The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-12-06

Ialls Journal Of Health say.

11Att SUWHut " AeuuH Nay
Il is a dreadful thing to be old and poor,
and have no home. But there is deeper
depth of human calamity than this-it is to
have, in addition, an old age of wasting,
wearing sickness, which IS often superipduced
~ thai coss.aut aeprsss.on OF mnd which Ut
tends the consciousness of being alone and
frieudless and in want. One of the very best
means Of avoiding an old age of destitutien
and bodily suffering, is to cultivate while
young all the benevolent and generous feel
ings of our nature, never by any possibility
allowing any opportunity to pass Of befreno
ing fellow-trayeier, as we are passing Hlong
life S journey, for sooner or later the reward
will come-the reward of happy heart, and
oftentimes a comfortable provision for declin.
ing years.
Ii 1912 wounded soldier vas lying help
less on the plans of Chslmette. few miles
below New Orleans. A youth passing that
way kneeled at his side, inquired as TO his
wants. conveyed him to q shelter, -and re-
manned with HIM until he was able to leave
for his home in the city. Nearly half een>
tury later the old soldier died, but old Judah
Touro never forgot the youth who helped
him on the battle -feld, and left him $50, 900
in money, besides some duties to perform,
which eventually yielded Mr.. Shepherd $780,.
000
While living in New Orleans, about the
year 1850 q poor young doctor with = large
family and small practice, often came into
nv office He was always courteous, always
kind and always sad and who could be oth>
erwse when anxiety for to morrow's bread
for wife and children is always pressing on
the heart? But there came letter one day,
with the English post mark, making inquiries
for certain young American doctor who had
greatly betriended an English gentleman du-
ring long and dangerous attack OF sickness
in New Orleans, number OF years before
This grateful gentleman had died and left our
poor young doctor large estate.
Ten years ago and Less, there lived IN the
city OF New York = clergyman whose name
and memory are sacred to thousands of CRATE
full loving, revering hearts. He has not been
dead long he will never die out of the holy
affections of the people before whom be came
in and went out 40 many years. Among has
people there was one man, and he was OF
large wealth, who seemed TO make it his spe-
ciaf business, as it was his highest happiness,
TO see that his revered pastor wanted moth
ing. Ii was not fitfnl care. 1t did not
spring up in May and die long before Decem.
Der come, but through weeks, and month";,
and long years il was always the same inces
SAINT, perennial gushing up, always like {
never failing spring. The pastor dleo hii
loving watcher, no fault of his own, failed fol
almost millions, and recovery was absolutely
hopeless. The grief that oppressed him ths
most was the loss of ability to help the help
less. Men looked on and wondered, and be
gan 10 question if Providence would let such
. man come to want in his gray hairs. But
there was an eye upon him. A man Of very
great wealth said 4" He must not suffer who
cared 80 we'll and so faithfully and long for
nv old minister. He is just the mau want
TO attend to my estates, and he shall havs oil
be asks for as compensation for his servi
ces.h