Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-03-27

was thoroughly absorbed in the work and
thoroughly convinced that it was the duty
of somebody to write intell,gently about
typhus.
In furtherance of this idea. he accom-
panied some Of the inspectors IN tneir
round. among the tenement houses on Tue
east side. where the passengers OF the
typhusstricken Italian ship Masilia were
lodged. IL was here that he came in direct
contact with the disease. The first 1nt'-
nation / had OF his illness came IN tho
form OF a note, written by him from
Dr. Edson's headquarters, informing
me that be had what was pro-
nounced TO be case of typhus-fever.
and that he was just about taxing up NE
abode in the lazarstto hospital. He had
left hoIae that morning feeling somewhat
feverish and depressed, and he never saw
his wife or home again. When DIR. Edson
found him covered with the unmistaksDie
rash of the pesrilence he hurried him over
to the hospital, and there he had the best
attention that could be given under snch
surroundings. Cut Of all communics,
ton from friends and home. his life wasted
away, and all that Is lett OF him Is the
memory of noble hearted fellow who was
ever faithful in his duty. ever noble IN
his associations, aud always proud OF MS
profession. Knowing him "a l did: L can
not say that he was in any sensefoolnaroy:
He had an idea that it was the duty or
some newspaper to do Just what ne
did, and once that impression lodged Ia
his mind, no was irresistible in the n1eu,
ness Of his purpose. lie has paid the Sau
penslty. bnt 4 am satisfied that the mem
ory which he has left will not be lost so
long as there are honest workers IN Jour-
nalisIn 70 cherish his memory.
TENOR DE REszKE's coHPATRIoTs.
Town talk has been full of De Reszke
stories. Here's good one that has not
been published. and II IS well worth having
that honor-if honor II be. In some way
or another it seems TO spoil good story 10
print II. But here goes. II was by the
clock ali evening or two ago when q group
OF men about town, who are really men
and do cut something of q figure about
the CITY. sat down in tho Breslin residence,
in Twenty-cighth street, Tor supper. lhey
had agreed beforehand TO call 1t supper,
because they expected 1T to last into, the
supper hour, IT not into the heel OF
an early breakfast. James. universally
called Jim n-Breslin, he, of the famous
GIlsey House, was the host. He lives IN
Twenty-eighth street, not far from rhe IA
nous old site on which the same Gilseys
have lust built and are finishing the hand
soonest theatre in town, the new flitn-
Avenue. The De Reszke brothers-Edou-
ard. the Cyclopean Mephisto. and jean,
the tenor-loving. es robust and handsome
as all tenors are loved to be-had the seats
of honor. Next came Lassalle. the gigan-
tic brown baritone, VINO IL said to be the
very man the DE Reszkes ought to want
for a brother, if they did want one.
and next to him Frank W. Sanger,
one of the luckiest, most successful
and shrewdest young theatre managers IN
Now York. Maurice Grau, the worthy
l.
Knox, as his intlnates call him, the fur-
nisher, filled out the festive circle. There
was much TO eat, the quality OF which ex:
ceeded the quantity, and an abundance OF
hippocras, nectar, champagne. and other
beverages popular with the thirsty. Claret
is good enough for me, but most New
Workers feel under q certain obligation TO
keep down the visible supply OF cham-
payne.
HIS VIEWS CHANGED.
In the course of the evening Jean de
Reszke said In substance this When L
landed in New York | felt certain that a
committee of Poles would meet me at the
foot of the gang-plank and ask suoscrlp-
ton TO fund for the erection of a monu-
ment to John Sobieski and the succor of
his descendants in America. 1 fully ex-
pected delegation 10 greet me at the
hotel. You know am Pole of the Poles,
and Moscow is my home. But i didn't
meet any Of my poyerty-strlken ana OPP
pressed fellow-countrymsn OF whose woes
/ expected TO hear on every hand. An,
thought l., they will present the pet,
ton. or the paper or, the subscription-lst
this evening. Ny poor, down-trodden
brethren. the prosecuted Poles of whom
have read so much-tbey will doubtless ex-
meet something liberal of me! The next
morning was certain the blow was ABOUT
To fall. A marked copy of q Polish news
paper, printed in our own tongue, was lald
on INV breakfast-taDle. l found III IL
glowing description OF my chateau IN 70
land. my string OF race-horses that won so
many prizes al the Moscow races last sum.
mer: actually the number of thousands OF
roubles | had taken in during the past sea-
son in purses and stakes was summed mp.
was in for it this time evidently. But
still | didn't hear of any deputation that
was trying TO get at me. l thought
it very strange, in view OF the misery
in which my countrymen IN America were
supposed to live and move and have their
being. The next morning there were eight
marked papers on my breaktast-thole, eacn
in my native tongue, and thrlfty-looklng
enough, each aludng TO nay advent ana
nv supposed wealth. Sapristi, thought L.
il is strange they have not asked OF me FOR
nv people Where is that delegation with
the subscription paperY | had quite made
up my mind TO do the handsome thing.
Then l glanced through these Pc
lish papers again. | heard from them
how many hundreds of thousands
of my fellow-countrymen there are
in this great country; how many
millions of dollars they have earned and
saved, the homes they have bought. the
businesses they have built up. Mon Dlsu,
thoucht |. can these be the dOwn-trodden
Poles they have been telling me aboutl |
began to have my eyes opened. And that
very evening the delegation. the commit
tee that / had so long been expecting,
made ITS appearance. The hour had ar
rived, and as fine a looking body OF men a:
| ever saw In my life asked Ine, on behalf
of the Poles of America, II | would give
them the pleasure of my company at DIM
ner! A better dinner never ate. and
give you my word Tor 1t, my views of my
Polish brethren ia America have under
IL.