Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-07
arc. I described IL at the hospital after
/ regained my senses such as they were.

North Carolina has beggar lady who
is known as the Flower Girl Oh the Land
OF the Sky. In the springtlme she sells
trailing arbutus that has been good
while on the trail. Later on she sells
laurel and golden rod to people who are
new here and want to do good or elevate
the lower classes.
Early In the spring the Flower Girl OF
the Land Of the Sky ran out OF worm
less apples with which she had been
supplying the trade In winter and went
on the road for the purpose OF begging,
as she found times dull at her home IN
Asheville owing to temporary sag 10
real estate. So she took to the Hender'
sonville road, sleeping at evening wher-
ever night overlook her.
Returning from California three years
ago, bought at Spokane Falls pair OF
tan-colored shoes made Of undressed
elk-skin. They were very comfortable,
though perhaps little too pronounced.
wore them here last year during the
tennis season, so that they were well
known west OF Salisbury and along the
Richmond and Danyille road.
This summer the Flower Girl OF the
Land OF the Sky who Is no longer
young, she and the war OF 1919 having
been brought on togetherl. In her tour
OF Buncombe county and the French
Brood, paused sc our house and, appeal
ing 10 Us for aid, showed that her feet
were almost out. and also that Der
limbs were barely healed up after being
apparently very much injured, 90 THAI
when saw them / turned away and
buried my face In my hands.
Now, thought /, is fine opportunity
TO do good. So | gave her my tan
shoes and pair OF long bicycle hose,
and then read a book while she put
them on.
Soon after that she got more fore.
handed and travelled in the cars. Now
In almost every mail get several let
ters and quite lot OF postal cards,
saying that the Flower Girl is wearing
my tan shoes and bicycle hose, but
that the writer will not say anything
regarding IL IL / will send on cigars,
etc.
Last week I got kilograms from all
along the line OF road TO Charleston
signed by friends and saying: "Beggar
lady wearing your undressed tan shoes
and bicycle hose passed here AZ $685.
a. M, bound south. DO you know OF
ftp Shall we turn her over 70 the au-
thorities?"
IL Is said that the sweetest Joy IN this
earthly life. akin only 20 the JOY Of
celestial reward 40 the close OF a pure
and noble life. Is 10 do kindness In Sc
cret and have 10 discovered by the pub
lie, but this is different ] was telling
my physician about tho Flower Girl
awhile ago, and how my heart bled for
her when my wife told me how the
limbs Of the poor thing had been bArbed
aud battered by trHveI through tha
briers and woods.
Yes" he said. ~ took an interest In
her, too, and examined her injuries My
diagnosis was that she had tarred her
legs to excite sympathy. She does that
every spring"
All, here is the telegraph boyl He
has message with Seventy-fve cents
due on IL. IL Is dated Hendersonville,
last evening, and says: "Beggar lady
wearing your tan shoes and bicycle hose
arrested here tonight for vagrancy.
How aid she come by same? Your re-
ply will be treated as entirely confden-
tlal."
Hereafter when do kind act 10
will be done publicly and found out In
secret.