Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1898-12-22
STUDYING A PROBLEM.
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Have 1 ever told you that there 10
Mrs. Phlllstine? She is q devotee
both OF culture" and philanthropy.
She is chairman OF the phllanthropic
department OF the Progression Club,
president OF the Society for the
Amelloration OF the condition OF
Cigarette Smokers, and a member or
the Aryan-Myth Hunters, the Folk.
Lore Circle and the Civic Reform AS
ISOLATION. Aside from this, she 10
treasurer of the School Board, and
one OF committee appointed by theI
CITY council to report upon the con-
dition OF the feather beds in the
county jail, and to design new kind
OF box for the collection OF garbage.
She is active in the local Woman's
Suffrage Association, and looks for
ward to a position as street commits
sioner. She gazes with plying dis!
dain upon the voiares of time-hon.
ored religion, and is the defender OF
popular craze concerning which
she has lectured at intervals TO be-
lngs as occult as herself,
She wears short gown on rainy
days and is, on all days, law unto
herself in respect to the fashions.
of late Phllistla-we viii call her
that-has been much engrossed IN
the study OF sociology, She has done
much running about from one prison
to another in her endeavor to add to
the knowledge OF the causes which
lead to crime. She has been the ac-
tive factor in the establishment OF q
home near the prison gates, where
outgoing convicts may have a period
OF refining secluslon before again
entering the world and has been the
means OF furnishing copy OF Mrs.
Teddys book on The World Upside
Down" to the children in the State
Reform School. More recently, how
ever, her sympaihles and efforts have
been enlisted in the peripatetlc being
known to us as the tramp. Her stu
dies in tramp-ology have been pro-
ductive OF much experience and some
information, one gentleman or the
road carried off her best teaspoons,
another set fire to the stable, and o
third used language not INTENDED for
polite ears, but she has persevered.
She will reform these wanderers II
she can; at any rate, she VIII study
them
Last week man raped llmldly at
Philistia's kitchen door, The maid,
knowing the amlable weakness 0,
her mistress. summoned her ana adj
mitted the caller. lie was exceeding
ly shabby, but fairly clean. /
What can do for you, my good
man?" asked Philislia.
u am hungry, ma'am, he said. /
An, here was new type. Most
tramps said: Lady, would you be
50 kind as to give little something
to eat?"
Phiistia, thinking OF hep spoons,
set the maid to watch him while she
went back for her note BOOK, reap
pearing soon.
Are you willing to work for your
breakfast"
Eyes, ma'am."
willing to work and says 'ma'am'
instead OF lady," wrote Phlllstla,
hurrledly.
what can you do?'
almost anything
"Well, we begin cleaning house to.
day. There'll be plenty 10 do. Therein
be three carpets to beat. Can yon
wash windows?'
Il think So"
You ought to be sure OF thlhgs.
You will never lift yourself out OF
your present condition un'll you are.
Jane, give him a cup OF coffee.
don't suppose he cares for cream IN
1T. And there are some donghnuts
that are getting dry. Give him one"
Philstia, ! need not say, is thrifty:
She and the note book appeared
again in an hour. The tramp had
beaten three carpets, washed the
buggy, watered the lawn, and mend
ed the back fence, 80 Philistia grant
ed him a cessation OF hostilities.
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