The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1872-02-14

Ftt INV.
Where are you storping now?r asked
the reporter.
.'Up on the top floor Of tho New Eng
land Hotel, was the answer. They're
very kind to me. ] told them I didn't
have any money, but they said It didn't
make any difference But the room ii
cold spd chilly. You've no idea how cold
itis'' icaughing violcntly.) Il haven't
been warm in month."
e This is an awful night for q man in
Fs'crtition-to Be out Of doors" said
the reporter.
well the doctor you know. he's very
god, aud | haven't got anything to pay
him. lie sail there was no use Of talking;
that I'm gone up anyway. aud that I'd bet
ter get into 9 hospital right away. So as to
not die at thchotel. five got to peg out,
why might rs well dis at the hospital Us
at the hotel. aud save The hotel folks all
thst trouble, for they've been very kind,
you know.
THE BOWL OF CHICKEN soUP.
Rcporter--Can't you cat something.
bowl q beef tea. calves fopt Jelly. chicken
soup. or something Of that kind.
Toni can't eat. Ynn zee that's what
the doctor says Il al the trouble. Moth
ing will STAY on iny stomach. ny stomach
iss2 weak. Here ypsterta. clerk ii the
kotel--he's god fellow--he brought
bowl Of chicken soup up to my room and
lett It for me. Bat couldn't keep a
mouihful Of i lagain coaghing) on my s,o-
mach. After he's being 70 kind didn't
Ike % hurt lis feelings by makiag him
:h:nk tlat ! LUdil', eaten ii. 10 stuck Tie
chicken sonp unaer the skirt of M coat.
this way nttirg lis wasted land uuder
his coat. and stole out along tie entry aud
ti.saw. lie SOUP into the si,,Ss. Then Ia sad
smile) took the empty bowl down to the
c!oFk aud thanked lin. and Il did hun IL
much good rs thougli had eaten It. you
know
Here poor Tom was seizoi with bad ii
Of coughing. at the end of whirh fe again
clutched the collar o. lis ba;,onless coat a.
bout his neck, aud told the reporter thar
he had heard that join Kcyser had pri-
waite hospital for people who had no one tc
aycnne, ana usEeu n &c riur .ru1irz nc
could get him in there. The reporter said
that he Thought he could, and il he would
call at the Sun Office on the following day
lie would see what could lie dune. After
giving him some money the reporter shook
hands with him, and Toms tottering form
was quickly lost under the foggy gSslights.
I. Is JOHN KEYsEI's HOSPITAL.
Two days afterward Tom called at the
Sua Office. The reporter gave him letter
10 Agnes Nicol, the natron Of Mr.. Key
scr's hospital. in Avenue D. Tho sufferer
went there with ligh. heart. The mex,
dsy III reformed 10 he Sun office very much
dowlEs,st.
.ireait do, be sad. .Tl.ey only take
cer.siu cases. waitiil get M breath
is awful Ceiling ~ ,hese stals-an,l ill
begin II flie beyilning and tell ycn al 2.
bout II. YDu sec | wcia there and !! ranp
tile bell. anu Munan nlcl,cd ~ lucr and
shoeed nc into :l.c sitting mom. ] gave
her your letter. aud told her all abnnt IT,
She said Ia have TO Le examined By ! doc.
tor, and she sent m sairs far doctor
/ While las waiting lur the tsctor, tool
d look arou"d. and everything waa as nic,
and clc.a aid comfortable Il a.si.clasi
hotel. Oh, II ! caall uily l.aye sot j
there, I'd have becn III ii. ht. They h4C
sofas. aud library, and the rooms were
carpeted. ani billisrd table, sni It va
SO warm traising BIZ hlnd ard attempting
ID sailcl-ii could only haye 81 il thcsr
| ia have been all Il. ,ht. Well, ID and by
they showed inc up s;sirs q 'ls 'a"inr. !
was IN cold fOUm. lie made me pull d
e,erything-stri??el me to To tu..--anl
sounsed M .apls cyeFy way. lscs.on b
was GO on minutes 1t seemed - to ne
wss SO cold. Well. finally he looked nc j
tic face kind of sd iIsc. and said i vase
~ use. they vua.u'nt iake lie. l.c sai
this was IN inuutablc case, aud the hospita
was not fof iacagaLls cases. lie aid
there was only the sligh.cs.. chances for
|, hone that [ cJald got cured lie wog'i tai,
mc into the hospital, but as there VAS,
lie coulini, yOu klua. We'll. | lcll 80
that kind uF took thl brcat,i sEay srom nls
Then hc said thsra VISA llyS.,i.al e,s incu
rabies up ii Westchcsicf somewhere and }
gave mo letter to Mf. c.mman e sonI
sach ame. down IN Wall street. VIII wa
the superintendent, asking him e 20 via
he could to get mo in thorc. Well. DIRE
sed myself, aud ho took me down stan
down 81 big heater, and told me 70 war;
myself before went. And ! sat there ~
iii got warn. Il was the first thine lha
been warm IL six weeks. aud It was an an
fol cold day ont too. | set there for moi
thsn an hour warm as toast, and was jn
Getting into kind Of doze--ihat's ancth'
! thing the matter with Inc, cant slec
! niehts--when woman came In with ni'
thick woolen undcrshirt on her arm and
pair Of woollen socks, aud told me she woul
show me room where could put them
J (coughing.) I've got them oD now. ic
! don't know how muck warmer they make