The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1895-01-30

started out with high hopes but he had
been fooled on his ticket and had to stop
over in Minneapolis two weeks During
that time he spent what little money he
had brought with him to carry him across
the sea, and here he remained through the
fall and winter, able to move neither one
way or the other, either forward to his
fortune, or back to his family.
Not long ago, in order to secure funds
to live by, he pawned his valise which con-
tanned a good suit Of clothes and a book
valued at S. For these he received the
munficent sum of 80 cents, and trusting
to the honor of the pawnbroker, neglect
ed to take a ticket to show the amount of
his pawn. When he returned to redeem his
goods, having no ticket to show, the pawn
broker said the contents of the valiSe were
sold to him Internationally and they can
not be restored. To add to his unhappiness
the poor delsded man saw a pair of pants
which he recognized as the good pair he
had brought with him from Grand Forks
hanging a line and bearing the legend
Marked down to $3.50" He was told to
go to police headquarters and make a
complaint of his loss. If necessary, he
could have 80 cents advanced him with
which to redeem his things He must do
this first, and later the question of Iceland
might be considered.
No sooner had this woe-begone individual
disappeared than a woman arrived who
stated that in the old country she had
been worth 100000, but the entire fortune
had been lost in speculation, and she
necessities of life while rent was far
overdue. She had tried for days to get
some sort of work, but there none
to be found; she had borrowed % cents
four days before and this had supplied
them with food. They had nothing else
1t was late in the day, and it seemed
as if no more distressful tales could be
told before the hour of closing, but pres
emily in came woman whose face showed
something of and worry, although
her eyes were lighted with the
FIRE OF AN HONEST PURPOSE.
She and her little 2-year-old daughter had
just come in from of the northern
towns of the state; they had not a friend
in the city, but the mother had come to
make a new start in life. She was sadly in
need of encouragement, of few cheering
words of the touch of a friendly hand
She had come in the afternoon train
and had gone to the Christian Workers
Mission on her way up the street from the
station as a place where she might re-
ceive shelter and advice, and from there
she had come hither. Her story was lis
tened to with interest and as she talked
she began to feel the influence of SYM
pa thy She given a letter which could
procure her lodgings for the night and she
was promised for the morning such further
assistance as seemed wise to give. 1t is
interesting
woman, sincere in her purpose to do right
has secured a situation in a good family
while her child has been temporarily placed
in the Children's Home
Such is the simple story of one days
work and it required only brief 10 min
utes chat with a friend to clear away
the worries of the hours since morning
1t had been long and full day; but cheer
had been given to more than score of
hearts, and frightened prospects had
opened out before half a dozen homes. The
actual relief given had been two loads of
wood, two orders Of groceries, one pair
Of overshoes, s. rent money; yet who shall
say the end of the blessings attained
Could the same help have been gained
from any other source, in the same space
of time, and in the same satisfactory and
business-like way?
In addition to these numerous calls made
upon the time and thought of the general
manager, more than 30 people were re-
ceived during the day in the main office
in search of information, advice, work,
meals, lodgings, or maybe insight into