, 1877-10-29

MctolIouel. tcctng him ofr. On the Ton OF one
mast WAS nnc nf barney Mnraulcy, and In the
Ut ,lc florist, were pictures Of Hen Dcf}ar. J. II.
McFEckcr, and hosts II Others friends Of hfs
youth airl ripeT years. MEs: Adams still kecps
a .ilpt',grapl of the Gift. On arriving nt San
Francisco he Wis nrcctcd BY scores Of friends.
and his success there was n great rs ever. TN
the gil III June. 1871, he sa!lctl for Sidney, N.
y. ". AL the while the
IH.IDfOEs DIsHAsR WAS wnRE1Na
it4 way downward. ill., reached his destination
Il sick man. fia manager disappointed him, and
tor seven weeks he lid nothing. The physician
came, looked at him. examined his throat anil
claimed: '''Vhat sort Of doctors do you have
IN America that they allow yuu to take aucl,
voyage ~ t3lfsI fon arc already far gone IN
cofsutnpton. iouF left lung + badly diseased,
t!on came to his rescue, and he recovered. enough
10 take the steamer for Melbourne, only forty
eight hours distant. The steamship was
saugt IL 1ysone ng wh aas ~ sfas S
berth. This cau.ed another spell Of sickness,
opening at the Theatre Kosal, where he staycd
KEGS assaey 1 Ts.e 'ea Where vent he to .rs tss
and press md public, ylcd In their praise.
No anch acting had been seen sInce Walter
| In such rules ~ E"och Arieu md itaiMaet
| Dachaatt: But It was thu, song Of tue dying
swan. 1le became 80 weak that his onlv hoirs
oH the bed we're those In which I'D trod the
| stage.
FINALLY DISEASE ovERMAsTERED HIM.
| lie stopped, and the following FRIDAY, Dcc. Is,
lie sailed with his faithful vile, already worn
out with iiFasng' ior America. once a. sea i.e
ton to get him back to Ills nstivc land, the
captain would hare put him ash0rc At Honolulu.
l!e was landed at San FrAncisco, unable U walk
almost. and fur three tnontls he was 50 I'll that
he neycr left tho l,ouss; r.. June t9 he was r.. r.
moved to San Rafael, ,..wherc the lal!ny n!r
sccmed 10 rcvtyc htm and check the
rayaVc: Of the fatal d!seafc. Nh'ic a'e vas
Tese eiss s eis 'ss Sss {.
liz VIA dtscoyered On the stage with hal! the
coripany unable To- restrain their ars. aud dsar
Mrs. Judah, the oil woman of Tic COMPANY,
in,puItiyely rushed to the chair In which he sat
| and kissed him.
| TIE 1ouH*Ef KAaT.
But San Franciseo was not hs home. lie
wanted to come East, mid eafly IN September
risk. lie lay UPON n bed u,ndc up In the draw.
ing-sootn car. but III eael, tunnel he gaspcd fur
breath, anu ~ they passed the lat SNOW sized
rspsa hs 80 e1petf!y h ta
House, ChiAgu, he found himself again among
friends. mud Alr. Fr1nk Wentworth, o. that lio-
tel, was inastatteas'!e ~ hfs attentions to the
|
dared undertake tue little distance ret remaining
lie reached Philadelphia ut ~ the ts1ofslst'E vi
The 4tli Of Ostot,cr.. lie would walk a' ioug as
losslct ainl woulJ not bare ssrstet,er. Ian
member old Dan, for ~ many years the llte ol
the rinC, now the oldest living circus t'ownf-
WIS tlc:c. and Ills heart ba'S ~ he lttteI hlu',
weighing la:tlc more tlsan child, OIL the lower
step u thc Ear. Ned looked up tho long depot,
"Cncic Dau, whcrc,. Tue carFiageF Hight
near the gate" "Well, dent bc in q hurry, !,
Will take me am hour to walk thcre." But Just
then lie saw the taIEazc truck aii added
"What II were to UT IN ttlati" lie did 20
and was slowly wheeled on this c1tcn,porizcd
arnbulansc to shc earrage. o1ee Ut tue hp',ss
took ll, M an @ hous t1 get TO- y. room. w!';ct q
legs, aud would not bc carried.
lie knew tint hc would never get we'll aEatn
hut isc would not fer so!nc Days give up tlt
idea OF ev'T soTinS nn Y c.az Ssm is'k re- I'm ,n
on the tlrst Sunday aftcF hls Arrival, and agai1
OH the 14t!l. Then he spoke to him us to u ly
Ing man With reference to hls benefit tu NY
mind" eays Mr. sothern. .shts wltc mud hs
friends" ua entered Into the tnlk about tl
benefit with Tug caeefness or a Sasld, but b.
dill not want It as . charity: When lie hat
; money he bad freely glstI' Its pleasure va
! to make others happy, an! ~ W. really to tux
Eiycn bHt charity from strangers llc could no
bear ol hls wtlee tldehty. patlcnce, kiulncss
= | Auu Iou1tAHts "As~AtAt N1t%i AS hS'1t 49," v
! | speaking. Lie was .thcn stroug enough to Sc
: how much Of hurden lc was, mud }et
!. said lie: .shc .scvet, t'y word, look, or 1at
!. ton, ,notcct my aulsandtnE s.r NY complaining.
1t wis thcn decided that whatever money w
= raised Should bc settled on Aiss: Adams' as thcF
+ were no chiidrGn 70 provide lot. Tue doctur
I, soon interdlctcd visitors, aud those Eho hay
= been admitted to tue slck~roosn might almost
- counted on ths ancsrs. A. accident Why
Q r,diaE In San francisco !tastng in!nerl ~.
IL Adutns, she has required help III Hitting hin
I and Ut late she mud Ns uarlner hare bec
:. assisted ID watching hin Ivy members ot
= TUE AcTolts' 0RDE1; oF pAlEsDsuir,
Mcs.rs. T. 7. M.ekar, ". E.: Sheridan. an
II Charles i. bradshaw, ot the Chestnut Street
e and B. Y. turner ana ". ~. Jones. .! tt
i. Walnut Street. Mrs. Adams las always bee
:. with htn part OF the night; indeed. 4 Is 10
= more THAI year s!nce she hae known what u
$ to havo who!c nights rest. Oh MondAy II
|. md Mrs. Joaeph Jcuefsun came ore
N | mud as Mr Jefferson aud AIRS. AlalI
- stood by the bel, thcy all recalled the thu
= years aEo, wheu Mr. aud Mrs. Albums lad stoe
* by the sttfc Ut JeEtstoufS t1tl, expecting eYe1