The evening world., 1889-08-02

Of that dreadful disease in which death and
life are 50 strangely blended.
A neighbur il found to net as a medium Of
conversation. fIom whom 1 learn the sad
condition of the family. The doctor said
give the lnan nour shing food. but there y
money only ~ pay the rent. and although
she works FAY and night, the is only able to
make LOCO cigars n week, for which she IL
pa IS. There is no one to holp her, she
says to the interpreter, and bursts into tears,
which we are powerlessto dry.
For the rachngr Of clothes which the
tender.hcartod doctor prepared forth unborn
child she is unspeakably grateful, and we
give her 80. which Will buy the first generous
meal the family has hal in n year.
OF mll the iad nud ne, dv cases w have
seen since the work leapn this Is the most
&c crying. and one that must touch n respor-
tive chord in the heart of every mother.
Ju / how the W, man HIS managed TO live for
the past year must nlwry vs. be II mystery to
mo. Everything about the place is rs neat
and sweet as u%ntiring industry. soap and
water can make IT..
Tn children, too, are tidy, aud every hour
or 50 the cigar case is left long enough to
sponge tue clammy, pale face Of the dying
husband. II it be true that heaven helps
them that helps themselves. then tuccor
must cone to this heroic who, in her
de.icatc condition. needs not ouly the SYM
pathy aud encouragement o! friends. but food,
clothing, core and refreshing drink.
Almost rs touching IL the cor d;tiun of
another patient in 8G5 East Nlnetv.seven,h
street, that DIR. llallwood has devoted him
s'lf 70 with unceasing kindness. The hus-
band, also n cigar maker, is dying with con-
sumption, tho mother has seven children
under twelve years. and the labe at her
breast is sick, restless and sleepless.
For the past six months the family have de-
pended on the charity of friends as Door
almost as themselves. Sympathetic mothers
have taken turns in nursing the sick babe /;
the young children have been borrowed"
to feed and wash that the mother might get
sufficient sleep and time TO enable her to roll
50 worth of cigars Il week. Anxiety for the
consumptiye husband aud languisliing baby,
the care Of the six other children, the de-
mands of the home and the lack of food were
too great for endurance, and Monday she
gave up laid aside the filters and wrappers
on which she had tried so hard to work, and
surrendered to despair.
Yesterday we found a man at the tobacco
pile.
:" have known these people eight years,
and | had TO come. He is dying l know.
Did you sec him? One look will tell you
that. shull work hore till there is money
to ray the rent, to feed him, and put bread
and milk in the childreu's mouths, and then
l must so to my own family"
DIR, Hallwood slaps him on the shoulder,
says a couple of nice things that makes bis
face flush and the Wrappers fly through his
fingers, quiets tho sorrowing child with a
powder, comforts tho weary Respondent
mother. prescribos Tor tho runahouts. an
leaves the bundle of clothes. We should
have bread and meat for her, but this is not
to be our last visit.
In 422 East Seventy sixth street children OF
seven, five, three, two and one-half q year
old are crying for food aud health. The
husband can get nothing to do and his family
has had only rice to eat for three months.
We hunt up 80 cents, leave the little garments
for the pretty. ailing children and the harpi.
hess that ditfuses itself about the groul
makes us ashamed of our pa,try Offering.
NELL NELSON,