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Show I rlahlrnrl I.J Sn.lllle I'UilU In his On the Frontier" Mr. Campion Cam-pion says that whllo ho was crossing cross-ing the Isthmus of Panama some years ago the conductor obligingly stopped the train for him to gather soma beautiful beau-tiful crimson How era on tho roadalde. "I refused offers of aaslslnnco and went alone to pluck the flowers After gathering a handful I noticed a largo bed ot plants, knea high, and of dell-cato dell-cato form and ot beautiful green shade. I walked to them, broke oft n lino spray and placed It with tho Mower. To my nmazement I saw that I had gathered a withered, shriveled brownish brown-ish weed I throw It nway. carefully selected a large, bright green plant and plucked It Again I had In ray hand a bunch of withered leaves, it flashed through my mind that a sudden sud-den attack of Panama fever, which was Very prevalent and niutti-4ik4, of, had struck mo delirious I went 'off my head' from fright. In a panic I throw (ho flowers down, and was about to run to tho train. I looked around, nothing scorned strange. I felt ray pulse nil right. I was In a perspiration, but tho beat would havo mndo n lizard pcrsplro. Then I noticed no-ticed thnt tho plants whrro 1 stood seemed shrunken and wilted rare fully I put my finger on the fresh brnnch lnstnntly the Irate shrunk and began to cr.anga color I had been frightened by sonaltlve plants." |
