Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1888-07-19

a conductor on the P, w. q B. raj
road was taken sick Just thlrtse
months ago yesterday and confined b
his bed with oonsumption; a. least al
Of the physiclans who attended hin
eAtd that was ths nGtnrs OF his sickness
HIS wife was large, stout and robub
woman and WAS enjoying the best o
health and when her husband wa
taken down everybody expected tina
she would bury him before many
months had passed. He was given ur
by more than six physicians who At
tended him. The conductors on thC
road were very kind to him, and or
more than one occasion he was made
a~are OF their friendly Interest in his
behalf by receiving handsome purses OF
money, rs we'll rs Provisions, from hIl
fellow workers.
Tbs wife wAs taken sick and died
ABOUT SIX months ago, and the husband
strange TO relats, commenced to get
oettsr, and despite what the learned
gsntlemen had predicted In regard tc
his case, WAS aDle TO report for duty
yesterday, and was assigned his cid
post on the road. BE Is nov apparently
well, and u widoWer with three ohil-
dren to oare for. 1t hardly seems pos
slble that man could have been Us low
rs this man was with oonsunption-or
nt leABt that was what the doctors re.
ported tbs mslady-should be now well
enough once more 20 cara his living. 1t
was n case of faith cure.
REED BIRD STORY,
4 young man who went out RunniHR
for retd blrds (this WAS when he was :
BOY was sneAEiDg along tho banks Of
the OhristiAns with his gun balf-oooked
ready 70 are at ths hrst siSht OF game,
when he, from oversight, backed on Of
the bank into the ditch, sinking In the
mud and water mp TO his waist. He
was helped out OF his unoom forta b le
position, hut failed to shoot the game
he was watching when he met with his
mieh9p.
sMELLED LIKE HADHs
A young girl was taken suddenly
SICK while at her work At the Swift &
Courtney match factory In our city not
long ago, when Catholic priest was
summoned TO attend to her spiritual
needs. The fsther WAS admitted to the
works, and on being shown into the
room where the giEl was lying, the ct.
taohes all eurlop1 to Hes their fellow.
The foreman asked the reverend gentle.
man II there was anything he needed?
H9 replied, yes, please get O club and
drive this mob away from the sinf
girl The attaches took the hint and
quickly dispersed. The foreman then
asked the reverend gentleman II the
6 nell WAS not Objectionable to him, and
what the perfume reminded him OF,
The pIiest with a merry twinkle IN his
eye and emile on his face, said Il re.
minded him OF IL, rs it smelled 40
strong OF bdmstoae. The formBu was
aItoniBhed when The priest said IL; he
spoke In q literal sense as hell was sup
pessd TO tmsil, not IS he know 1t TO be.
ARABBIT STORY.
4 friend OF mine. Bsid the yarn spIa-
ner Of the REPUBLICAN offina, Was re-
lSJiDg some OF his buybood adventures
when cunning for rabbits one cold
winter day. lie had not get many
yards from the house when the dog got
q rabbit up, and IL came In straight
liue towards him, He sighted his gun,
pulled the trigger, when the rabbit still
came running, only little faster than
before, when he fred the second time
and missed II. The rabbit never stopped,
put came on towards him, when he
hit at it with his guD, striking the bar.
rel against the ground and breaking It
)H from the stock. He had fired twice
It It and struck at it or oe, and 1t
.nll Kept on running, ard is no
loubt running to this day for
Aught the writer knoRs. This Is i
= true and unvArhi,hed rabbit yarn
'or which certificate can be ssen At this
office.
It Is not very edifying spectacle
for ladies and children to witness
young men witt soldier OF civilian
on drinking whisky out of
bottle bsiore them, and then afterwards
make loud and bOisterous remarks in
tended to be overheard by those in the
Gar. II is rot smart, and those who in.
. ulge in this practice arc rot acting
lAFn 1pntlnFnan NMn hI,ahr