Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1875-09-08
An Anechose Of EaissOn.

OF that picture depended her mother
and her own dinner. But people were
busy closing up their affairs for the
evening and had no time to observe the
lean, imploring face OF the poor child.
who timidly and implorinsly endeavored
to draw attention to the painting. which
vas of such vast interest TO her. At
last. footsore and despairing, before
giving up her venture as lost, she passed
into the Bank Of California Mr.. Ralston
saw her. kindly asked her Grand, in
CURED about her sick mother, and then
put his hand in his pocket aud gave her
sum ample enough not only for food
and fire, but also to defray many OF the
obligations that pressed upon the family.
Nor did his charity end here. He pro-
cured them employment and that family
is now in comfortable circumstances.
but never will forget the saving hand
that was extended to them on that
Christmas Eve. How many well
authenticated anecdotes of the benevo-
lence Of that most charitable of men are
in the mouths Of those who never felt
his worth until he was lost to them for
eye-.-.>dn Francisco Ledger.
While riding to the burial of Mr..
Ralston. q former Governor Of one of
the Pacific States told this following
anecdote Of his first acquaintance with
the dead philanthropist: A young man
had got his arm crushed and paralysed
in the mines. Ralston was the San
Francisco agent for Garrisons line of
Nicaragua steamers. The young man
went to San Francisco to take steeraoe
passage fox the old home il the Eastern
States. He went to the steamship Office
and found that the little store O: money
he had saved was not enough to buy his
ticket. Raistou looked at him and saw
that he was crippled. He TUNED to one
OF his clerks and whispered something
and went out. Tie clerk called the
mans name and gave him a steamer
ticket. - am short OF the amount "
said the poor fellow. thinking there was
mistake by the clerk. There is no
money required. answered the clerk;
NJ. Ralston tod lie to give you the
ticket" Aud 50 this disabled miner was
sent on his way rejoicing. Probably he
felt as grateful sense Of relief as if he
had swallowed dose OF clIoral bydra:e.
LIFE. In to-day ; issue We publish [
a poem from the pen OF I. L. Ham. the !
author OF - tbiuue and other rhvth- .
mical productions which have Appeared .
in the Sentinel. The subject of Life =
was given to the author hy friend, who /
distrus;ed his ability TO construct poem .
upon it. Mr. Ham accepted the banter. /
and the lines published to-day axe the j
result. We dare rot venture az opinion .
upon their merits until we hear from
;leir perusai 10 such OF our
readers as 30 not attend Divine worship .
20 DAY = .,e5,. ,e,.'..- sri. >.
We haze rerus,1 Nj Ham 5 produc-
ton and find ;ha; it las sight Bacon
ian flavor, tiEctureI with here and there
a sentiment which suggests Hogs the
Ettrick Shepherd. We can suggest no
Improvement save IL the lines
which read as follows
All things are lovely to the sight,
Puisatc the heart VIII true delight.
We move to strike out tie second line
and insert, So that the cour.et may read
as follows:
All things are lovely TO She sight
The goose is hung i'll festive hight.
With this slight amendment we see
40 serious reason why the poem should
rot pass to Il second reading.
The EMIGRAST SEooIISG SCEAfF.--
The present condition Of the principals
md all directly concerned II the shoot
ne serape on the emics@nt train is as
ollows: Benjamin Richards who was
shot, is at the Lafayette Hotel with his
amily. He is somewhat better this
morning than he was yesterday, but his
ecovery is by no means certain.
Thomas Worthington, who fired the
hots, is in Jail awaiting the result OF
Richards wounds before examination is
lad. The girl is now partially under
he control of her parents. She visited
Ter father yesterday. The meeting is
aid to have been very affecting, and
esulted in his forgiveness. The girl is
ware that Worthington has wife and
hrse children at New ALBANY Indiana. |