Omaha daily bee., 1889-05-19
18th and Douglas Streets, in the retail and
street railroad centre of Omaha.

| ter of the graveyard. They say that it is not
healthy to have house there, as man" poor
| lepers have been buried not very deep, but
| it is the best location near the church. My
little house Will be standing over a number
of graves. We have been thinking several
times to stop burylng 80 close to us, but the
habit is stronger than talk. Three sisters OF
ST Francis have arrived and Father Wende
lin with them. They are located at Kelau-
papa, two miles and half from US, at tho
other end of the leper settlemeht. have to
stop writing for funeral service | hear
the big drum. A poor lad of twenty to
bury"
BY this time the world was ringing with
Damien's fame. The king of Hawaii made
him knight commander of the Order of
Kalakaua l., but the priest never wore the
glittering decoration of the order. He said
that it would
SHAME HIS WORN AND PATCHED CASSoCK.
In England Henry Labouchere started
subscription for Damien in his paper, which
came to IL 800. This amount was forwarded
to Damien by Cardinal Manning. Shortly
afterward the Rev Hugh B. Chapman, a
Clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal
| church, the vicar of st. Lulie's Cumberwell,
London, forwarded9,to Father Damien "A
draft for S., ,000 the contribution of himself
and some of his parishioners. Shortly after
this, Mr. Edward Clifford, treasurer OF the
church army an English Episcopal nstitu-
tion, visited Damien, bringing money and
presents, and wrote of his visit to the Church
Army Gazette:
Damien is just what you would expect him
to be, simple, sturdy, Woodworking, devout
man. No job was too menial for him, build
ing, carpentering, tending the sick, washing
the dead, and many other such things form
part of his daily work. He is always
cheerful, often playful, and one of the most
truly humble men | ever saw. The leprosy
has dishgured him good deal, but / never
felt 1t anything but pleasure TO slook at
| him; and already the guriun oil which l
| brought is making manifest difference in
| his face and hands. ana in his power of
| sleeping. How far the cure will reach IT is
of course impossible to say. He Is such a
| busy man that ! sometimes fear he will
| not find time TO do the medicine full JUS
| tice. The English affection and sympathy
! touch him very much, indeed. Pray for him,
| for there must be many times when no is
| tempted to be discouraged and over-sad Mt all
| the terrible cases-bodeS and souls-aronnd
| him. ! was very glad to be here at Christ
| mas. You would have enjoyed the hearty
way in which tile lepers sang "Oh, come, all
| ye faithful"
There is one final picture OF Damien, that
] is disclosed in a letter written by Father Con
rardy to friends in this country few months
| ago;
81 am going TO give you few lines about
| the dear Father Damien, who will soon be no
| more, as he is falling victim to his charity.
| In England ana America they call him the
hero martyr IT is my privilege To be near
| him. to live with him. Leprosy has done its
| work in his ears, his eyes, nose throat his
| hands and his lungs. Tho poor father has
| suffered dreadiully Ho Is completely dis
| figured. His voice IS almost extinct. II you
| could only see him as he lies in his bed Of
| suffering tears would come TO your eyes at
| the sight Of that man who had done so much
for thousands of lepers,no himself reduced
| 10 so terrible a condition, with so little that
| can be done for him.