Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-04

4 brother of my own age, and three sis
tiers younger than we are"
What are your plans for the future?'
| asked the newspaper man.
| Il have no plans" she replied, "but
do want to get something to do that 1!
honorable and right. 1 would do nursing
| or some homework. But / have writer
| to a gentleman in Newpors News, who
has promised to help me II l got IL
trouble and needed 1t. / met him on the
train. 1 wrote TO him yesterday and ask.
| ed him to keep his word. L have told him
| who and where my parents are, and he
will write to them"
Then she turned to Mr.. Davis, who
was sitting near, and said to him that
she would tell him where her parents
lived IL she did not receive an answer
to her letter within a week
GAVE HIM ANOTHER NAME.
The following telegram from the Dis
patch's correspondent at Newport News
explains the prefer Of assistance:
Newport News, Va, June 3.-The
statement OF Rosa Stafford that a prom
inent businessman of this city promised
to render her assistance is based upon
an incident which occurred a few days
ago on Chesapeake and Ohio passenger
train between hero and Richmond. This
gentleman and the young woman were
passengers. Some slight courtesy on his
part led TO conversation, during which
the girl told him that her home was I'm
England, and that she was friendIess
and almost penniless in this country
According to her story, she was bound
for Charleston, w. Va, to accept a posi-
ton, but was anxious to return to Eng
land She gave her name as Rosa Davis.
The gentleman's sympathy was aroused
and he told the girl that he would en-
deaVor to obtain passage for her from
this port TO England II she would COM
municate with him and furnish testimo-
mails substantiating her story. He had
heard nothing further from her until he
was Informed tonight by the Dispatch
correspondent that she was in the aims
house in Richmond"
MIR. DAVIS TO WRITE.
AIR. Davis assured the girl. in the
presence of the reporter, that If she would
tell him where her parents lived, so he
could communicate with them, or II she
would write to them and show him a let
Ter from her father or mother telling her
TO come home, he would do the best he
could 10 get her transportation to their
nome and aid her in every way.
She thanked him modestly but cordial
~, but still was unmoved as to giving the
information which she so studiously and
yet so gently guards. At times she seems
almost on the point Of telling all. but
finally said in softest tones: Mr.. Davis.
you know ! must have some very good
reason for keeping back anything from
you, after all your kindness 10 me-"
She was not questioned any further.
but said voluntarily that she had been
treated as well as could be at the aims
house, and was contented only she did
not want to "sit around and be idle"
When the reporter was leaving she
said to him that this had been a very
hard world to her. She had had some |
very bitter experiences, she said. IL have
been through great deal OF suffering |
and hardship for one so young" she con- |
-inued. Men and women are not all |
friends when they say so, and sometimes |
when they say they would only help You |
hey intend to harm" These words were /
Uttered sadly by the young woman.
Mr.. Davis is kind to her and is doing l
I'll in his lower to better her condition.
o find and send her to her parents. She |
las promised to give him their names IL
he does not get an answer TO the letter
o Newport News What he will do with
Ter will depend on what answer thew
make TO his letter telling them of her
eing here and wanting to go home to
hem.