New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-06-11
LITTLE MISS TURPIN,S FATE
He Was q Stranger. and She Took
Him In.

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He Was q Stranger, and She Tool
Him In.
A little conversation took place, on
morning, on the top floor of dingy Of,
lodging house in the metropolis, that led t,
strange results. 1t was in the front room
but made it's way very readily through tn,
Chinks and cfannies in the mortar to tn,
neighb0ring apartment, where little Mis-
Tnrpin was preparing her frugal breakfast
The toasting-fOrk nearly fell from hel
capped being seduoed by presumption,
flame from the CRATE, when the harsh, gruf
voice of her landlord fell upon her ear.
IL want my money said Mr.. Shadrach
$50 do ]" replied the young doctor, land
more. He that wants money, means. and
content is without three good friends"
'Can have my money to night9"
IL think not"
Tomorrow
SIT is extremely doubtful"
"Then You must get out Of here. want
ny ROOM"
''When do you want it ~
"As soon as possible"
will tomorrow dop
''Yes."
''Then leave me, FRIEND the room shall
BE- yours on tomorrow morning."
The young medical student was man of
spirit. and would have vacated these not
not where to lay his head, and there seemed
. vital necessity JUST then for some such
proceeding on his part. He had discovered,
two days before, that the taltering and
shabby source of his pecuniary supplies had
suddenly failed, and the knowledge that he
was without money or friends in strange
city, together with an inability to beg, Dor
row, or steal, had robbed him OF sleep. The
loss of this necessary rest to tired brain
and wern-out body rendered him the prey
70 many different sensations during and
after Mr.. Shadrach's visit. An iron band
seemed to compass his forehead, his eve
balls burned, his hands shook. his knees
seemed at times about to collapse be.
meath him, as he walked to and fro the
length Of the dreary apartment, for lack OF
more nOurieking food chewing the cud of
many q bitter fancy. He asked himself
over and over again if this was to be the
end of it all, and why had he been such q
of medicine with the wretched capital of q
worn out body, . distracted mind, and
scarcely money enough to keep flesh upon
his bones. That an lndomitable spirit had
prompted him to go on, hoping for little
0esult0ry practice by the way; that the
rose-color with which youth and inexperi.
ence are apt to tint those fallacious dreams
had been all too vivid in his case-that
these and many other excuses could be
made for his folly avsiled little Just now. A
systematic course of eemi-starvation and
Overwork had broken his indomitable spirit
and turned the rOse.cOlOred dreams to an
exceedingly greenish-hued nightmare.
The only patient he had had during his
nine months stay with Mr.. Shsdrack was q
Poor little w0rk-w0man in the neighboring
room. Q washed ont, timid, wretched little
creature, with scarcely enough stamina
about her to rally after Q slight attack of
pneumonia. Her little fee had been ready
for him after every visit-in fact, Obtru.
sively ready, for it was out of the question,
of course, to take the money. at was
Derely neighb0rly service" he had snid,
when. upon his fifth visit, he found her M
and 1t work again, and upon his departure
1he had stammered out something about
his bill. II am only too glad, Miss-Miss"-
"Turpin." she had whispered.
ITO be OF service to you, and beg you will |
Ball me IN whenever my presene is desir-
able."
Miss Turpin fsltered out her thanks. A
burning blush chased the pallor out of her |
Iace, - warmly he pressed her trembling |
land in his and babe her good-by.
"PO0r little DEVIL" he said, as he strobe |
way to the lecture room. "It's bad enough /
or great, strong OK like myself to battle
With this grim old grindstone of Q world,
mt for miserable little wsif like that
hew, it's m0nstrOusV
he thought of her pityingly till he crossed
be threshold Of tho college, then gave him.
" mp - the subject in hand, which so en-
rosses. Ais mind that he forthwith forgot J