- portunity to review the doings of the day and more than reflect, to look into the future. Some Of the talk was de- sultory, in which Ike took no little in 'terest and participated to a pertinent extent.
 The Health Omcer's face took on an intent look directed at the ground. All knew he was wrapt in some thought that troubled his brain. He finally broke tho silence.
 We must not waste any time in foolishness," said he, doubling his hands impatiently in one another, we must get at the most important work of the business. We have yet to ferret out the origin of this lever. Is the enemy coming from all directions? Re-