Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1876-02-11

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& his efficient aid inspired them with
fresh courage, and soon ogranized a
working force, which, though made
quate yet brought hope and life back
to many, from whom both were fast
departing.
Aunt Debby's strong heart never
failed as day after day she was left
alone with those rough Foreigners.
The sick soon learned to know her
touch aud voice, and dim eyes
frightened when she spoke words of
Christian consolation to the suffering
and the bereayed. In week the dis
ease began to abate, but the eonva-
Iescents still needed the most careful
nursing. Gretchen's husband and
child were restored, and the happy
woman poured out the blessings of q
grateful heart on. the friend who
bad come to her in her hour of sor-
est need. But when 1t was thought
that no new cases would occur,
Gretchen herself was stricken, and
Aunt Debby, released in q measure
from the care of the others, watched
by tie bed of the fair young wife
aud mother.
It was pitiful to hear the sick wo-
man call for her mother-so far
away-and rave of the green fields
and pleasant hills of her native land.
Earnestly the dear old lady prayed
that this one more precious life
might be spared, and at last the
prayer was answered, and Gretchen
opened her eyes with the light Of
reason in them.
Aunt Debby's mission of love to
the tenants of the New Row was
ended and as soon as all danger of
infection was passed, she would re-
turn home to Rob, who must be
thinking anxiously of her.
But it was to be brighter home
that the patiently-serving spirit was
to be transferred. They would not
believe it at first, the people whom
she had given her last strength.
Very gently they carried ode Nut
ter" as they tenderly called her, to
the little room that had been furn-
ished for her use. Unremittingly
they watched over her, and all that
tenderest care aud DR.. Burk's most
energetic measures could accom-
plish was done, but it was of no
avail. The friends were notified,
and while they were helplessly
wondering what to do, the messen-
ger of death came, and the hands
that had ministered to the suffering
were quietly folded.
The richest of caskets was sent
down to the New Row. and the
WiIloughby carriage followed at
safe distance-to the iron-fenced
plot in the cemetry, where the
dropping elm boughs rested on
marble, and bright flowers
bloomed above the quiet sleepers.
in the, carraige were Mr.. Willoughby
and Rob-poor Rob convulsed with
grief, and vainly begging for one
look at the dear peaceful features.
When the late summer days came,
people began to venture timidly
among the inhabitouts of the New
Row, and Rob soon found out
and her husband and baby,
and would sit for hours, playing
with the child and listening TO
broken story of "The
dear mutterehen" who came among
them like an angel, and, by the
blessing of God, brought back SO
many from the borders of the grave.
After the labcrers af the New
Row were taken back into the fac
tory, and could earn enough to sup
port their wives and little ones,
number of them came one day to Mr..
Willouhgby, and asked and received
permission to erect a simple monu-
ment to their benefactress. Their
first savings were devoted to this
and in the fall a plain
white shaft stood in the Willoughby
plot, bearing on one side only the
name and dates, and on the other
the inscription:
Il WAS A STRANGER AND YE TOOK Me
IN-sICK AND YE.vIsITED NE.