The record-union., 1896-05-11
THE YELLED LADY.
How She Worked Three Kind-Eiearted
Supervisors.

One day last week, while the Super
visors were in session, a closely-veiled
woman stepped quietly into the room
and demurely took a seat outside the
railing. Just as Chairman Morrison
was saying:
Members Of the board, you will
please pay attention while the Clerk
reads a petition from residents of the
Siwash neighborhood for a road that
will enable them to get to market with
their chickens and eggs or some
thing similar thereto.
Wait a moment, Mr.. Chairman" in
terposed the gallant Mr.. Jenkins. BE
fore we take up this matter let US hear
what this lady has to say"
Very WE'LL" said the Chairman,
please step inside, madame, and inform
the board what it is you desire
The demure little lady arose and with
an air of apparent timidity sidled
through the gate, slipped over to Super
visor Jenkins desk and began to whis-
per in his ear, while the other mem
bers of the board looked on and seemed
to envy the gentleman from the Fifth
District. The Chairman was jealous
of his privileges and didn't propose to
allow his colleague to monopolize the
lady's attention.
Madame" he said, in a dignified but
persuasive tone, that gentleman is but
one member of the board. If you have
anything to lay before this body please
address the Chair-ahem!''
The mysterious visitor turned, and in
what seemed to be an embarrassed man
ner, said:
"All I ask, gentlemen, is that you do
nate me the sum Of 10 cents with which
to buy a loaf of bread"
They generally strike the board for
50 or $40, and this modest request, so
diffidently presented, almost took away
the Supervisors breaths. 1t would have
taken derrick or a cyclone to disturb
hers.
cover from the shock.
Ten cents! Why, certainly, madame
here's 10 cents for you" And the
good-hearted Populist from the First
dove his fist down into his trousers
pocket.
Here's ten more!" said Supervisor
Curtis.
why, of course" chimed in the pa
trlarch from the Second Ward, and
Todd's hand plunged into his pocket.
Chairman Morrison also began to fish
for dime or quarter, when a reporter
whispered something in his ear and he
stopped,
Thank you, gentlemen, very much, 3"
said the mysterious visitor, who had
not removed her veil while taking up
her collection. st hope I may be able
to do as much for you some day." she
remarked as she courtesied toward the
door,
''Mary'll be in Jail before night" re-
marked District Attorney Ryan, who
had just come in.
Mary who?" chimed in several mem
bers at once. "Who is she?"
why" replied the legal adviser of
the board, don't you all know Mary
Roberts, otherwise known as 'Chin-Du-
Wan? She'll have glorious jag on
that money inside Of an hour
MARY Roberts. Chin-Du-" ejac-
ulated brennan in undisguised astonish-
ment. But he quickly rallied. "Oh, of
course, / knew who it was all the time.
1 just wanted to see If she could work
the rest Of you fellows. Why, I've
known her for twenty years"I
The Chairman ruled that no further
questions of privilege would be allowed,
much to the chagrin Of the contributing
members, who all wanted to explain
that they knew who the visitor was,
and simply wanted to rope in the rest
Of them. The Chairman looked wise
and confided to the reporter that he
owed him a good cigar.
Three hours afterward Mary Roberts
was warbling behind the bars