The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1850-07-13
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RYM MILE MILD.

BYM ILLIE MILD.
Medical students may be proverbially hard
cases. for aurht we know, yet ii cannot be
denied that few are more benevolent and KIND
hearted than these same hard cases are. 1t
NAV he because they witness so much suffer :
in,r and distress that they become accuslom- i
ed. as il were, 10 scenes from which at hrst {
they turned away unable to witness.
A few years ago. we happened TO be in the
company of a number olstudents. from one oil
which we heard the following story: i
It was a cold Christmas morning IN the
wear 49,. medical student who l Will Call
Rush Rudder was proceeding on his way to
meet some fellow students in the beautiful lit
NE village Of Richmond, whore, forgetting
books and studies. they had intended to spend
the anniversary of the day which brought
peace and good will to men. As he was pass
mo through one of those narrow streets IN the /
northern part of the city, he met small
girl weeping as if her heart would break.-
The crowd passed on without noticing her
but when the poor student saw her, his heart
was touched. and he could not pass without
! inquriDg the cause other gFTef.
oh. sir she answered him, IT IS not tor
: ImvseIfI care, but mother is so sick, and she
sent me to the tailor for whom she works,
but he would not pay me-
= Where does your mother live he asked,
e after he had listened to her plain story. The
, little GIRL led him INTO a small house, where
- Law sick woman laborng under great dehll-
: ity, and rapidly sinking for want of proper
: nourshment.
+ Ever and anon could be heard the laugh
ofpassers by, cad in furs and well protected
from the keen blast of boreas, as they joined
IS in the merry making of that festive day
and the sick woman would sigh as their mer-
e nv laugh fell upon heE ears. 1t may be, her
mind reverted to her happier days. Such
, Thoughts will often steal upon the distressed,
! however much they guard themselves against
S it.
4. Il will get you some medicine. which hope
+ will do YOU good said the student. But no
matter about that s lid he, knowing full well
= what she was about to say. No matter, you
lie YOU can pay me when you get money enough
ar TO snare and without waiting to hear any
N objection on her part he wished Ter good
81 dav. promising to call again. So much lime
" y had elapsed while the student was thus en-
oil oaUed that it was too late tor him TO meet
his fIends. as at starting in the morning he
n had intended.
~ Every morning a supply OF food and medr
= cine was sent to the poor woman, who under
~ proper nourshment. rapidly improved unit
Gu con, alescent; and every day did the studen
n wend his way TO his patient to inquire how
nd she did.
The commencement Of the University tool
place. and Rush Rudder received his dlplo
al ma with honor Time rolled on Mr.. nov
tie Rush Rubber. NJ. D., was attending to tn
mt arduous duties of his profession in his nativ
60 city. Cincinnati, when, one tiGe morning, sew
eral wears after he had left the University,
ia splendid coach drove up to his door and
ess beautiful female entered his office III
ur- young physician lifted his eyes from the boo
md he had been reading he fancfed he had see
-, that face before, but when, or how or wher
he knew not.
zee 81 have come said she, ito pay you for me-
= cine received from you long long ago.
,es. When did you receive The medicine 2 as
nor ed the Doctor in a business manner (but
III was counterieit.)
% ia, ya-Gnld Christmas morning, in the ye
uch Philddelp hia-you spoke kindly 10 her-ft
ex- lowed her to her sick mother, and purchas,
will food and medicine until she recovered. Th
nan poor woman, Vas the only daugter of
:, wealthy gentleman, but marrying contrary
uId her fathers wish. he bdnshed her from /
one house. Her husband soon died aud she w
ms forced to support herself and child by h
self needle, but unused 10 labor, days and nigh
N OF toll were too hluCh for her. and she sur
iNe beneath the task; and had it not been f
You, she must have died and her daurht
tor exposed to the charities of cold and hear
at less world; yea, to all the temptations viii,
,n,r helpless frmales are subject in our large ci
~ les. Her father dled shortly after her recov
one ry without a WILL consequently she fell he
no t, his vast estate. Kind sir, that woman W;
ave my mother, and | am the little girl you spoil
i'm, so kindly to
80 The rest Of my story is soon told The
were married-Dr. Rudder and the wealth
ear heress. And you ever visit the city of Cir
ion cinnati you may see the beautiful hou.
- where Rush Rudder has retired from pra
IL tice; still he pursues the study of his favo
9S tie science, and much are we Indebted to hin
pie for his researches in the field of medicines
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