The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1900-04-11
DR.. j. W. Meador OF TrisIer,
Ohio County, Is Robbed OF
$500 By An Eastern
Sharper.
ABANDONS HIS TRIP
TO THE HOLY LAND.


private communication from DR.. ]. w.
Meador, who was in New York enroute
to the Holy Land. Having promised to
write for the News while away, he grant
ed M permission to print this letter in
full
New York City, N. Y. March 30-1900.
Mr.. John ID. Babbage, Cloverport, KY.
FRIEND BABBAGE-When met you al
Irvington about the 9th inst, when
first set out for parts remote, 1 promised
yo6a line at some time during my jour
neying. As to whether or not said line
was to be private or for the public eye,
memory serves me not. However be
that as 1t may shall write you briefly
any way to redeem said promise as un
stand 1t, and say to you that the moral
(if it has any, Of the old adage, "Man
proposes but God disposes" has lately
been quite forcibly impressed upon my
mind.
left home against the wishes and
circumstances of neighbois and friends,
who took kindly interest in my well
fare, and with hopes bright, and l do
think an honest, laudable ambition to
urge me on, to visit the land of patriachs,
prophets, and Apostles, and view the
scenes made sacred by the presence of
our Savior during his earthly ministry.
For many years it had been my chief
aim or ambition to accomplish this.
Through misfortune, sickness, losses and
crosses, constantly kept in view the
one great object, and sought for favor
able opportunity, one Of the prerequisites
being health and strength sufficient 10
hold up and bear the physical and men
tai strain incident to a voyage including
not only theAtlantic, but almost the entire
length OF the Mediterranean, to say moth.
ing Of railroad travel from home to New
York, from Liverpool to London and
rom Calais, on the near coast of France
TO Marseilles on the Mediterranean and
in the South of the French Republic.
Although not by any means well,
the time arrived at which l had decided
to start and made the venture, meeting
with you soon after. Only one day out
from home became sick and remained
several days in the neighborhood of r.
vington. Getting some better went on
to Louisville where l remained several
days, neither sick nor well, but not in
good condition to start on such a jour
ney. But finally procuring a ticket
from Steamship agency at Louisville
for the Cunard Line, came here on the
23rd as the time for sailing called for on
ticket was March the oath.
On arriving here the same misfortune
attended me, sick again, and was com
pelled to ask Of the Steamship authori.
ties an extension OF time for sailing,
which was granted and also transfer TO
the White Star Line. l omitted to say
in the proper place that my ticket called
for London railroad fare from Liverpool
included.
,, After arranging the transfer and ex-
henson Of time at the Cunard Office,
what had to do, or rather what / did
do, was 10 stand near Pier 81 on that
clear cool morning and see the grand
Steamer Campania float away to the
throb OF her powerful engines, bearing q
Joyous crew and vast throng OF happy
passengers. Never before had 80 earn
estly wished for the health, strength and
yigor OF ten years ago; never before did
80 forcibiy realize the vanity Of the
chronic invalid trying to act the part Of
the robust and healthy, or the old and
infirm sping youth and vigorous middle
age. The flowers and leaves Of summer
must succnmb to the froats Of winter
the sickle OF the reaper cuts down the
ripening harvest.
But 80 1t was another day; the 2Sth
came for sailing, and yet was too un.
wellto take the risk, especially as nv
physician here 80 earnestly opposed the
venture.
iNaught was left me but TO boldly, vel
rather pleadinely, ask the Cunard Com
pany to cancel my ticket, which they
Kindly did, and am here in the cnm,
cursed, Tammany oppressed, Cosmopoli'
tan City Of New York, neither going MOI
returning. neither very sick, nor at al
j well, looking out occasionally upon th'
broad expanse OF water which separates
me from the Orient, which have q