Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1850-1854, 1853-12-09
record as lessons to the weak and timid.-
One of them is the case of
THE WEAK MOTHER.

i0SOLu as lesSOHS 10 the weak and tmld.-
One Of them is the case of
THE WEAK MOTHER.
A lady IN atfiuent circumstances had gone
up the coast to spend the summer, leaving
her young son, clerk, in the city. Hearing
that he was seized with the fever, the fond
mother took boat and came to the city to
see him. She rode up in carriage from the
whalf to the house in which her son boarded.
On her way, she encountered several hearses
and funeral professions. The sight of these
melancholy symbols of mortality naturally ad-
ded to her alarm and nervousness. Finally
thecarriage stopped before the boarding house
of her son. There was that dark vehicle of
the dead, with its plumes and the sleepy ne
glo, drawn up at the door,
"Who is dead here!" asked the lady, in a
tremulous, choked voice.
. 1t IS young man, clerk in store"
replied servant at the door.
My son, my SON." exclaimed the ago
nlzed and halt-tainting woman. But even at
that time, with the instinct of a mother, re-
memberlng that she had other children to
live for, she ordered the coachman to drive
back to the boat, upon which she left that
evening for her country residence Now :,
strange result followed. The son recovered.
1t was another young clerk who had died in
the same boarding house; the agonized and
frightened mother had omitted to mention
her sons name. But alas the unhappy la
dy, who could not bear to look upon the
corpse OF her dead son, returned to her coun-
try residence only TO die of the disease the
fear of which prevailed over her natural af-
fiction. A more revolving case is that of the
UNBURIED DAUGHTER.
A young girl about sixteen wears of age
was seized with the fever in a house where
she lived with her father, mother, and other
relatlves.-She was deserted and neglected
IN the early stage Of the disease At last
cabwas called to take her ITO the hospital Wrap
ped up in a blanket, she was placed in the
cab, and the driver was ordered to proceed as
rapidly as he could to the hospital. But the
cabman loitered on the way, and even stop
ped at the cabaret to take a drink Thus it
was two hours before he reached the hospi-
tai. When the cab arrived in front of the
clerks office, the usual questions were called
out to the patient: "What is your name I!
where are YOU from?" There was no re-
ply from the object rolled mp in the blanket.
The qusetions were repeated in louder
tone.
No reply.
Roll herout cabman," called out the clerk.
The cabman pulled off the blanket, and
stiff staring corpse fell heavily on the seat.
she is dead - exclaimed the clerk and turn
ing to the next cab, called out, Drive up, and
let us see what you have got" With pencil
III hand, he had recommended his eternal que
rics to q new patient: whats your name,
age, country !'-Whcn the unfortunate car
rier Of the corpse, having recovered from the
alarm naturally excited by the discovery of
the character Of the burden asked the clerk
Of the hospital what he should do with his
load Take her home and make her friends
bury her" WAS the curt reply The cabman
cracked his whip and dashed off in the direc-
ton of the house where he had received his
load. He found the windows and doors of
the house tightly closed, and a tar-barrel burn
ing in the yard. Rapping for some time Vi
olentIy at the door, he at last discovered an
upper window shutter slowly moving. and a
pale, frightened countenance peeping through
the small open space.
Wv hat do you want z" nervously inquired
the person from the window-as if it were
midnight, and he feared the attack of rob
ber
"IIereis your daughter dead in my cab, and
| want You to take her and bury her"
\ deep groan and noise, followed by a vi
client slamming of the shutters, were the on
ly responses to the solcition of the cabman.
Now the latter began to he alarmed. What
could he do with the corpse? They would
not receive her at the hospital her parents re-
fused her-and he could not afford to bury
her AT last it occurred to him to take her
to the nearest cemetery. Away he started
as fast as his wearied horse could drag the
cab. Arrived at the cemetery the sexton was
asked to receive corpse.
"Where is the certificate"
Il have none
1T can't be done
"Here she is"' and the cabman unrolled
the blanket
What not even coffined-and no certif-
cate. III have YOU arrested"
''Oh, lordy r exclaimed the now thorough
ly frightened cabman; and, jumping into his
cab, drove rapidly back to the house of the
dead girls parents. Here he took the corpse
out and laying it on the steps of the house,
drove away.-Some charitibIe citizens pass
ing by, observed the corpse; and after vainly
trying toarouse the persons Within sent OF for
a corporation coffin, in which the body OF the
unfortunate girl was inclosed, and duly burr
ed. In a week afterward the house, which
was barricaded against the fever, as the hearts
of It's inmates were against all human and
natural feeling, was emptied by the grim des-
troyer, and, asst appeared in this case ayenger
and punisher.
\ mayor of one Of the commuaes in France
lately made the following entry upon his reg
/ Ister:
Il, Mayor of -, found Yesterday. in the
forest Of, man by the name of Bollin
committing an act against the laws. com