, 1876-12-27
AN ORIGINAL SAMARITAN.
Hor Story Of Her Warfare with
Walbert and Platt.
The Recovery Of That Hundred Do|lar'
-..Fasting and Feasting.
The Ticket. IL olders Hold n Meeting md
Appoint Committee.
WATDER1'.

Al ONI4hfAk 1AHAAlAAF4
IT was u11 original Satnaritnn," Guoth Mira.
Mary +. Ticks, of No. 80 corncl!a street, ian
original Samaritan, and went to tic first meet
ipg ever held at Mrs. Lconasd's."
t.Arc you member Of tue couccrn nowi"
"Not l."
"Vho Isl"
"Lct's ace: Mrs. Leonard. she wns bouncedi
Mira. Bumpstcad, she quilt; Mrs. spau1dine, Oil
she's deep one. Look oltt for her. sho's ns
deep a. Mrs. Duf1n Is shallow. Then there waa
spit-cutl Baker; 1'don't rightly know whether
sic's got out yet or mot, nor little Baker-what's
1,er other ua1not-O. r., think. guess they
all got out but that Wabcrt."
"Docs Mrs. Walbert constitute the 6ocietyf"
upretty much. Mrs. Buthardt aln't there
apy more, and whether that Mrs. epauidiDg Is
or not, don't know"
nelle told INC she wasn't.h
ibid, ch! Well, perhaps she Isn't. don't
mich believe there's anybody In It now but
Walbert.''
..Do you know Mrs. Walbertl''
. Fuo.o her! know heri am prepared to ray !
do. sat around and voted to put her In as
President. sllould think did know herr
"!1aye you l1ad anything to do with tho socl-
7. Nc. Invent pottcrcd around In that
business iM NEARLY two years."
Have you ever been to the Honcf"
.'Just lfstcn' 1laSo ever bcen to tho Homea
I LIVED THERE srrLl."
'tHow lougt"
"Lct'a asarc. VAS alatron Of the Shelter
for month, and then went to s1o Home. !
1874, and stayed there until hlay, 1875. | was
! sort ot Matron there, or something Of TINT
kind;n ia .,.,, - -. ,,,,po,,
s"Dol They did queer dbugs about all the
time. The Home, then, Yon sc, WIS on tLe
nnd abode right thcre.n
"Did you eyer know OF nny mssappropratIon
Of money or Ut the things donateda"
sucl, as iancy name as That. Wnibert came ii,
one day with long face and n Long story about
losing her pockctbook With hundred dollars
In 1t.
swon't do ut all. That wealth has got 10 be
turned t ;t y ~; or down goes wal'er' 1'il report
:" How did It come out I"
blooming. She saii gentleman bad called ii!
her Office anl asked tor l'er md said he'd founa
/ thought he would. had an idea be woulI
when first heard she ID lost IT, had the Ut
most confidence in that man, whent, said that
moucy had got to be forthcoming"
ADid you know l!imfh
"Know himl OF course knew him. Every.
body knows him." and the old iady's eyes
twiHklcd.
What was his namcl"
G.Don't think be left his name or address.
Don't think lie stayed here long after TINT. lit
was harmless nlanlpc, and went up md down
tie cartl, ilnfiing pockes-hooks and returning
then,.' And her eyes twli,9klcl again, and her
5ss ss shs Sds ousst sen ot a so the
ii don't know ns would 80 to that extreme
length: Il might have gone into one end of 1t,
@What cisc over happened during your stnya'
'tTuRkEYx HAPPENED, HANS HAPPENED,
oyetcrs happened, ducks happened, apples, cot
fcc, tea, sugar. md butter happened, geese, fat
onss' { Ms'F9p', M9s'PFp',sn'd' "0l"''e' happened"
We'll, they all happened 10 about chrlstmas,
~. but they bappcued up the 6ack ssuiFs."
Didn't anYb9dy get tle'ni" ,,.,.,
"Semseqay ys2e az dIa' aSev pa, so s'sFs0'o'
"ILey went to tho officers. quarters where
walbcrt, nnd Mrs. Platt, aud Mrs Rood lived In
great state and SECURITY"
Didn't Tho inmates get anyT'
"Couplc ot bad chtckeRs and tough goose"
Any 'turRcya" :.
"Nof drs,lnstlck."
Any hanlt',
Not 6tllelt-" "a.
Whp ate t!hetni"
"Wnthert g. Co." .....
| "Didn't they lied tho patients US general
shinTM , ...,,. - rr,. ~, .x,.n,,,,,,
shqnu rattc ~, nay rns ~ ~ MI ,pt
thing Everything thas came - I've lone E,sl Teht
to Wailert, aMl Mo va, ana n r!att @ h.St b., inet
took ont hc oest le 'c WIS a a III ~. .ne IT,
Inmates tlidn's get niue y" W.,
~, What zig, DID they tso., .s,,,. 49,
"Ihey an gis. ,rc sH,1a mos hs- gen.a nar a,'. .s
pro"n. Aop'e hau pech mo'AIi.s t na'u ~ nsn oMe
wust i an! 70 ol eou We, s!'o w. ~ TAKEN EN- a1sk IT,
Ste hadn't Mt nla>V 70 ss"y, ~ too. leI l!,to
my rooul: lcoalt!n't FL tsen ds.ent th'Gs lor
hcr I" cal, any askca !!tH oahs! W sgho ny
sonet'sng' shc Eron'lsca ~ eu',c eaee ana
| 8nEar, utd the Wnlbest iaG WV, lea'ni. " u;
sailed on anu on around % ttt' 1'p"s uoo'. atlst
When u catnc thyy Erahocu y, 4aew .s. M.iat
va go'nE oi,. aad %cnt ,nF m .ugn i% 'a1' s,a'
TO pass over tlat co1see a'l1 su.a srns"| ra h,1
nnhllY they sent nc paft g. eaeaa. s1 a - ", w.
clarcd war, ahd after Nhslc XVI nios. st u. tne
co!iee and n!i tte sugaf. ": a. 1omn W
,enl. told then, thoagnt tney Wasa iMrs anu
thieves, anh when they looked lVS"e1ea az
that, II ohSrea TO prove H.. H., ,.,, . -. IL, o,t-
"How 70 you Know ynu Got most o' tne cot'
fee 4n1 MI tIc s'lgar Gaeki'
Knew Iow ni'a.n naa pfem se,L " ~ 'UpH !;