The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1897-08-19

"Where is Jimmie 90
Dunno; eff he's in luck he's in de
hum!"
"How much does it cost to get q bed
in the home?"
"Ten cents; yer see, luck went agin
me terday. Two dagoes-big fellers.'
and the blue eyes grew as large as
though illustrating the size of the enc
mics, "cum and swiped me stand an
punched me, see, an I jest dropped ne
papers down to fife 'em, and de odder
dago grabbed 'em an run. But I'll git
square wild dem dagoes!" he added,
meditatively.
"How?"
'I'l git Tiger sum time wen he amt
woozy ter cum down ter de stand; he'll
git away wild 'em, see!''
'Well, here's a dime. Run down to
the home and 60 to bed. Stay there TO-
morrow morning until I come to see
you. Maybe 1 would like to be side
partner of yours and Jimmie's."
"Hully gee, tanks!' and without
waiting for further persuasion the boy
ran out into the bleak night.
The clerk gazed at the young man
with cynical smile.
II could do that 20 times night if I
liked" he said, coldly; lit does not help
them any,
Just think, though. of the good it
does me-" returned the young man,
carelessly; II am thoroughly selfish, I
admit
There are plenty of societies for
them," continued the clerk. This pro-
miscuous giving only pauperizes them"
eve all need lift sometimes, over
hard places. This problem of helping
never will be until there is more prac-
tice of the comradeship and brother
hood of which we hear so much. Every
one believes in the theory; it is beauti.
full to talk about, but how many live it %
. "What would you have? Society d.
vided into two classes, the summer and
the slummed?"
"That might be preferable to the
two classes into which it is divided at
present. Moral support is what the
poor need-not so much money as
friends and friendly advice. Some one
to put them on their feet and stand by
them until they are strong enough to
stand alone. But it is so easy to write
check and hand it to the minister;
then our conscience is free to curse
every beggar we see. Well, guess I'll
be off. Good night" and, lighting 4
fresh cigar and turning up the collar of
his large and comfortable ulster, the
young man departed.
A block from the hotel his attention
was attracted to small figure in the
shelter of doorway. He stopped in.
tuitively and, walking toward it, recog-
nized the boy from whom he had parted
about Is minutes before.
He looked at him in speechless sur
prise.
The boy, young as he was, realized
the suspicion7with which he was re-
garded.
"Please, sur!" he exclaimed, eagerly,
IT wuz goin' ter de hum, an I found
Jimmie here, see-an' Jimmie wuz sick,
he wuz cryin,' an I guv him de dime,
and tole 'em ter go ter de hum
The man looked sternly at him and
still made no remarks. "'Deed, sur,
it's true, dead true. See-heres jim
mics coat; he left it fur me and l
wuzn't hungry, an he amt had moth
in ter eat all day."
He unwrapped ragged old coat from
about his bare legs and held it up in
triumph.
"'Deed, sur, We kin go an see."
Here, you young reprobate, how far
is it to that home you talk about?"
"Just down dere-two blocks, sur"
"Here is quarter which 1 think will
enable you to take all the houseless
people you may meet on the way, and
| also yourself, to the home. Now run,
and do not let the fact of your having
had one dinner debar you from ever
eating another. Remember, I will see
you and Jimmie in the morning.
The young man resumed his struggle
through the snow. The night had lost
all its terrors for him. His mind alb
sorbed in the whirl of ideas set in ac-
| ton by this second meeting, left him
I unconscious of the elements. He
thought only of the light and happiness
those few pennies had brought out of
the storm and darkness, and to one who
had long been in the. habit of squander-
ing large sums in pleasures that did
not please and amusements that did not
amuse it was revelation. w..
Suddenly he stopped. His face
turned unconsciously upward, as
though he was seeking some ray OF
light out of the blackness of the
heavens. For one moment he stood
so; then his hands went deeper into
his pockets, and his arms came closer
to his sides, as he started ahead,again.
with the quick and firm step Of sudden
determination.
Had he CLEAN of light?
For what was he indebted to that
midnight waif?
For what would that midnight wait
be indebted to him Home journal.
Civil list pensions Of $500 each have
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younger, in consideration of the lit
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AT Blenheim palace, the home Of
the duke OF Marlborough, there are said
to be 90 staircases leading from thu
main floor to the second.