Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1896-07-11
Never Despair.

~ constantly passing 70 and Ifo ~
va, asilY pursuits. Of innninerable
M ~ woe. OF lives lost. misspent
"a sor,oru. Of tragedies. occurring
~ - ~ AZ once forgotten and fol
en'' M more startling crimes, the
.hie result and outcome Of every
ne IN the English metropolis
nas .ast M untold wealth and untold
~ t,at unf0ils before iis the
1870 ~ human nature, only too often
pshslr most revolving f0rmf
!, vas 81, dark aud fogey evening
~, ho,,r when the tired t0ilefs seek
~ rau,fort of their fireside. when
sssvyhody goes 10 his home provided
"a \ I,0,na-- had come aud gone.
saadanly two pedestrians, approach.
80 frou, opposite directions. came 20
s,,daen and rather unpleasant coli
sssian IN the bridge. One ~ them.
.s.,,ey and dressed In the height Of
ssshl,,o had COME from the aflsfo-
.ra,l. regions 81 she West End. while
N, other. who lad approached from
~ lsbslng districts 81 Southwark.
,sas much older. and poorly clad.
Tae.y beads has felt the effects ~ the
sna.i.a eonract. and both had come
~ : f,,ll stop each feeling The injured
,neml4r with his hands. and nursinE
n While the compliments they ga
shanred we're anything bsit Ispsiis.
.Thnndey and lightning, SIR, ex-
claimed the younger " the two, your
rrapium Is not exactly boisteFed up
wifh springs, l assure you, POUNDS
Whv could you not set o1t ~ che
way. when you saw me aps,s0acif
Is. .aas-as
red his shoulders and threw long
lng hook seEoss the railing 10 ihe dark
satsrs o. the Thames isioH.
-where wrre yon going post haste
conilnued the SPEAKER, noticing the
MAS detected attitude.
There came the taarse answer.
EslngIng down the river.
-rhefef Well my Hlaa. our riad IL
the same Take far with yon'
RI. poor AioFer east q SURPRISED
bob Al the weii.drsssed young man.
~YoaY' b. aid. You 10 go down
thssaf Ismtzssslblei What has llnt
ssrA. dreadful thought into gssir
bad Yon arr surely not suffering
from want. you sann.t possibly know
ne sofrua and the MISERY that 10 th~
goor mans poFtioni You look like n
rseh nan, y0u have youth besides
cpssslaeniis yon are happy and 20 be-
snslssl.
swr0ag, iny friend altogether wrong
Wealth "a not always akin to haprs.
h~ss rssgrsnd~d the young man
'viofns Fouse yourself. can see
lklnEN have also gone wrong wlsl you.
Wslk With me q short al.tanrs aud isi
no explain"
strange Her. we're two persons
who had not even known of each
ctkefis existence eve minutes before.
but withal they felt themselves dFn wu
ieward one another BY that sympas
lhsiie fash which "a often Influences
cor destiniss
Peacahiy and contens.siiy they
walked side By aide. whiss the rsssh
/ eUmpanltn. telling him with ianpulslfe
vords that h. led anything but hap
| ~ hfe. although possessed Of cees7
tang that usually goes 10 make life
wersh living Ne pas q bachelor who
~ lnhsfiied great wsslih ff9m his
skeie. He had drained the pleasure
/ cup Of all kinds Of Rmnscments. had
tspt servants. horses, and carriages,
futnbefless friends had conRrrgated
81 bis splTldidly furnished apartments
aud In his country residence. he had
tFen Wildly steeulated without rhynns
% Fvasnn IN Lombard street. but won
Ia spite ~ his folly: he had lived liks
sybarite. and thrown away his mo-
neY With both hands. and now he was
hfrd ~ life SatIated aud blasc IN split
81 bis youth.
Melancholy. remmse and mlsanihro
ply trpubled him necessarily. aud b,
sould not help repeating 70 himself
lhat bis life had been an utterly u.s.
less one. Therefore he had finally
conc to the delil~TRte conclusion Z,
enc bic worthless existence in ths
waters % the River Thames.
lbe labarcr vas duInbfounsiesi
Never 10 his life had be listened Il
such queer tale.
How incomprrhenwibls.~ he 81
Claimed. My lifqe tells exactly tn
opposite story. I am very poor. hav,
an ailing wife and seven children. and
alas. no food for them; thus far ] hay,
honestly and tirelessly tried 10 MAX
the two ends meet an a manner ~
hafd work, hut q few days ago ! los
.tf'sf ~ Nif tAsAbft Oh HtQpst
= the dull Tires ! cannot witDss
me misery AZ home any longer: u tear
my heart 10 look At my starving love
nnesSnd though my poor suffering VII
iles hard 10 console me and 10 Civ
ne couRge, bidding me not 10 despail
! zee no escape ! have no hope lief
anu am resolved 10 end my mlrefBbl
eAisleIIce. May God IN Ills infinii
mercy have pity on my family"
foor fellowf" The rich young man
e.uhtenancp was full Of deep pitt
ana uIiidden tears gathered in bl
yes such tale he had never hear
never dreamt OF amid the afiiucncs ,
hs surroundings.
NOW, ] know that there are peopl
Y This world who are a great del
more unhappy tbaa ! considered ~,
~ 70 be, fool that ! was" he n
but cheer NJ. man: there IN help
sase Ike yours. Come. lead the wa,
nse me to your house. I guess ! ca
M your troubles, and as far as the
Jumping into the Thames is col
snen. ! think there IN no speci
"urry about u, do your
.ab soon brought The two form,
,,sa.lt for sclf-destructiop 10 Il