Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-10-08

is all drawn up and knotted and twisted
with rheumatism and cannot even feed her.
self, but she smiles SO radiantly when you
come and lean over her. She was happy
that day for she had friend by her
Miss CONFESS, the daughter OF John Con-
ness, who In manner and feature is one of
the sweetest young ladies in San Francisco.
She visits the hospital regularly. The
baby ward was full of newborn babies.
and some of them looked about as smart
as little kittens. The mothers seemed as
proud and happy as other mothers, but one
had given it away directly. No one knew
who she was, and she was glad to be rid of
it, for she was not married. One of the
women was going to have Mr.. Verrue
christen her baby. Williams good
name think I'll call him that, she said,
III good broad Scotch.
VERY SAD CASE
Was that OF an italian woman whose baby
was dying. The family of six were just
from Italy, and could not speak word of
English. Her husband was sick in the
mems ward, and the child next to the
dying baby stood by her bed-a beautiful,
merry little fellow, dressed in the costume
of his own land. The bright turban on
his head contrasted well with his curls and
black eyes. He could not say any thing-
he could only look at you and smile, while
his mother cried all the time. There is a
young lady in one of the large wards who
interests all who see her, because of her
unusually pretty face and her intelligent
conversation. Her name is Milda Thorne,
and the bone of her leg is going into de.
cay. She is a member of the Christian or
Campbellite Church, and came to California
to be with brother. She is very anxious
to return to Pennsylvania where che will
find friends, and the Young Women's
Christian Association and Fruit and Flower
Mission are doing their best to raise enough
money to pay her way to them. What
they cannot provide the Matron of the hos
pital will try and make up by private col
lection. A French woman, afflicted with
cancer in the mouth, lay with white
cloth spread over her face, with holes cut
in for the eyes.
SHE WAS DELIRIoUs
And near death, and priest sat by an
nointing her. She could not take the sac.
rament. An italian vegetable man was
there, with broken leg, and he was full
of his jokes. "Might as well make the
best of it." said he. he had gone from
his wagon to serve lady with vegetables,
and in coming back had slipped on the
sidewalk and broken his leg. A man lying
on his back had on blanket which had a
hole cut in it that it might pass over his
head, and he seemed to be suffering great
deal. He said yes, he was In great pain.
He had been stabbed in the side, and there
was the wound all red and infamed, and
glass tube was inserted within it as pass
age for the discharge. Another man must
lie on his face till his death, for he has a
large tumor in his back, and its removal
would take his life with it. He is only 81
years old. A boy has the flesh stripped
from one arm, and one of the workers in
the rolling mills sits with his
CRUSHED LEG
In support, evidently suffering. One lay
quietly with his head thrown back on the
pillow, very pale and sick locking. To the
question, "Can 1 do anything for you"
he replied, "No; thank you" "Are
you very sick ?" Yes; have consump
ton, he answered. Wouldn't you like
some jelly?" asked the pitying voice. Oh,
yes" he answered, gratefully, "but |
didn't like to ask you for it !" When
went home | felt that as for myself,
hadn't care in the world had only too
many blessings-health, home, friends.