Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1909-12-30

Jeans" ana smelling OUT to pay for the
preaching they had from a parson from
the nearest village. % miles away-"a fe,.
Ter that must have ordained himself"
the boss went on, who could do more
eussing and All the camp with more brim-
stcne and he'll Are than the crew would
in a week. Why he looks as II the Lord
didn't know he was alive. and the whole
crew knows he don't know enough TO
ache when he's In pain. He got discour-
aged after his last sermon here. wien he
pulled out with mighty sn,a,t stake
and we ain seen him since. His test
was about tho roads. the straight and mar
row and the broad, and az nenr as
could make out when he'd got through
II didn't matter which one you took. what
took the other"
Even the physician. who Is sometimes
called az n last resort after q lumber
tack has been III for weeks with cold or
fever. lying In his hard sitting bunk,
makes another gram for the woodsma n 3
stake" Some corporations employ a
company physician, who il the only per-
eon permitted to doctor the mon IN their
employ Again the men are robbed he.
cause the doctor must charge outrageous
prices In order to pay the 20 or % per cent
commission demanded by the company
for the privilege Of going IN to care for
the men. remember ons poor sick
swede who had paid &15 for ono visit TO
q doctor. who had to coma 20 miles
Soon ef'er the doctor had gone the pa
! ,icnt, unable TO read the directions took
all the pills and tablets In one dose and
rea-ly died. Several times IN dressing "A
ie ri rut mr. in t,-y haze hod IN t.us N, mn
out into the log hovel whore tie horses
are kept so As rot to break the compares
rules Ii minist@ring IN III. men IN the
camp. ] have seen camp who're after
an epidemic Of typhoid csver. $50 dead
BODIES 3"re wrapned in i0ir.ap snd loft
out in the snow until spring had come
! so that they could be buried And in the
los bunk-roo'n. on their beds OF boughs.
herded togAthsr with 70 Or IN others. sew
erol roor fellows were raving with the
fever The doctor had Na!d only me
visit, md had &C. travel over 40 miles to
reach the camp. The nearest Statement
was 90 miles away. and the nearest cler-
Distressing sigNt in the northern woods
than the lLnlhor camp ambuis nce-a,,
cn1p,y r,olasscs hosshead on a tour-
With blankets and hot stones FOR g. or
,o-mile journey 20 the rcsres, HOSPITAL,
thus making n desperate dash for lfe.
AZ each camp nassed on the way the
sick man Is given hot toiled tea ard the
stones arc heated. \ few winters ago |
passed an ambulance which contained
the frozen body Of a poor fellow who had
died the second day Of his journey out.
. n to kNr hi al n,
where he came from Ard no one seem
ed to care.
However. among these men who see
very little Christian fellowship practced
in their midst when they are in the big
outside world. YOU will sec in their own
life in the woods spirit OF brotherly
camp where a poor young fellow. desper-
ate after the loss OF his whole winters
earnings in Christmas spree. was toe
ashamed 10 70 home penniless to his lit
tie mother on a farm = miles away. He
came back to camp. tied his rife to a
tree. faced the barrel with string tied
to the trigger and blew ont his own
brains. The men knew what it all mean,
They not only "sheiled out enough &c
bury their comrade. hut more than enough
to equal tho amount OF his winters earn
inEs to send ia the poor mother | have
never seen greater Tenderness displayed
than by these rough biG.hcaried fellows
(who wOtld nsver hesitate ia shoot deer
for their food) when M found half
starved fawn which they brought dowr
the mountain on their backs severa
miles. They Fed II with hay and oats
kept II warm for several DAYS. and Their
sent it back to it's run several miles ur
the mountain. These fellows who live
out amidst the wonderful powers Of ma
turc are easily touched Gas a sad and
heavy heart is anywhere, by little man
Hesitation Of human nature There Ia M
| for oro urb cop,es into ;,,ctr t,,tdst q