The evening world., 1912-05-07
bLast Question, Helpmeet Of
- Years Replied, A Com
ing Week From To-Day"

Doe0oepont u Q hundred edve0eufoo
eaAore and adoat. Capt. o6oon; dbsd n
a91Ena wen IN ne Post 0raduats E3ospl-
~ uuz0sd 70 the lAst By he WE b
took ~forty.ohres years ago and from
W0om ~ was separated.
We were Shipmatss and comrades;
~ wsrs husband and vita" sobbsd the
eenaoaated little old lady to-day in her
apaStmsnts at No. Ia Mast Twenty
third street. 'Tor forty three ysars We
Awsit among the a~bor48inss and IN
H. lspsr colonies Of Trinidad and
vsnssuala- In sickness and In health We
VEN happy togsthsr-And the country
- servsd left him to starvs to death
"H. e"Cand there va . wealth Of
DNGAes N the dear old woman's voice
- shs sobbsd out her pet name for her
hero husband-'B. 8. starved to death.
y Wa friOhtful TO sit here day By
az, trytng - nurse him back to
heath and moving that he could not
NJ we'll without food or medicine.
q, I psvsr thought Of myself. I went
hsnSsy S1aAly 70 help dear old b. g..
ut I couldn't get enough to save
him.
SyNuooirp PoR YEARS ON
MEAoRe go PENSION.
~ years Capt Osbon and his wife
hlRo 0tvu9OasA. along on the meaUs
sGusAsa e ~ . month given BY the
0OVsvumsoA for vaiorous service under
yuvaOue - volunteer aide and nag
snose during the bloody days along
- Mssisa1ppl.
Va was 10 oSd 70 work hard" said
- aN1.haassd widow. and We were
- psouA - eocspt assistance from
- 1v1onAs. I cir. was &asabsth Bal
dku6 0daaburgh-A Baifour of Bur.
lAUA, - . Balfour never bsgs, But
Aeag 0eA, % was enough to tempt me
- be- when my dear old B. 3. was
ly1ng thSso on that cot for want OF
leeA and medicine. I nsvsr would beg
~ myua& bat God knows I VA
tsnvNsd - esG b help dear n g."
wNs onay two weeks go The ss0or
g 1ogtuus va taken from the scrnpu-
Suay esaap kttis two-room nat to the
Hsst Graduate Hospital. His wife.
hsoksn In health and weak from
hunger. eat ever at his bedside. Last
nisht. whom death wal near. he held
hG hand weakly.
We know he was COINS to die" said
Nm. osbou. 'snd Il broke our hearts
that We wore 70 b separated after all
tAsss years.
"'EtEabO6h,' he murmwed to me, are
you going to Leave me aloner
Yes I said. this time I Am going
70 havs you alone. for you = goYns
70 your mother and father and our
old shipmatss.'
do you send your love to them7' he
aspsd me.
when I told him I ala. no asked me
whta ] wAs coming to him. I am COM
inG . week from to-day I told him. for
I wanted 10 pasoss tAm In his last hours
- ] had tried always to please him
when he lived"
70 De BURIED m Hie OLD
NAVAL UNIFORM.
yhus he died.
~ his wko spoke. . tailor entered,
bearing me old fashioned uniform coat
al Q naval ofi1oGr Of half Q century ago.
The gold braid on the sleeves and the
goad stare on the collar were sadly
tasuished by the years that nave passed
sinos Bradley osbon sailed on tho old
Hartford with Tarragut past tho roar.
inS Suns Of vorts Jackson and Ct.
Phiip.
the hunger weakened widow tottersd
ocUess the room ana seized the dress
eoos u her asmA burying her face In
~ ample folds. For many minutes she
could not Wsak.
He wanted 70 DO buried IA IT," she
.,alA ~ aaA sapA he aA~n Ri. ~,l~A
wOs my lew"
Dhs pointed to Q outass that lay a
ne cot that had been his bed. Yts
poyBhed brass end stssl shone brightly.
~ ~ an night polishing that cut
49, she said proudly. FOR It wss
0ghttns sword-the sword ne wore
~ SsSYagut. Z stfi have tho gold
UouD1eA 0word that wes presented 20
~ Bot Z know he wanted to be buried
e ashsns Swesd-his lighting
VIVA Simple pathou sAs spoAs Of her
lub4eSd and neg hero, Bhe showed the
~ NTH IN de-, Win its thirty stars.
~ SsaAlsy oSbon wore around his
nv y dc days whsn cannon doomed
end Mannte halk Whlstied, 6hs fingered
M vsvsTsncs the bawsllsd decoration
q ~ Order AZ GSs.on Bolivar presented
. keR husband by the Prosid MI Of Ven.
NO ne ysst Of the verdi" she sobhsd,
~ Was q fevo. but mis- own country
~ him ds,"
otG ACCEPTS AID. BUT WITH
pNorEey ~ WILL WORK."
~ Evening World to-day ssnt Mrs,
00AaR $780, A newspaper man gave hor
~ immediate needs, Shs didn't want
TAXA It, ~ will work." she said, for
Was a Balfour of Burieign. Shs
work-a woman of nearly eighty,
WnaA from hunger and age, she wanted
. WopL, She was too proud to beg.
0qptyfbutions sent to The Evening
WOV@A for Mrs, Osbon will bs sent TO
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