New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-12-31
Local Intelligence.

Almost every disease that can be mentioned
has ito victims ON beds of pain, all suffering
In body or mind or both. Think of nearly
no human beings in ono building, some
shivering on the edges of graves. Others
hanging between life and death, and still
others who are 60 hopeful that they think
Of returning to their homes-if they have
homes. The poor. pale-faced man whose
limb has just been severed from his body 10
in double agony as his flesh and bones are
auivering from the effects of the surgeons
knife and saw, and his brain il racked
thinking of dresry future, when he shall
60 ont into the world again lacking Dor
ton OF his flesh and bone; the missing part
he does not know where it is-but eventual
~ that subject ceases to trouble him.
Then there is the miserable fellow with
some chronic disease, who has been in .
ward several years and can not or will not
be cured; physicians and students turn their
eyes when they near him, for he is q
pestilenoe to them; he Is neither sick NOR
veil.
There lies . lank countryman, whose fits
Of ohills and fever will never bid him faro
we'll, and if they did his entire stock in
trade would be gone and the body would
collapse - silently - bit of gossamer
falls on dewy grass.
There lies the man who was wounded in
street broil, quarrel that he now thinks
was mono of his business. He cons the
matter over in every conceivable way,
never forgetting his foe who Frustrated
him. If bad thoughts could annihilate
that enemy, he would fall into 90 many
pieces that whole broom factory could not
sweep mp the rubbish.
Stop into the next room and there may be
Hseen . patient who consumes little cleo
han medicine; he has . mania for walls Of
Seuif. taking physic - greedily - if it were
wholesome food. Tho surgeons feel like
trying their instruments on his anatomy,
inst to see what his bones are composed of.
That poor little weazen-faced woman has
mot been ont of her bed for months, and she
looks - if nothing but death could relieve
her of earthly pains. She has neither kih
NOR kin, and hospital is the world to her.
Somehow she fingers between the present
and the future, never complaining of her
hard lot. Christmas day che reminded her
self that once, many years ago, she had
happy children 1t her knee, and they pratt.
tled to her about the pretty things that
Nanta Claus had sent them. Nothing but
memory's picture remains of those days,
and she could not dispel the thoughts by
closing her dim eyes.
Hero 10 what was recently pretty, in
nocent little girl. A few days ago, while
porinp over the pleasures of the holidays,
she stood by the homo hearthstone, gazing
into tho flames Of the FIRE, imagining that
she saw glimpees of fairy land. Standing
too close to the CRATE her clothing caught
fra. and before her relatives could assist
her those young limbs were SCARED and
the il tense heat nearly suftocated her. To-
dav her flesh 10 SCARED and drawn awry,
and henceforth she must 60 through the
World with . deformed body. When she
.h.,, be crown to womanhood, ardent lovers
will not kneel to admire. but, perchsnce,
o,a will nee in her something worthy OF .
r,.ca in his affections. Personal charms
Iii ravar gather around her bunch OF
butterflies.
Look at that blear-eyed man, or, rather
hat vaa once . man. for now he may be
t.rmaa only . wreck. From tipping he
dove deep into cups, and he never knew
a.. Tho damon had chained him. From q
,rosperous position he gradually sank to
the cutters level, and still he cried Tor more
drink. A hellish thirst would not % ea''s.
ga and the result was that alcohol cooked
ii. bl..iue brain. The devils right bower
s.,;-;,r tremeps, 90 racked his trembling
-, until the man became unrecogniaaole
~ ~. confirmed drunkard. Disease grasp
Al him with an unrelenting grip ana no wa
..rveved to the hospital, rum. ;.
=. another portion Of the building II
1000 the saddest case of sil-Magdaen
H.. !. lint a history that has repeated IL
..,e t-o,u all time, and the story need NOT Ok
20 sha viii never depart until the oeao
house carman makes . trip 10 'n0 p'''''
D.-;,, MANY months that manned 10
,..s- hss pressed his aching BACK 70 nl'
~. ...... and his manly strength mas 90
. forever. His was q misfortune 'nA
'sf.o1 blame. for he was levee laoorer
.nd vhile he was honestly toi'ps 'O %, o'. &c.
anu w." aru.hed by falling freight Inc sur
~ .o,". and physicians treat him gen',s' 81. ~
o.I nnov that dependent wife ana cnil
.ney -:.;t him daily. expecting to see mn
e.n ~ - home in few days. his li'', o.
.ou inst able to comprehend 'n0 eS'1 ~o y,
~. ..k.: "When will papa 90 ~ :,
'en .'. .s.t may take his dinner to MN o.
ae" ms.rf,r The poverty stricken wl'e 'r' :,
sno w." not 70 hear the question, but tears ~,'
nAl :. ~. her eyelids despite stout enor's
I.ep them back. 50 ON 'nluu , saantsr
49, miserable, sickly, psiniul 0A"p'
No.. HORN B1owERs.-A small nana ao,
n. ..tsd in public places yesterday 60:
VIZ holiday horn blowers to assemole
ing on ~. souare this evening. The oo]ee
Laisye.vo sd INIT it is surmised that Tn
. Il nav or the leading members ", Eusr
iva superintendent Loan 'ne o aru,t an
n,;.tor is expected to be nsn u I'LL, Ia n
.inl... .n . psir Of trumpets. There WIN 90 =
70 carly ,,as. the participants are tolerSo ,,
sport ul With high toned benslne' n
vel, 'o "nd no charge for admittan0e'
Her Woss m WAFER 10,
EsDsD r two gentlemen who were stand
80 At the head OF Clsy ether errati