The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-08-23


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xsers + sfk3 continues 20 prosper. 4 fax
years aga 3zt1sr Bz11eng finished Ms nFsss
work and wers 20 his ls1g rcss- IN life -
belonged - thar class % nsaneers whe
never s1-zea a stranger from The door
hangry.
Sone years aga. while James NJ roirasa
Vas superintendent % th4 cos8-hsz & Pa
get Se2ad Railroad Company. ] noticed
sa-n step one cay ahen ne was sary busy
ard hazd a piece Of money u a tramp
who had approaches AID solicited aims ~
AsF'i- Wien De had aalshe6 the work that
vas enzrcsszng as attention and gotten
xzs tram or 90 her way % NewcasrIs. /
asked aim Il be made practice Of giving
money - tramps. II DO. be replied.
when | an too busy . so and Pay fer
the meal myself"
WAY Co you nst refuse them eatlreiy.
or make them wsl1 until yoa can iayeSsi-
gate their ra@6sr' / asked
Because . replied Mr.. Coiusan. - had
q very sad experience on that line once
upon a time. and made up Fny raind that
while live that experience stall never se
repeated" urged Mr.. Colman TO tell me
the story. and as J recall the circumstances
they were about as follows.
In the early days on tae Sound Mr. Col
man was running sawmiii az Port Or
chzrd. He was his owa nniIlwrlghT. enzi-
neer. head sawyer and general manager.
Ills laoorers were Indians and few white
men. One day. with two or three vessels
ia port waiting for cargoss, and with de-
snurrage contracts Of 500 day each star
ing him IN the face. the mill broke down.
Mr. Colman az once set 10 work making
the necessary repairs. working night and
day. without food or resi-. About noon On
the second day, while IA the midst OF a
difficult piece Of machine work. a stranger
approached him and asked him II he might
20 20 the cookhoaSe and set his dinner.
WITHOUT giving the matter seconds con-
sideration. Mr.. Colman replied no. and
went on with his work. Half an hour
later. when the difficult piece OF work was
finished. Mr.. Colman recalled his blunt
refusal. and Fastening TO the eookhouse
told the steward that II tall spare man
came around there TO give him meal,
and X ne remained 10 feed him till further
orders. On his way back TO the mill he
inquired OF all the men he met II they had
seen anything OF tho stranger about the
place since the noon hour. and they all
answered no. That night the weather
turned very cold and snow fell TO a depth
or several inches All night. as he worked
on the broken machinery in the mill. Mr.
Colman thought Of the poor fellow 10 whom
he had refused meal. and wondered IL ne
Was out in the cold and Storm Next
morning early he sent man in one of
the carts down the only road there VAS
leading from the mill, with Instructions
10 drive fast, and II he overlook the
stranger 10 furnish him with food. and IL
he wanted TO return and go 10 work in the
Tnill 10 bring him back About noon the
cart returned. Tho drivers face. as he
approached the town, bore a look OF sor-
row. The body OF the stranger was in
the cart. cold and stif In death. bat It's
scul had during the cold and cherries
night taken its flight from the habita-
ton Of clay. and gone to a land where
there is neither cold nor hunger. All that
was mortal OF the stranger was laid to rest
by rough and loving hands. and his grave
was marked by a neatly carved head
board.
NOW" said Mr. Colman, after pain
fully rotating the foregoing story, "you
will understand why ] never refuse aid
&c a man who claims to be hungry. no
matter how busy may be at the time.''
met Judge Roger S. Greene yesterday.