Telegram-herald., 1890-04-13

Ea<ssal Corr1~p-s<lGes,o~
uA0.I rsLA. April 10 Aald, genisl
and xsaxss - Mr.. O. W. Chlias. II Tie
Paal1<ielphi@ Ledge. - kassn - Dc.
there sxs a. lszss s~o oec<sioasea record
~hsn he hAs sao~n soGneEhing akxa 70 an
ger, bus Is is nose shza pkoe4sls thai The
reooseiag sasel has lst fah couple ot
tears shsx b.oss-S oot tAe recoEd q LAose
s-o l@psss from his asa&I serenity of
aa~nazx xnd s-ntirnsss of speech. for It
= pretty certain thzs BE fs4s himself faly
jnssiasd, ~hish doaeEls-s had Ito ~essht
N the Judgment Of EhzI good angel.
Oa os1e occasion the writer ID this was
in hs Offlcs and for an bcH1r watched
hiE a. he rsc~sssd the motley eolisction
OK unfortansts persons Who same there
fOF aid. Mr.. Childs sat an hls chair, and
each person came forward fEo0a the outer
once 20 the ssazn inner one, which only
he'd himself aud the eae person.
And What do you wsnts he would
say kisAiy and - psthsticaly. and then
the persoa. man or woman. woald tell
bis tale OF ssrrow OF suffering, and Ar.
Childs would say nothing more than 20
ash how much money was needed, and
thea, without . moments hesitation,
hAsd out the sum required and cut short
the thsaks almost brnsqueiy and hurry
the pesson ous. TO go through the same
formula with another.
No unworthy person could Withstand
the mild and trustfal kindlineS IN those
eyes that were full OF tears more than
once that day as some simple but sor-
rowful tale OF misery was told him. He
had an obituary poem put into the paper
for a poor old wonians dead graHdchild,
and he gave broken down printer money
10 start a job office, aud no small sum,
either, and he gave man money to bury
his wife and new born baby, and q news
boy money To buy bootblack's kit for a
little friend who did not put in his ap-
pearance. All these applicants and very
many more, from the broken banker 10
the sick book agent, went away rejoicing
After there had been many Of these
visits there entered a lank and oily, long
haired man. who II once opened out on
the evils Of giving money to beggars and
RcASO1s WIZ oaA eia hN'
1t in ristous living. il not in wine bib
bing, and wound up by asking Mr.. Childs
TO give q thousand dollars 10 help mis-
sionary church society. Mr.. Chids rose
up in his place, and his usually rosy color
gave place 20 one still roster, while his
eyes fairly snapped fire as ne said: "Not
cent, sir, not cent; get out!'
l. 81 4
kettle was just beginning 70 simmer, be-
/ fore the nomination OF Hayes, and there
was party very anxious 10 obtain Mr..
! Childs' consent TO a nomination for presi-
| dent, and among all those brave men there
was not one who dare broach the sub
ject TO him. So they found woman
who knew Mr.. Childs, and who did not
know his deep rooted aversion to Office
holding, and who thought that the word
she brought was going to bring him
pleasure, and she was proud to be the
bearer OF so important a message.
The good man listened as the lady un
folded her tale, but she grew frightened
as she proceeded, observing that instead
of receiving the news with pride and q
feeling that it was but just and de
served expression of the sentiments OF
his good friends, clouds gathered ovel
nis usually benign features. and she
grew confused and frightened at hel
temerity, but persevered until her erranC
was done.
"You tell ss-those-cowards, whC
put an ignorant woman to do what they
dare not come and say themselves, tina
I'll see them - l mean-ahem, well FOL
reasons of my own | decline-irrevoca
bly, and entirely. And now. my deal
madam, you needn't be so frightened
for you've done no wrong, only you've
been made catspaw Of. Let me ad
wise you to keep ovt of politics forever
as shall. Good day
HELM ASHTON.