Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 30, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 April 1885 — The Ever Tender-Hearted Woman. [ARTICLE]

The Ever Tender-Hearted Woman.

At the Woman’s Benevolent Club: Mrs A.—“ Have we any new applications for relief?” Mrs. B.—“ Yes; Mrs. C., whose husband is ill with fever, has applied for temporary aid.” Mrs. A.—“ H’m! I don’t .really see how we can do anything for her.” Mrs. B. “Nor I, either. Then there’s another case. Jack Tipple has been on a long spree and has beaten his wife and children so badly that he has been discharged from employment” Mrs. I that’aa. very interesting case. We must do something for poor Jack, but we must be careful that his family don’t get any of the money we give him.”—Boston Transcript