Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1875-10-08
JOHN SIMPSONS MONEY.

'sWhat do you think, Mr.. Slocum, is the
matter with Mr.. Sampson ?" said Mrs.
Grant to me, one evening. as I entered the
parlor set aside for the general use of Mrs.
Smiths boarders.
had arrived at my boarding house later
than usual that evening, and consequent
ly, had dined alone, so had not heard the
latest boarding house gossip, and / may
add that my boarding house-parhaps
should be speaking more correctly it | said
the boarders, specially Mrs. Grant-always
had full and never-failing supply of that
commodity on hand.
Thinking Mrs. Grant had some new Cos
sip to impart smilingly rejolned:
81 really couldn't think, Mrs. Grant,
what is the matter with him 20
''He has the diptheria," she slowly and
solemnly said. sHe came home this eve
ming at five O'Clock, said he felt very i'll
and that his throat panied him badly, and
went to bed, after sending for IA DOCTOR
The latter soon came, and found that he
was suffering from diptheria. AS soon as
( Mrs, Smith informed us of it at dinner,
Miss Gardner, who says she has had the
disease herself and has attended others
who have had it. volunteered to nurse him
at least three nights of this week. Very
generous on her part, certainly; but new
ertheless decidedly reckless Of her to ex-
pose herself to the chance Of catching the
terrible diptheiria. Poor young man
pity him. So young and almost sure to die
Had I not at this juncture left the
room, Mrs. Grant would have poured CO.
pious comments into my ear for at least
all hour, based upon the subject of Mr.
SIMPSONS diptheria, and diptheria ill gen
upon all subjects from cheese towel
really can't say what.
Jonas Sampson had been boarding at the
house for nearly two months. He was 8
years old. That he was a clerk in a large
wholesale dry goods house in this city,
and the other boarders knew, but nothing
more. 1 was really sorry to hear that ht
was sick with that fearful life-destoyins
disease and, on leaving Mrs Grant,
went up to his room to see if I could be O.
any service to him. I, stranger, hat
once been very i'll in boarding house my
self, and want of proper care and nursing
had aggravated my suffering greatly so
could fully appreciate Jonas Sampson
precarious position. l say precarious, be
cause comparatively few out of the man!
that are attacked with diptheria ever re
cover. He was breathing heavily and will
difficulty, when I entered the room.-
Knowing something about the nature o
the disease, | at once saw, as it had al
vanced it's hold SO far upon him already
that he was suffering from the most ma
lignant type of diptheria /; and that he wa
more liable to die than recover. Unde
the circumstances, thought that If b
had any relatives, it would be right TO
: them to be sent for Immediately. Ate
inquiring how he felt, and asking him
could be of any service to him, sugges
ted as much. He said he would wait til
tomorrow noon, and if he was not bette
by that time, he would have Telegram
T, sent to his mother, who, he informed me
), lived in Ohio. AS Miss Gardner had a.
# ready installed herself as nurse, told he
that would sit up with Mr.. Sampson th
!" following night. She told me she had O
fered her services because Mrs. Smith, OH