The morning call., 1893-05-08

and young girl, with great cleaning dark
eyes and bold vxenish face. darted for
ward crying. 'What for you come here?
you --," and she broke into such
torrent OF ribald abuse that even some of
the men turned their heads abashed.
Come" said Captain Smith, catching
my hand. 81 never saw man low enough
TO use such language as that
We hurried up the steep steps, followed
by at least half dozen men, who seemed
anxious to escape from the young girls
shrill tIrade of blasphemy.
She was quite young, certainly not more
than %, and extremely handsome, but she
was very drunk.
"Were you not afraid when they wanted
you to dauce?" l asked the captain as we
reached the street
mot afraid" she answered shuddering,
but there is nothing so repulsiye to me as
the touch OF drunken man.
by JoVe! VIII you excuse my speak
ing to you, please" exclaimed a young
man following US, and raising his hat hum
bly,. 1t was the one who had been e0llided
with at The bar 81 am not religious, but
I have not fallen low enough to insult an
honest woman. Indeed l have not" and
the poor boys eyes filed with tears. 81
am afraid you thought YVES one who tried
to make You dance, but, by JOve, though l
am not religious l would not insult you for
the world"
&C u bless your said Captain Smith in
her cordial, ringing voice. 1--WE under
stood just how it was, and never thought
so. But am glad to know you. Won't
you attend our social tonight? ? We shall
be real pleased TO have you come"
Il will" replied the poor boy, who was
fairly crying between shame at his sur
round.ngs and pleasure at not being un-
justly blamed. 81 have fallen pretty low,
but by Joye! did not want you to think
I had got even lower than l have. | am
not religious, but l shall be glad to come
10 your meeting"
'GOOd-night; God bless you" answered
tie captain.
I'VE must look out for him tonight"
she added as he turned away, raising his
hat respectfully. Poor boy! he is most
likely here without family and going to
the bad"
The youths accent showed him 60 be
English, and his manner was that of gen
tleman. though it was easy to guess that
the by JoYe" which he threw so freely
into his conversation, was not as strong as
the words he was in the habit Of using to
add force TO his remarks.
There Is a great deal Of good in him
yet" said Captain Smith. II pray he
may be saved" prayer to which it was
impossible TO help adding Amen"
We next entered little groggery where
bloated, besotted-lOoking man almost too
intoxicated to speak coherently and n quiet
woman of about 30 were playing cards.
"fes, don't mind taking the War Cry"
said the woman, paying her money, while
the man took the paper and blnked at il,
evidently too drunk to read a word.
why don't you come to our meetings ?"
asked Captain Alice. sitting down and lay
ing her band on the woman's arm. 81 do
come sometimes" she replied, but tend
this bar and don't get time"
Give it up" urged the salvatlonlst.
This life cannot make you happy" and
she glanced at the besotted creature whom,
and others such. it was the woman's trade
to reduce to that conditions
Yes, IT'S easy to talk" she replied. 81
have sick husband and a child to keep"
"And cannot you make living in any
other way?"
"Ain't 1 tried?" answered the woman
bitterly. ''Ain't l labored and toiled.
There was curse on all my work, for it
never brought US bread"
Had you faith enough P" asked the SAL
vatiOnist softly.
"Faith! she replied. raising her voice.
y have now more faith, now that we have
enough TO eat. And l tell you some OF the
women In these dives have more charity
than the rich. They are never afraid to
give dollar TO those in want. When l
was starving and struggling to lead re-
spectacle life who stretched out helping
hand TO me? Not one.
With all the riches In the city," she
continued, speaking rapidly and elo
quently, "by working my fingers to the
bone l could not get bread for my sick
husband and child. They live well now,
and I'll never give this life up. I'll stay
right with IT,"
''Well, God bless you and make you see
differently" said the captain as we rose to
90. Come to our meetings anyway"
Eyes, when / get time. do think that
the army cares for poor folks and tries to
help them"
In another little groRgery three men
were seated at table, playing cards and
drinking, one Of them being q man-of-
war's-man The appearance of the Saliva
tlon bonnets was the signal for a revolt
ingly blssphemous TRADE against religion
ana professed Christians on the part of the
bartender. little wizened old man, with a
hole through the rim OF his hat.
shut upp' growled the sailor, hand
soma. sturdy fellow. II don't 90 much on