The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1897-07-02


raised the last dollar chat I ean raise
moEtgaged everything that / can mort.
gage, and row it is alI gone, and there
is not q morsel Of food in tho louse. 1
don't know what in the name Of God l I
ana 10 do next. / cannot sit here aud
see my wife die Of hunger, and l know
Of NO way to prevent it. What IN I to
do, doctor? What can I do}'
Green replied the doctor. 'sif /
could I'd help you But I can't. am
working Tor nothing, for my patients
have no money to pay me, and have
scarcely enough TO live ON. Hhaven't
dollar, il had you should have part
Of it. But I'll see if I Can't manage
IL some way to raise Some money
for you. don't know what
success Ill have, and cant
encourage you to hopafor anything.
can only try It IS not necessary for J
me to como and See the patient again
for several days, but if am so fortu-
nate as to 10 n4thing for you I'll come
at once"
Thank YOus doctor" said John fer
vently as he clasped the old doctors
hand. 'You ave already placed me
under world OF Obligations to you,
and if I am never ableto repay you,
"Oh, neyer mind that, Green, the old
man SAID, ''never mind about that
We're "a human beings, and am no
more taan human in doing what / do.
tThers IS nothing in it but what anybody
Npugh 4to do"
p bSrhaps not, . said John, ''Iet it's
liatiew do&neverthelesS My leah
IS fun, doctor, and I.eannot express "
feelings Tlut thisf can say: You Il .Jg
done mordfor US Than any other err
son on earth, and my heart nay "a nlSs
and my prayers are yours. You eame
to us astranger, and you have ben
source Of light to us. You have stood
by us like brother, and you have
saved the life Of my dearest one. God
bless you, doctor, God bless yopfp
John could say no more, for his feel
ing overmastered him, and he broke
down completely. Tie old doctor was
seriously disturbed, and for awhile he
fidgeted about nervously. He was q
modest man, and whatever good deeds
he performed were performed solely
for the good there was in them, and
net 3r the sake of the praise they
lnif brfae. hi1n. He had acted the
parBof a friend 70 John Green and his
vic simply because h5 felt it his duty.
d Screen, he said, laying bis hand on
h Johns shoulder, don't talk that way.
Let's not make any fuss overtritling,
matters like that. I'm glad my efforts
u this case have not been unavailing,
and hope your wife will soon be recov-
eEed NoW, see here, you must make
~ effort to get little money, and
FlImalse an effort and between us /
think wemay be able to accomplish
something Continue my remedies ae-
cording to directions, and il anything
happens before return, let me lSnow.p
And with that the old doctor went
away, followed bys . Thousand bless
ings that flowed from John Green's
heart, -
The next day John went over to
Magic City to see what hecouli 10 in
the way of raising money IIe FIRST
went to Mills Office, aud after 3 long
wait secured an audience with that
gentleman. He laid his condition b6N
fore Mills in its true light and begged
for q small advance on his loan.
Il would be glad to accommodate
you, Green" Mills replied "but ! find
it impossible to do So. l let You have
at first entirely too much money on
your security, and am fearful that
shall not be able to recover on it, 1
can't advance another dollar
but must have it, Mills. ! cannot
let my wife die for the want Of food. Do
you understand"
81 understand perfectly Mr. Green,
but you should remember that this IS
not place Of charity but place OF
business. | cannot undertake to bear
other peoples burdens, nor to furnish
food to the hungry. I am not response
bic for the suffering among the set
tiers, and [ cannot afford to give away
everything ! possess to alleviate it. As
/ said, am sorry for you and sy1npa-
thize with YOU Good day"
John attempted to speak further, but
Mills hurried him out Of the office, say
ing
'There are customers in waiting,
Mr.. Green, and l have no time tc
waste"
John next visited the bank but met
with no success there. Then he trieC
all the places where there was bare
hope Of getting money, but his effort:
were ali unavailing. There was but
one chance left and he would try that.
So, with faltcring courage, he went to
the Office Of Mr.. Scraggs.
''Scraggs offered to aid me once, !"
John thought, .and perhaps he will do
it now. can try MIN at least"
But whcn he reached Scraggs' Office
he found young man in charge, and
# Scraggs was nowhere about; and TO
his inquiry for Scraggs the young man
i gave Green this answer.
Sorry You were not q few minutes