Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-30

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h 1906, d. yeliov fever prevailed IN
New York 70 fsasful extent. 4 never
len ths city on these occasions. ! ~ IN
~ shop door, 10 ths cool of The day. ]
bsbeld : nao ptosfsssing from The Soath;
hs wsiksd in tbs middle of ske street, and
~ss rssdipg ths names OF he Sss.boards
'Hs stepped u ny door, y E''i q.
"Nr. Thornburn, , said he, sran jost
como % shors from she ship Draper. frvn
Liverpool. IAN J carpsatst by .rsds: ]
can't Asd work. csnt yoa VII ss whsft
I - I'D Had. 4tiit shs sssssss sssss..
~ nams Is Kobsrt Hoe" f8@7 Fs41~
He looked young, simple and bossst. ]
knew The heart Of the stranger. ! called
ny wife. @a"'"s 's"- . ~ ' 7
my dear" says !, "tbis stranger can
neither Cad work nor board; viii you
bosrd him ?" asa'1''7a' a.ss ' '2' Oh.
Yes" she ssid. 20 e@ '@ a.
elf b. takes ~ fever, win you help me-
nurSe him ~ fSg1 Cd fss zS8I s.
~ ~i,i.s t II .aasaah@"aas 'aa7
!" Thank you,' said I; "for this, God
win bless you.' 7'"a ts@ So
Before one week elapsed be took the
fever. I procured ~ eminent physician
my wife ana myself nurssd him. On the
fourth day Of the fever be WAS under the
operation - powerful medicine. The
fever wss coufsing through his veins. and
burning up his English blood. ! sat BY
his bed. He fastened bis eyes On mine.
20, Mr.. T., Mr.. T." he exclaimed, ~
shall die I I can never stand this"
"Die to be sure, Robert, We must al
die. I shall see yca 4 master builder in
Now York, and married to bonny YAM
kes lass. and live to carry your grand
chi'dren.in In ny arms yet" s..'
There was . lull in the fever, whom the
medicine commenced operation. He
dropped aslssp; from that boar the fever
left him. "8 -" t@@ "@#@.
When I held the cooling drops to hi.
lips, and pressed bis hurning head between
my hands. I little thought there lay the
germ Of machine, that was destined ia
revolutionise the world Of literature. A,
that time . common school Bible cost d
dollar now they are sold for twenty FIVE
cents. His sons added several improve.
mepts TO their fathers invention they are
much estsemed wherever known.
was travelling in New Jersey some ten
yesrs ago. Stepping from the cars, I no
tieed . decent looking citizen among tbs
spectators. SaysI: or.
Sir, my business will detain me week
10 this town. I don't like to stop at a
tavern can you inform me where I can
6nd q quiet, private family, where I may
bosrd p #z@@@
"I can," he replied "Come with me. :,
We turned corner. On piazza, in
front Of . respectable dwelling, sat come
y matron. On her lap sat . child that
might have seen six summers.
"Good wife" says my conductor, "this
Is Mr.. Thornburn, from New York. He
wants private Accommodations. Can you
board him for . week ?"
"Thss I WILL" said she, "for twelve
month, If he says so. have often heard
my father tell how Mr. Thornburn took
him into his house, nursed him, when he
took the yellow fever"
"What WAS your fathers name ?" in.
quired. s'a02'' 's ~ '-
.1Robert Hoe aaa asa g .a.-ss
"is that your ebild'"
"Nn," ssid she. "" .'4
! took the babe in my arms. Said 4:
/. Msdam, ',is over forty year., when,
cheering your father, told him I hoped
70 carry his grand children IN my arms.
Tbis dsy my prsdict;on u falfllsd in Jour
syss." = #as 1'iar 7
The elder Hoe died 10 1856. "@
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