New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-02-24
BARNUN ~ ms SICK-RO0M.
A CuEEREIL INVALID.

CHEERFUL INVALID.
From The Boston Christian Leader Bridgeport letter.
MIR. Barnum has really been very seriously Ill at
Marnanis delightful residence In tis cly-ior eight
weeks but Is now happily improving. HIS disease Is
heart failure, which, considering that lie Is more than
eighty years DID, hs been nom the hrst regarded -
very critical BY his physicians On more tnan ono
ui:n has rotired To rest there have been grave
DOUBTS whether he would live TO see the morning.
yOlvng tremendous hnancial Interests, ho has borne
TN, slcnc,, VITA great resignation and extreme chccr
die days Of General Jackson, with whom hc wa per
sonally acquainted a. he has been WIN every Inoi-
oi him and II that had not The Rebellion would have
In religion Mr. Earnum is not strict scctarian. Al
home he mas been faithful Attendant and generous sup
porter of the Unlycr,dli-t Church. When Dr. thapin
was alive Mr. Barnnm was very warm personal ificn1
his and attended his church when IN Ne" loTA or
lae when in that city he has attended the kev
man and the great preacher a noble friendship mas
grown up. So Mr.. Barnum belongs to the Universllist
turing Mr Barnum's sickness many tracts and r.
ligou. papers are sent to Lin; and also he ), i'e
1ucntly solicited by Christian friends 10 engage IN
prayer. To these solicitations he Invariably rtile'
rather pctulanty. What for! Shall We come i:He a
set Of poor miserable mcndcants, begging tod 10 do
what want, whether lie wants IL or not For my
part, | believe In Il God who Is my infinitely LOVING
rather. aud cannot, dare not ask Him To do nay
al pray be it the last hour Of the day or oi my
Sir Iarnum's physicians attribute ms remarkable
power 20 endure suffering and to recover from disease
cohOc and tobacco poison he having used neither Tor
a great many years. rs for hi, business aiairN, W.
Earnum has always kept them up snuey. having for
his business agents men OF excellent ability ana
answering integrity, who keep every thing well resu
latcd, which /, g.pat consolation 10 him on what
after all be his death bed. Bat like every faithful
steward, MI barnnm proposes to attend to his WORK
50 there Is 'omething noble and inspiring in the
/ scl, room at Marina. There is combined IN Mr..
Uarnum the trust that says: II must lie here |
will do IL patiently II my time has come TO dc
palt iii, win be DONE vita the strong hcroism that
| - I
I will not lav aside my work | made 10 do
thl, work will therefore keep doing il as long a.
| live" Here Is weakling, laying aside all duty
and ldy waiting 10 die. nor coward AFRAID To go the
way million, have gone before him. and al must
20 Here +, u brave sOu struggling with disease,
tut irving to do It's work 10 the very end. some
seem to think that he ought now to drop his WORK
and fan TO meditation upon his future, but Nj.
Earnum knows that his future IS IN Gods hand,
and that the only preparation that he can make for
II is % finish the work he was evidently born to 90:
Mr. Rarnun /, too weak to write, even to read
much Int listens 10 the reading of what h" Hikes
by his faithful wif,. lie speaks with especial pleainre
OF DR. saford's Life OF Ballou" which seems to him
| 10 be most admirably written and arranged.