New-York tribune., 1890-04-20
FIN IN An APRIL SHOWER.
THE ENJOYMENT RATHER ONE SIDED
ANY PORT II a STORM AND EVERY MAN ioN
HIMSELF.

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rho suadcn and tremendous downpour OF ram
which seemed to como almost ont oi clcd' '"' i'
. .,,,. .,,orroon caught an unusually large number
of early dressed people in Pro poet Iarh' Di"on' "
Wild had been bcgiiod into setting i'g'h "'''o'
,n,ircli,s or "vatcrpro0," hy the summer Ike min
NOS ~ the day. The hurrving and sA"rrymS lo'
nny SOFT ~ shelter that began wien thc H'SO "'H
d,ops splaslcd down on the pavcmentS 'nrNeu "'''
a vcrtahlc stampede when the torrent dc'''l''p' !"
which tho ruling idea seemed to be every man loI
ri,,.of and Jupiter Pluyius take the hindcfmo-t'
Tho kio,ls pagodas. summer hon'c-. and boat houses
,-,r, eoon damned full II swclcrng crowds Of moist
and sorrowful humanity. whose only satisfaction
.ccmed to bc In watching the efforts Of those for
whom there was no to keep dry under the trees
and bushes.
\ big plc Of brick stood in ono place, over which
hoard, had been sprcad 70 form a rough root The
ends Of those boards projected about foot aud
half beyond the brick. The pile was 30 low. how
ever that these ends were not more than four feet
above the ground Under this scany shelter crouched
a row of dazzling Easter gowns. each with furious
woman inside il. As the floods dcecendcd, they
chuchl,l to think they had secured a better place
than those who had none. until they discovered that
the water was pouring down through the cracks be
tween the dirty boards. in muddy streams that were
worse IL possible. than the clean rain outside.
Oue poor mother slabbiy dressed herself had two
lttlc daughters age about ten. dressed eNtravagany
in plush and ostrich feathers. Her despair was
pItlul. She could nnd no shelter for her chicks.
lat bright idea struck her. Dragging them behind
big bush she stripped their nncrv Ike lightning
and put The clothes under her own gown. The little
girls stood revealed ~ white pctticoats and cotton
waists bare armed and low ncckcd. but they did not
finch from the storm. Their clothes safe under
mothers shabby gown. When the floods ceased they
put their undamaged nnery and struttcd home.
drcnohed and miserable underneath. but dry and
clipper on the surface.
Ju.t across the roai outside The park gate in full
ylcw Of where this happening. a bar room.
with wide ycrlrdi. TIL, quickly shcltcriug all
n could hold. that many felt II necessary to step
n. de the store and thus afford fpr others.
4 dappcr young follow. who standing with a we'll
dressed sirI the vcrstuda. spying this flank move
ucai and feeling exceedingly thirsty. said to her;
thul, | wi. Just step inside moment. Miss b. and
.sr II ! cannot borrow an umbrella from the store
lccpcr here. II you stand close by this pillar. |
.hal Dee sure TO find You again. Excuse mo and
hc wa gone. rhc girl looked pleased by ihi, little
attention.
4 tout old German. close beside her, winkcd his
eve and remarked T. hi, wife. loud enough for the
I'll. 10 hear -iind right 10y this pillar. Gretchen
onaiI 20 in and god two droe gl,-s bier. OAcu,e
,n,~ and he pushed into the crowd. \ look
Of doubt passed the girl face two three
people Uttered. She bit her lip, however, and
evidently thinhii.; a good deal.
This reminds me OF a big shower that overlook
me one day In scotland said a man Whose new silk
lat wa, ruined. The weather bitter cold aud
the rain partly rozc IL fell. that the icy slcrt
cat Ike gla,-. ! knocked at the door of lonely
cabin by tic ay.dc ana "A woman, voice within
/ a. hcI what wanted. shelter. shouted. Gao
round behind she answered 'thcrc'a room here
/ pl,hc! at the door and " Yielded lttle. Just
/ enough for to that biz cow prevented ti"
door opening any wider. went around b. hnd, and
there ia 4 l,ttc p.gpcn without door. iAchcd with
straw on the mud ho0r FAR below ilc surface OF the
earth | found old man huddlcd in some straw,
II squeezed In beside him. paying no attention 70
his eiumblns-. and. after had lighted my pipe. 10
and had flled ms for him from my pouch began
f., c.t warm and the Old fellow tlnwfd ont little.
.lloU came YOU In here j. | asked MY wiic turned
me out' he replied what forf said ono
make room for the pig. he SAID. After the storm
WAS over the came ont of the cabin, followed iN
the pigs. a dos. some hens ana a b'S N"lhh' ii"M
the. all got into n r. mystery Yet 10 me y on
husband. said 10 her 80 would yon' she answered
II Your old man had been too SICK I" earn penny
| I'm two years. and your animals was all you
'' viliNnan drove slowly by in his wagon. through
the Storm lu.t a this speaker finished hi, anccdotc.
The covers of the can, In the wagon we're All on ana
the rain spla.hiug In without hndmncc. \ good
,nany iokcs were cracked at the drivers expense.
" lie reminds me- said another man, who was walt
ur for the sky 10 clear "0i religious but Slightly
dan old mkman. who only put money into the
collection plate at thc church after rainy day. \
close friend o hl, asked him one day the reason of
| his. i never water NV milk -clf.' he answered.
lut II the Lord sends the rain down into nv cans
| Why should stop 1t 10y cappne the covers oni |
tart and If find Two or three over az the end of
| Nm. rnutc on "A rainy day sell them and pat the
nancy into the collection lt- the Lords work and
The Lords water. not mine, and the profits His