The daily Alaskan., 1911-05-18

and Europe and had gained lootHa.a in Italy orirrs were issued n Che medical officers along the American coast to quarantine every sam rrv ing rram Mediterranean ports and to permit no sI.s u.usau to enter Che country without submitting tho patient to a thorough fostfor the dreaded dis ease
 One autumn day. when storm was sweeping tna eoastof New Hampshire Jeremiah WhIppIo. newly appointed collector ofa little port of New Hamn- shire opened the window of his bed. room to more clearly examine vessel that had jus. cast anchor in Che har hor She was a small steamer and at her peak was tne United Sutos HaE upside down. which Wh.uD'e knew Go be sfEuaI of d.s.r1ss Taking mp a snyeIass. he brought tt Co hC1r an lhe vessel and saw g.grnum mE persons standing amfdsHins una.rnrnI
 Then suddenly tho group s#t.orca several or rSnm going .ra hon. t.". huur ou ts davits. lowering .t and manning u. The uaNs move was rHa lowering ur am on'nnw hnN into tho hnat. whore it WAS reEuru0..E rn.n.E'" by lre crew. Lastly. a mm evidently an oT.er took his u.a.e u ,ne -.ow of che boat e-usn.1 Che uHrr ropes, and tnc boat moved away from tho ship
 "Taucnre" said tho .oo'le.,nr to.h.s wirc. I guess tnay's got the cholera on hoard Chat vessel Thoys put un a distress signal. and there. foo, goes up yellow sick r#s.
 "You'ra mo, going to let any of .cm land. le y.u azNgl .n w..n h.an"b. iDg
 aNnt uu mof..H officer comes They wera to eor6 one taTay
 The boat pointed s.w-H. for tnn shore. at one moment .t- bow -HHr.mr up toward rr. sky the uoNI diving down toward tnn bottom oE .Ha bay When lr came within haf mile a. tne shore. Wh'm'e armed with his NaE-e oE authority. weH. down Go Che dock to warn them to keep off He had never before haa0 In a position al trust. and be felt that the keeping out of am epidemic which wiEh. sweep away thousands of his comrEmen rested upon his shoulders As soon as the party came within hearing he shouted
 "yau can't land berer
 A rau. chin man rose in the bow of the boat took aHt h1ndarna hand kerchfef wiped his eyes and said.
 eve do not desire to remain ashore ron-ar than Go bury rha body con tafaed fn this box. My wife was taken down with cholera six days out Of Na0rcs. Fearing that she would die she cyactnI from me promise that.l would not permit her 70 ua buried at sen. Both Che officers and crew of the shin have respected her wish. and ! now beg that you vii. permit me Go inter the remains here on the shore.
 Even fE tha collector had been more familiar with the duties ol his office it is questionable ff he would have felt any certainty with regard to tho disposition of this ease He felt a dread of cholera and was anxious to get rid of the party as soon a. pos shEa There could be no violation. SO far as he could see. In either the reve- uue or quarantine laws. The party noed not Ia searched since none of chem asked to ha permitted Go remain ashore. Tt was possible that if allowed .o land they might make a break for the interior. but this in Che case of a burial party was not Go be considered
 "I guess you can bury ir mp on that little knoll there, said Jeremiah. if you'll be quick about it.
 The thin man wept tears of thank fuucsz at the permission, the party brought the box ashore and bearing it to the designated spot. dug a grave. Then, an standing uncovered, it was lowered Co its Inst resting n'Gcc after which the party fled back to the dock, where the mouruor again tearfully thanked the collector for his kindness and. waving a last farewell to the grave on the knoll was pulled away to the ship.
 During the scene Patience .WhiDple was looking out of the window watch ing the landing. the burial and the de narture of the party. When Jeremiah retuned. to the house he sat down be fore the fire. feeling a sad comfort lu having permitted fellow being to carry out a promise to his dying wife. Patience was doing her morning du- ties and made no comment on what had passed. Then Jeremiah went to his little custom house. on tbe dock, where he sat reading a newspaper, for since few. any. goods ever came into the port he had no great weight on his shoulders. When he returned to hIs home for the noon meal his wife said to him:
 "Jerry. 1T these men had been snug klcrs and had run away from the coast with diamonds in their pockets and the government found It out what would they do with youg'
 "Give me the Erand bounce"
 "Aud what would they do with you if you'd let in the cboIeraF'
 "It would "a been the same ran6 hove, 7.,