Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1885-06-12

chat something in the line Of moving
away had got to be done or she would
be overwhelmed In her tracks. Break
ing through the barrier, she deposited
the newest little Fleischer on the bed,
and tackled the job in earnest.
The stream OF provisions and clothing
and money, instead of decreasing, grew
in velocity and volume as the day wore
on, aud the little woman's neighbors
came TO her aid at last and helped her
stack up the things on chairs and tables
and against the wall. To the string of
grocers' carts and pedestrians, elegant
carriages were now added, and ladies
in costly apparel came in and out of
he Fleischer abode for hours, each
leaving behind some substantial token
of her visit. Mrs. FleiscEer left the
manual labor Of stacking things up to
her assistants, and opened banking
business with the upper bureau drawer
for treasure vault. Some people gave
one dollar, some two, many gave five,
ar d one contributed comfortable-look-
ing ten-dollar note.
All this time the Sun was also con-
Quoting a similar banking business in
Mrs. Fleischer's name. Every mail
brought letters enclosing sums that
ranged in size from 25 cents TO $S7. The
latter amount came from "a few MEM
bers of the coffee trade" and with IL
came an intimation that more would be
raised if necessary.
When the Sun reporter reached the
Fleischer home yesterday afternoon
with an installment Of these contribu-
tons he met a gentleman coming away
who had just left $3.50 which had been
raised at the Stock Exchange. The
Fleischer abode was u sight TO see.
Heaped up on the floor, OH tables, and
on chairs, were great piles of clothing,
meat, vegetables, and all conceivable
substantial things to eat. Wandering
about amid all this WAS pale-faced Mrs.
Fleischer completely dazed and help
less, while chunky little Fleischers were
slowed away behind heaps of groceries
in all parts of the room, and each
Flcischer's face, from the baby's up,
was in more advanced state of bread
and butter than the other. Grease and
crumbs reached to the very roots OF their
hair, and on each countenance was n
look of settled conviction that this world
had its good points.
BY removing ham from a chair the
reporter was able to get seat, and by
showing back some -four sacks and beef
steaks he was able to clear an edge Of
the table sufficiently large to enable him
to count out the money. Mrs. Fieischer
looked resignedly on while this was In
progress, being evidently far beyond the
point of being able to feel surprise at
anything. Had Brigadier- General in
gorgeous uniform, with hams for epau-
lettes and sausages for belt, walked In
and told her that Bismarck had made
Gustav Treasurer of the German empire
on condition that he spend all the Gov
ernment revenue in provisions for the
Fleischer family, she would have re-
ceiyed the communication as matter OF
course.
But all OF this inundation OF wealth
was but a drop in the deluge of happi-
ness that was coming In upon the be-
wildered little woman. Had her Gustav
been locked in dreary cell all this time
hams and beefsteaks would have been
but a mild consolation. But Gustav
wasn't. He was UP in Fifth and Madi-
son avenues, calling on some million
aires who had written to him to come
around because they wanted to giye,him
a part Of their fortunes. He received
several letters of this kind. Besides this
he had got a job at a salary Of s. a week,
and he begins work this morning. 1t
came about in this way:
He was taken to court in Brooklyn
yesterday morning to be arraigned be-
fore Justice Walsh. The court room
was, comparatively speaking, filled with
bald and benevolent-looking gentle
men, who were laying for him TO give
him a Job. Just before his name was
called the court room door flew open,
and very stout and rosy-cheeked Ger
man, with snowy-white beard, white
hair, and countenance that shone with
perspiration and kindness, came pant
ing in.
"Vere is dot Fleischer dot by de
pridge chump?" he said, in breatbless
undertone, to a man by the door. 81
want to gif him chob."
He was told TO sit down, and his card
was taken to the Judge. 1t read IN.
Steinbauer, manufacturer Of artists pic
ture stretchers, 14l Elm street, New
York" Fleischer's case soon came up.
He looked worn and haggard, and
through his attorney pleaded mot
guilty" tn the charge OF attempted sui
eide. Then the Judge turned TO Stein
bauer and said:
"Do you know this man, Mr.. Stein
bauer?"
"No, do not, Chudge," was the re-
ply. 81 nefer saw him pefore."
"And are you willing to go his bal
for slO0?"
"I am, Chudge, und 1 gif him chob.' >
SO Fleischer was released, and Stein
bauer bore him away in triumph, though
Third avenue real estate dealer wal
anxious to put him TO work. People
crowded around the late prisoner as h'
moved away, and thrust money into biz