Jasper County Democrat, Volume 6, Number 23, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 September 1903 — THE CRISIS. [ARTICLE]

THE CRISIS.

How Bln Btrong Men Palled to Bostere a Fainting Woman. The woman fainted, and these are some of the things that the half-dozen men in the room with her did.

Two of them made a dash for the dining room to get water, and fell over each other at the door of that apartment

One hastened to a neighboring drug store for a mixture of vlchy and ammonia. , One appeared suddenly with a glass of whisky, obtained no one knows where.

In endeavoring to raise the gas two able-bodied and excited masculines put it out and left the party in total darkness for at least a minute, while every one of them fumbled In his pockets for a match. Four men fanned the invalid with’ music, handkerchiefs, hats or whatever was to hand.

One beldl a pot-pourri jar under her nose under the mistaken impression it would ba reviving in its effects, though It wasn’t.

Another said, “Here, dear,” and tried to wipe her brow with the fan he held, instead of the handkerchief that was In his other hand. ' Four of the men called her “little woman” and entreated her to be calm. Two said, “There, there,” and looked at each other and asked, haggardly, if She were quite dead. One put his arm around her tentatively, not sure that the corpse wouldn’t sit up suddenly and smite him for his temerity. Another called the servant man Who had appeared in answer to his lirgent a “blundering Idiot” because he didn’t understand what was wanted when he was told to “Run for the nearest hat without any doctor.” This sounds like quite an army of men, but In reality It was only six active ones who did all these things. And just as they were In despair a woman came Into the room. She took In the situation at a glance land gave her orders coolly. “Let her He down,” said She, “and stand from around her, so that she may get some air. She’ll be all right In a minute. Take away that whisky and let me have the water. There you are.” And there she was, sitting up and blinking.

Yes, it’s just as Dr. What’s-Her-Name says, men are much more emotional than women.—Baltimore News.