The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-11-30

William and Mrs William was a trolley
car conductor who had slight acqusirt-
ance with the officials of the road and
kind heart.
In his opinion he could get William
job
So be went to Mr.. Baker and told him
the story; how poor the family was and
how badly William wan had to have work
Mr. Bakers kind heart was touched,
and he said yes, he would give William
something TO do in tho stables to start
with and something better after awhile.
Send him around.
The news was conveyed to William
and his family. It really looked like
business and William began to hedge.
Ill shall have to have clean shirt to
go up there in" he said.
Take it off" said Mrs. William, and
long into the night, while William snored
uneasily, thinking of the morrow, the
best and truest and dearest friend a man
can have on earth, after his mother, sat
up to dry the shirt and put polish on its
bosom and its collar, TO brush the coat
and smooth the hat that Williams silly,
cowardly vanity might be appeased.
The next day Mr.. Baker, president of
the trolley company, sat in his private
Office, surrounded by plush upholstered
furniture, lucent cigars and pianos.
While he was thus engaged minister
ial looking gentleman walked in and Mr.
Baker reached mechanically for hischeck
book.
81 am William" said the visitor.
'sAll right" said Mir. Baker; what can
do for you?"
"Mr. johnson. one of your conductors.
has spoken to you about me, l believe"
said William; 81 am in search of work"
There was short pause here while
Mr.. Baker tried to figure it all out and
compose himself. If he had been a
profane man he would doubtless have
said something not for publication about
johnson.
William was dressed better than Mr..
Baker was.
81 don't think I have anything for
you" said Dir. Baker. 81 can't have men
in my stables wiping mud off my cars
with oil waste, that can afford to dress
better than do It may seem harsh to
you, but it is matter that touches my
vanity" and he fred William even be-
fore he had hired him.
Mrs. William is still supporting the
family.
~Tfiall little girls were like this little
girl heaven could be abolished. This
world would be good enough.
There is nobody likes pie aud cake
and apples better than this little girl
does. but che has desires that are even
stronger than her love for pie and cake
and apples.
She loves to do good. Lots of Iittl g
girls don't care about doing good if they
can only have their pie and cake and
apples regularly.
Near this little girls home in the
western part of the city of Topeka lives
a widow with four other little children.
| These little children do not have sweet
meats to eat They are mighty glad
sometimes to get stale bread, for their
mother is very poor.
Little Lora, about whom this story is,
thought how aWfully sad il was that
there were four little children who had
nothing good to eat, SO she resolved to
| get them some.
She was ashamed to ask her mamma
! for them, so she made up q little plan OF
her own and it worked beautifully.
For several days before the Thanks
giving just passed she ate only bread
and potatoes. Her pie and cake and ap-
pies she hid away from her mamma il
her own little room upstairs.
OF course it was very wrong to deceive
her mamma SO, and LorA felt very
naughty about it, sometimes.
By Thanksgiving Day she had quite q
| ohOOA SafOO = du0 WAS uOt very hungry
either, so she took it all in a basket and
went over to the poor little children's
home.
But at the door she was SO frightened
by something that she could get no fur
Their than to say.
mamma ="
'Oh, how kind of your mamma to ssnc
US these nice things" said the other little
childrens' mamma. ave have not mac
anything 80 good for a long time" ant
the four children crowded around anC
were SO happy that something made Lori
run home faster than she came and for
get her basket
Of course the whole story came on
after awhile and Lora cried because she
was afraid she had not done just RICH
for good little girl, and her MANN;
cried some, too, though Lora could no
! understand lust why