10 Oct 1850
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Newspaper
Plainfield Gazette
Location
Plainfield, New Jersey, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1850
Page
1
A midshipman narrator recalls a dying orphan boy named Dick aboard a schooner after battle. Dick asks for the narrator, entrusts a Bible from his trunk, and dies as stars glimmer above an open hatch. The narrator is moved to tears, reflecting on his failure to aid Dick earlier.
Ernest Linwood faces poverty and a stalled medical career while his wife Mary sustains him with hope and steadfast support. A dying rich patient offers a last chance, testing the couple's faith and resolve as Mary’s encouragement proves pivotal to their future.
A Christmas morning tale follows Rash Radder M D who encounters a poor sick mother and her daughter. He buys food and medicine, visits daily, and later learns the daughter is the heiress who marries him. The story closes with moral anecdotes about advice and restraint in medicine and life.
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