The evening world., 1891-07-16
SKETCHES RYA
1;M.QuAD.
Tho other Side.

Tho other Side.
Woll?" | Queried, as | sat down be-
side a hard-looking man on the bridge
the other day.
d" Well, / suppose you want to inquire
why don't go TO worl; why 1 don't go
Wost- why / don't try fRrming-why
am not way up in c. as a member of 30
cIety2" he replied.
That's it,.
There are some mighty curious peo.
pie III this world. The longer | live the
more realize that the masses lack logic
and philosophy. Now, then, put yourself
in my place for moment y
" Go ahead
- My fnthcr was poor uan. was
poor boy and had no show. | had no
chance either to learn trade or TO edu-
cate myself I never yet saw the time
that Ind over S25 in my pocket at once.
I've had an arm broken, I've been sick for
weeks in Il hospital, and now and thon
I've been beaten out Of my wages A po-
liceman asked mo half an hour ago why
didn't 20 West. Can people travel with
out money or food? And after l got
West, what then Z"
~ see."
Mon stop and ask me why don't
get piece of land and become q pro-
ducer. DO YOU know of anybody with
land and n house and farming tools to
give away 7"
No"
INhpru nrlg Npl, 4 dome np N tunFE
If you are good walker and haven't any
business on hand suppose you take
days tramp with me in search OF work
common laborer can do. Or. if you or
any other gent will put on my duds and
70 out and find work I'll agree 20 go to
iail for six months. You'll find ten men
ready TO fill every vacant place"
" There's some truth in that"
You'll run across my crowd in the
City hall Park, down ut the Battery. up
at Union Square and other places" he
continued. We are n ragged lot. We
look rough. We are dead-broke and
hungry. Do YOU think we Rre i'll love
with the situation: Isn't il common sense
to believe we would better ourselves if
we had the show"
Certainly"
Every day sune philosopher comes
along and advises me to 20 into the coun.
try and hire out to farmer. Farmers
hire men who know something about
farm work, don't they2 | couldn't do
more than earn my board on farm.
Another philosopher thon comes along
and says ought to have been educated
for the law or learned tho carpenters
trade. We are not to blame for what he
couldn't do, are we?"
"Of course not.
Nov and then q well-dressed, we'll
fed man. whom accident and circum-
stance have boosted up until he has fat
bank account. comes along and pater-
nally observes that 1t is all owing to q
lack Of foresight that / am vag. Put
him into my rags and give him my empty
pockets aud he'd starve to death in h
week. I've lived here on thirty cents q
week. Isn't that pretty good foresight"
1T certainly is. "
And about twice week." continued
tue Hun, ulOuR Culuob Inc CLhp WIN
sits down and tonderly inquiries after the
interests of my soul und advises mo to
resist temptation. l may not have had q
| bite to eat for twenty-four hours, but he
has no nickels TO offer. He can SEQ my
rags, but he has no old coat to give away.
tell him I'd DO glad to work. but he has
none for mo. He pats me on the back,
hopes to meet me up there i'll the sweet
by and by, and goes on to tho next man,
fooling that he has done his duty and
accomplished u great good. Any sugges-
tiuns to offcr?"
" Yes-one.
Crack ahead"
" It's this piece of green paper with
pictures and figure l on 1t.
Thanks! Your suggestion is nc.
cepted, adopted and will cheerfully bS
acted on by the meeting"
NJ. QUAD.