The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1902-08-24

terror to me as 1 remembered how / had
ordered him out, had determined 10 act "a
10 attack me. l then learned that two men
physicians who lived nearer had refused
10 go to the house at night on account OF
il being in a dangerous neighborhood'
murder having been committed there q
few weeks before. This was some years
ago.
Il am constantly having rather amusing
things happen TO me- said another lem
mime NJ. D., who has one of the largest
practices OF any woman in the city. Some
time ago 1 was standing near Ninth and
Race streets, waiting for a car. II was
about clock in the evening. A very we'll
dressed man came Up to me. He was reel
ing from drink.
Lady, he hiccOughed in most respectful
manner. Lady, l want to go home /
ought TO go home and / don't know how, so
I've been waiting, waiting for lady or a
gentleman 10 tell me. Seen lots OF women
going past, seen lots of men, too, but you're
the first lady. Now, lady. l need 10 go
home. L want 10 go. / didn't knoW-and
the rest unintel Eligible. / saw the man
was irresponsible. and while L finally got
the words Thompson street from him, /
could not get his name or the number or
ms mousse However, realized IL WOuid not
De safe 10 leave him in his helpless cOndl-
ton in that neighborhoOd. for he had gold
watch and chain and several other pieces OF
valuable Jewelry, so l told him 10 come
along with me and l got on the car with
him. l explained the situation TO the con-
ductor, whom / knew, and he promised to
exchange the man out Thompson street,
and III possible ascertain the number of his
residence, which he could tell the conductor
Of the other car.
THE next day the drunken mans wife
came down to my Office TO repay his car
fare, which 1 had paid. and she was almost
ready 10 get down on her knees to me, she
was so grateful that l had taken him out
of the neighbOrhOod where i found him. 1t
seems that the man had had a fortunate
business transaction that day and had
got drunk on the strength of it. At the
time L took him the car and paid his
not happened TO be in the Tenderloin' that
evening he would probably have fallen into
some one else's hands and been robbed.
| That man is in very good circumstances.
and think may truthfully say that there
IS nothing l could ask of him or his wife
that they would not grant"
L had an experience of rescuing a
| drunk, said younger doctor. who was
| extremely petite in size L was coming
| along Fifteenth street, and at Arch a
| young man accOsted me. He was a stranger
in the city. and did not know one street
from the other, but he wanted to go to his
| home and did not know where the rail-
| road station was. As he was quite verdant
| in appearance, L thought home was the
| best place for him, so as / was going past
| Broad-street Station l took him with me
and went right up to the ticket Office with
| him. A gooG-natured-lOoking man was
! there and he looked surprised to see a little
| woman like me in charge of a great big
| drunken cOuntryman, but | said: This
man wants ticket to, and ne wants
/ to take the first train. VII you see that
| he gets on all right"
! " All right, little mother, I'll look after
| he did so, and | have often laughed since
| at the funny appearance l presented as
| came up To the ticket office window with
| my helpless companion"