Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1880-10-05
MIS- ELLAW Eous
ONLY a CRIPPLE,

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which may servo as text for some of our
readers to preach themselves a sermon as
they idle a"ny the summer Sunday mornings
On tho nouDtnin er by the beach
Three or four years ago half drunken
young fellow, driving furiously along
crowded street, ran over a little child and
hurt his spine. The boy was tho son of
poor cobbler. His bed was a straw pallet ON
garret floor. Wher the injury was pro-
nouneed incurable he was removed frotn the
hospital to his bed There was nothing for
him to look forward to but ycars Of misery
in the flth aud half darkness of the awful
wretohed garret. His mother was dead -
Ills father 10 tue shop below could barely
keep them from starving. The young fell
low who hurt him was sorry, but what could
he do! lie was fast clerk on a small SAL
ary. Nav aud then a kindly Irishwoman on
Inc lower floor. as wretched as themselves.
would run up to "'heRrten the creature up a
DIT, but That was all. The only view from
the square window was n corner Of the next
roof and the event of the day for the mis-
erabie cripple was to see tho cats climb along
it, or fight ench other. Foul smells and foul
language came up from tho rooms below to
him There seemed to be no other possible
chanoa for his life than to die down in still
moro brutal ignorance and misery. aud to 60
out like an ilsmeiling fame into eternal
night.
Now, just at tha. time little English lad.
who had come with his father to visit the
Centennial Exposition, while paasinc along
quiet street of the city in which the Grip
pie lived, saw some pale laced children pser-
ing at him out Of the window of a largo
house set back among trees Over the gate
was the name. Ch!dren's Hospital. Tho
boys kindly Euglish heart was touched: he
turned and went in, joked and played awhile
with the poor babies. and when he wont back
to his hotel wrote to his mother Of the pleas
ant sunny rooms with the flowers in the win
do"s nnd pictures on the walls. and tho
motherly nursos taking care of the little chill
cren. 81 have sren nothing that pleased me
better IN America" he said. Il will go
again aud tell you about it when l como
home"
tie never wont homo. The gallant little
lad was taken back dead to his mother few
weeks later After the violence OF her erisF
was past. in her many efforts to show her
gratitude to tho people who nursed and had
been kind to her boy, she asked to be allowed
to eDd0w memorial bed in the little hos.
rital which he'd pleased him so much. and
directed that it should be iled with the most
miserable known to the managers. So II
came to pass that our little cripple on a warm
spring day carried ont Of his garrett.
bathed, and laid on pure white bed in
sunny, pleasant room. The other children
in the ward called to him and made acuna;nt-
ancc there were toys, books, pictures for
them all. The good woman who lifted him
smiled at him; !; he thought his mother ,pnst
have looked like that. Outside, the naples
Redeemed in the sun and ruttled in at the
ha
their nests. There were dainty little meals
brought to him. There wss the best skill
the city could command sivon to effect his
cure. Good women with their hearts fnII Of
Christ's love came to teach him and tell him
OF this unknown Savior. At his bed head
hangs little card which he probably never
has read or understood j: ''In memory of
Richard -, of Sussex, England"
Something IN this little story hints in a
dim way Of the Infinite iuextricabIe ,apple
of human lives aud their ineznrabIe influence
on each other. When the English led obeyed
the generous impulse to give moments
pleasure to the little children as he passed
| how could he tell that he Fitted this other
lie up in the sunshine for all time ? 1.-THE
word that We speak to day." sava the Arab
proverb, ''shall it not meet US again and
again at the turning of the ways TO shoz n,
no" it has cursed and blessed our fellows s''
REMEDY FOR HARD TIMEs.-Stop spend
'ns 30 much on fine clothes, rich food and
style Buy good, healthy food, cheaper and
better clothing; get more real and snbs,an-
tlal things of life every way, and especially
stop the foolish habit of running after ex.
psns've and qusck doctors using so much of
the vile humbug medicine that does you only
harm, and makes the proprietors rich, bu.
! put your trust in the greatest of all simple
pure remedies, Hop Bi.tcrs, tha. cure,
always at trifiDg cost. and you will SEQ bets
ter times and good health. Try it once.