The Red Cloud chief., 1883-07-06

Oh putting IN thI lille word "n1yau'
age This. she argued. would surei
bring the mzn. whereas q eola. "a
promising statement would Dot
Th@ second morning. after che ~
pearance OF the advertisement. thru
nsen were waiting tor Mr. Ofson whs,
he entered his Office One q! these en-
terrd his private ofsce with ea-y A.
surance. before he had r.mosed b.
ovefcoat. and placing the advertisement
he had clipped from the paper on Ar
Ulson's desk. stated that he had com.
IN ansver TO the request contained
therein
This man was not shabbily dresed
and be affected the air Of a super.ol
man. compelled BY circumstances & o d.
what be would not do were BE- not ir
distress. Mr.. Olson had imagined that
hls namesake was n shallow man, with
tremendous promise on the surface. Tx.
the srncoth-fac-i. ~sott-hzired individual
y before him. and he was about u
tell the story Of the letter ard say plain.
y that he va. rrady 10 ASSIST the man
Ia help his family. wbsn 4 glzncs from
Mr.. Bradford caused a change Of pro-
grsmme- This glance had the conf
dence Of figures wont I've" in IL. and
Intlmaied that the visitor Wa \ fraud.
Mr.. Olson. without accepting the estf-
mate. resolved to Be 90 hi guard The
man stated that b. name wa Olson.
and ia answer 10 4 direct question sad
LIS wife and two small children were IN
the city and in n condii on bordering on
de-tifufion- he di,likel TO admit Il.
but such wa the ease; he had come
from Pittsburgh Just after hs marriage.
and had been quite well 10 do until TIE
psnic spoiled all hi plan..
Mr.. Olson informed the man. who
Wa much inclined 10 rnlarge upon his
woes, that be Vas not the person want
ed. and was at once appealed - 10 give
the applicant enough money 90 pur-
chase a breakfast. The money wa NV
en- and with 4 profound ON Of thanks
tn man departed. apparently in \ very
happy frame OF mind Mr.. Bradford
explained that the mans name was not
Olson. and that he had made a business
of answering advertisements where IS
surance n n pathetic story could ea.i-
~ Ia made 10 10 duty.
Mr.. Olson Was. therefore. indignant
when the second man entered and stated
thnt Mrs Bren boy had told him
while he was putting in Mr., O'Brieu's
coal. THAT John Ol~ol was wanted at
2lJ Bank street. an here he Wa. He
was n ~laioring man. hal always lvci
IN IN. city. and knew nothing of Fits
burgh- he departed with: No harm
done. stranger.
lRc third man vas stout ard hearty,
excerpt. a. hc remarked. in the matter
of clothes. Mrs. Smith had told his
wife about the advertisement. and n he
cam from Pittsburgh about -. and a.
IN, wife had insisted tina, IL might mean
him. be thought he would call. He
didn expect agold mine, or ANYTHING
of that kind. hut thought somebody had
n ,ab Of work that would bring IN a few
cents for the babies After answering
several questions h. received the an
n 'unc-meni that he was not the man in
The best humor. Il thought 20. |
never am-but wife. YOU know. she
thought ought 10 come. THIS time
Mr. Olson Sad: No harm done. sir.
cave your name and | may b. able Ia
throw some work in your way" And
he man departed in great ciAe.
Mr.. John Olson vas disappointed. and
A. he laughingly related the circ1m-
~ his wife. he asked Well. ]
shat will we do next9' =
They dd nothing. although they fer
<eenlv that something ought To b. done.
Iwo day> atterward. in the midst OF n
snow-stgrm. L lady in watrrproof d,
'uit entered Mr. olson'> Office 10 report
hat. a. Z of the ladies benevolent F,
she had found in her district n
nan who answered to the name If John ,
DISon. n wEo. she had a-cer.ainei :
lad lived ut Pittsburgh. This man had :
'een very sick for three weeks. and was >
TIL very low He had been cared fr :
this time by Il family in not the :
circumstances. and although they =
az borne the extra burden without :
ompiaint. II tae man hal re,at YES or :
rlcndS they should look after him =
Ter attention had been called Ia The adj !,
erti>ement by 4 man who the day be- +"
IRE hal shovcled the snow from III. :
IN front Of her house. and ,he =
al called with the hope Of finding hello =
the invalid and relief for the family :
Mr.. Olson stated briefly the relations !"
= held 10 the ca~e. and then went with .
le lady Ia h . house-a house with :
Tree rooms. Sheltering man and wife. a
'veral ch llren and the invalid. The =
IAN had been for a few DAYS 4 fellow "
% prer with the mister of the house -
when taken sick they took him in. ~
hey Knew | tile about him. and had not =
1o~n. until the fever left him. that be /"
a. married and that his wife was liy- u,
=. r.
The sick-bed scene was not an "a
usual n and Vet il startled Mr. -
son when he entered the room. The :
ttude. expression. and general ap- +
'arance OF the man suggested an al
oNi forgotten something that he could
recaIi- There was some element in =
s picture that had been present in %
me other picture-and vel. he coulI II
{ recall any featuresof the other met -
e He simply entered the sick room We
N more superstltious unea>ineS> than "
had ever felt before on such an occa- "
N IN.
The invalid was very weak. and ba -
IKE with touching humility and ten a,
ruess of his wife. He seemed n vsrv II
Id IN his over-anxiety To hay, The -.
,eners think well Of her. HIS one -
sat desire now Was that some on. -,
,uld write To his wife and say that he -,
l been sick-not that he Was SEX =,
1 this fact explained WHY he had no, -;
ltten TO her. She Was very exci,abl. T.,
| he hoped some one would writ. -"-
V carefully so a. 10 not needIesslv y
her. He had thought the matter pa:
over. and he desired his wife 10 d. -.
e OF their little property in the East -
city and 60 90 his fathers. who wss r
lrmer. and remain there until he w,s -,
e 10 start new in life. -"
he letter wa written and mailed y
Nj. Olson became much Interested -.
ne sick man. The bearing If the '.
Aid was peculiar. II was evident -,
be had been greatly disappointed -.
made desperate BY miSfortuneS. III
thai; he Wa now suffering from re- =,
and busving himself with new ne -
He did not grow stronger. and 90,
as generally believed he would not. ~.
hen Mr.. Olson had read tbe ON SPr'