Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1883-11-09

Ransom family makes me bold to APP
peal to the good Samaritan in your
heart once more"
Like as not, like not, said the bluff
old doctor. I'm as busy going from
place to place as the Wandering Jew,
but really there's no saying nay to
you. Who is it2 where is it," asked
he, pulling out his memorandum book.
IF it wasn't for you / am afraid
| should forget some of the Lord $
poor"
She told him of an unfortunate fami-
", the father with badly-set broken
arm, the mother worn out with car
ing for him and a sick babe; and the
wolves of want glaring at them
through the windows of a cottage.
She babe the doctor good morning
with a grateful smile as he promised
to visit this family in his calls for that
day. ).
"A pretty good mornings work, !"
thought she; some comfortable cloth
ing to go where there is great want of
it. A good situation for boy that
can thus help his mother and support
himself; and then that big hearted
doctors help in that abode of dis
tress. A good start for useful day.
| must step around and cheer the poor
woman up with the good news. ="
Turning down into dingy part of
the city the good woman soon entered
an abode where poverty had set the
seal of ownership on everything"
"And how are you all today?
asked she. cheerily. as she tripped in.
Really, / believe you are better"
The poor woman, who lay upon all
old, diiapidated sofa, smiled with
grateful but a weary smile, and said
she was sure she was letter. The
food you sent me has done me SO
much good; I surely think l shall be
able to get about my work in day or
two"
"Never mind the work for a few
days; we will see about that" said
the sprightly benefactress. ''The
first thing is to get well. y
Just as she said this the boy came
from Mr.. Horizons store with a huge
bundle of clothing
Tears of thankfulness trickled down
the wan cheeks of the sufferer as Mrs.
Garland with a happy face opened
the package. There were warm gar
ments for the widow and also
for the two children. Little
MollIe's face beeamed with de-
light, while young Ned seemed
more rejoIced that his mother had
some needed raiment for herself than
over the warm change of underwear
for him.
"Tl pay the good man for this, see
if don't, sad he, hopefully, Just
as soon as | can get job.
But we have job for you, any
little man, exclaimed Mrs. Garland.
"Mr. Horton is going to take you into
his store; and | know my little man
is going to try his best to please his
employer, and who knows but he'll
be "a merchant prince one of these
days."
And now the little fellow was over
ioyed. He kissed away his mothers
tears. He told her he would work,
work, work if they would only let him.
He would bring her all his money; and
she should not have to sit up nights
and sew any more. In the prospect
of helping her he felt like merchant
prince already.
No wonder that radiant, happy
look was in Mrs. Garlands face as she
hurried home. Many were the DAYS
that she went out on such errands;
many the homes of Indebtedness
where she brought relief and turned
sorrow and detection into smiles and
hope. In her quiet, tactful way, she
directed the charities of others benev
olentIy disposed toward needy and
worthy subjects. Her warm and gen
erous sympathy guided her benefac-
tons and those of others where there
was sore need. But she blew not the
trumpet before her i'll the street. Few,
save those who wrought with her or
were the recipients of her well-tlmed
aid, knew of her generous deeds. But
in the homes of the iowly her name
was spoken with blessings; and little
ones, in the abodcs of poverty, to
whom she was the incarnation of the
ministering angel, prayed God to
bless the dear, good lady, and not to
forget it.
After some months, Mrs. PetrIfiDa
Flint having written her long papers,
and made her reports and conducted
her VoluminOus correspondence, all
about the great movement" and
the momeutouS issue of this nine
tccnth century" and had her name
in all the papers, ana attended con
vent;ons and delivered addresses, and
sat upon important committees, at
last found time to organize her local
charitable society. So one morning
there appeared in the Morning Gazette
an announcement carefully written
by herself that Mrs Petritina Flint,
desiring to unity and render co-ope-
rative the benevolent movements of
the kind hearted people of the city,
had consented to lend her aid as an
organizer to the formation of Il local
Society for the Amelioration of Dis
tresS resulting from lnharmonlous
Hygiene and Pecuniary Conditions;"
and "all who felt the movings of a
spirit of philanthropic unrest" were
invited to meet at Parlor No 8 of the
Columbian Hotel on Thursday even
ing next, when Mrs. Petritina Flint
would read Il paper on the Relation
of Developed individuality to Bensv-
client Effort" The city papers We're
not neglectful in calling attention to
this gathering, by local reminders and
editorial comments, and on Thursday
evening the meeting was attended by
a goodly number. Mrs Petritina
Flint read her paper with a modula-
ton fairly tremulous " with the spirit
of philanthropic unrest" and the so
ciety was organized, Mrs. Petriiina
Flint was prevailed upon to serve as
the president and chairman of the
committee of supervising superintend
euce \ committee on solicitation of
material aid was selected, another on
inquiry into the causes of local indi-
gence, a third on distribution to neces-
Sitous subjects. Miss Aesthetic Duck
dimple was elected secretary, and Mrs.
Elinor Gushingsby Choggum, the
bankers wife. was unanimously sug-
gested and elected as the treasurer.
\ constitution and bylaws, very elab
crate, intricate, and providing for
plentiful use of red tape, were adopt
ed and the meeting adjourned after
few inspiring remarks from Mrs.
Elaborintha Scrimp to the effect that
the movement SO auspiclously imam
guarated would prove the death blow
to the wolfish demon of Indulgence,
who had dared to invade SO many
homes in our beautiful and exception