The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1874-06-08

wife about the advertisement, and as he
came from Pittsburgh about filty.nine,
and rs his wife had insisted that 1t
might mean him, hethought he would
call. He didn't expect n gold mine, or
anything Of that kind, but thought |
somebody had job OF work that would |
bring in few cents for the babies.
After answering several questions he |
received the announcement that he was |
not the man in tho, best, humor. ~
thought 50, Inever am but wife, e,lyou
know, she lthoughtI oaghtJto come.
This time Mr.. Olson said, "No harm
done, sir, Leave your name, and I
may DO able to throw some work in
your way" And tho man departed In
great glee. G1llF'l2 n gyllgrl
Mr.. John Olson was disappointed,
and as he laughingly related the cir.
cumstance to his wife, he. asked, !
swell, what will we do next ?"
They did nothing, although they fClt
keenly that something ought 70 be,
DONE Two days afterwards, in the
midst Of Q heavy snow storm, o, lady in
waterproof suit entered Mr. lOlson,siI
Office TO report chat, rs one of theIasH
dies Benevolent Society, she had
found, in her district, man who an
swered to tho name, John Olson, and
who, she Ind ascertained, had, lived All
Pittsburgh. This man had been very
sick for three weeks, and was still very
low, Ho had, been cared for during,
this time BY b family in not the best
circumstances, and although they had
borue the extra burden without colnS
plant, II the man had relatives or
friends they should look afterhim. Her
attention had been called to the adyer..
tisement by o man who, the day before,
had shoveled the snow from the side-
walk in front OF her house, and she had
called with the hopo Of finding help for
tho invalid and relief for the familY.A
Mr.. Olson stated briefly the relations
he held 10 the case, and then'wentwith
the lady to the house-a house with
three rooms, sheltering man and vile,
several children and the invalid. The
man had been foriajfew days aifellow-i
laborer with the master OF the house,
and when taken sick they took him in.
They knew little about him, and had
not known, until tho fever left him,
that he was married and that his, wife
was living. e. ~, - y ~. Z. ~ ea,t'
The sick.bed scene was not M un.
usual one, and yet It startled Mr. Olson
when he entered the room, The atti.
tude, expression, and general appear.
ance Of the man suggested m almost
forgotten something that he could not
recall. There was some element in this
picture that had been present in some
other picture-and yet he conld not 70.
call any features OF the other picture.
He simply entered the sick room, with
more snperstitious uneasiness than he
had ever felt before on such IN occa.
sion. nm 4. Vg 31Fy :yl-
The invalid was very weak, and he
spoke with touching humility and ten
derness Of his wife. he seemed o very
child in his oyer.anxiety to have tho
listeners think well Of her. His one
great desire now was that some ono
should write TO his wife and soy that he
had been sick-not that he was siclt7-,
and that this fact explained why he lad
not written to her. She was very OK.
citable, and he hoped seme one would
write very carefully SO Us not to need
lessly alarm her. He had thought tho
matter oil over, and ho desired his wife
to dispose Of their little property in the
eastern city and go 10 his fathers, who
was farmer, and remain there until he
was able to start new life. IN
} The letter was written and mailed,
and Mr.. Olson became much interested
in the sick man. The bearing Of this
man was peculiar. It was evident that
lie had been, greatly disappointed and
mado desperate by misfortunes, and
that he was now suffering from remorse
and busying himself with new resolves.
He did not grow stronger, and Ii was
Centrally believed he would not.
? When Mr.. Olson had read the COM
planning letter from the wife Of the In
valid, he thought the case was bad.
When he could not find the man nd.
dressed IL had seemed to him much
worse. When he did find the man, sick
and helpless, md remembered. that o
wife destitute and desperate in one
large city was appealing to o husband
not only destitute, but dangerously
sick, in another large city, he knew Il
could not be much worse. And in oil
his consideration Of the case, ho
thought most Of tho woman.
One evening rs Mr.. Olson was about
10 leave his Office, woman entered
hnrriedly, and announcing that she was
Mrs. Olson, vito OF tho sick man, de.
sired to be informed where she could
find her husband. Her agitation, the
misery expressed on her face, the
eager, pitiful Questioning OF her eyes,
almost called tears from the man, who
answered her inquiries and then asked
"You received my letter containing
the directions dictated by your hus.
band 2" p aelil'a.' ai
"Yes. But do you suppose 1 would
doit2 Twas nearly frantic. I deter.
mined to come to John II / had to. walk
every step. The people helped me, and
here / am. Is he very sick ? Poor fel.
low, and ] didn't know II Why didn't
you write me sooner?p eFg
Mr.. Olson explained and won't with
the woman to see her husband, think.
ing that the features, of the case did not
improve, After meeting her husband,
the woman was 30 much. distressed and
agitated that II seemed as though the
family we 9 TO have two inyalids on
their hands insteadso one..
Aweek Of anxiety passed, and the