Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1883-09-01
LITTLE MISS TURPIN'S FATE.

LITTLE MISS TURPIN'S FATE.
A title conversation ;Qok place, one day,
On the top floor of a dingy old lodging
house in the metropolis, that led to strange
results. l, was in the front room, tu. made
it's way very readily through the chnks and
crannies ia the mortar TO the neighborlng
apartment, where little Miss TuTpin was
preparing her frugal breakfast. The toa8,>
ing fork almost fell from her hand, and her
dimity apron narrowly escaped berg Sc
duceC by The sumptuous fame IRON tie
crate, when the harsh & ut soce Of her
landlord tel upon her ear.
II want my money, said Mr.. Shadrack.
80 do H. replied the youngdocIor, and
more. He that wants money, means and
content, is without three good friends
Can | have my money t%o,nIght?'
II think not
Tomorrow?
1T is extremely doubtful"
Then you must get out Of her.. ! want
my room
When do you want IT.
AS soon as possible
will o.morrow do 2
Yes
Then leave, friend the room shall be
yours to~morrow morning.
The young medical student was "A man OF
spirit, and womb have vacated these not
very a~lluring premises at once, but he had
nowhere to lay his head, and there seemed
a vital necessity just thea for some such
proceeding on his part. He bad discovered
two days before that the f~altering and shah
Dy source of his pecuniary supplies had ut
terly failed, and the knowledge that he was
without money and friends in a strange city
together with an inability to beg, borrow or
steal, had robbed him of sleep. The loss Of
this necessary rest 10 a tired brain and worn
out body, rendered HIM the prey Of many
different sensations during Mr.. Stadrack's
visit. An iron band seemed to compass bis
forehead, his eyeballs burned, his hands
shook. his knees seemed at times about to
collapse beneath him, as he walked to and
flo the length Of the dreary apartment, for
lack Of nourishing food che wing tie cud Of
many a bitter fancy. He asked himself
over and over again il this was to be the end
OF it all, and why he had been such a fool
as to fancy he could pursue the study of
medicine with the wretched capital Of a
worn out body, a distracted mind and barely
enough money to keep flesh on his bones
That an indomitab.e spirit had prompted
him to 20 en-. hoping for a little desu!tory
practice by the way that the r sc color
with which youth and inexperience are apt
to tint those fallacious dreams had been TOO
VIVID IN his ~case,-that these and many
other excuses could be made for his folly
availed little just now. A systematic course
OF semi-starvation and over work had broken
his indomitable spirit, and turnei the rose
co.ored dreams 10 exceedingly g~reenish
husd nightmare.
The only patient be had during his nine
months stay with Mr.. Shadrack was a poor
little work woman In the neighborinc room
n~asHtC out, litnlu, WrotGnSU little creature,
WITH scarcely enough stamina about her 10
rally after a slight touch Of pr. umonia.
Her little fec lad been ready ir him alter
every visi,-il. fact, obtrusively ready, for
II was out OF the question, Q. course, 10 take
money.
1T was merely a reighbo ~ service he
said, when. upon his ft'k visi, be ioand her
up and at work again, and on his departure
she had stammered out something about
his bill. Il am only 100 CAD Miss
Miss"
"TuHin,' sie whispered.
TO be Of service ,c you, aud heg You
will call me in whenever my presence is
desirable
Miss Turpin taltered gu, her thanks. A
burning blush chased the pallor out of Ter
face, as he warmly pressed her trembling
band IN his and babe her good bye.
Poor little devil r he sad. as b, strobe
away TO The lecture room. Its bad
enough for o strong OK like myself TO face
an battle with this grim old grindgou. Of
world, but tor q miserable VA. Ike ,hs,
--phsw, tie m%enstrop.."