The evening times., 1896-04-14
Shoes, 939 Pa. Ave.

came flying along i'll this grOlcSque manner
the little attendant sprang up, and, inter
posing herself. caught her gently bu, firmly
around the waist.
Where are you going, A nnie? Thcsteani-
boat isn't leaving yet, oh, no, she said to
her. Tie woman muttered for a few
minutes in protest. ana then walked quietly
back and sat down. In the course of the
day SAW her repeat this performance three
or four times. When she had returned 10
her seat the nurse went on to Il ncan-
Choly old woman, who sat with her head
in her hand gricving alone, and for The
next hour she was coaXcd and pcttcd and
beguiled by the attendant.
AS | was sitting there, looking on IT
these queer performances, the supervisor
came through ana sat down,besidc me.
How do you feel now?" She asked.
Are YOU better? You are not gricving
over Your beautiful hair, are you? Oh.
It's very much pret'icr this way. Isn't this
n nice place.
Where is this place. asked. locked
up into ber more mature and confident face
III was the countenance of a thoroughly
good, competent ana energetic WOMAN.
This place. she asked. studying me.
This place is st. EliZabeth's Hospital.
People are sent here by their friends be-
cause they are little sick. You're Il little
sick. you know, dear. But hope you are
all about your home after a while
PATIENTS WELFARE AT HEART.
Then she passed on through the ward, with
word here and there totbe various people.
a tall. strong, sensible woman, she ap-
pearcd 10 have her work well in heart as
well as IN hand. She went through the
wards frequently. seeming To have her eye
evcryw where for the possible Improvement or
patient, or the necessities OF some sick
one.
Whenever size went Through some wu-
man bad something 10 tell Miss Ida as
they called her about some fancicd trouble.
And she never turned them OFF.
From the very start | was deeply i'm
pressed with the excellent are that was adj
minstered on all sides. and especially the
effort which was puf forth to make these
creatures lives happy. / couldn't help
asking myself what ] could possibly have
doubted this institut lou for. and l was glad,
very glad, that should bc able to dra " 50
pleasing a picture Of IL.
The SUPERVISOR allusI0n To my hai made
me remember that 1t was wet and went
To a radiator and shook IL out to dry. As
] was leaning on this coil OF pipes the doc
tor came through aud remembered that
he had not vet examined me and that my
conduct at The present moment was exceed
lngly sane. He paused Il moment to look al
nv. anu ItSGrltu 10 NY IstTtt. sGpHI-
] suppose Dr. Wilmer did not think /
looked III a communicative mood. for he
passed on without spca king to me and moth
ing more eventrul happened TO me for the
rest of the afternoon, beyond some very
edifyinc conversations ! had with maniaCs.
There were two in this ward that had all
the intelligence of a sane Person in their
faces. and ] WAS At once Interested to see
what Cnud make of them.
2 M. Of h..- VIZ
accord and began talking to me. She an
nounccd that was in Il horrible place aud
I'd soon find II out. ] asked her if they
were mean to her. but she replied, "Oh.
no: only they won't let you co.
isn't Ii nice here" What makes you
want To go?"
why. all these people are insane She
said. Il was brought here because l am
nervous. that is an
RATIONAL AT IN TERVALS.
had Il startled idea that she might lie
sane, aDd that she was une or those persons
one hears SO much about being uniUStly
confinuh. We talked for about fIvc minutes.
nationally enough, and then sire lc@an
To tell me of the wUnLcTfu things she bad.
Five black silk dresses and SIX garnet
dresses She also had dozens of dshmercS.
Her diamonds were without numtcr. Ini
she hal fabulous sums Of me oncy. / had IN
rlInqulSh my ldca as 10 htr sanl'y- but
she seemed quiet enough until some one
who listened laughed at Ler.
The listener was n patient also. and the
eyes o my new acc, aintance flashed1Icrcely
and she looked as though she was going 10
strike the other.
You mind your own business she
said. ''lll fix you If you laugh a, me.
You're beautiful thing. YOU are
There is pair q; us said the oth".
n Sla IA oil n Sn
my idea of her unjust confinement WAS
speedily dashed 10 the ground. Later ]
saw her quarrclling quite fiercely with an
other woman. Now here WAS a case that
might impress casual visitor. She Couli
ialk for some time with considerable in
ielligcnce, as she had Illustrated with
me.