Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1893-04-08
HEROISM IN A BIG CITY.
BRAVE AND KIND HEARTS IN. A
RICH FIFTH AVENUE HOME.

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An Old Legoad OF Rome Is Enacted In
Reality Right In the Midst Of q busy
and Thriving Metropolis - People of
Wealth Nurse Their servants
Emerson in his essay upon THE Con-
sentative" relates a legend OF the Friar
Bernard in illustration of the truth that
the best virtues are to be found in all |
conditions of society. II the story were |
merely ali apologize with the essayist IL |
has, | am glad to record. lately become |
fact
This is the tradition:
1.-THE Father Bernard lnmented in his
cell on Mount Gents the crimes of man
kind, and rising one morning before day
from his bed Of moss and dry leaves he
gnawed his roots and berries, drank OF
the spring and set forth to go 10 Rome
to reform the corruption Of mankind
On his way he encountered many trav-
elers, who greeted him courteously, and
the cabins of the peasants and the castles
Of the lords supplied his few wants
When he came at last to Rome his piety
and good will easily introduced him to
many families of the rich, and on the
first day he saw and talked with gentle
mothers, with their babes at then
breasts, who told him how much love
they bore their children, and how they
were perplexed in their daily walk lest
they should fail in their duty toward
them.
EMERsoN's STORY.
"'Whatr he said, and this on rich
embroidered carpets, on marble floors,
with cunning sculpture, and carved
woods, and rich pictures and piles OF
books around you?
"'Look ut our pictures and books,
they said, and we will tell you, good
father, how we spent the last evening
These are stories of godly children and
holy families, and romantic sacrifices
made in old and recent times by great
and not mean persons, and last evening
our family was collected, and our hus-
bands and brothers discoursed sadly on
what we could save and give in the hard
times.
Then came in the men. and they
said: What cheer, brother? Does thy
convent want yiftsT
Then the friar went home swiftly
with other thoughts than he brought,
saying: This way Of life is wrong, yet
these Romans, whom prayed God to
destroy. are lovers; they are lovers.
What can doy"
And this is the fact as friend re-
lates it:
u called last night upon my friend in
Fifth avenue His house is stately and
magnificent. 1t abounds with every de-
vice of Injury II not tasteful il Is rich.
II not elegant it is profuse in splendor.
While sat gazing around me at the
mirrors and carpets and curtains and
costly furniture my friend entered and
cordially welcomed me.
"'Where have you been so longT said
l. 1T must be many weeks since hav,
seen you
lyon know he answered, that we
were absent upon visit to Cousir
Charles for some time, and upon our re
turn the doctor told us that two of the
servants lay i'll with the ship fever, and
! that the children must be sent away im
mediately. So we sent them TO theil
9 and remained to take care of the serv
: ants
l EXPOSED TO DISEASE.
i Ibid you know what terrible dis
Q ease it was
Q ''Yes, the doctor warned US. But W,
n could not leave them when we knew
a how critical was the situation. 1t wa.
|, hard to part with the children. and the,
r cried bitterly ut gong. knowing to wha
!, dangers we were exposed
= "'And know answered |, for hav,
had the ship fever. aud for two week
! lay utterly senseless, like one dead
o both Of the servants. continued IN,
/ friend, were delirious for two weeks be
fore they died. which increased our care
Ii is very dreadful disease, and YER
hardly it bore on my wife. But Their
! was no one to.assist us All the othe
i servants left, and we could get no nurses
We took all possible precautions. TIL,
beds were placed in the middle of tn
/ two largest rooms, and by opening tn,
n folding doors we could throw them. witt
| the smaller one between, into one larg
u room. There Is a passage from the cell
Ing of the middle room directly to tn,
skylight in the roof. and by opening tina
t and dropping the upper sashes of tn
n windows of the room we could yentilat
the rooms perfectly
d ~ see, said |, and they died?
IS "'They both died. and We buried then
in the Catholic cemetery.
is why thought |. CHANGING at tn
IS painted walls and glittering chandelier.
= the sumptuous Nendome aud the squali
Tenderloin precinct do not offer NOR
instructive contrast than this singh
hearted heroism in the midst of this re
gal sPlendorr"
4 Here is another deed for New Yor
T to be proud Of" Gilt sometimes cover
y pure gold. New York Herald