The weekly Union times. [volume] (Union C.H., South Carolina) 1871-1894, 1890-03-21

gentleman. His wife was young, refined and
beautiiul it was but little more than year
later that the ambulance surgeon came to.
my room about 6 O'clock in the morning to
report a case he had just brought to the
hospital woman had been shot i'm Bow
cry. concert hall. Her wound was in the
tient would require no further attention
until morning, lie said | therefore re-
newed my sleep, and did not see the patient
nntil / made my rounds of the wards
the curtains of her couch noticed her
gaudy clothing in the chair by the bedside,
where it bad been left by the nurse I hard
ly glanced at her face rs | removed the
wound. 1t was slight affair, the bullet
having caused n mere flesh wound Of no
great Importance. l told the nurse what
dressing to apply, and gave instruction to
have the patient moved 10 another ward AS
:hc nurse left me to carry out my instruc-
Cions, aud as | turned to leave, the young
woman spoke to me. you do not recognize
me, doctorf' said had no recollection of
ever having seen her before.
And yet You have" she answered. "Only
ayear ago came here to find my husband in
bed in this same room" .s<.7,.
looked at her more closely, and recalled
her at once, though she had changed greatly.
She still had tho same wealth of hair, while
her eyes were as beautiful rs ever; but her
lace was pinched, and in place Of tho proud
expression it had worn when had seen her
last was one of anxiety and trouble
You are greatly surprised to see me un-
der such circumstances, are you notT' she
added, as stood looking at her. wondering
what strange freak of fortune had placed her
there
"Iam, indeed" answered
She hid her face i'll the blanket and sobbed
like child. / tried TO quiet her. and tax
ing a seat by the bedside, said all that
could to remove the feeling of shame from
which thought she was suffering.
% No doctor. are mist nixon ~ sho sa1d
interrupting me and looking up at me. IT
have nothing to be ashamed Of but my love
for my husband. I AIN sorry to have you
know what l must tell you" She then in
formed me how misfortune had followed
them from the day her husband had met
with his injuries. He had lost the position
he held at the time. Ills friends had failed
him, and disappointment after disappont-
work. And then he had begun to drink
heavily. They were obliged to leave their
pleasant home and part with nearly every
thing of value which they possessed. She had
tried 10 earn money in various ways She
had obtained few young girls rs pupils, and
taught them French, German and music
But she could not earn enough i'm this way TO
support herself and husband in the home
sho felt she must have So, il, DESPERATION
sho had accepted the offer of the proprietor
OF the concert hall where she had been in
Jured. and sang there every evening. The
salnry she received, with the money she
comfortably, but she regarded her work in
the concert hall as humiliating, although
she was required to sing but a few things
each night. She arrived at midnight, and at
l O'Clock her duties were finished and she
went home with her husband. The night be-
fore; as she was leaving the hall, a man had
insultel her, and when she repulsed him he
had shot her and made his escape.
She had hardly finished her story when her
husband came into the ward Certainly he
had changed much more than his wife Dur
ing my attendance upon her | tried to in
fuence the hushand to stronger and better
efforts than he had made. l found he had
become entirely dependent upon his wife and
seemed to regard all attempts on his part to
work as needless. One morning when called
she met ME with frightened face her eyes
swollen and red with weeping. He had re-
turned the night before more intoxicated
than she had ever seen him, ragged and
dirty l found him sleeping on lounge
AS stood looking down upon him. half i'm
pity and half in disgust, for he seemed more
beast than man, he suddenly awokc, and,
springing to his feet, stood glaring at me
with the wild expression of maniac. ] saw
that had n case OF deirum tremens on my
hands. spoke to him. but he would not an
swer. saw his hands working in nervous
manner and a certain wicked gleam i'm his
eyes assured me that was in for fight with
madman. l had passed through many
such experiences, and, therefore, did not
shrink from this.
HIS every H1OVeuenU, IelllnG MS
wife to leave the room and call an officer il
one was to be found. Hardly had she de-
parted when, with yell shall never forget,
he sprapg at me, and before could defend
myself in any way, was thrown to the floor,
and his hands were Tightening their grasp OH
my throat in manner far from pleasant.
/ Gfasping both Of his wrists tight y. and ex-
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