San Antonio daily light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1886-1907, 1895-02-18
Glte 9utlY eight.
MONDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1895
DALLAS LETTER.
DALLAS, Tex, Feb. -, 1895.


the other day, "The poor We have
with you always" when she said
to us in a naive, far off sort OF
manner, 81 am told there is actual
suffering in town by people who
are without food and fuel this cold
weather" Yes, Madam, there is d
distressing case not far from you
on -"
"Oh, how | wish | had time to go
out and hunt up some deserving
poor servant; l can not leave home,
have had such trial with my
help" then followed her tale OF
woe-hOw she had been imposed
upon by the low-down white class.
then the thieving colored help;
how, night after night, the thiev-
ing colored help would carry of
the left-overs, and so on till we felt
as though the trials Of this woman
Of immense wealth were greater
than the sufferings Of the poverty
stricken widow whose wood was
replenished by the kind neighbors,
and whose groceries were furnished
by the corner market man without
a flourish Of trumpets.
After expressing sympathy for
the lady Of means, and telling her
men could never appreciate the
petty trials and cares Of a thought
full and painstaking housekeeper,
we took our departure, more fully
convinced than ever that people
become callous.hearted as their
wealth increases.
The day after this visit we at.
tended the funeral of an old settler,
an unpretentious, quiet man, who
had always minded his own busi-
ness and let others attend to their
own affairs. To this funeral came
a young wife, bride, girl whose
life had been one round Of
gaiety. She was the daughter OF a
minister. Minister'S children are
generally not noted for being the
kind that figure in Sunday school
stories, and this girl wife is no eX-
ception. Your correspondent ex-
when it was so cold and dreary.
~ knew deceased as Ia child. |
loved him for he was grandfather's
friend. Thirteen years ago grand
father was Sc years old. The last
night he spent on earth was spent
in company with the man who is
now with him in that other fairer
world. | remember the night so
we'll. Grandfather was as well as
usual. His friend left him at II
o'clock. AS he babe him goodbye
he said, Papa, we may never meet
again. My health is so bad l feel
l am soon to go. But in that Great
Beyond we will know each other
Yes said my grandfather, you
know the rest Her eyelids
dropped, another voice quivered as
she spoke the last, which called to
mind the drowning in the Dallas
branch Of the Sainted old grand
father early next morning while
he was taking his usual early morn
ing walk.
We rode in the carriage with the
young wife to the graveyard. In
passing a squalid part of the town,
she said to us, "Do you ever go
among the poor and lowly"
The question surprised us.
"There, in that low swamp-like
district is little shanty in which
a poor woman lives. l visited her
the other day. That night 1 could
not sleep for thinking Of her alb
ject poverty. l told it to some Of
my neighbors. We bought cots anC
comforts and sent her wood. A Ne
gro woman told me of her, and
said, I'VE 'sists her as best ken, bu'
our help is not mnch, and sht
needs comfit from folks as ken tall
Of Him, for her 'aint long fer this
here place anyhow / found the
poor woman in greater need O
bodily comfort than spiritual" sh,
said, solemnly.
When we parted we had bette
opinion Of the frivolous young CIR
who had developed into a sensibl
young woman.
"Don't know which will com
out ahead in the Abbot Kearb
contest" said sage to us.
"Abbot is hopeful and Kearb
sanguine," said he.
A process duCes tecum wa
served on County Clerk LIE
Hughes yesterday commandin
him to produce at 10 a. m. toda
the ballot boxes of the general ele
ton. The procedure will be sloy
as in addition to the taking OF ev
dence, certified copies will have
be made Of all ballots in contes
Judge Abbott is in the city, an
will remain hare for some tim