The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-12-02

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...,uld Ia lc!p you. But l can I. az.
working for nothing, Tor M patients
have NO :ao1cy 20 pay ne. and / hayc
scarcely So;:2,i. to 1--we On. aarca'ta !
dollar. If / ..a;! You shou,Ci have 4 part
of it. BIT II see if cant manage
in some way TO raise solnc money
for you. l don't kno:v what
Success I'll have, and can't
encourage You to hope for anything |
can Only try. 1t is not necessary Fer
NE to CO &c ard see the !,;t;1e:at again
for sevcrl days hnt if I an 50 f&rtn-
nate as > Go anything for YOU III come
at once.
Than You, Doctor said John fer
vcnt!y as nc cl;;spcl the old DOCTORS
hand You have already placed me
under word OF obligations to you,
and if I am never able to repay you,
God will.
''Oh, never mind that. Green, the Old
man SAIL. never mind about that.
We're all human beings. and an no
more than human in dong what l do.
There's nothing in it but what anybody
ought to DO
'PerhaDs not" said John, 'but its
what few do nevertheless. My heart
is full, doctor, and cannot express my
feelings But this can say: You have
done more for us than any ether per-
son on earth, and my heart, my thanks
and my prayers are yours. Ion came
to us stranger, and you have been d
source OF light to us. You have stood
by US like brother, and You have
saved the life of my dearest one. God
bless yoo doctor, God bless yois''
John could say no more, for his feel
ing overmastered him, and he broke
down completely. The old doctor was
seriously disturbed, and for awhile he
fdgetcd about EcrvouSly. He was q
modest man, and whatever good deeds
he performed were performed solely
for the good there was in them, and
not for the sake of the praise they
might bring him. He had acted the
part OF q friend to John Green and his
wife si:arly because he felt it his duty.
Gree" he said, laying his hand on
Johns shoulder, don't :aiL that way.
Let's not make any fuss over triin'::.!g
matters like that. I'm glad my efforts
in this case have not been unavaiiing,
and I hope your wife viii soon be rccov-
cred. Vow, see here, You must make
an effort to get little money, and
I'll make on effort and between Us
think we may be able to accomplish
something. Continue ny remedies ac-
cording TO directions, and if anything
happens before return, let me know v
And With that the old doctor went
a-way, followed by q thousand bless
ings that flowed from John Green's
heart.
The next day John went over to
Magic City to see what he could do in
the way OF raising money. He first
went to Mills Office, and after long
wait secured en- audience with that
gentleman. he laid his condition be-
fore Mills in its true light and begged
for small advance on his loan.
''I would be glad to accommodate
you, Green" Mills replied, but I find
it impossible to dc so. I let you have
at first entirely too much money on
your security, and am fearful that l
shall no. be able to recover on it. l
can't advance another doi:ar.'
'But must have it, NILS. I cannot
let my wife die for the want Of food. Do
you understands"
81 understand perfectly, Mr.. Green,
but you should remember that this is
not a place of charity but . place OF
business. cannot undertake to bear
other peoples burdens, nor to furnish
food to the hungry. am not rcsponsi-
bic for the suffering among the set
tiers, aH'i cannot afford to give ;.yTay
everything possess TO alicviatc it. AZ
I said, an, sorry f-.r s.asa-asad =Si'ai'a-
thizc with you. Goo& day"
John attempted to speak further, but
Mills hurried him out of the Office, say.
ing:
"The-c are customers in waiting,
Mr.. Green, and l have no time to
waste"
John next visited the bank but met
with no success there. Then he tried
all the niaccs where there was bare
hope CT getting money, but his efforts
were all unavailing. There was but
one chance left and he would try that.
SO, with ta!tering courage, he went to
the Office Of Mr.. Scraggs.
"Scraggs offered to aid me once, "
John thought, ''and perhaps he will do
it now can try him ct least"
But when he reached ScraEgs' Office
he found 4 young man in charge. and
Scraggs was nowhere about; and TO
his inquiry for Scraggs the young man
gave Green this answer:
Sorry you were not q few minutes
earlier, Mr.. Green. IS Mr.. Scrag%s has
Just gone away. There goes his train
now. He will not be back for near a
week"
For an instant John stared blanhlv
at the young man, and his head rccled
and he felt as if the earth was slipping
from under his feet. His last chance
for raising money was gone, and he saw
nothing before his sick wife but death
from want. The clerk noticed Johns
manner and was aia-ncd II it.
"Mr. Green" he said, YOU are not
well. Take seat and res: moment.
Can't 10 something Tor you?"
"No," replied John, as he dropped
into the nearest seat. Il will be all
right il. : moment.
There vas ;1ore than disappointment
and dis"oura cement ailing John. lie
was sick, weak and hungry. For days