Year: 1879

Ia a recent issue of your paper ap


peared a communication from TIL


Hon. E. O. Tate, commencing m'
to your notice in the most latterin{


terms. not only appreciate tht


compliments paid me by friend t.


but am also highly delighted to set


that the turnip greens and hogs jow
produced snch a happy effect. In
deed, it far excelled my most san


guine expectations. When made


the scrutinizlng examination, tc


which he refers, / did net once think


that / would reach the prime cause


Of his disease upon the first effort,


but only hopeful by careful appli-


cation of my professional skill in an


exhaustive treatment to again re-


store him to health. The first idea


suggested, when | observed the re-


markable protrusion of the parts a


short distance below the sternum,


was enlargement of the liver, and /


at once prescribed my long tried


remedy-Hart's Relief)-Ed. how.


ever thought it too severe and would


take none of it. So had to resort


10 something purely vegetable and


also palatable, and concluded to ad.


minister turnip greens and hogs
jowl. The desired effect was almost


instant. The nervous centres were


stimulated and the capillaries


aroused to healthy action. After


taking his first dose, which was only


a sackful Of green's and two joWls,


he boarded the train in Morristown


and the train boys say he was sing
ing beautifully the songs of old


such as Rackback Davy and Sugar


Bill. He continued to sing until he


reached Wits Foundry, where he
changed the mail aud at once jump
ed out of his car and embraced the
depot agent, and proceeded to ex-
plain to him how he had been cured
and how thankful he was for it. He
again returned to his car singing the
same familiar songs. OF what oc-
cured between this and The arrival !
Of the train at Newport | have no
account, but am reliably informed |
that while passing through that viii
lage, he saw Mr.. Ben. Jones stand |
ing in front Of his store and exhibit
ed to him an express envelope, beck
oning to him at the same time to
come up to the depot. Ben. pro-
ceeded with all possible haste, his
ceat tail flying in the air, his coun-
tenance beaming with joy at the
prospect of receiving something
very valuable, but to his amazement
and chagrin, Ed. only wished to tell
him how good he felt. II is said
that Ben. didn't go to the store any
more that day bat went home and
laid down to rest. When the train
ran up to Big Creek station, I
heard something in the mail car
like distant thunder and supposed
the section hands were on with
banjo and tambourine. a peep
in the car disclosed The fact
that it was no banjo either.
It was finer music than that.
I walked in, and there sat Capt.
Taylor with butter can turned up
side down beating it with two sticks
and Ed. dancing to the music. I've
seen large men, dance before, but /
never saw one flourish his heel with
the agility that Ed. did. He said he
could do better than that but the car
was too low to make a fashionable
dance in. Just as the train was about
10 move, he saw me standing beside
him; he looked me full ia the face
FOR a half minute; l thought I
could see (through the abundance
of persPiration on his face) graft
lude in his heart. lie seemed per-
fectly overcome, and could not ut
ter a word for some time; bat at
last lie spoke, and said that Ian
guage would not express bis graft
tude to me for my kindness; he
thanked me so often and in so many
ways that | can't remember the half
he said but during his expressions
of praise and admiration for my
medical skill, he handed me an ex-
press package, which he said con-
tanned handsome sum of money;
I receipled him for it in the usual
way thanked him for it and swung
off the train as it moved out.
don't think | was ever as glad to get
money before. really needed it
and, it came from a source that
didn't expect to receive it just then,
if at all. | boasted to the crowd of
my luck; shook the package in my
uncle's face and told him if he need
ed money TO come to me. l opened
the package in the presence of the
crowd, and what it contained | can
hardly tell without shedding tears.
1t wasn't currency, nor coin, checks
ner stamps; but it was few shaw
ings neatly enclosed in an old news
paper wrapper aud the following
words inscribedsthereon Apra lst,
1879 -Aprd Fool" / Thought had