New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-08-16

let my poor Tommy be put in this box? I-poh
poh. I-I-want rosewood coffin. with oh!-oh-
with silver-silver handles: and-ah-oh-poh-my
poor Tom-i-I want satin lining-and a nice-nce
plate. poh-poh-ah and his name engraved on it,
The undertaken greatly perplexed but gave
way 70 the wang OF the Borrowing widow and
tried to satisfy her.
y few days after the earthly remains OF our de-
parted brother had been deposited in their final
resting-place called upon the widow to what
We're her plans for the future. and in what or how
the lodge could aid her. She occupied the half of a
small house. and she thought she would take a
few boarders and keep right on in the same house.
All she would need then would he some additional
furniture and large stove. our Senior Warden
had just bought house. and in rebuilding and
renoyatine it capital large stove became super
huous, and he would give It 10 the widow. and he
suggested tina, could gather enough things to-
Sethei from among the members 70 make the little
woman comfortable and happy.
one Of the brethren having trucks gathered the
things together and. stove and ALL brought them to
the house Of our widow anticipating the thanks
and gratitud, Of Mrs. Blank but the inexperi-
enced. guileoss child would not accept any second
hand furniture. If the Masons she said indignant
ly could rot give her furniture. she would not
take this rubbish She then started out a
regular foragirg expedition. visiting the members.
to procure about everything and anything they
happened TO deal in. one brother kept large
sobbing She actually cajoled him into giving her
new stove with all the accompanying tnware and
FILINGS, which that time dong before the great
American tin industry had developed amounted to
considerable Shc also got brother to give So.
curity for a lot of furniture for her. and which. OF
course. he had 10 pay for afterward.
This poor guileless child also called upon an
othcr member wholesale tea and coffee mer-
chant who with great kindness opened
count with her and-kept ii open. Ii is probably
scheme aid not work well. and by this time the
entire membership held very decided opinions about
We were almost afraid TO call upon her. as she
always wanted something from somebody IN or
months rent for her. advised her 10 give up
the house and take just TWO or three rooms for
herself and child and We would try and get her
work OF some Kind This she finally consented 20 DO.
providing the lodge would buy her sewing machine.
again one OF the brothers was called upon 10
help. and instruct her I'm the manpulatiOns Of the
the lodge contributed to her support. and told her
10 thoroughly learn sewing' so she might become
cion' a committee was appointed TO purchase
hrst-ciass s'w inc-m machine for the lodge. 10 be
mird that she could have the loan OF the ma
chine long she could make living by II.
About .,wo wcck5 after the machine had been
ing. END found 20 my amazement widow, child and
Or acline aii gone no one knew whittier. reported
tho fight - the widow 10 tho lodge at the next
meeting Some wanted committee appointed 10
ind her and recover the machine, others thought
W. could easily let the sewing-machine 10 as the
haN. CHARGES pre-, rrel against the secretary for
having fostcd this innocent and inexperlenced
"a tremendous low that he would rather resign his
position than ray another dollar 20 such widow.
brought 10 light showing that almost every mem
ber OF the lodge had been victimzed in one way or
another 10 some extent. either m money or goods
10y this gulleless innocent, ca!ld md model WIDOW
AN OLD SECRETARY.