The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-02-11


O> the night ii Tho IN ~
po,'e'''sn was called ton rrarien.,.'..a'
=. 80 h,ost,elt street. where !. ,,...
wv reported - BE- dying in de.iI,n, '''.n
-. 'o""' James Collins. blind ,,..'
INV, rpeecniess and all bn, lnsrns;,.
.'m want and exposure. shi,.r,,'
unnsr = neap 81 filthy rags. IN 4 r..,
MNn"nt iirr or food A wrinki.s M,
woman who covered beside him ''a
nearly stone deaf a. well a. blInd r M
so'e mems ~ communication vim ivy NV
'''' anpui them which tho cnnnl. ,'''
Ses-t' "Asa creature about ~ n;..ea,'''
~ themselves. woman. bent. har.r,.p,
An' nan witted. As the old NIT, co., ,'.'
appareni'N dying. an ami,alanc.. '.. ~
,''cstnphcd Tor and NJ was ~4n, liz.
~ W the Chambers Street H.sn;.zs
where nc iay three DAYS brforr ''' ~
showed any signs of recovery. i, .o
season. 10 was transferred u tn Cb.,...v
Hosp'tal on Blackwells island r,hs
ne nv ~ present. slowly rali.inr, u:s
NE was ascertainei by thc p.l,ce
about siNty-flye years. I'Ic ,.,.,
Mhom rs called his wife Wa I'M M 'a
zen N Roosevelt street. but MI . W.
nave since been supplied bs char;,.
some remarks which were ma.i. N.
'ne ne'ghborhood, and also b. M. ..ii
man when lie began 10 recover. aro,,sni
!. curious inquiry. which hns now Nm ~
.ne revelation Of facts in hi. h;x.n-
when ARE well youchci for. h n s.,3
','a' James Collins. then vigorous .m.
. 'saf-siShteu, came 10 this country Y,,.,,,
ireland iity Years AGO or more ana
run" nome IN tho South. where M,
'',"'e M way by intelligent inAu-frr
'ia'ing accumulated Il little ..a,.,,ai M
'hTa-ed m The construction ~ fhn Nit
more X Ohio Road ~ ron,r.c,,.-
Or bridges and stone work III. VITA,
nuiAied q fortune rAnidlg. ma ~,n
raetei Tor the work Ut Whale ..,.,.,
! 'le road in the south ana W...,
iic''Ael klordan. a liauor Ina,.,
ROOSEVELT Street. who III those l.,s , N.
'"'A'nS n Western Virginia. remem
:" 'i'an. Sailoplng about 10 Ms aanns
No,Ainen On = finc horse anil ~
.e,''en ~ Az the State a. Il wealthy
~ prosperous man. Mr.. Collin
H. any Two grown sons then lived II
a,''more IN handsome sfyle. AZ fhe
sivAu was extended westward
e'i'ns followed, and the scene ~ It'll
pors changed from Virginia to Penn.
wanna Ohio and adjoining Stat.
."e height "a his prosperity The clvil
ar broke ont. Collins s,mnatb,es
ere with the South. Where NJ hnr...
~ iiis sons Joined tile rebel a,4nr
" were both killed IN battle. Their
liner soon d'ed. and James Collins
n nearly ruined hy the war " fnr.
I'll Attempting 70 re-esiab.ish hSn,-
n ne accepted = rontraet for IN
'cuon ~ some monumental stona
~ ~ White sulphur springs. Will
i'a, While engaged iii superint.nd-
,ne WORK = premature explosion or
mar accident threw nilanfitv IVA
mite chips into his face ana ininred
eyes to such nm extent That III haI
abandon active work and seek sur-
III a'a in Philadelphia. After wear
suffering. during which he sDnn, sl.
~ al' % the little Ne owned. III WIN
'ris % obtain relicfhc became hopc.
I'M piind. Thus wreck physically
menia ~ ne driftcd to this risv
here sank into poverty Ind wre,cf,
esS. ~ fell in with band ~ pro
svnai peggars. and became the hus-
4 n The blind and deaf old wnman
J. whom ne was found n Il. Era.-