The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1867-02-28


sonage, when he had gone a little ways,
resolved to go himself to visit the un
happy widow. Ascending the stairs, he
entered q little room, where there was
nothing bat a few straw bottomed chairs,
a red and poorly -veneered table, an old
cupboard, bed, on which the sick NO.
man lay, and a little pallet along side OF
it. She was in great distress. and the
little boy OH the pallet was crying The
mother was trying to comfort him, but
she had too much need of comfort her
self The gentleman aecosted her bold
lv, and commenced to ask questions,
as il he were physician. She answer
ed briefly, as to the symptoms, and then
with sigh, she added:
Al, !, sir, the cause Of my sickness
lies too deep. The medical art has no
remedy that will reach it. / am moth
or, the mother of two unhappy sons
VI ;, misfortune and that of my sons has
wounded my hear: too deeply. Death
alone can put an end to my sorrows; but
i tremble for the desolation in which
t that will leave my poor boys And
when her tears subsidized, she explained
| to the supposed physician her misfor-
tunes, which he affected not to have
heard before; andthis narration brought
new tears to her eyes.
When she was done, he said, Now you
must not despair any more. Providence
will not allow you to perish from want
I sympathize with you in your Affections,
but God will provide. Think how i'm
portantit is to preserve life chat is so
precious to your soEs. Have you any
paper?'
He found on a stand leaf from lit
tie book from which the little child of
nearly seven years was trying to learn,
near his mothers bed. After having
written, he said, This remedy will make
you better; what you need for your en-
tire recovery l will let you know hereaf-
ter, and hope you will soon be WELL
Leaving the prescription on the table he
departed.
A few minutes later, the eldest son re-
turned.
So" Dear mother said he, have courage,
Heaven has had pity on us. See the
money that generous stranger gave me
this morning; it will last us some days.
| have been for physician, and he will
be here in a moment Now cheer up
"Ah, my son. said the mother as she
embraced him, Heaven helps those who
do right. A physician, stranger to
me, uaS Dccu utIcs duu has buG Juoe iSAs.
See his prescription on the stand; go
and get it filed
The son took the paper and read it,
and seemed perfectly stupehed. He
looked at the heading, he read it over,
and then he cried out.
20, mother, see what this is r.
The mother, astonished ar sus p'c'ous
took tue paper. and res,n naslliy
go, Heaven! tb~1mperor ana she
let it fall from b.. hands, and lay speech
less and bre-snless. The paper was an
order frc.n his majesty, Joseph II, in
which 41e directed liberal assistance to
be slyen to the widow from his private
.feasury. The physician came just in
time to revive the mother from the faint
ing fit into which the surprise had thrown
her. He prescribed readily for the NAL
ady, that was principally occasioned by
distress of mind.
The generous monarch, whom they
overwhelmed with praises and benedic
tions. had the pleasure of giving health,
and life, and happiness to an honest
family oppressed with the severest mis-
fortunes. Edward Eggleston, in the
Little Corporal for January.