Mountain Home bulletin. (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1888-1889, 1889-03-16
MATED DY MISERY.


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that misery reduces us all to a common
level.
Sometimes these, like other trite and
more or less truthful proverbs, are
practically demonstrated for our bene-
fit or instruction, as the case may be.
A reporter was treated to an example
of this kind the other night. 1t was
one with dash of realism, "A tinge OF
human nature ut lbs best, and u touch |
of pathos withal.
Though considerably before mid
night. it was late enough for the side
streets uptown to be practically de-
serted, save by some one coming from
II late shopping tour or the theater
1t was cold too. The wind swept
tiercely through the stree is and, with
the cold night air, caused the pedes-
trian who chanced to be out to button
up his overcoat and quicken his pace.
A lady and gentleman evidently be-
longing to the band of late shoppers,
were hurrying through ono of these
uptown streets on their way home. In
, the middle of the block the woman's
} quick eye detected what seemed to be
) bundle lying on the steps ola brown
| stone mansion, and it may have been
her woman's instinct that impeled her
to drop her husbands arm and pro-
ceed To investigate.
The object on the stone stoop seemed
bundle of rags, and was. in fact, Il
l bundle of rags, and Of very poor rags,
l too; but it soon became apparent that
Q there was something within the bundle,
: for the sound of soft, low sobs came
: from it. The woman's heart was
: touched. Some one was in sore mis-
cry. That was certain. and the lady
Q kindly shook the bundle; and as she
e did 50 little white face was turned up
e to her. Then it became apparent that
9 within that bundle of rags there was a
boy-a very small, very dirty, very
n miserable-looking boy. but withal Il
= human being.
II As he rose slightly from his crouch
n ing attitude, which shielded him from
IS the cold more than any other would,
g he showed himself to be a very miracle
OF raggedness His bare limbs showed
u through the holes in his clothes.
(, Dickens $50" who "was always 9
is bein' chivvied" and who twas always
y movin' on could not have presented
y a more abiect appearance. There was
d about him, too, somewhat of .Jo's" ali
le of suspicion and resentfulness, born o
y having long been hunted as an out
* cast. 1t showed when the lady asked
rs what he was doing sitting in that colo
A. place.
L. "Nothin'." was the RESPONSE; Il ain
J. doin nothin' at all" and then he re
lie lapsed into his crouching position.
Of Have you no home?" he was asked
le ''None but de lodgin' house, an
O. amt got no money for dat
in ''How much would that costp"
Q. "Tenpence for a week"
"Have you had any thing to eatp"
"A sangwitch yesterday was til
sententious reply.
g. Instantly the lady's hand sought he
purse. This was evidently case O
1e real misery.
ID But the lady's change had been ex
Sc pended in Broadway. and the wal
lg seemed to think that no help was t
ID come after all But the lady's escor
ca came to the rescue, and even had nc
at he done so, assistance would have come
for that moment belated servant gi,
Ist on her way home was passing and SAY
tie the scene. Drawing a small coin fror
n her pocket she thrust it into the boy
h hand and hurried on, simply remark
10 ing: Lord love ye, num-
n Then the gentleman added substan
tiallv to the servant girls mite, an
ne the boy was advised to hurry ava
KS and get a meal and a bed. He lost n
in time in following the advice. but wit
AT a hurried, awkward "Thank ye, miss,
er he dashed away as though fearful tha
TO his benefactors would resent their ger
d5 erosity and follow him.
od 1t was then that the lady and gentle
ne man saw what they had failed to sc
ed before As the boy rose from wher
OF he had been sitting, gray cat jumpe
re from the step beneath him and disap
lal peared in an arch-way. The cat, lil
ID the boy, was waif. Like him he wa
ey cold and hungry. Like him he had n
et' home and no friends The anima
ny and the human being met on commo
or level. They were mated by mis-
m cry, and what was more natura
ed than that they should form an al
II, lance against their common enemy
OF And that is what they did. The ca
ke crouched beneath the legs of the bo
nd and was to an extent shielded from tn
wind, while on the other hand its sol
ne fur had prevented the cold from enter
ing through the rents in the boy
Ire clothes. 1t was queer partnership
W. but in a way it was successful on,
Ve In fact, to tho reporter who involur
ly. tarily witnessed it it seemed quee
lts incident. But it simply proved wha
gs has been often said, that queer thing
occur every night and day in the street
W. of New York, and it served to heighte
ne the reporters respect for the prover
las referred to above.-N. Y. Mail an
lr- Express.
led
me There is horse in the town
, is Sprague, Conn, belonging TO ALE
his Williams that has TO be put to bed
be shod. Mr.. Williams has to carry