Daily Republican., 1878-11-14
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= How she was Cared for by COupl
= Of Young Reporters - Was sh
Peisonedr-A 'sSensstional" an
Its Termination.
. Yesterday afternoon as two of gu
city rsporters-Brown Of the Heral
and Singly of the Gazette-were stroll
ing lrisursly along King street in ques
Of things startling, their attention wa
attracted to q woman who, tattered an
tottering, suddenly shot out Of a bee
saloon door on Second near King street
To an ordinary person this would hav
been merely subject of few moment
notice, but TO these gents il was thi
and something more, and their hand
convulsively clutchsd their note books
As the poor woman tottered down tn
street, to all appearance faint and dis
tressed, an object upon whose weary
shoulders all the ills Of some sixty ode
years seemed to have settled, these
itemizers intently watched her move
ments. aA 4F
Visions Of open cellar doors--a stun
BILE, a cry followed by heavy thud, -,
hurrying fee, tho Coroner, and =,
sensational In the next dAv. papel
fitted across their active imaginations
and a visible smile Of sweet conten,
slowly gathered over their respective
reportorial visages. While they were
yet watching, the woman seemed Ia
have grown weaker. She took q seat
upon the step Of a private dwelling.
Her attenuated frame thinly clad,
shivered from the biting winds that
shrilly whistling among the ash barrels
on the curbstone, seemed to become
colder and more relentless as they wrap
ped that poor figure in their chilling
embraces.
The two watchers at last touched by
the pitiful sight, released their con-
vulsivA grasp upon their note books,
and approached the stoop where sat
their poor unfortunate sister. They
we're not quick enough, for even as thu
words Of consolement rose to their lips,
the poor bundle of humanity fell to the
pavement painting and frothing al the
mouth.
Poison F! Col" said the Gazette
man.
Poison I" reiterated the Herald
man, and with the quickness Of a flash
he went.
The people stood upon the curbstone
in open mouthed astonishment. The
dogs, with spirit peculiar to their
canine nature, exhibited their usual
friskiness. Dogs, upon every occasion,
have never let their legs go by default.
This instance, however, was an excep-
ton. 1t was nip and tuck with the
Herald man, one square ahead and rap
idly gaining. The dogs had no chance
whatever, and as the Herald man went
through DR.. Ogle's Office door like a
comet, the dogs gathered upon the post
Office steps wholly undone.
Happily DR.. Ogle was In. The sud
den appearance of the Herald man was
very trying to the good deetor's nerves
and he requested the young man to
take seat.
The Herald man hadn't time. He
stood in the middle Of the floor pant
ing and gasping. His hair was frowsy
and his eye-balls were set in their
sockets. Between the gasps the good
doctor gained an idea that "a woman
had been poisoned and was in a dying
condition near Front and King streets.
The doctor slid into his Overcoat and
he with the Herald man set out. When
they arrived upon the spot they found
the poor woman as described lying up
on the pavement.
By her side, with her head clasped
to his breast and Handkerchief in hand
kneeled the GAZETTE man, gently wip-
ing the gathering moisture from off her
clammy brow.
As the Doctor came up he looked
earnestly at the woman. The two Sa-
maritans looked at the doctor. The
Doctor grinned. The jaws of the two
young men fell, and as the doctor pro.
nounced the words "drunk, drunk as
a fiddler" the youthful Samaritans
turned and gazing earnestly in the di-
rection of the Chrstiana, left the scene.
The doctor hasn't recovered yet.