The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1871-07-27
IN THE DREGs.

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MIsERf--THE WINE cur LURES TO RUN
| AN UNFoRrUNArE wIFE-1wo OF ouI
GOOD sAMARITANs.
That one half of the world does no
know how the other half lives is a trit,
saying, whose truth is brought palpabl,
home to us sometimes by actual illustra
| ton.
A few evenings since, one of our promi
nent physicians was called upon to attent
q sick person, occupying a room in tn,
building formerly known As
THE PERRY HOUSE.
DR.. - found his patient q lady, III,
mother o. three children, the eldest fv,
years Of age, the youngest an infant. TIL,
mother was unable TO sit up, and the ply
sician soon found that the primary cause
of her illness was the want Of the common
nscessaries Of life.
HER HISTORY,
as related to DR.. -, was substa ntially
as follows
She was married some years ago in Mis-
souri,, and, for a year or two, life passed
pleasantly and smoothly along, undis-
turbed by any bu. the ordinary joys and
sorrows OF every day existence. But
DARK DAYS
were In store for her-her husband began
to drink, neglected his family, fell into
evil ways and finally abscnted himself al
together from his home. Some time ago,
the wife was informed that he was con-
nectod with the gang Of horse thieves in
Ballard county, Ky, whose depredations
are not unknown to our readers, and that
he had been arrested. Like
A TRUE WOMAN,
whose affection can neither be lessened
nor destroyed by GOODNESS and neglect, the
heart OF the wife and mother turned to-
ward her husbsud, and, gathering her lit
tie family about her, she determined to 60
to him in his disgrace. She had reached
this city on her way, when she found her.
self out Of health, moneyless and friendless,
and was compelled to stop. With no
means to get
BREAD FOR HER CHILEREN,
they suffered until exhausted nature cried
for relief, when the mother applied to the
overseer Of the poor for aid, which he
could not render her on account Of her be.
ing a nonresident Of the county. Actual
want of food laid the woman
upon sick bed, where DR.
- found her, too weak to
rise. Writing prescription, he sent it tc
wELL-KsowS DRUGGIST
with the request to "make out his bill and
send it TO DR.. - or the Lord, whichever
ne had the most faith in" The druggis,
sent it TO the Lord, DR.. --remarking, AZ
forwards, I knew he would, for he is
GOOD METHODIST
and We all know they take good deal Of
stock in the Lord" That same evening
the doctor and the druggist visited theil
patient together, looked at the woman,
surroundings nothing to relieve the hard
bare fact that there was
CHEEKLEss, HOPELESS POVERTY,
said good evening to the mother and
her helpless children, and parted with ar
ordinary goodbye to each other at thu
door. But when, in very short space o
tine thereafter, the doctor, with
BASKET on HIS ARy,
filled with bread and butter, a plate O
meat, II pitcher Of milk and other delica
cies-how savory to the hungry mother
and THO of little ones, few can tell-h'
found the druggist there before him will
similar basket How could the righ
hand help finding out what the left did il
this case?
We have told our story, and it now re
mains for our citizens to provo that tn
doctor and the druggist are net the onl.
good Samaritsns in our midst.