The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1868-07-11
EiOhfcen Years ~ SmDrriHO-- 4
Strange History.

Mr. " A. Worth Of Troy New York
died recently. Twenty years ago Mr. Worth was
Young aud promising merchant. Ills personal
appearance was commanding. aud hr Nas Tesar-
hd ~ "iir 81 the hnrti specimens of mani, beauty
to be found In the city. In his family relations
he was most happily bless,d. Hut neuralgic
pains began ~ dart through his person. aud Ia
short time he was taken down with n confirmed
aud incurahr rheumatism For some time houcs
we're entertained that the discase would give way
iu mriiral Treatment. hut thrsr wetr finally
abandoned When ~ WAS discovered that anchV
losi- uf nll the jnins in the body was rapidly tax.
ing place The eud was spou rrachrd. Every
bone brcamr u.siird aud contracted IT, was
unable iu Wovc joint ur musch 0f the body
Even his iaNs b,ratDc set and iar Years hr suck.
,1i hs nuufi'iimrni through h's teeth His i,ri
b'same enlarged To an tnotm"us siIr. aud gr,at
fitted ulci- iofmed ul'"n them IL this cundi-
ton 10" h"d l"r eighteen trars suffering ~ Time
rNrt1rtaiius tnfiutr. though suuletm.s hr WI.
happily FREE from pain. During sixteen years oi
his inyalidisin, Mr.. Worth was attended SOLELY
10y his wiir-now. We are assured, an angel in
heaven, IA she certainly was on earth That eN-
ccllrni woman nursci and tended him with un-
complaining love and heroic fortiiudc never mur-
mufing at her lot, but checrfully performing her
mission ui love and duty We doubt II there il
on tccord-in the pages Of history or dc,iun--
another instance Of mnrr complete wifely drvo.
ton, oi stronger conjugal fidelity and love 4
little mufr than YEAR ago Mrs Worth died
from disca." induced by her long and ilrfsisient
care % her husband To edd 10 Mr. Worths
misfOriuncs. about siN yeats ago his eyes were
attacked by disras''. aud gradually hc lost his
sight. No~ hc.an singular 'caiurr in his ease.
Ills strong in'htal faculties which hal all through
his long wears ~ Illness remained unimpairrd
absolutely grew stronger Ills sense Of hearing
was wonderfully acute. lie recognized the steps
oi visitors with entire cxacine-s and could dis
unguish between half dorm persons entering
the room. liz also played chess. and his memory
was 81 perfect that IN this eninr he was able To
'ah'IWish almost any opponent. The newspapers
w,rc read 10 him daily aud hr kept ihuruughl,
posted upon the current news aud literature of
the ,ni'-. Though hr hal not walked the streets
OF Troy Tor years. hr knew almost every change
that had taken place IN the buildings that line
tril- His mental characteristic. were almost NJ
remarkable ~ was hi, ply siral misfortune AMI
terrible dei"rui,y. SuBr months previous 10 the
death ct Nrs. Worth. who only rclinyushrd hls
cafc when disease stoned upun her, Mr. Worth
was removed 30 the Troy Hospital lie appeared
To be- very irnnciou. Of lGr-chnging 10 il with
even more desire than most strong aui robust
men manifest. \ few months .incc he WAS again
removed 10 the Marshall luhrmary, where he
died Every organ in his body one after another.
bad h,en attacked, aud We mas say destroyed.
until only the heart, the citadel OF life itself re-
mained unimpaitcd This, too, at last succumbed
and the poor man who counted his suiIerngs ia
duration by years and in intensity beyond the
power Oi language to describe was released from
IA" ihrillom Of the body.