The evening times., 1896-04-13
my head and pushed The paper and pencil
back TO them.
THE DOCTORS EXAMINATION.
The Questions Put TO Her-More bout
the Mat ron.

The two women went off TO talk me over,
and the little girl stayed to talk TO ME.
| asked her to get me a drink. and heard
her refer my request 10 the nlatron. Matron
Lewis told the child she had just given me
water, and / had plenty. This settled IL,
and / was left without it. l can't imagine
why she btgrudgcd me fresh water.
Ipese friends vent away after while,
and after they were gone the ilauui i oaiiie
with era cker in Eer hand To offer me in
exchange for one OF the bananas. lgave her
the fruit and she went back III her rp>li,
and presently put on her bonnet and ieIt.
| was alone, then. until about t O'Clock,
when | was surprised again by Cah
from three gentlemen. supposed they had
come at last to take IIie a way one ol TIE
gentlemen was On officer OF The station that
1 bad not seen before. The door was IN
locked and the two others came in.
Well, Lizzie, how do you do? said one
uf tneIIi, a gentleman with beard and
laughing eyes.
Jnis gentleman knew to be DR.. Ramsay
Neyitt, after | had looked him Illrly IN
the race. The rentienIn VITO accompanied
him | 90 not know. The doctor sat down
in the armchair, AMI his friend, well
grOomcd !Cokiug gentleman, who wore
Il silk hat ana had most InquisitIvc stare,
sat down on the he'd beside me.
Come, now, tell US about yourself.
won't you. there's good girl. where IS
il you want to go?'
/ looked al the doctor and repeated my
tale OF woe that | had to go at CnCe, /
had TO see the Pre- sideut most urgently
repeated nv scowlS and stuDbO rnness and
my fanaticai rcmraks.
Religious mdnia- said the doctor to
his friend, very promptly
what church 20 YOU Lclong to- asked
the doctor.
That's right, doctor" said the gentle
man by my size. ''Shc belongs down ther re.
I've seen her race at their meetings
DO You go 10 the Sa!vaticn Army down
here on the Avenue asked The doctor.
| shook nv head VIGOROUSLY.
''Oh, you can't make anything out OF
her" said The doctor. A.,
how are You going TO cast out these
devils; how do YOU do it,
HE HAS A DEVIL.
Il just hit them with my Bible and say,
Come out of him..
..Oh, yes. 1 see. We'll can't you take
the devil out of me? They say I've got in
awful devil i'll me-
Everybody laughed, and | smiled at the
officer who guarded the door.
she likes you, that's apparent, said the
doctor.
again He didn't give me any dinner"
Lizzie. I'm going to get your dinner right
away, returned the officer. hastily.
They all went away and LEFT me. and the
matron came up presently, followed by the
negro. with my dinner ON Il tray.
Il have to GO" said TO her as she opened
the door. ITS pretty near night, and
have to go.''
'.Oh. no; it isn't nearly night said she.
ITS only little after 4 This was
what l wanted to know. for was very
hungry, and wondered how long they had
left me to wait for IN Y midday repaSt-
You can't 90 until they find your coat"
Went on the matron. You were bad
girl to throw IL in the canal. The devil
told you to do that, didn't her''
l aftcrward learned that the officers
really were instructed to lock for my cuat.
and after a fishing expedition had brought
- frt n ,lRglnr1tIp in,teipps
which was brought down for inspection at
the First precinct. Lizzie Cr0n;n was
gone, however. and did not needit.
TIE matron had gotten outside tie door.
ami she and the Colorcd servant were look
ing in at me, with my dinner before me.
Il haven't any kniie and fork said.
What shall l do with this man; ia ke his
head OFF,
Send him after them," suggested.
"Oh. guess not" said she. Eat YOUR
dinner with your fingers
And with that piece OF advice she walked
off and left me, as Ii wise did the scullion
in his dirty apron. Doubtless he thought it
was a rich joke. / thought il was Il mis-
cradle bit Of meanness, but after consider.
ing the matter for a while. made Il sand
wIch of my meat and bread with the aid of a
spoon, and managed to eat my belated
dinner.
THE NEW MATRON.
had heard Matron Lewis at various
times all day talking to the negro janitor
who was cleaning up the halls, concerning
another matron, who. il seems, should have
reiievedher but who was king her day off
I expected great things of this new matron,
at least, hoped for better things, and
was not to be disappointed.
At @ O'Clock a stout, wholesome-looking
woman, with a merry, cheerful face. came
up the stairs and was greeted with a sort OF
AT last you are here welcome from the
other. The retiring matron took her into
herroom and told her n II about me, what she
knew and imagined. and they both came
out and took a look at me.
The new matrou, who, 1 learned, was