The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-09-14

solely to breed pestilence among the baciIli
tina tive might ever live with the fear OF
death and knowledge Of resurrection in our
hearts."
"And how does man breed pestilences
among the bacilh, prayT
''Our scientists" said the bacillus, "are
divided in opinion as to how he does it, but
they are all agreed that he is the microbe
which causes the dread plague which we
call cholera, and which sweeps our bacilH
of by millions. Our most eminent doctors
are Of opinion that he emits vApors which
are deadly poison, such as carbolio acid and
the like. Then, too, he has been known to
exude or In some manner cover his body
with what our scientists call soapsuds, a
very deleterious slime. which, when COM
pounded with " ater, becomes so obnoxious
to us bacilli as to drive US from our homes
and fields and cause Us TO perish In multi
tudes by starvation"
HOW THE BACILLI FIGHT MAN.
My visitor, speaking for himself, said 10
me:
There Is much truth and Justice In what
the bscillus says 1 doubt not that we
slay millions Of them where they slay one Of
us.p
There does seem to be something In the
point OF view" I admitted. "But let me
question the bacillus little furtherIn
The visitor spilled his eye to the tube and
| asked for me:
what mems do the bacilli doctors rec
ommend as be most eff1cacious for the
destruction ofmanF'
They council us 20 study his habits as
closely as ouricience will permit, for they
| believe there ire seasons when he eats of
| green fruits AID the overripe flesh OF other
low animals, md 10 Is thus made vulnerable
to our attack upon him. They also advise
| that we assault him when we know he has
tai
| infame and enfeeble those vital parts
wherein we york with best results for ID
! has been generally accepted in our learned
| circles that when man is temperate in his
| habias and eat enough, but not too much,
| OF plain, wholesome food, and keeps him
| self clean andcalm, he is able to withstand
| our most ferodous attacks"
by what avenues Of assault do you find
you meet with the most successfn asked.
"Not TO speak i'll of our army" said the
bacillus, "stiH it is generally conceded that
our navy is tie most effective branch OF our
service. Letus once secure an entrance to
his city watsr pipes and we can deal de-
strucsion to oar hearts content"
But suddenly the bacillus seemed to real
ize that be was doing a most indiscreet
thing in giving so much information to the
enemy. for he turned his face away and
would LOOK no more either upon my visitor
or myself 50 the mau gathered up his be-
longings and prepared TO depart.
May Accompany youp asked.
MULBERRY BEND.
He was willing, so together we felt our
way downthe dark riokety stairs and passed
through the deserted street, walking and
talking.
AFTER ALL" said my companion, "the
bacillus Is not as black as he is painted.
When stopped TO consider what sort OF
TjeflF1fs = kpasySt4FsffV Artiiz / h,7k
he Is doing humanity kind OF service"
l could not agree with this "He usually
kills poor people" l said land poor people
have as much right to live as the rioh."
CAS- much right, l grant, said he. "But
come with me and let US look In on those
among whom be will do his most effective
work II he gains an entrance 70 New York;
We soon came to Mulberry Bend.
Within these two blocks on both sides
of this foul street." said my companion,
there are upward of 80 900 human inhsbit-
ants. Think of itl Thirty thousand men,
women and children huddled In two blocks
Come along.n
he led me Into narrow alley, vet under
foot and foul smelling. It was pigeon-holed
on either side with low doors, which opened
into psnt. sitting little rooms, not big
enough each for child's doll house, and yet
we saw from five TO fifteen persons, regard
less OF sex and utterly shameless, stuffed
into each of these oubby holes, lying heads
and feet or aoross each other. some partially
clothed in nasty rags, many as bad as nude.
"Do these creatures want to hvel" asked
my companion
"Of course they do" answered.
''Do you think sol Wake q few Of them
and see what they say"
We kicked some of them up, and the ques-
ton almost invariably was one of beggary.
THEY WANT TO FORGET.
(which would you rather have, bread or
liquorp my companion asked Of blear-
eyed woman with only red flannel under
skirt on, and even that rolled into a rope
under her arms. She sat up on the floor
where she had been lying among dirty men
and children, and. rubbing her infamed
eyes. said:
'Give me drink"
Waters" asked.
NAV" with an awful oath. "What do
l want with waters"
"You want whisky, don't you, Mary"
give for whisky enough to keep you drunk a
weekp
Gan I've got" she said, and said It pit
eously, imploringly.
"You want to forget, don't you, Mary"
"Yes; want to get drunk and forget
everything, she said, and flung herself on
the floor with her bare arms over her head
as ~ W SAus MOI bcAA Oub AEOIl uoEhSns
We could not breathe the fesid air OF the
place. We hurried out, my companion say
ing:
land youthink these people wantto livei
Would not the permanent forgetfulness Of
death be boon to themr
ITO Mary, perhaps it would" adj
mitted.
"WeH, there are thousand of Marys
within stones throw of here,n said he;
Hundreds Of these pest holes all filed with
these human microbes.n
81 have seen enough of H." I exclaimed,
"breathed enough Of it, smelled enough OF
1t, heard enough Of 1t. Let US get out Of
here"
AS babe my companion good night,
said:
For Gods sake, man. don't tell your
bacillus what we have seem"
81 don't know said he, doubtfully. 81
don't know but it would be mercy"
But his is cold reasoning / hope he
will not tell his bacillus. For still they are
human beings, or may once have been, or