The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-01-25

his lonely CT be rel@cts upon t-e At-eneets
n r--.srsn- Iffs whisky and exposure
have laid him there. An expert printer, aad
. p lgse 81 ext-aor-l-a-y .n-s..e-t1a ability,
. III. strpl- Z s-cry Tea-s ike a romance.
Howard has g ai-t1rT. 4 rs1rrlou Of which is
learned from tie Franklin. ky, Patriot .
+ which states t.at some -l-ne ago Re applied
attic P1tvfl- ra1ce for WORK. and IN one
day set 10 TIE e-tlTe papeT-"1rE which
4 had usual. T. taken tLs entire force Of three
/ BOYS several DAYS 70 perform. The
F uubIisber 4 the Patriot was so pleased
/ thar be gave him permanent position, and
Howard owing o us good looks. afability
and iDte,lec-. 10 z short while bees me tue
/ lion Of tie village. and won the affections
/ Of the village belle, 70 whom he became en-
gagaJ. The dav b-tO-e the welding was to
( have taken 3 ace another tramp printer ap-
/ pearei 10 tle Patriot ot1ce Howard i'm
medIatelV s1-aIg ID meet him, and they
7 recoynIzed ia each other old friends.
! Howard informed the tramp OF bis ap-
preaching au1t ais aud the tramp, express
ing . desire % Sc him ia his wedding
cl tines. Il wsrI tJCk him to his room and
there don. u ,le suit. The tramp was pro-
fuse in bis congratulations, and finally.
producing a fas. Of whlskey, offered
Il Il Howard. telling him to
take nip Howard declined thereupon
the tramp took drink himself, aud smack
ing bis lips. excited Towards curiosity BY
declaring the whisky y he the finest he had
ever drank Howard was finally persuaded
70 take drink. One drink led 70 anot 7er
until the flask was exhausted, by which
time Howard, being completely under the
influence Of the liquor and having q
little money al his disposal, escorted the
tramp to the village barroom, where they
both became maud.in intoxicated. The
next dag, his Wedding day, Howard was
found dressed in his wedding suit, asleep
with the tramp in rags, IA a box car seventy
miles away from the village.
DR. g. W. Holmes. physician Of Rome,
tells this story in the Herald: "c1e
day I received telegram, signed by
lady from Talladega, Ala, asking me
which she was greatly Interested. | went,
and the case proved 70 be that Of her hus-
band. He was a very wealthy northern
man, who bad come south prospecting,
accompanied by his wife. At Talladega ne
was taken sick, and a local physician was
taken IN. He was Daffisd at me nature Of
the disease, aud first one and then another
of the doctors Of the town was taken into
consultation. II was then [ was sent for.
pronounced il consumption. The wife
aRs iacredulOls. saying it C uld not be con-
sumption, flr he- husband had never
coughej at all. That may be true, madam,
/ said out your husband certainly has con
stump ion, and in a little time he
will begin coughing, and, as O physician, |
deem ii ny duty - tell you t4at no power
on earth can save him. He will be dead
man in three months She asked for my
bill, paid il without a murUnur and / de-
parted for home. She teegraphe1 to the
celebrated Dr. Hale If Brattleboro, VI, to
come on. One Of the Taliedega doctors sug-
gssted. that as N reputation was at stalk,
tuat | be asked 10 be present when Dr.. H lie
made his examination, aud | was again
wired to come down. When | got on ths
train 70 90 on INV second visit, | noticed an
old gentleman whose manner pecula -ly at
tracted me. began to size him up, first
putting him down rs an iron man, then as
a Methodist preacher, next lawyer,
and then a doctor. Wen, when we
got to Taladega l saw my old gen
tlrman get oil and taken in charge by one
Of the physicians. Who is that old man."
| asked. That's Dr.. Hale from Vermont
said the gentleman who had me in tow
Sure enough, my last diagnosis Of his case
was right, he was a doctor. Well, DR.. Hale
made his diagnosis Of the sick man, we
other doctors remaining in another room.
After awhile be came out Of the sick cham
Der, looking serious and solemn Whats
the result, doctor" was asked in a chorus Of
voices The man has the consumption:
never saw clearer defined case was DR..
Hales grave reply. THAT is lust what [
sa d ewere my words to the great doctor.
Dr. Hale's bill was big one, g., 80, but it
was cheerfully paid. In few days the
patient began 70 cough, and in three months
he was buried 50 you see doctors with
common sense and honesty do not always
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