The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-05-10

and during the warm weather she doesh
trouble herself TO put ON STOCKINGS. WIN
"a bundle Of papers under her arm snr
lodges under trucks and I'm 'front.' OF cable
cans with the skill that comes from
life spent in the streets. When business
is DUH and she crosses Broadway or HlNtH
avenue her manner changes. one vans
mincingly and holds mp the ragged tnuo
of her old red dress as carefully as 1T III
had never dragged in the dust. Keceniy
She has cut off the ragged bottom or heI
dress. thcrhy shortening % 90 her Knees.
ANA thus improving &c. ln oiher H'lie
WAYS she has indicated that the feHale
instinct TO muke the best ol HcI pcIaolin
appearance ia moving in her, ana ycaict.
dav afternoon she performed a loncl
0peratfOn that attracted Che Afternoon OF
half "a dozen people. When the hkHln-
canoe OF 30 became apparent inc ptolle
who had been watching her looked dt
each other and smiled. she hdd just re-
ceived her bundle of evening papers, anu
before Offering them for sale she WIN
drew from the Grove oil ntWsDoy ',. 1t
surrounded the delivery WAGON anu say
down on the curbstOne near lmlly- sccouu
street and Sixth avenue. she caItluliy
tore off the margins OF Two papers ana
From pocket i'm her old red dress she
nshcd out 20 halrpln, Whlrh shc closrlg
inspected with pride. several - ople llV
stopped 10 see what she was doihs' D"t
She was unconscious of tnelf ~ tstHcc.
She selected a side lock OF hair tnat WAS
about four inches long. ana, allfl N"iip-
cuiue IT, she rolled 10 mp ~ lhe thih
strip of folded paper and fastened DO win
the hairuin. 10 was intended TO Zoe "a curl
A. everything went We'll Then She arose,
-traighteucd down her skirt ami WIN tiia
single curl paper over the lgil e!t sne
trotted down Sixth avenue gaining CA
trai WeXtra" in a thin. small voice.
Tho Emneror of Germany has received
recently So many letters from chlldren
bereiue for presents of various klnd9 bitL
D.. liza. issued through the Minister OF
instruction an order To- thc pu.il' S, NY,
teachers Co discourage the WilllhA on Huch
letters hv pupils except I'm cases OF neces-
sifr Ia one mail. "a few days ago, lis
af,iosfv received four letters from bcrin
..nool children. one wished "a new VIZ
nn 10 take the place of her oid one lWp
desired sewing machines ".v .D" 'I
asked 'thc dear Herr Kaiser 20 give Acr
"a ..'rts To- huv coal His Majesty sent
one of his officers To- see the various laml-
I.e before answering the REQUESTS, Inc
child who wished money for coal was
fouul TO Doc the daughter of widow VINO
t.d little or nothing a large load or
coal u.Hs sent TO her. as wei as a present
i'm money The musical child was ordered
4, "a professor who was 10 give nei les
sons. and. if she showed talent shS WIS
10 receive the new Nlohh- enc OF inc
children who asked for the sewing ma
chine was found TO belong 10 Wcll-to-dO
forilv She was told not 10 repeat her
off.nce. The other little one, however re-
cgi,cd "A promise of sewing machine on
condition that. when she finished her
erheoling. her record proved her 10 be
T.-.rt.ira of "a present from her Emperor
tvfui9m ill., might dcplcte his purse If he
undertook 90 reward all petitioners so
literally as these three