The Meeker herald., 1888-09-29
CHARITY HOSPITAL.
SAD SCENES AMONG an unFoR-
TuaATE CLASS OF PEOPLE.


and do there tho beautiful work which
Elizabeth Fry initiated. tho other to the
Charity hospital, and with tho latter ]
went a small room is set apart there
for tho use Of tho mission. Tie tables In
II were already covered with baskets OF
fruit. glassc, Of jelly. bottles of beef tea.
cans Of oysters. and various other deli
cacies iiy each basket lay a nuTiber of
papers and religious tracts After brief
religious services tho ladies' separated.
zach taking her own basket and reading
matter to the ward she was assigned to,
Here, under this one roof. arc 200 human
beings. In every conceivable stage OF
suffering Tho pangs Of poverty arc In
creased a hundred fold when disease
reizes Ia Its cruel clutches tho unhappy
victim Few people uro fortunate enough
To escape tho knowledge Of bodily PAIN.
Most. indeed. can recollcct at least ono
scason Of physical wretehedncss- To IT,
auro there YVES soft bed and shaded
windows. skilled caro- and loving atten
tions. doctors who said pleasant, things and
disguised their doses. delicious tribes that
appeared by magic. and thousand In
g,nlous surprises Ia create an appetite or
win n smile With all that. something
III, shndder comes over ono at tho
though, Of "a repetition Of the experience,
To 20 through u ward Ia the Charity hos
pl,ai eonyinees You that tho primer Of
misery las yet to Ls mastered by the rras
OF us Imagine yourself on a narrow and
iumpy bed. tho light hon row Of big
windows beating In your cyebails, tho feet
of tho conval.,e-n,s shutting and segf'
ding over tho barc door. the whi'ewsshed
walls. devoid Of even wall paper pattern
10 IL deelphrru,l tho elllous young doctor
TO whom ynn Arr bat b!, Of experience.
and the food aurh tina, II well your
s,o,aaz,, and asnses would rcvol, IT II,
As TO fowcra. books. ;nuslc and bright
soiors. they como only in drcams
After al 30 amount of ,aorallIIng bring,
.he truth home Ike q single Individual
case. and ,licrv vas ono patient In par
sIcular that made a profound iinpr-sa.on
upon fa.-a girl In tho last stages Of con
sumption IllacE, had robt-oi her face OF
a.. onarscueas IL may have bad In health,
Through III. veil that death Ia drawing
over 1, shin. spicnalj black eyes and a
.kin painfully br!iliaa, Ia oo!orlnS. A
heavy mass of shor; blarl. hair falls over
her forehead. nearly I,eo,ins tho large
dark brow that srcm 10 havo been
painted rather than grown on tho marble
akin Their, u something curious and
shoekin: In this Irrai makeup" Of dis
~as, tia, rcminL, ono OF tho stage. but
th-rv Z, TO counterfeit rrvso;i,mrn, Of
health ip tho long. ciaseia'od hands tina;
u. 40 noryr.caaly on tho brdquil,. liy
the ,ids OF tho I'D l, little x,zni. u,'ua
II . iahi. and mug Of @aiSr-that Ia sii
Mar wa breathing In los gasps Her
iips ~rfv psTrt.ss!. her oics 1sspsiFinJ
S,.ai.aiy they FELL upon tho vtsitor. In .
t,an.ent sh. ~as transformed Whvn that
visitor laid oa n. little table . slieu Il
ordinary white brad and butter and .
bi.; orange III. Girl half raised hcrroiI 90
her elbow to look her gratitude, tn"
Iasury expressed IN tina; alec Of brcai
and butter TIC one can imagine until ihoy
,oos at tho dark. sticky s;uh errssoi over
tha, Ia called by tina, name In tho aos.
pl,ai Then tho rrn,ic miaslonsry rad
aud talked to tho girl. sho listened
eagerly NO ono else eoraes to ~. mo
bu, you. she said. simply. and tho days
and night, arc 30 loas
Il. ;hcHv anything you -Spa!d iiiey'
assoi the LAZY.
"Yr,. t,aali. " YOU ricssc. n'toala
30 i.l- a little mixed candy" rid tho dy
Ing girl. .Yog SO. tho medicine ;Gs;es
- bad. aud wo t3a'. lave nothing. 20 ;sLo
aner!i- Tho candy was ptuiGIsci. and
With her hear; IN her so!sS .lic lady ut
scrri 4 little p-=Jcr aud LET, ,br sufferer
eo,aposot and e0fafor;ci !; l, dafs
dAy in pz;!cG;s il.c when the doctor
says she ;:isy hnso anything all. likes
tia, IL. tbs, visitors e'so1s, 60 givc her
sai t--zny rad singular Ic tho petitions,
showing the siacrcris Idea Of lasury
oaa p.ns!u; from ia, Objects Of Al opera.
ton bog, for a tas;o Of mixed pickles.
another ys1.ai. Jus; ono i,olovry. TIA s;a.-
n i!.!rI a=ss Tot s.=ss Of ginger ale. and
III Oh WOMAN bVgs for - cup q rel
tea
6o!rg from ono ward 10 another I; Ia
tho fsms s;1ry told ever and owe: again
OF suffering. los the nos; par; duzib. 81
moral bl.r Iacss and ricnsal misery. l; 1,
curious. though. to uo;s tic Gii.crriec Of
reception given 10 ;h5 mission viai;or5 b.
thc Nuw ana N.u tlcs-
In tho surgical wsris ~trc many iss.
pera;c.y III women One Of them res.
thu doc, was nearly over tho threshold of
Iifo Scr glazed eyes were f.cd upon o
chili-bcr only one. bruu:h, TO lie. for q
farewell kiss Tho li;tic fellow crowcd
and capcEcd abou, ncrriiy in tho lap Of
tho woman who held him. unconscious Of
tho meaning OF tho sceno. As his mothers
eyciid. foil ho was laughing outright,
with delight. 1t would 10 painful end
drcary 10 ~ even In pen from ono ward
10 another In this stronghold OF suffering
II seems MS II tho very walls OF It would
weep. and tho sights weigh down tho
hear. OF the outsider
A few Of tho branch charities nrc tho
loan relief. which Lends Yabbcr cushions.
invalid chairs. hot water bags ind bed
rests to tho poor convnlcsccn,. tho
mothers meeting. wi,rrc good advice and
Bible reading 10 hand In hand with sow.
Eig the Thanksgiving fund. which sup.
plies iifty Eve poor families wish good
dinner on that day. the bucket trade.
which when tho mother - working out
by the day. supplies her little ones with a
pail of good hot food. tho kitchen garden.
where little girls arc carefully taught.
and tho protective work. which aims to
care Tor the female stranger from The
country OF abroad until she finds work
Mrs Robert p Porter in New fora
Press
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pppulnr in ,lrpss and millinery For