, 1881-12-23
POOR WIDOW POLLARD.

Sickness, Abandonment, md Death ln
the T'nnllly ar IL Colorcti lHoli,nn-Ti,e
Authorities OF fsIrl,nipnsI, En., Slioui4
Ex1EmisA Their Conduct.
nv 1tiesriph to Nttu loTs Iltrafd '-..
RICHMOND, Va, Dee. 10.--A story OF dscasa.
destltutlon, aud thu abandonment ot live htunnh
,,cngs to terrible fate, utmost Within the cor-
sorate limits 1T tho city OF ltlcnmoni, WIS re-
+"tad to your norreslN'ndont tntny.
= 80. ~. 1out 3t yards ffom tha coruurnto astu'ts
,rcr w wss taa tx o', l'ak ,yo,as, a1.' nd
..svas; ii The Couuty 1t tho e'sS '5 ata9f,es
med widow uan'ed Ntary rtiAEl}f,g q III, N H.. sur
:hldrc''. THO ,npss.or is aDopt;sa yours 1t dpu,
he uldest child "a S1rD ~ uru tho others re-
'peetIvoly und i: And tho youngest year old.
Che house nr c,lhln In whic, they rcsdc ia tnls-
.rublc. ,lilapltnei ftasna tenement, Brently OK
posed to .ho tclefi'cncy ut tho woalhor by rcn-
,al nj Lr'so hQ'trdIng and ho'cs; through which
water %intis and rai1 gan ncccss. Tnutld 10
he misery Of tho lnfostnnRtos within, al,out II
nonth aEo tho 4r!, the pldast OF tho Children.
was tnkt1 Violently 1T, aud d physician was
ast!nu ~. ~ exH'nl1lctl THO casc. Mlu IT onuo
sruo%Scst ,rn w! u one "t sma-n"x. Thls euntle-
aIttlchi profession of thIs city, cajri tho rp-
n naiing ense's q Io iainsly out tho street
This wns very trotrl and hunnno Of tho doc.
or; b!,; after altlylsus !hni THO glr slonhl Gr
To t!le suffering f,ltnily thni hu wo,l],i tt,t cn
nk,ln. The news TINT thore WIS stnaii-po1 in
.. tno fan1ly soon sl1reNt over tho t.e!ghborhoot
!ltll the Trail tcheHloat w,Y sEi,il{,, d M nest
l,ousrs arc. No uMt went l,eur il. aop.l nffer
:, ths visit Of tho ,physlcian tho bs.l,y was aiso
1"th her stEiekon uhi!slrcn will Nil tho I,tirit,
!oye ,., anu devotion 1f ,noshar but shc WIS tit
,E'tkD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. oypr with bcncyos
~ the terfs straits 10 which St1r wov fuill1rGj
the poor wuan tore tho wt'atl.ar. bnirds fr,1iii
tho nusn to nuke sru keep her chi|lrcn lruin
lhlhsh!hg, alfu " thls WY unkinR Tho ext,Jkux,
9rrnter thin hrfnrr. Ilon this alrilvViinw. hn.
rulc mother was taken A!r,s.
NEAR a WHOLE rlrf Fiji, FRIENDS suE
Tho lnalauy had laid its fearful bands on her
l'1t still he struggled til 1k1ld tll1rsf lrr rhji
!lren. l, y few dAys. however, una l,eiorc tic
For Two c,Ilirc days tho cr,,se ,t ttp d;md d ~.
ftnt lay in that hi',sc of misery and wafss Mt
1n,,ia;, ocl,r esls,l.' ntr enough to ernsa the
WIS tnlcf sick, atid tllcru wns none left 10 haud
cvrH water 10 the sufferers excepting tuo Inv.
1nnily. ly. this tnu tht horrors uf tho s,tun. %
.ian N ti9 dos'!aso esl,,, benan to dnwu upon
s IT, Sa: Il , &c ss'sy Sa f9 aa s 10
IRON: tho door cried out to pI,sscrs -py AID to(u
tneIr pitous story. 1t hna i.s ciIcct. '''' '~'
md twn yards from tho roar or tho cnbn ho tlttH
itttto griye., Another iso'9hbur kindly fur. |
sS Inn oor ~ u H. Ss ss. 4s ,ss w9' 5 ;
dis.Nso raKtng upon her: dragged herself fru,s,
the ns M j sno saro,.led her t!ra rhiid, piascd il
@ a a VI se s ssd tie ssaso Ras 'HthHs IL 's xTyw s
he ,oa s saa aa us s e npbby pba o srySss rs
bm',atlt an5 pftlce:d nsSr 10 ,oor. Tho by by
Nurse took It III md fed tho sick.
Nigtt 4f'a day th!s T. yunr-o child has DurstsI
tic wtoic fnH!ty nlone nnd uilnttIrt mil. ila,lks
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