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Doubtless it was the good Samaritan's wine that had failed of its destination. "I am going into that house, if you please," replied Margaret. "I am going to take care of Mr. Strachan. The health officer has asked for a nurse." "Oh, no, my lady," said the guard, "no pretty face like yours is going to be marked by the smallpox."
"I've got them all," said Alexander Abraham hollowly. I didn't feel as much scared as I should have expected. After enduring a woman hater and a brindled dog and the early disorder of that house and coming off best with all three smallpox seemed rather insignificant. I went to the window and called to Thomas Wright to send for the doctor.
But Gaspard had been unlucky. He lost all his family by smallpox, and the priest made him burn his clothes, and ruinously fit himself with new. There was no use in putting savings in the stocking any longer, however; the children were gone. He could only buy masses for them. He lived alone, the neighbors taking that loving interest in him which French Canadians bestow on one another.
When we dropped anchor there, sir, we knowed what 'twas. Believe me, sir, we knowed what 'twas. The cook he up an' says he ain't afraid o' no smallpox, but he'll be sunk for a coward afore he'll go down the forecastle ladder agin. An' the second hand he says he likes a bunk in the forecastle when he can have one comfortable, but he've no objection t' the hold at times.
But the fever, thus caused and rendered virulent, is almost the only disease prevalent in it. There is no consumption or scrofula, and but little insanity. Smallpox and measles visited the country some thirty years ago and cut off many, but they have since made no return, although the former has been almost constantly in one part or another of the coast.
Neither he nor anyone else exposed by him developed smallpox. During the ten years that I have been connected with sanitarium work, my workers and myself, in giving the various forms of manipulative treatment, have handled intimately thousands of cases of infectious and contagious diseases, and I do not remember a single instance where any one of us was in the least affected by such contact.
Then, somewhat revived, he lay back and said, "I 'ave got 'em, then?" "Yes, I'm afraid it's smallpox," said Reginald; "but you'll soon be better." "Maybe I will, maybe I won't. Say, gov'nor, you don't ought to stop here; you'll be cotchin' 'em too!" "No fear of that," said Reginald, "I've been vaccinated. Besides, who'd look after you?" "My! you're a good 'un to me!" said the boy.
It was the king descending. I could see that he was bearing something in one arm, and assisting himself with the other. He came forward into the light; upon his breast lay a slender girl of fifteen. She was but half conscious; she was dying of smallpox.
In his dark moments he reproached himself with having brought only misery to those he had come to help and serve. One thorn which one would think he might have been spared rankled deep in it all. Some missionaries of a dissenting sect Egede was Lutheran had come with the smallpox ship to set up an establishment of their own.
"If he were you'd see him, wouldn't you?" "In behind you?" "Yes, are you kidnapping him?" demanded Fox, fiercely. "There is a boy in the back part of my wagon," said the magician, coolly. "If you ain't afraid of smallpox, you may see him. Which shall it be, you or the boy?"
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