The news-democrat. (Providence, R.I.) 1906-1909, 1906-07-09

age. had. all unknowingly TO Smellie
yielded up her simple. untutored heart a
willing captive TO the charm OF his
genial manner and gallant bearing: and
as the crisis approached which was 10
decide the question OF life and death
with him. the unhappy girl established
herself beside him and seemed 10 enter
upon a blind, dogged. obstinate strus-
gle with the Grim Destroyer. with the
stake.
AS for me, was wretched. miser.
able beyond all power OF description.
knowing but little OF smellie. save as
hight % RSeD we fSna un,
captives doomed to cruel death to-
gether, had since then seen so much
speedily learned to love him with ali
my heart. aye, with the same love
which David bore 70 Jonathan; And
powerless TO help him.
Al length. leaving him one day under
Daphne's care. I,sallieN forth TO seek
wandering farther than usual afield I'm
my. misery and abstraction. discovered
he frn kns ,Tse quite new to %s
similar TO a walnut-had very
strong. but by no means unpleasant
to me that possibly this fruit might might
prove to be a not altogether ineffective
substitute for quinine At all events
! was resolved TO try II, on myself
Il
many OF the nuts as 1 could conven-
fently carry.
on my arrival at the hut showed
them TO Daphne and tried TO find out
them. but for once we failed to COM
prehend each other. and was obliged
TO carry out my original intention of
experimenting upon myself. With this
object / opened the nuts and set tho
kernels to steep in water in a gourd
basin tupon setting up housekeeping
we soon accumulated quite a number
OF gourd utensils). observed with
satisfaction that the water soon began
TO acquire brown color: and after my
decoction had stood for about three
hours / found that its flavor had be-
come quite as strong as was desirable.
lest should unwlttingly be swallow
ing poison, drank about quarter OF a
pint, and then, with some anxiety.
when i swallowed the potion. and two
hours afterward I was more hungry
than l remember to have ever been
wait until night. and then, IL no worse
result than hunger revealed itself, try
the effect OF my new medicine upon
BY sunset had come TO the con-
clusion, that whatever else my decoc-
ton might be, It was not poison. and
with. i must confess, certain amount
OF fear and trepida tion, l at last pre-
vailed upon myself TO administer the
draught sitting down f9rthwith 70
night the most that could be said OF
our patient was that he was no worse;
and, encouraged on the whole by this
negative result. / then administered a
second and larger dose.
Next morning / thought detected
signs OF improvement and by sundown
the improvement was no longer doubt
ful: the dry, scorching feeling OF the
skin had given place to cool healthy
moisture; the pulse was slower; the
fevered and excited brain at length
found rest. and the patient at last even
pleaded guilty TO "A feeling OF hunger.
Jubilstion now reigned supreme IN
the shape OF a parrot of gorgeous plu-
mage) was killed-and devoured by
the patient with something approach
great medicine was thence forth
fully established.
From this time Smellie began 10
TO Daphne's tireless nursing and asst
duous care as to the relentless perseve
new medicine: and In little more than
a week he was able, with assistance. to
totter into the open air and cit for
81 IapSnc coas@ as@ Sad s n so%s aSs's senR TafR
co6trived ,i,iS to rE bssdN gP fTIead for him ,
tinued TO devote herself wholly to
SmellIe. waiting upon him hand and
foot watching beside him night and
feeding him on delicious fruit whilst
he lay awake under his rude shelter,
drawing I'm fresh life and renewed
health az every inspiration of the de-
licious. perfume laden air, and snatch
Ing brief intervals OF rest only whilst
he slept.
In consequence of this arrangement the
furnishing OF the larder devolved wholly
upon me. and I soon acquired consd-
erable amount OF skill in bringing down
my game. principally birds, either by
dexterous cast of my club. or by means
OF n long reed tube. like an exaggerated
pea shooter. from which ! puffed little
reed darts TO a great distance with con-
siderable force.
About a fortnight after Smellie had ex-
hibited the first symptoms Of improve
ment I went out foragng as usual ana,
having secured the necessary supplies
was within a quarter OF mile OF our
hut, on my return journey. when ] sud
denly discovered n negro stealing eau
tiously along from tree 10 tree before
me. Ills actions were so suspicious that
my curiosity was aroused. and, placing
myself In ambush behind the nearest tree,
resolved 90 watch him. lie was max
ing straight for our hut. dodging from
tree 20 tree, and lurking behind each
until he had apparently satisfied himselt
that the coast ahead was perfectly clear