The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1880-03-04

told This iaod, the land OF plenty
has under the very shadow Of its Cspi.
tol. people dying for the lack Of food
i bad case the ether day. remask-
ed . man. ~ the Wsshisetse Capitsl
that gave ~ . higher inspect IA
female human nature than I he'd before
Ny attention Vas called q . ianaly
whore the mother of thres ehildrea. Z
widow. va. dying Of . linHefing dis
esse. They wsse of he beSe ssoSk II
the country. With their names idsns fdedd
with the historic past. but 6nancia
misfortunes on Tho part OF The iathss
bad reduced them to want on his death
After deal Of Abor secured tie old
est daughter. . charming girl. . yDlAcs
in the Printing and Engraviog Burssu
whore she BY hard work could make
about fsrty dollars . n0pth.
1 wss awsy from Wsshi6a aeon, i You
know. 6ll sunsssr snl Dueh fy0 %.
tuwn. and 20 lost sight Of the peol
family. The other day I hsd Q note
from my little day laborer. wishisg me
to cous and zee than. ldid-se: tCssd
them 10 . little houss, handsoasly. nsy
gorgeousIy furnished, aud: my little
trisnd pale and slsnder. evidently the
worse for wear. was vsry alad - - ~
Her mother. learned wss yet slivs,
and the sister and besshess we're veil.
While We were talking. the bell rang,
and icoarss looking. dAshily dressed
man OF about forty 1--WE or fifty came
in; | saw iu au iastant that my pres-
ence wss embarrassing. I vss intro
duced. and We did mp the weather 10 .
slow. swkward wsy.s fos thsn yVstAer
had less iatesest thaH usWl - sthss
small party. To relieve the, emhsr-
rsssment I picked up . photograph a.
bum; but happened to cast ny eye
into the large sbovy mirror between
tho windsws, I Saw the two give each
other significant glances. and The ring.
chain aud bsjswslsd individual dsposis
something hurriedly behind Q piotuss
on too mantel piece. After this 30 took
his leave. and uosiesd that 10 was
dismissed 1t the parlor door. % that /
was not left alone. I thought had
taken in the whole situation, and with
the brutal frsukness fvr waich am
noted. told my little friend that I
was extremely sorry to go wh.t WAS
taking place.
'Whss do you mean 2 che demanded
Il mean / said. my poor child. thsG.
you hsve sold yourself for bread God
knows | have DO heart to blame you.
but it is . terrible thing to coetem-
plate.'
Mr. Jones,' she cried. pale - it WAS
possible for her 70 be, we are under
deep obligations to you. God knows
what would have become of 10 but for
your aid. But great - the obligation
Is. you have no right to insult me %
you are doing
This IVES true enoash and I began
spologizing. when che cut me short
with demand on me to cay upon what
I bad based such On opinion, and I
hsstensd to say that . house could not
be furnished on forty dollars month
~ thst house vas furniehsd, that Cur
flashy friend ves MT Of III oose dAs
would acknoWlsdgs @ . v3DieGe in her
better days. and that his conduct ipdi-
Gated something moro than mere 40
quaintance.
She listened to me. aud for . mo.
ment after ceased speaking. remained
silent. ~ il not knewipg what to ssy.
Then she cried:
You are . cruel. cruel man. Yss
trest me - IL I were ap sninal,M You
would not dare 70 address an eQual tnio
way. Bat you have the slght, N03
listen 70 ne. / f6snisAsd th6 houso II
renting two sooms to aeeut1em1u HSo
brought woman he called his wife.
He paid the rent Of our house for sax
and furnished the rooms him.
self. This furniture 10 his-or bic hairs
il ae hes any, for be died. l On told, in
where hs went With bic co.
called wife. fos bic health .ltva6 TO-.
p:udsGt 10 admit him to tho snjsoe.
under the circumstances, and il vas my
duty. probably. to order him out vhea
I discovered their relation. But with
= dying mother in one room and hun-
cry children iu the other. I eould not
10 il. A. fss No. dc you suppeso I
would wear snsh shoes o ehso6 + sond
Dhs put ost her pretty lool Wnt ~
worst case oi shee / ever nv.
i cannot show yoo oy uodsselothoa
bat yoa would b. checked 70 80 them.
Would 60 this vaY- would tsaup
10 that psisoa every ooenjDg, shivssine
70 the bone. without wrap q any sess
during THE terrible winter, that ~
poor moshae nay havs Wise an6 uDdi-
rins ? ] an dying by inehss, NJ yooes.
I have the great privilege Of being
weighed at the bussau. looo 6esk
ssd hsse = csnek nd D psis
hat isdioAteN11At J - ~ f0llov ~,
msthsf. I sht1t follow hsf 20 boavo6.
rect assnrsd'
And thsn she ponctualsd hse ssmerks
- I'll somsA Dc. With : 66sst AsAasa
What supss b sotveases woe1ea sss vhsa
hey oct without prsnsd,tatioo. The
ieienss was touohing to the lest sxtsnt.
Bat senenbssjne the Nsshy Sisitar. q
lelt my littls frisod vaT tss1etne Nc 70
! scs:.e. said: a
.Dcn't cry, child; ita ell sighs; -auA
anyway it's noss Of ~ bssinsssl
'You DO eot believer sAs sxclai as1.
'yos voat bsljgvs 'msr
i wunld like 10 ksov so0sshine q
the gsntleman Who lslt - bse nov.'
That man-hs i ~ eeotisu1anp
- soe lodese vas. ah3 I fsle ashaasd
b ksvs him nset yoe. H beosa We
~ aa sssand hSy ID ~ 5aahss6 e0so.
He hes peospess6 asd 3 rich. He ssas
here - : fsieaa ely. ~ -
.Ao1 leaves lestsgs Dys1ugisueey -.
hina piosurse. ! i.tesfolted. tahaG