The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1875-03-19
JONAS SIMPSONS MONEY.

~What do YOU think, Mr.. Slocomb, Is the
matter with bTr. Sampson?" said Mrs.
Grant y, me, one evening, as / entered
the parlor set aside for the general use of
Mrs. Smiths bolrders.
had arrived at my clearinghouse later
than usual that evening, and, consequently,
had diuod alone. so had not heard the
latest boarding house gossip, and may
add that my boarding g-house-p perhaps l
should be speaking more correctly if 1 said
the boardors, especially Mrs. Grant--al-
ways had Il full and never failing supply Of
that commodity on hand.
Thinking Mrs. Grant had some new Cos
sip to imput smilingly rejOiued
Il really couldn't think, Mrs. Grant, what
/ is the matter with him"
"He has the diphtheria,' she slowly and
solemnly sud. "He came home this even
ing a. five O'Clock, said he felt very i'll and
that his throat panied him badly, and went
to bed, after sending for a doctor. The
latter soon came, and found that he was
suffering from diphtheria. As soon as Mrs.
smith informed US Of it at dinner, Miss
Gardner, who says she's had the disease
herself and has attended others who have
had it, volunteered to nurse him at least
three nights this week. Very generous on
her part, certainly; but, nevertheless de-
cidedly reckless Of her 70 expose herself to
the chance Of catching that terrible diph-
theria Poor youngsman! Ipity him. So
young and almost sure TO die"
Had ] not az this juncturs left the room,
Mrs Grant would have poured copious
comments into my ear, for at least an hour,
based upon tho subject Of Mr. lSampsbn's
diphtheria, aud diphtheria in general for
she assumed 10 be an authority upon all
subjects, from cheese to-well, really
can't say what
Jonas Sampson had been boarding at the
house for nearly two months. He was a
nice, genial fellow, and about twenty cishl
years old. That he was clerk in large
wholesale dry good house in this city, and
the other borders knew, but nothing more
was really sorry to hear that he was sicL
with that fearful Ifc-destroying disease
and, on leaving Mrs. Grant, went up e
his room 10 see if could be of any service
to him. ], a stranger, had once been ter
ribly Ill in Il clearinghouse myself. ant
want of proper care and nursing had ag
grsavated my suferings greatly so coul,
fully appreciate Jonas Simpsons precaIi
Gus position. | say precarious, becAus
comparatively few out of the many tina
are attacked with diphtheria ever recover
He was breathing heavily and with diff
Guilty when entered the room. Known;
something about the nature Of the disease
lat once saw. as it had advanced its hol'
so tsr upon him already, that lie was suffer
ing from he most malignant type of diph
liberia and that he was more liable 10 di
than to recover. Under the circumstance
/ thought that if he had any relatives, i
would be but right for them TO be sent 70
Immediately. After inquiring how he felt
and asking if 1 could be of any service I
him, suggested as much. He said h
would wait till tomorrow noon, and if h
vas not better by that time, he would hav
q telegram sent TO his mother, who, be il
formed me, lived in Ohio. As Miss GAR
ner had already installed herself as nurs,
told her that would sit up with NJ
Sampson the following night She tol
me that she had offered her services b,
cause Mrs. Smith, our andlady, had sal
that he must go TO the hospital, unless h
had a nurse, for that she hadn't any tim
to look after sick people.
She, Miss Gardner, after seeing hin
did not think he was in fit condition
be removed, the night being wet and dam
so had offered her services which had bee
thankfully accepted.
just before noon Of the following da
Jonas Sampson died. The physician sai
that the disease had been deep-seatod, b
fore he had been called to prescribe for hin
and that It wasn't surprising that it had
quickly ended fatally.
Mr. Smith our landlady's husband,
my presence searched Jonas Sampson
elects but not letter or paper was fouI
that gave any clue as to who his relatiy
were or where they resided; neither W
more than five dollars fccnd in his cloth
pockets, and silver watch worth abo
double that amount. He had told me
mother lived IN Ohio but in what tow
village. or county he did not statej 50
could not appfiao any Of his relatives
bis death.
Mr.. Smith. as II happend, knew the fi
by whom he had been employed; and I
evening Of Jonas Simpsons death he, Z
companied By myself, called on one oi ths
Mr. Horton.