The record-union., 1893-08-07
THE WORST Yet.
Bauerle Had Money, While His Fam
lily Was in Want.
He Wanted to Keep His Coin s'To Go
Into Peesness Mit,'' Even Though
His Wife Lay Sick.

There is an old theory still believed in,
that about the meanest man in the world
is one who would take coins from dead
mans eyes. This is not true, however,
for the coins are of no use to corpse after
his eyes are closed in death, and yet
would have a purchasing value that
might prevent someone from starving.
1t looks as if the proverbial meanest
man is really latter-day production.
About week ago the case of a Mrs.
Bauerle was reported in the papers, it
being stated that she had given birth to
twins and had nothing with which to
clothe them, and was in destitute circum-
stances at house on D streetnear Twelfth.
An old tumble-down bed and couple of
rickety chairs and table We're all the
furniture in the house, and the cupboard
was empty.
The announcement of such distress was
all that was needed. and sympathizing
hands carried supplies of provisions,
clothing and even deIicacies to the house,
and the woman was made as comfortable
as the circumstances would allow.
Contributions continued to pour in
until the household became well supplied
for some time to come. A couple of days
ago, however, an Intelligent German who
had become cognizant of what was being
done, told Officer Wilson that an imposi-
ton was being practiced on the people
who had been giving aid.
Why" said he, that man has got
81. 900 in the bank. | know it, for | saw
him deposit it.''
Officer Wilson Immediately stopped
some ladies who had already taken pro-
visions to the family and had again come
on their errand of mercy and told them
that nothing more was needed. He then
hunted up Bauerle and interrogated him
about his finances, and was dumfounded
by the answer he received.
"N ELL" said Bauerle, II don'd vas got
20 much as dot, but haf got some dings
in ter pank."
why did you not make your wife
comfortable and supply her wants if you
have money" demanded Wilson.
~ ell" was the reply, II don'd want to
use Id for such dings-I want id to go
into peesness init, pooty soon alreaty."
However, the charity conferred upon
the poor woman was not misplaced. She
was fully as much in need of all that was
done for her as if her husband did not
have a cent and the kind-hearted neigh
bOrs who went to her relief should be
just as ready to respond to the next cry
OF distress.
In the mean time the case of the
woman's husband should not be lost sight
of, If he has money and neglects to sup
port his family he should be compelled
10 do it. There is law enough on the
statute books for this, and its aid should
be invoked.
A man who, having money in bank,
will submit TO having the fact made pub
lie that his house IS without the ordinary
conveniences of a miners cabin; that his
wife lay sick in bed after just having
passed through the ordeal of giving birth
to twins; that she was without nourish-
ing food or medicine, and that her new
born infants had no clothing-a man
who, under the circumstances narrated,
would permit such announcements to be
made in the public press without de-
NAL, and who would allow kind-hearted
people TO be imposed upon by accepting
food and clothing from them that he
might save his own boarded dollars, is
not fit TO have family. Having one,
however, he should be made to support
1t properly.