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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Brussels Post, 1893-3-17, Page 7:MAocn J7, 180s. THE BRUSSELS POST, 7 THE SEHRITB VOW. Among the most respectable and reliable Texo-;\ lexicon oitiZifini trainee I lie (rave raki,; was 0110 80110, Don amino, whoa. 11111011 W011 1,0011011 moor in a bond uf the Rio Grande, about half •wey between Brownsville and Laredo, Tide 1.11110b 17110 cosy enough place when the Gulf breezes rang through its pooh 01`011/11'118 111111 4110 mesquite grams grow groan to the donratep, and the bluojaym and mockhusehlrds SWAM and sang in the sunshine. A fit no tting, 101100(1 11, seemed, for old Camillo'n mother. less daughter, the handsome Matgeolta. gi strange, now pliese of life was old Ca. millo's talk of Near to the innocent Mar - vivito, whose only conception of battle was the bold raid of the rangers after a, horse thief, a, fence ander or a road. agent. She listened to the grave talk of her bailee and the padre, as she ground her tortilla or sat in the ennehires stringing the long pods of oldie Into scarlet festoons, and het. Spanish 'tenet dallied at the moution of Such high.sounding words oo "right," "liberty," " adventure" and "booty," She altnced wished that she were a new, so oho might swell tlio rank of the demanding people. As it was, she would wait till Monday end toll Philip° about it. Philipp was her lover, a young sheep herder, whom beottuso of his empty purse and lowly calling, old Camillo thought not 0. worthy suitor for his daughter's hand. Philip° Unendee was the type of a plumb iar olass of men in the West. 'Though not educated, his inind was stored with the very best kind of knowlerige-the know!. edge which comes of experience, iedepon. (ranee of thought end reflection. Hording hie sheep on the still 0(88118, alone with areatures dumb only as to human speech, communing with the wintl, the sun and Meta, reading of the great writers, he had arrived at conelamons and defined mean i rigs which could not, be false, having nature and mind at their been, Baying been drilled in the public schools itt the foundation of language, ho was en. aided to appreciate books, whieh, as he had them not, in superabundance, were to him treasures not to bo lightly thought of. Yet he lived on simply and crudely. ILA had tried when he was younger to live in town, clerking in a dry goods 010)0, 0111.1 availing himself of " society " as it is in a border Texas tOW11, 1)111.1(11 could 001 01)1111(0 It. It wus defile; this attempt at " civilisation " that he had met Margarita, Camillo, a shy little maiden attending the convent in the same town, spending her Saturdays and Sunclaye at the house whore Philipe was botiedin„o, The two untamed young hearts had leaped warm to each other, and both bad gone back gladly to the prairies, the herds, the freedom and 0101)07 01 ranch life. Camilin's disapprobation of her lover was the 0110 wrinkled leaf in the rose bed of the happy Margarita's life, and qniek leapt lier eager, loving little heart to aspirin of reveal- ing her Philipe in his true BOA te her father. She could scarcely await the passage of each long sunny Spring day till Sunday should bring her lover. But at last the day earne. She helped old Margo about her work all the morning, in order to kill time ; then she strolled off, languid of foot, but eager of heart, 10010111 the river. As soon as she was out of sight of the house she ran, skim- ming along the trail by the river, to the place whera she was in the held t of meetinehilipe. Soon she hoard 11)0 80(1(111 of his horse's feet, keeping time to his voioe as he was slinging " La Goltindrina," the song which to the Mexicans is the same as our "Home, Sweet Home" to 00 ; Monde travel es y fiutizecla. La golandrInC1 nun itiml Vil? 0' et met tdre gem era exleavtada, lauseando ablgo y im I o escountrara, She hid behind a tree and waited till he was just opposite hr; then springing for- ward, caught his bridle rein and demanded in meek bravado " Quien vivo 1" " Margarita 1" exclaimed Philip°, dis- mounting and hiking hor in his arms. "No, eerier 1" she went ou teasingly, try- ing to free herself from his clasp. '`Not Margarita, but a friend of Garza 1 The pass word of your life 1" "That and that 1" said Philipe, kissing her on eaoh cheek. " Now tell me what you know about Garza 1" " Everything," she answered, proudly ; " even that on this revolutionary ladder of Garze.'s favor you, my Philipp, must rise to the loss honorable but 1.0 00 more important favor of my father." " Why, what a little plotter you aro I" exclaimed Philip°, kissing her again. " Whore and when have you learned all these State secrets?" "Ab 'ionic loom lily father and the padre. They talk Garza and la libertad all the day and night, Philipe. I listen and resolve 'now shall my Philipe prove to them what a brave and 110b10 11100 lie is 1 Now shall he join the revolutionary forces, and by gallant deeds rise up, up -captain, colonel, general, oommander-in.ohief, who knows ?-till my father will be proud to take his hand and say ; berets my poor little Margarita, Dou Philip° Ornendez, tithe her if she be good enough for thee.' And then the dear padre will blocs us and make no one.' " Philips looked proudly and tenderly into bee eyes. Then folding. her again to his heart said i." No 1" "No, what, dearest?" she asked, looking up fbh 1)101. He sighed and answered. "Never mind little ono," then went on inore practically as they walked side by side, one of nisartns around her waist, and the other linked through the.pony's bridle: "I know all about GarneS revolt, sweetheart, and run heart and soul with him. My onlyfear is concerning you. 1 fear that entering tho servioe will take mo entirely away from you. We do not know how long 10 will last, nor what it may bring forth -exile, imprison. ment, death perhaps. Then, shall I tell you the truth 1 I fear 51 Murdock. I know he loves you, and hates me, and that your father favours his stilt." "Bub myself, Philipe I Can my father or the padre either force me to marry SA man whom 1 hate-espeoially when I love anoth. er?" "No, darling, but they can take advantage of my absence -or deeth-to persecute and worry you "- Ele broke off suddenly, and bitterly ( "I Wish to God, Margarita, your father would look at this matter in a 000' 00(101110 light and lob us be tarried at owlet 1 °mild then talc° you. to my friends in the interior, where you would be safe, and I could plunge heart and soul into the rove. lution." " Ho will not." sighed Margarita, " No, he will not," oohoed Philipe, Thy had turned off the main trail and had moiled st libido noolt in the brush whom° they wore wont to have these meet. ings. Seated upon the ground they chatted and made love, as happy, heeding lovers ever did and ever, will, It was 11014r sunset when they parted ; he to gallop beck to stared° and 8110 10 stroll by a renter'e cabin ou her way home, so that her 001100b01100 00 08 than her face might be ab 01100 When s're 1011 her father' 11(101 elle 11101 been to 6ee KivIt tic din border Will. raged, covert, it is true and eraiking in the derk end trout tho 'delve, yet styli:beg hard enough to make Ito 1110170 1011 17 1(30(1 groat 1(1811(1,0. ViL14110. 11. 1001 foil 117 the 11(11 1(1 Slates, and es. pecially 70 00 11 01101101'0a /11 14 thee when the entire country was up in limns areiltet Chili and her .iffront o the American Iles, Scarcely more keenly was it, felt in old ',Mexico, whore Diaz Pa not quite 01 00)1)1111 nide ,11 1j1 Outset tailed (their, and his people trawled and whispered In the sec- reey of their allehe mettle of theurreetiesi agasnet tyranny. Still more keenly 17118 this little rancerous war of the chaparral felt on the border of Texan, the licamitality of whose soil lied been abused by snaking it the bettlelield of a nation ((31 (7(10 widi it- self, Down la the bend of the Rio Grande the little ranch was all out of tune with its evoking birds and peach blossoms, 011 Clainillo was solicitous for his daughter's safety ; the padre was his advisor, and Si Murdock pushed his suit unblushingly, W11110 11iS more patriotic 1'17111 W118 ill the field. 'Murdock was 0 swat. to white man of good family and some money. His father was a well•to-do madman, and Si had been sent to St. Louis to school, but book learning had passed through his head MN the tone of a love song passes through 1)00710. pathetic ears. Ho woo b01`11 of end for the prairies, the eltepsaral, and the cactus, lie knew every Moll of Southern Te;:ttis, from the Rio Ovando to the Sabine. Yat when it came to putting his knowledge into practical use for his country's good SI weakened, He was simply a vain, boastful fellow'fond of sporting firearms and "cuts ting afigger." For the sake of gratifying thin vainglory of his he had gone to Austin and got mit special rangee pepers' signed duly by the Adjutant.(leneral ofTexas, which papers authorised him to wear ants and take 1 hand in the well ordering of his I country wit eneverand wherever 0)00000010n demanded it. On the strength of this authority he proceeded to buckle nn Itis six shooter and bowie knife, and to strut about very importantly atnong his steighbors. He 1 had mime over to old Don Camillo's this I afters ow), 111110 (0 " show off" to Margarita than for any 11(101' purpose The git 1 had go wn thin and pele, but a new.bora hope or vesolti don shone in her eyes, '1 wish not to see thee, Si Murdock, mor to speak to thee," oho said, dropping into the uso of the old-fashioned pronoun as she spoke English. 81 i never! her repulse. "But Mar. garde, '110 tweed, "one of two things has happened to Philipe. He is 0111100 dead or eaves 110 more to see you. "'Neither has happened, Si Murdoolc," she answered wearily. "Then why has he not come to see you, or written or sen t a message?" "Because he is too busy liberating his conn try, which will not await his pleasure as 110." "You shall marry me 1" said 81, seizing her hand, "Father 1:1 she cried, wrenching hor hand away, and springing up with flaming eyes and cheeks. 01,1 Cmil10 mune hobbling from the hone°, querulous and drowey. "How long, eerier am I to be persecuted bythis Man r she asked excitedly. "Just so long as he pleases, my daughter and you 000 80 foolish as not to encourage him," The girl turned and walked slowly away from them. "What is to be done, senor?" asked Aterdock, ns though some refraotory colt lied refused the girth and bridle. " Leave her to me ; I will send for the padre and sot him to wovic on her. She leave and respects the holy ohurch as she •never will man, be he father or hueband." Margarita walked down the river trail. She had no real hope of meeting Philipe there, for she had been there every after. noon for the past three weeks and no Philipe had come to moat her. As the pushed the brush away with both hands she was startled by a horse's head thrust over hers. She looked up, and behold 1 It was Stranger, Philipe's own pony, and there was Philips lying face downward on the earth. Was he deed 2 Mereiftil heave!,1 She sprang to his side and he started ad looked up. Then they 10000 weeping 'in eaoh other's arms. It was my first and probably 1t chalice , to see you 1" ho said. • I hove been ordered to the interior, and am tiow on my way to the lower Rio Grande." "I will go away with you, Philips," she said suddenly. 'You', darliug ? You cannot. We aro watched and hunted like wild beasts. We are spied upon and betrayerband shot down without merey. A Nvoman along 1 It la out of the quest1on." " Btu I will not bo a woman 1" "What do you men ?" " That 1(0111 bo a man ; a Mexican pat. riot, as you are. Seo how tall and strong I am. I can shoot, ride, enclure. I must go! Then you clo not know what you would leave me to Philipe. Si Murdock is um closeted lath rny father. Tho padre, too, 10 01)1811101 me. I would rather die with you in the Nvar than to, to"- " Yon aro right, Margarita 1" he cried, his oyes !lashing and his heart burning to ride up to the house and shoot down in his tracks the villain who would rob and out- rage him in his absence. " I will at least take you to a plate of safety with my bleeds." "You ehall see," she vied. "Slay here. I will fly" -and the chaparral closed behind her before he could answer. In and oat she went through the tangled, flesh-testritg ' brush as sum footed and keen sighted as a deer to Benevides' house. The little family was at supper. Bone. vides,his wife,and a little pale.fitted 2.year. old oltild which Margarita -had nursed back to life. In a rough cradle lay another child, a 2 -week's old. baby. Margarita, quickly explaining the situation, instructed Bone. vides to hurry to hor home and bring her own pony from the corral While the wife brought the clothes Mar. garita stood before the little oraeked mirrip and out off her beautilui long hair just even with the nape of the neck, as the "Greasere" wear theirs. The °lathes fitted her admit,. ably, except an extra length to the toes of hor boots, which the wife filled out with cotton. When the costume was oomplote the two women had a hearty laugh, notwith- gentling the merlons uattwe of the undertak- ing, litireledly belting on her pistol and ear bridges, M argturita kissed the wilt and the little ones and started for the rendezvous, They arrived there at almost the same min - 1110, Benovidoe lied taken his own saddle, which ho had hid in the brush on the road. side, whilo he wont up to the house to got tho here°, so all was ready for the mould. The pony shrank from Margarita's hand on the bridle, until she said, " Why Min 13on• 110, dost though not know thy tnistroes ?" Then the pony rubbed his heed against her elionIdoe as much as to say ; " wry lelly, nem may la, misled liy strange ,dothe 1111 ..rupped hair, MIL 11(31.10 I IOW." 1'111111p 17101 010101 1411100111040 tll t110 8110 come of Ulu triumf0ll11141i011, " We moe It errs' M area In tit," 17410 1111 110 Htli[1, ,1 11011' be in Ilretvilevi Ile by tomiorrow noon." if wrung Bersevidesheed. " 1 will 000 the you are paid full price foe your otallt, my friend," he 01111 gratefully, and nway went the two gey oalutllores to 1110 10111% W1101.11 in !Senor (braze asked Marge. rite, 00 11107 11110 Iklmig in the ittek. " 111 Al 11:1 100," " W1101 18 110 doing there ?" " Murdering secret troopri in the capital.' " But suppose they 011011111 001)1070 him ?' Margarita asked, " Drell stever be taken alive, and If they shonla hill him a hundred capable mon would Nixing up to take his place." So these twe free lanues rude along, too much absorbed in 1110 180008 of the war to think of each °thee and their matual dan• ger. The night grew dark and threatened rain. '11oward midnight Margarita grew very tired and faint, but Philip° cheered her up mei persuaded liet. 10 take occasion- al sips of the whielcey whiell he had In his canteen, About 13 o'clock in the rnorning Philip° said : "I see that you are utterly worn out, darling. We will stop and la you have a little rest before daybreak, for then we can- not afford to stop a minute, but meet push 011 118 fast as WEI ono, tryittg to avoid both tho regttlar army troops and the Rangers." "I wouldn't mind the Rangere," the girl answered and smiled. " Things are different with us, now, my dear," Philips trammel. sighing. Turn- ing into the thieket, he soon made her coin - tortilla with the two blankets and his over- coat. " Sleep sweetly, little one, he said kiss. ing her and tucking dm ooaree covering about her neck. 1 will keep guard, end the ponies are ready to mount at an instant's warn ing.'' She was asleep in a few memento, her fair, meet face gleaming like a flower againet the thicket. Philipe sat with his heck against a tree and 1118 eyeo fixed oe her, while his keen ears took in every fall of a leaf or dotter of a bird in the thi eket. a 13y tine time the tunnel wee drawing SO near 111,11 Margarita herself veldt1 hear it. 11, 10 1101, 0111' WIC 111i11110 I. • " ItOW 1111 you know ?" t 1 'rho (11.0 large footed, and I eau e not quite 1 01 which way they are termitig," t They had left what might he ealled 11 trail 111 that trelieert eountry, end were huddled out of sighs 11( 1. denser growth off to one side, The tramp of 110010 grew • nearer, nod there moon time in view ILIlIlIl of tangent following the mums they hiel 1(111 1(1, " They aro trucking tw," lhiltpo etiiii. • " Holy mother, me what to do 1" eeetion they 11111 just crossed from the trail W811 thickly grown with low brush MA 11103411110 some. it wee possible 1,1111 the Remount might, not notice the break 111 the treekti 01u1 0011 1 111110 their forward course. The ndentes stewed hours tel Phil- ipe, and he grow almost, an old man in those terrible seconds of anxiety. Like a true - merlon of flash lights there darted through his mind the hundred different, and equally perilous things to clo. Ho thought of the girl'e peaceful and protemed life at home, and fee the first; time blamed himself for bringing her away. He feared to con- tinue 11110 the jungle, for fear the sound of the oraolcieg brae!' would attact atteution. 11 110 had been alone he 17011111 111100 given up to them, depending upon the plausibility ot his appearance as e hat mless traveler, to- gether with such corroborating evidence as Ito was 8010 to get from any of the Mexicans in that. seethes But the girl - The Rangers hesitated, stopped and Ionic - ed to the right, and loft In two minutes t hey mune galloping that way. Now to run for our lives!" he said, quickly tightening the girth of Margarita's saddle, Into the brush they plunged, the noise of its snapping drowning in their oars the sound of their persurers. On and on blindly and desperately they plunged, the eel:Bible horses ohoosing the eloarest way, while the rid ere dogged the brush. Once turning his head Milling saw the blood trickling down :Margarita's face, where a thorn had ramped 1.110 100(100 skit clean 0110000 the cheek, Teat ill itself hurt him W0000 than a pistol shot. The girl's face was white. Yet her lip were firm and she whispered something cheering 10 11110 as they 0010001(18 117 side. They must have rue 11118 WI07 fully a mile when they heard the brush (specking close behind them, and knew that the Rangers wese neon them. Wheeling his horse sidewise in fronb of hers, Philipe prepared to sell their lives no as dearly as poseible, Yet, thinking of the sweet, life in his charge he weakened, and called out clearly, "We surrender Tho Bangers halted, theio rifles lowered and the captain said something to him, but ite he spoke a form darted front the rear, and Philipe saw Si Murdock's murderous face before him. Bang ! went 11 gen and Philip, stunned, terrified, heard a ory and a gurgle behind him. He whirled evened and caught 'Margarita in his arms ae ono felt from her saddle shot theongh the breast. Drawing her front her horse to hispommel, he Imbiber against him and emptied every shot of his et Meer into the ranks of the enemy. They would have tingle stunt business of his life had not their captain commuseled "cease firing." Right in the muzzle of Philipe's pistol Capt. :11oNcel rode quickly and alone to his side, "There is some mistake here," he said. "I heard you offersurrender." But Philip° was not listening. 1 -le had dismounted and laid the dying girl on the ground. He bulged to throw himself be- side her and p11111 bullet through his own heart, but he dared not arouse suspicion 00 to her sex. "Leave me alone ! It is all the mercy you can slow me 110W," he pleaded, as he forced some whisky between alatgarita's lips, while her pony came tearer, neighing and trying to touch his mistress. Copt MoNeel turned to his men and said : " There was 110 110011 of firing that shot. Who did it ?" No one answered. "Who shot this boy ?" the captain again asked, and this time the new scout ansWer- ed : " I did." • " Whet did you do it for ?" " The other one was aiming at me. Ire - turned his fire. 1 did not mean to kill that one." " You're a liar !" broke in one of the men "He was aiming at 00 008. He intended to surrender. I believe yon know the men and had scene personal grudge against them 1" They were interrupted by a piercing' shriek, which out the hearts of evon those death.familiar mon. "Dead I dead 1 my darling 1 my Mar- garita I Murdered by him 1" At this Si Mur- dock threw himself from his horse. Philipe had torn open the girl's clothing to stamen the wound, and her beautiful white breast 11,140 exposed, clotted with the still oozing cblio71Dt'llb.an'Indi plunging at him with drawn you 1" he hissed, turning on Mir. knife, which the captain seized, having al- ready taken possession of his pistol and rifle. Pale and trembling Si Murdock sank upon the ground. "My God, what have I clone," he cried. "...Murdered a woman, you brute," an- swered the captain. Philip° and Murclook each refusing to give any further information on the sub - pet, the former was arrested and the letter given to uuderstancl that he would have to account for filing without •esiers. "Continuo the myth In commanded the Captain, end they pushed on into Browns• villa Philipe sullenly holding the dead girl in his arms, and apparently oblivious to everything else, until his eyes fell upon Murdook. Thou his face became purple with rage and agony, and he salol: " We'll meet iu a fair field before this war is over, and when we do neither man nor God shall keep me from killing you I" In the meantime Si Murdock hail lett the Gamillo ranch without waiting for Mar. 1 gatita, being 111 truth afraid to be out alone 111101' clerk. Old Camillo luel returned to hie chair on the veranda, supposing that Margarita had gone to Benevities' as usual, and would be back for supper. Dusk °rune. The 00(00 1101118 up end low- ed oudecle the pen ; their calves set up a plaintive bleating ontside, and old Margot waddled down to 'them with her tin pails and calf rope. The cackling chickens sought their roosts. and great droves of Paradise birds settled down in the trees for the night, 'The loug red linos of the setting KM foil slats ting along the parched fields, and peach tree aisles, and 1111 murmuring voice of the river came clear and soothing on the twilight air. Creak, creak, creak, went old Camillo's reeking chair, and nod, nod, nod, went his drowsy head. Once he thought he heard footsteps about the fence, but they were dim, and the air wets SO soft, and the birds' chatter was so monotonous, and the river's song was 00 sweet, he slept on, and reeked not of war or treachery, Si Murdock rode briskly, but had not gone move that three miles when he heard the tramp of many hot ses' feet and the sound of voioes. His first impulse was to run, his selioncite hide his arms, his third 110 1)01. his breast pocket containing the papers, and put en to look of loyal citizen- ship. "Who goes there ?" called the voice of Capt. ,T, S. aloNe01 of the State Rangers. "A citizen of Texas," 10140 the calm an. ewer. "Your name, friend?" "81 tdurdook," "13y what authority are you carrying fire -arms, Mr. Murdock?" Nervously Si drew his precious pap ers and handed thorn to the captain. MoN ee examined theni carefully, at the same time taking in the appearance and character of the bearer. "All right, Mr. Murdock," ho said, "we 01.0 (1101 hunting a man like yen. I see you are a reliable soma. WG want to get to the nearest safe crossing on the river. Just fall in and lead the way.'' " But -or"- Si began. "Never mind about your clothes, 01 70(10 not having had a shave. No apologies needed. I've seen gentlemen lilt° you be. fore, Mr. Murdock ; mostly in towns, how- ever, Fall in, please 1" "That's the way to (10 111, Capra," said some one in the rear. " Yes, it ain't every num that gets great. mess thrust upon him in that style," said another, 81 had to take this chaff with rte best grace poosible, but he sadly wished that he had been content with plasm citizenship and not got out those special service papers. Away in the lonesome chaparral Marga- rita 8101) 11,1101' dreamless slumbers undisturb. od by memory of Si Murdock. Even in her sleep she felt Philip near and was comfort- ed. The dawn came faint in the east, yet Philips had not the 110011 110 waken her. But his judgment stepped in to bier] the decrees of love, and leaving his post he laid his lips on her forehead. " Waken, 'dear. est," he said softly. " lt is dailight, and we must be going," She sat up self-possessed had greatly re. freshed, "Poor fellow 1" she said, nestling her head on Philipe's sliontrier "You have had no rest, and aro shivering for the need of your cont. How selfish and thoughtlese 1 am," She held his coat while he put it on, then buttoned it up, giving him a kiss for each of the three buttons, "That warm me 1" he said smiling, and turned to help hor on her horse, but she stopped him as she said laughingly 'What would the Rangers think if they should see ono Greaser helping another on his pony?" She sprang to her saddle and ho followed suits. They travelled quite briskly for About an liner and a half. This brought them into the 0000try of Hidalgo, neer a place) called Folir Corriere, While Margarita chattered on, merry in spite 01 )100 clanger, Philip° kept his head partially burnedrand seemed to bo listening to eomothing behind them. "Suppose (00 100(1 off here a little, Mar - wraiths" ho said, leading the way almost at right angles to that they had been travel 1111). That is one of our 000100,11 yott want to reach Santa Juanita " sho said. "Not tench, and it is less liable to be traveled." " You are uneatiy, Philips.," she said. "You aro not Will° to keep things from me; I've been watching your fee*, and I know you aro worried. What is ?" " W011, I think 1 heard 1101000' feet - good many of them, IL may be a herd of attic, it. may be the troops or Rangere,and 111 11103' be our own mem" Murdered by Milked Men. Alt 13011011, a olothontnufeeturing town of Austria, a dastardly murder and robbery took plate at six o'clock lost Saturday even. w 1310 has put the whole city in alarm. 11111111 Rostinthel, a mantifouturer of military uniforms, has Ins office on the ground floor of his house, in the immediate neighbour- hood of the theatre. Rosenthal, who is seventy years old, was busy 0001' his 00' 001100 books, and. three °larks were in tite office with him. Suddenly two malted men mitered, walked up to him, asked for money or the kelt; of the safe, and whet 110 11'1180d fired their revolvers. One clerk 7(01110 the .ralephone, The aged owner of the 111114111000 and this clerk fell to the vented at the same moment -the former dead, the leiter badly wounded, Another clerk was also eliot through the arm, anti a young lad who wa, just entering to visit his unole was al, o fired at es the murderers made their aerate,. Wo 1, 'ton ,1001.10:1 0111' Wall I, Of philanthropy by siviig the name of fannticisin to 1110 more t /01.1 of WI ors -[ Longrollo NV 2,11E GMAT SOUTH tiMitICAN iv The Most Astonishing Medical Discovery of the Last One Hundred Years, It is Pleasant to the Taste as the Sweetest Nectar. It is Safe and Harmless as the Purest Milk. This wonderful Norville Tonic has only recently been introduced into this eountry by the proprietors and manufacturers of the Great South Amerivan Nervine Tonic, and yet its great '0111 110 as a curative agent has long been known by a few of the most learned physicians, who have not brought its merits and value to the knowledge ef the general public. This medicine has completely solved the problem of the cure of indi- gestion, dyspepsia, and diseases of the general nervous system. It is also of the greatest vali:c in the cure of all forms of gelling health from whatever cause. it performs this by the great nervine tonic. qualities which it possesses, and by its great curative powers upon the digestive organs, the stomach, the liver and the bowels. No remedy 'compares with this wonderfully valuable Nervine Tonle as a builder and strength- ener of the life forces of the human body, and as a great renewer of a broken-down constitution. It is also or more real permanent value in the treatment and cure of diseases of the lungs than any consumption remedy ever used on this continent. It is a, marvelous euro for nerv- onsaess of females of all ages. Ladies who are. approaching the critical period known as change in life, should not fail to use this great Igervino Tonic, almos1 constantly, for the space or two or three years. It will carry them safely over the danger. This great strengthener and cura- tive is or inestimable value to the aged and 111111111, because its great energizing properties will give them a new hold ou BM. It will add ten or fifteen. years to the lives or many of those who will use a half dozen. bottles of the remedy each year. IT IS A GREAT REMEDY FOR THE CURE OF Nervousness, Broken Constitution, Nervous Prostration, Nervous Headache, Sick Headache, Female Weakness, Nervous Chills, Paralysis, Nervous Paroxysms and Nervous Choking, Hot Flashes, Palpitation of the Heart, Mental Despondency, Sleeplessness, St. Vitus' Dance, Nervousness of Femalee, Nervousness of Old A-ge, Neuralgia, Pains in the Heart, Pains in the Back, Debility of Old Age, Indigestion and Dyspepsia, Heartburn and Sour Stomach, Weight and Tenderness in Stomach, Loss of .Appetite, Frightful Dreams, Dizziness and Ringing in the Ears, Weakness of Extremities and Fainting, Impure and Impoverished Blood, oils and Carbuncles, Scrofula, Scrofulous Swellings and Ulcers, Consumption of the Lungs, Catarrh of the Lungs, Bronchitis and Chronic Cough, Liver Complaint, Chronic Diarrhoea, Failing Health, Delicate and Scrofulous Children, Summer Complaint of Infants. A.11 these and many other complaints cured by this wonderful Nervine Tonic. NE IfutioUS S ASES. As a cure for every class of Nervous Diseases, no remedy has been able to compare with the Nervine Tonic, which is very pleasant and harmless in all its effects upon the youngest child or the oldest and most delicate individual. Nine -tenths of all the ailments to which the human. family is heir are dependent on nervous exhaustionand impaired diges- tion. When there is au insufficient supply of nerve food in the blood, a general state of debility of the brain, spinal marrow, and nerves is the result. Starved nerves, like starved muscles, become strong when the right kind of food is supplied; and a thousand weaknesses and ailments disappear as the nerves recover. As the nervous system must supply all the power by which the vital forces of the body are carried on, it is the first to suffer for want of perfect nutrition. Ordinary food does not con- tain a sufficient quantity of the kind of nutriment necessary to repair the wear our present mode of living and labor imposes upon the nerves. For this reason it becomes necessary that a nerve food be supplied. This South American Nervine has been found by analysis to contain the essential elements out of *which nerve tissue is formed. This accounts for its universal adaptability to the cure of all forms of nervous de- rangement. C12/1.17PORDSTILLE, ND,' Aug. 20, To the Great South A a:erica:I, Nedicine 010.1 Moan Chums deelre to say to you that have suffered for many years with a very serious disease of the 01101111141and nerves. I tried every modielne I could hear of, but nothing done ine arty appreciable good until I was advised t try your Great South American Nervine Tonic and S'Loinach and Liver COM, and since using several bottles of it I must say that 1 am sue. prised at its wonderful powrs to cure the stom- ach and general nervous system, If everyone knew the value of t110 701110013' as I do you would 801 110 able to supply tne demand. J. A, HARDEE, EV.ereas, Montgomery Co. Renew. Wuxi:mos, of Brownevalley, Ind,, says had been in a distressed 0101411100 000 three years from Nervousness, Weakness of the Stomach, Dyspepsia, and indigestion, until tar health was gone. I had been doctoring eon- stantly, with no relief. I bought one battle of South Anierlean Nervine, which done me more good than any 1)00 worth of doctoring T ever (11100 107 life. I would advise every weakly per- son to 1100 11110 valuable and lovely remedy , 0. few bottles of it has cured me completely. consider 1t the grandest medicine in the world." A SWORN CURE FOR ST. VITAS' DANCE OR CHOREA. CRAWFORDSVILLE, Imn., June 22, 1587. My daughter, eleven years old, WM severely afflicted with St. Vitus' Dance or Chorea. We gave her three and one-half bottles of South American Ner- vine and she is completely restored. I believe it will cure every case of St. Vitus' Dance. I have kept it in my family for two years, and am smelt is the greatest remedy 111 the world for Indigestion and ,Dyspepsia, and for all. forms of Nervous bisorders and Failing Health, from whatever cause. Slate of Indiana Swirl' T. hit' sa. monoomery Liounly,}88 Subscribed and sworn L.0 before me this June 22, 1887. CHAS. W. WRIOHT, Notary Public, INDIGESTION AND ID YSPEPSIA. The Great South American Nervine Tonic Which we now offer you, is tho only absolutely unfailing remedy ever discovered for the cure of Indigestion, Dyspepsia, and the vast train of symptoms and horrors which are the result of disease and debility of the human stomach. No person can afford to pass by this jewel of incal- culable value who is affected by disease of the stomach, because the ex- perience and testimony of many go to prove that this is the ONE and. ONLY min great ewe In the world for this universal destroyer. There is no case of unmalignant disease of the stomach which can resist the wonderful curative powers of the South American Nervine Tonic. 11,11111100 10, RAM.. of Waynetown, Ind., says: Mao, ELLA A, 1(n07001, of Now AM, I11141011111 "0 0100 my life to the great South American says: «1100001 express Ito* much I owe to the NervIne, I had been In bed for five months from Nervine Tonic. My system MLA completely stmt. the effects Of an exhausted stomach, Todlinedion, 1100014 appetite gone, was coughing and entities Nervous Prostration, and a general :Mattered condition of my wltolo system. Had given up up blood; am sure I was in the first stages all hopes of getting well, Had tried three doe- of consumptien, an inheritance banded down tors, with no rellef. The first bottle of the Nerv- through several generations. I began taking lee Tonle finproved 10000much that Iwful able to the Norville Tonic, and coati:Med its lose for walk about, and a few bottles eared Inc entirely. about six months, and atn entirety cured. se 0. believe it is the hest medicine iti the world. I is the grandest remedy for Items, otomaclt and lungs I have ever 00011." (011 not recommend too highly."• No remade compares with Soren Autumns Netwom as a eure for the Nerves. No remedy com- pares with South American Norville OA wondt one 011714 101' the stomach. No remedy will at ea commit. with South American Nervhie 05 01,1170 for all forms of fulling health. 11. 7701' fails to tudigeraton and Dyspepsia. It never fails 10 cure Chorea or St, Thus' Dance. 1)0 00100(0 to build Up the whole system are wonderful in the extreme. It cures the old, the young, and (111000114- 110 aged. It IS a great friend 10 the aged and infirm. no not neglect to, use this precious boon,: If you do, you may neglect the only remedy whleh Will restore yon to health. Armin American Norville Is perfectly sofa and 7077 pleasant to the taste. Delicate ladles, do not fail to motels great cure, because it will p1111110 bloom of freshness and beauty upon your lips and in your elteeke. and :Maly cmco away year disabilities and weaknesses. Price, Large IS ounce Bottle $1.00; Trial Size, 15 Cents. EVERY BOTTLE WARRANTED. If not kept by Druggists order direct from Dr, tE. DETCHON, Crawfordsville, Ind. 1) BUM l.N, WItolionic and itctailt Agent for Brussels.