The Saint Paul globe., 1896-12-21
ADELrNE GREEN, ACTRESS.
Rush City Ten-Year-OId Imposes ON
sympathy.


Sympathy.
AS the st. Paul & Duluth train from
the Zenith City pulled into the union
depot Friday night and stopped under
the iron shed to deposit it's passengers.
there allghted from the day coach a lit
tie girl, who carried two school bags.
one in each hand. She was a quaint
appearing little miss of about ten years
OF age, and was comfortably. if not
stylishly, attired She was a pretty
girl with dark eyes and hair, and. as
she walked into the ladies' waiting
room of the depot and gazed quizzf-
cally about her, she attracted the at
tention Of Miss Louise Mitchell, the
ma tron.
Miss Mitchell accosted the little
stranger and asked her where she was
going.
T." answered the little one pathet-
cally, Il am going nowhere. / have
no home, no parents, no friends"
Her words touched the kind matron's
heart and she conducted the child to a
seat and asked her story. She said:
My parents are dead and | have no
one to love me. Father died eight
years ago in Nova Scotia and my mama
died last September in Duluth. Some
Cloud, who lived few miles out from
Duluth. She is bad woman and
whipped me awfully. I wasn't allowed
TO sleep in the house, but had to sleep
out in the Woodshed with nothing but
a dirty rug to cover me. couldn't
stand it any longer and ran away.
l met gentleman and when / told
him my story he said he would help
me. | told him my name. Adeline Nc
Manus, and he gave me money to come
to st. Paul and told me that he knew
family named McManus who might
be my relations
Here Adeline broke down and wept
bitterly, burying her face between the
two old-fashioned school bags Miss
Mitchell took the little wanderer to her
breast and carried her to her nome at
$40 East Tenth street. Adeline was
given hearty meal, which she pro-
fessed to enjoy immensely, and now
and then between mouthfuls would
say:
''My, isn't it good to eat at table
the first time | ate pie in a year." etc,
etc.
Finally she was tucked away in bed
but, when almost asleep. she arose,
and, kneeling herself at the foot Of
the bed, sent UP grateful prayer to-
heaven for her new home She asked
Him to forgive the bad woman at
papa and mama be blessed in heay-
en-" The little. childish prayer affected
Miss Mitchell so that it was with diff
ficulty she restrained tears Of sympa-
thy.
Next morning, Saturday, Miss Mitch
ell took the little girl with her to the
depot and teiephoned for Relief Agent
Hutchins. While waiting for the agent
the matron inspected her little tray
eler's school books and was surprised
to find the words, "Adeline Green Rush
City, Sept. 4, '96," inscribed on the
cover of each book. When asked for
an explanation Adeline said they be-
longed to a cousin who formerly lived
in Rush City. But she grew somewhat
confused and hid her blushing face
once more behind the school-bag bar
rier as she continued her lamentation
anent the hards41ips of being an or
phan.
With the appearance Of Secretary
Hutchins came telegram from the
distracted parents Of Adeiine Green,
at Rush City, asking If their daughter
had been seen here. The description
Tailed with the Duluth orphan" and.
after little questioning, she con-
fessed to being the runaway girl, and
burst out crying, exciaiming:
Il had to run away because tray
cling man told me he would cut a hole
leave home"
She spent the rest Of the. day In Mr..
Butchins charge. who found on her
person gold watch, belonging pre-
sumably to her father, and three pho
tographs. of her parents and herself
Little Adeline Green left for Rush
City on the 2:15 train Saturday after
noon. AS the cars rolled out of tho
depot. she waved her hand to Mr.,
Hutehins and said
Goodbye, Mr.. Man, I enjoyed myself
delightfully."-. / amt no orphani"
Miss Mitchell is Of the opinion that
Adeline should study for the stage, as
she could give Bernhardt a hard run
for her money.
The individual savings banks TO be
had at our State Savings Bank make
a useful, as well as ornamental Christ
mas present.