The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1855-05-30
The Golden Rule Exemplifled,

Early one morning, while it was yet
dark, poor man came to my door, and
informed me that lie had an infant child
very sick, which he Was afraid would die.
He desired me to go TO >his home, and if
possible, prescribe him some medicine to
relieve it; "For," said he, Il want to save
its life if possible" As he spoke this the
tears ran down luis face. lie thea added /:
~ am poor man, bnt, doctor, | viii!
pay you in work as much as YOU ask, il
you will Co."
said, "Yes will go with you as soon
as take little refreshmcnt"
40, sir" said lie, was going to try
10 get a bushel Of corn, and get it ground
to carry, and am afraid the child will
die before get home. | wish you would
not wait for me-" and then added, ave
want to save the child's life, il we can."
1t being some miles to his house, | did
not arrive there until the sun was two
hours high in the morning, where found
the mother holding her sick child, and six
or seven little, ragged boys and girls a.
round her, with clean hands and face,
looking as their mother did, cIean and
poor. On examining the sick child, dis
covered it was starving to death! said
TO the mother:
You don't give milk enough for this
child"
She said, 81 suppose don't"
"Well," said ], "you must feed it with
milk" '...
She said, al would, sir, but l can't get
any 10 feed it with"
then said, at will he well then for
you to make little water cruel and feed
your child" ....
To this she said, Il was thinking
would if my husband brings home some
Indian meal. lie has gone to try and get
some, and am in hopes lie will make
out"
She sail all this with very sad coun-
tenance. asked with surprise
Why, madam, have you nothing to
eatl"
She strove to suppress tear, and an
swered sorrowfully y
"No, sir, we have had but little these
some days" .....
said, "What are your neighbors, that
you should suffer among them 7"
She said, 81 suppose they are good peo-
pie, but we are strangers in misplace, and
don't wish to trouble any Of them, if we
can get along without H."
thought would give the child lit
tie mamma, so | asked for spoon. The
little girl went to the table. drawer to get
one, and her mother said to her, SECT the
longest handled spoon" AS she opened
the drawer, | saw only two spoons, and
both with the handles broken Of, but one
handle was little longer than the other.
Thinks I to myself this is very poor fam
lily, but will do the best Lean TO relieve
them. Wlile I.was preparing tie medi-
cine for the sick enid, | heard the oldest
boy, (who was about fourteen) say, "You
shall have the biggest piece now, because
l had the biggest piece before" turned
round 10 see who it was that manifested
such principle Of justice, and saw four
or five children sittingin the corner where
the oldest was dividing roasted potato
among them. And he said to one "You
shall have the biggest piece now" &C.
But the other said, "Why, brother, you
are the eldest, and you ought to have the
biggest piece
.No, said the other, u had the biggest
piece before"
/ turned TO the mother, and said,
MADAM, you have potatoes to eat, sup
pose r.
Sbo replied, We have lad, but that
is the last oae We have lehI and ihe chill