The workingman's advocate. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1864-1877, 1872-10-19

young brute, without raising his head from
the evening paper.
:" No, sir, but have an order. and She
produced q crumpled piece of soiled paper
You have tried that game before. NJ
Now get out of here I; you should know by
this time that We give nothing ON orders,
but what we can obtain ON credit our
selves.
The poor woman turned to leave the
store, and Richard saw her struggle hard
20 choke down q sob that surRed up from
her Overcharged heart. He followed her
and hailed her kindly. She raised her
eyes, and i'm the dim light of the gus ne saw
them drowned in tears.
Ny good woman, he said SoOthingly,
- let me see that order. F"
She handed it to him it called for two
dollars. He thrust ball into her hand
and put the order in his pocket.
God bless you, aaid the woman fer
vently, you little know what good you
have done nay poor sick children, 4" but
Richard heard her not ~ he plunged back
into the store before her thanks were ut
tered.
Another customer, also a woman. drop
ped in soon after. She vas, i'm like man
ner, very meanly attired, but there was
about her a sort of subdued dignity and All
Independent nsin, that gave unmistakeable
evidence Of a respectfully ruassd person. -
She also pFodnced an order, and began u
make some small purchases When near
ly through, she asked for some article
which the clerk said was not in the store
need IL very badly, answered the
woman.
Cant be helped, ret0rted the clerk.
Gould you not give ms an order on
some other store III pursued the woman.
We don't do business in that wAv. .
exclaimed the clerk sharply.
well, give me the money then, said
the woman, with some warmth 81 need
money very much, a. the baby is sick, and
there is . recipe left by the doctor. at
home, untitled these two days, because We
had no money.
Money, ha ha and he laughed con
temptuously. why, you brazen-faced
huzZy-"
What more he would have said, renamed
unsaid, for just then the wolnan's husband
entered the store, and hearing his wife 50
grossly insulted, he stopped not to consi-
der the consequences, but with one fearful
blow felled the bastard to the floor.
Richard, who had advanced to remon-
strate with the clerk, was completely taken
by surprise, rs the man had entered unOb-
served
"Oh, Henry, what have you done y
exclaimed the woman i'm alarm
: Served the coward right, answered
Henry Trustgood, a. he moved towards
the door.
Another of the attendants. who happen
ed to put In an appearance Just 40 Henrys
dexter flew out SO tellingly. rushed into the
street and beloved g police 1t the top Of
his voice. One OF these valiant defenders
Of the majesty of Law stole slowly and eau
tlOusly up, and when informed that no
very dangerous element was about, became
quite brave, and actually arrested the de-
fenceless Henry. The man 90 suddenly
placed horse de cOssbat, came to after a
while, and an examination proved that
nothing more serious than n rapidly devel
npmg eKcrescence ON his head had occurred
to him.
Henry Trustgood worked in the same
shop with Richard, and between the two
quite strong attachment already existed.
For this and other oOgent reasons. Richard
determined to eXtrlcate his friend, il posi-
bic, from the unpleasant position in which
under the circumstances, any man win the
least spark of honor OF manhood, would be
likely to hDd himself. He therefore ac-
companied Henry and his weeping wife to
the station house, and with no little diff
Guilty he succeeded in convincing the c,sStos
a'OTHH IN charge Of the station that Henry
was not u blame that he was unduly ex-
asperated and acted under intense excite
lnent. These points eloquently argued and
fifteen dollars advanced To defray probabie
costs, effected Henry release.
Before parting that night Richard re-
quested TrustgoOd and another shopmate
they accidentally met, to call upon him On
the following day IN the afternoon They
promised and complied, and for three
hours they remained closely clOseted with
our hero in his ROOM From the silent,
secret, cautious manner in which they
acted one would naturally suppose that
they we're three eOnspiratOrs plotting the
destruction of the government, instead of
three American citizens, devISln9 plans for
Ameliorating their social condition What
transpired in the room may be OWNED
from the following printed slip, which was
placed in the hands 0f every reliable crafts
man in the city few days afterwards
Mr., You are hereby requested to meet
many more Of your fellow wOrkingmen, at st
Georges Hall, south Clark St., on Wednes-
day evening Of this week. Believing you to
be man Of honor we have trusted YOU this
far. and as have placed confidence in You,
we hope you will not betray that confidence,
but will, whether YOU appear or not, keep this