Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1857-11-25
THE REGG An
3 True TALE.

day Of December, ls4T, q haIf-naksd
man knocked amidly ct the basement
door Of Gns mansion in the city Of
Br0oklyn.a Though the weather was Bit
ter even for the season, the young man
had no clothing but pair of ragged
cloth pants, and the remains Of a flannel
shirt, which exposed bis muscular chest
in many large rents. But in spite of his
sattered apparel and evident fatigue, as
he leaned heavily upon the railing of the
basement stairs, a critical observer cod
not fail 20 notice q conscious air Of Dig
atty, and the marked traces Of cuikIya-
tson and refinement in has pale, haggaEd
countenance.
The mistress Of she house commanded
the door 10 be opened bat the master
replied that it was quite ussless-being
no one but some thieveish beggar but
the door was already opened, and the
sympalhies Of hrs. haywood enlisted at
once.
Come in to the ire" she cried i'm
PulsiVely.
The mend4cant without exhibiting any
surprise at such unusual treatment Of a
street beggar, slowly entered the room,
mani Testing q painful weakness at every
step. On his entrance, Mr.. Maywood,
with displsased air, gathered up his
papers and left the apartment. The
oomPasB onats lady unwisely placed the
half-frOzen maH near the FIRE, bat notis-
ing the abrupt departure Of hsE husband,
she, with clouded eouutenauce, also
left the room, whispering to the servant
TO remain nntil the stranger should de-
part.
She then ran hastily up the staircase,
and paused before the entrance Of asaaalI
iabratory aud medical hbrary, and se.
eupied solely by her husband, who was
q physician aRd practical ehamist. She
opened the door ana entered the room.
Mr.. Maywoed vas sitting at small ta-
bic with his head resting sn his hands,
apparently IN deep thoag1t.
edward, said the yeung wife, gent
ty touching bis &Fm, sfI fear havs dis
pleased YOU but the man did look 50
wretehsd, that / eoald not bear to drive
him say"
@Msry,'' y replied the really fond hus-
bands 81 apPeseiata your motives. IL is
pare 20 ldness of hsnrt which leads YOU.
TO dIsabey ae, bus still must insist up
on RT former e0Bmands--that no beg
gar SHALL ever be permitted to enter the
house. 1t is-fUr your safety that in.
slst upon is- lIeaf deeply yoa might be
irapossd upoR Ia my frequent absences
from haRe, ! shaddeE 10 think. The
maa thas Is now below may be but bar
glaF in Disguise, and already In your
absence taking Impressions in wax Of
the different keyh8les in the room, 30 as
to enter some night at his leisure. Hour
limited experience OF city life, makes II
difhcult for you to credit 80 much de-
pEayity. Il 10 no charity 10 give TO street
bsggars, il only encourages vies."
sit NAV be so, responded Mrs. Nay
wood, 'Ebut il seems wicked not Go re-
lisys suffering &nd want sTsn II the per-
son has behaTed badly--and We know it.
But will promise you not 30 ask AnOth-
ag bsggir into the house."
At this Eaomaat the aaFyank rappaa vi-
olsntly al the aoor, crying out thaa the
heggar was dying.
"uome, Edward, your skill can save
him / know,N aaid his wife fastening
| from the room. sr
The doctor did mot refuse this appeal
to bis professional vanity fer he lmns-
| diately feliowed her footsteps "a she de-
scendad 10 she baasneat. They found
the msndioant lying pale and uncon-
scieus upon the carpet mhars ne had alp
ped In his weakness from The chair whsFs
Mrs. MAyweed had seated him.
] "Hs 10 lAaAaaome fallow,n mutssred
the doctor. "a he bent oYsE him 10 asosr-
tain the state Of his pulse.
sis hs dead ?" asked the young wifG
anxiOusly-
/ sob, no it is only fAinting At, In
daeea BY The sudden change Ut ths sem.
psratars, and perhaps tbs arss stage d
4 starvatiUn,' p replied tho doctor ayapa
/ thixingiy. Hs bad foggpsaaa aoE tka ase
| mani BIS cold maxims ok pFadsneey sns
| added, ssha must be carried 70 rsoa
without hses and placed IN > oomfaTsa
BILE bcd.
y The eoaehmaa wsa called In 70 aaaia
in lifting ths aEhlssia ssxangsss wao 80
sOon carried insa . roOm u tho ahmsa
bsrs. wherQ ths doesag asaEaizsaaaRu
! solne msdiaina with hts 0wn hmmas. III
yaung mAn aO0a besa@s paraiaAlF eusl
soioas, but al conversation wsa fewhad
hin, and ha Rnnk QMaaaiy TO sleep.
fskEs,is deing wsaL Ii hin ssss y lon
j 1 as ha eAh,o ssid ne aesteg pgufssssaz
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