St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-01-10

airy fever bad a week or two ago; so / and two
other girls set ont each to reform young
man from among the great masses. With
my heart in my throat. feeling exactly like
big fish-bOne gone down the wrong way,
L walked up to a nice-loOking young man
loafing In front of a corner grocery, on Sun
day afternoon. and asked him if he would
let me speak to him. had on my new
green bonnet and Newmarket to match"
but there is no use quoting the whole letter.
The young loafer, amazed, walked with
her, and at her solicitation, went into her
Sunday school, Joined the Bible class took
her address. and promised to call and see
her at her home. In three days he called,
and she prayed with him. He pretended
to take
GREAT INTEREST IN RELIGION,
which he said was a new racket. He
seemed so anxious TO get work and buy
new suit of clothes so as to look fit to go to
Sunday school that Miss Minnie loaned him
$40, which he was to pay back
when he could. The next Sunday
he did not come to school, but on
the following Monday he again called at
Minnie's house. He had the same clothes
as before and smelt of gin-sO the butler
says, though Minnie calls all those smells
wine" She charged him with having
had wine, and he quite insolently asked her
if she took him for dude. She was sorely
troubled what TO do. and finally had re-
course to prayer, but, horrible to relate,
while she was praying with her face in her
hands and her elbows on chair. the tipsy
man came humping across the parlor on his
knees. flung an arm around her waist and
kissed her, while she screamed and screamed.
The butler rushed in and flung the ruiiian
out, and the whole story appeared in a
police paper three days later, all written so
as TO reflect on her character and with pic
lures showing her praying i'm a dress only
reaching to her knees. Her name and adj
dress were only slightly altered, and marked
copies were sent to her parents.
Number two. Little Grace, as we call her,
is stout blonde with yellow hair, sunny
disposition, and a father who is in oil i'm
some profitable way OF other. Her letter
was short enough to be printed in full: my
story is simply this: l undertook TO lead
Chinese laundryman to salvation. called
at his shop and did what / could to teach
him English and Christianity. At first
nothing would do but / must get him the
family washing-they are so meTcenary. /
got him that and continued my visits. At
the next TO the last visit he frightened me
terribly. He showed me one of my chs
folded away i'm sandal-woOd box, which
he took up and pressed to his heart. de-
manded the garment. but could not get it.
| went next time determined to get il or
have the wretch arrested. 1t was too bad.
He was getting along so well; could read a
primer, and had renowned
THE WORSHIP OF IDOLS.
But l would have my garment and told
him so. We were alone i'm the back of the
shop. and suddenly it was invaded by at
least two dozen Cinnamon. half the number
with musical instruments and the rest with
grotesque food. A Chinese feast was
opened, and much music of q diabolical
kind was INDUCED in. | could see [ was
somehow the heroine of the occasion. Alas.
| was soon to understand il. An alderman
was shown in and introduced to me- Glad
to find a civilized being present, asked
him what was the matter. 81 am sent for
to marry you to the proprietor of the shop"
he said; 'ain't you taking bold step?"
Well, | guess he found out what l was TAX
ing. l just opened a few floOdgates of
wrath at him, walked over and boxed
young Lung Gus ears THAT was the heather
/ had been teaching) till he crawled under
the table, and then walked out like a trag-
edy queen. The ideal Just to think of
1.-THE silly fool thought l was counting
him all the while | was teaching him he
had soul to save. Ughl L will give the other
girls adventures next week.-Clara Belle
in Cincinnati Enquirer.