THE HEROIC SISTERS.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 287, 28 August 1908, Page 5

THE HEROIC SISTERS.

General Thomas L. James, once Posfc-mastor-General, told a story, of the selfsacrifice of six such sisters , who laid down their lives for humanity, in' Memphis, Tennessee, at the time of the yellow-fever epidomic some years ago. General James, having'collected one thousand two hundred dollars for-the fever sufferers, took the money to Mr. J. Pierpont Morgan, who was the treasurer for all funds raised for the purpose in New York. Mr. Morgan said: "I.will send this money to six. sisters of charity I know, in Memphis, who. are doing noble work. A singular thing about those particular sisters is-that all were, not .long ago,- rich'and' fashionable women of the world. They gave their money, and now they are risking their lives for others." ' .. Time passed;:the fever spread; and General. James came to Mr. , Morgan's office with a second'one thousand-two hundred dollars. ■ " But you can't send the money this time to thoso six sisters," said the general, "because —because all'six have' died of tho fever." ■ •' When General - James related this story afterward, he said: "And I never before saw a man- so -affected by sad news as was Mr. Morgan at . that moment.. My,, news seemed to 1 daze him. He remained silent a moment, then murmured: , " 'Dead! AH dead! All six gone! Why, James' —and now he fairly shouted his words —'that's heroism such as—well, I tell you, James, that's 'self-sa'crifice,'" j