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A young minister is endeavoring to do something to relieve his colored housekeeper, who is suffering from a very bad toothache. His efforts prove futile, and he finally calls in a doctor. ... See full summary

A young minister is endeavoring to do something to relieve his colored housekeeper, who is suffering from a very bad toothache. His efforts prove futile, and he finally calls in a doctor. While the doctor is examining the tooth, the hired man rushes in and notifies them that there has been a terrible railroad wreck nearby. Both the doctor arid the minister forget the old colored woman, and rush off to aid the wreck victims, followed by the old woman, who forgets her toothache in the excitement. Arriving at the scene of the wreck, a horrible sight confronts them, and everything is a mass of twisted burning ruins. While the many victims are being taken out dead and dying, the doctor and minister come upon a party of men carrying a poor woman and a young girl who are badly injured. The doctor examines the woman, says there is no hope, tells the minister she won't live ten minutes, attends to the young girl and rushes off to help others. The poor woman hearing the doctor's verdict, pleads...