The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1873-01-30

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sThe simple facts recorded in othis
story, ,octurfed1in d city many miles
from here IT would be impossible
| for such aacase to happen IN Chicago.
Weiarefhes personification of Charity.
i We have iloLuneared. for poor among
us.9 We are angels and this is Para
disetl Therefore, T wish it distinctly
uudeIsstoodothatI Il write of "a. pitiflll
case" Gas the papers call iiD which
came under'hsy ffotice' in q distant
city. years ago. d1i@ sSs esat s'lo
AsHifale, physicians are fhe most
charitable OF men. They may not
give fortunes away; but itheii. time,
which is money, is freely given to the
suffering, inniofe cases than one might
suppose, without m oney aud without
Nprice.'JDeca 5asi9IliQ 9A5Sia 3 50 ~ .
It'was upon a freezing cold night.
that q young pllysiciaif stepped into'
the warm, weii-ligflted Office OF iner-
chant prince. The doctor was poor
and needy bis coat was worn aud
thfeadbare, and furnished. but little
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SCH, because he ilabored among The
poor and gave his time to those who
were unable to pay for it. 'l.as - =
The nj efcbant was q W ealthy, pious,
eininently respectable, member OF
society," II was the mainstay OF the,
church, lthe promoter of charitable.
schemes, and sahs1riber to all chari-
|ties-which W ere backed Dy influence,
or conferred distinction upon the
.giver. The world at large honoredi
his nafne; but the men III his employ
were W woBtto smile mysferionsly when
his charities were mentioned in their
hearing, and one Of them was heard
to remark that he eFnever oknowed a
man so we'll named" Now. strange
to say, this model mans name was
Cantter. ., -. l.,,s,
So, into Mr.. CantteTTs office the,
young ply walked, With some
trepidation ;-bui, being lone Sof@ the
W orld at large, not confident that he
would be heard; fofEhe wasIon "a beg
ging expedition. Not for himself-he
would rather have died than beg, but
for poor boy who laydying in ten
ament-house III Dead Man: Row Law.
diving of starvation. 1t, was too late
- bo fho loofo. \
/ but he hoped to raise sufficient money
to make the boy comfortable for the
remainder of the ite LETT to. him. AS
he opened the door of the counting
room, he saw Mr.. CantteF standing
ing nobly upon the beauties of true
charity, to his :book-keeper, who, be-.
ing hard pushed to live upon the pitt
tance paid him by his employer, was
not as enthusiastic as as his employer
would have had him.
.s----and has not charity, and it
profiteth him nothing said Mr.. Can't
ter, IN loud .toneiiofs voice. as the
door opened and the thought flashed
through his mindithat perhaps twas
the pastor of his church, The doctor
entered, and suddenly the flood of
eIoquence which Mr.. Cantter was
pouring out upon the unresisting
clerk was hushed, for he knew the
doctor, and knew also that he was
about to ask for money, and his hands
came from behind his back, went into
his pockets and remained there The
| doctor, by way of beginning, remark
ed upon the severity of the weather..
s 7 es," said Mr.. Cantter, God help
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The bookkeeper, bending over the
ledger. smiled to himself, but said
nothing. - ..41'@,..-.-.-. = = = -
+ The doctor hardly liked the expires,
sion upon the merchants face, and the
oily unction with which these words
rolled from his mouth, bnt resolutely
dashed at his subject, He depicted
the sufferiDgs ofEfhe dwellers In Dead
Mans Row the tumbledoWn houses,
admitting the wind and snow at every
corner; the famine which reigned IN
them and then,excited by the troub-
les he had witnessed, he appealed to
the merchant 10 help those who were
unableTto help themselves.
Warmth usually begets warmth and
tits, therefore, more singular, but not
less true, that, as the doctor warmed,
Mr.. Cantter cooled, and, when he had
finished speaking that gentleman said !:
80 can do nothing for you. | am a
subscriber to the Magdalen's Home,
the Esculapius Hospital, the Seaman's
refuge, the North Pole Missions,
! the"
8" But this is
"Tract Societies." continued Mr..
| Cantter, calmly ignoring the doctor.
q and can neither spare the time nor
money to aid vagabond who may be
deceiving you" ltlis ffitA
"There can be no deception in starv-
atiop." AZ
H Well, maybe not: but 1 might be
placing premium on dishonesty, and
hope to aid worthy Objects"
"All worthy, no doubt: but this is
case of. such utter wretchedness.p A
boy, littlc morsel of a child, dying
| for want of food" pleaded the doctor.
81 dare say,' said Mr.. Cantter; ::but
| charity, to he effective, must be well
directed. You must come to our
church next Sunday. We hare the
finest preacher in the city, and as his
sermon is upon charity, you will, no
doubt, be able to profit by his sng-
gestions."
" But about the boy, said the doc
tor, fearful that the conversation
would wander away ystroms the subject
which interested him more than, the
sermon which was in prospect,
"I can't squander money ON such
Objects" said the merchant, again
/ dropping from warmth to cold. "i
/ can give YOU letter to the Director