The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1898-08-26

punched me, zee. nm Jest dropped me
papers down 10 tite EN-, d III de Odders
dag0 grabbed 'ein IN run, But i II nit
squire wild dem dagoes z he added, med
itatiyely:
= How r.
'sI,lI git Tiger sum time wen he ain't
Mooxy, ter. cum down ter de stand; he II
git away wild elm, see! =
well. here's Il dime. Run down to the
home, and go to bed. Stay there to-
morrow lllorning. until Il come to see yali,
Maybe / would HE 10 be n side partner
of yonrs and Jmmie's ss5.s5ss
Hnlly see, tanks! and, without whit.
ing for further persuasion, the hoy ran
out into the bleak night.
The clerk gazed. ut the young man with.
a cynical smile. zss
8 could do that twenty times u night,
il I liked, !" he said, coldly: ..it does not
help them any. Z
lust think, though, OF the good it.
does me, returned the young man. care
lessly; !" nm thoroughly selfish, ! adj.
NIT. . s.
's,here are. plenty Of societies for
them. continued the clerk; this pro-.
miscuous giving only pauperizes them. !" @
We all need lift sometimes, over
hard places. This problem OF helping the
poor has not vet been solved, and never
will be until there Is more practice of the
comradeship aud brotherhood of which
the theory; it is beautiful to talk about,
but how many live it r s, st.
What would you have? Society di-
vided into two classes, the Summer and
the Summed p @#
"That might be preferable to the two
classes into which it is divided at pres
ent Moral support is what the poor need
not SO much money ns friends aud
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 con:
science is free to curse every beggaf we
see: Well, guess III he off, good Night!'
and lighting a 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 Il doorway. He stopped i'll
tuitively, and, walking towards it, recog-
| nized the boy from whom he had pared
| about fifteen minutes before.
He looked at him in speeches. surprise.
The boy. young as he was, realized the
| suspicion with which he was regarded.
Please, surv' he exclaimed eagerly, II
wuz goin' ter de hum, an l found JIM
mic here, see-an' Jimmie wuz sick, he
wuz cryin', an i guy him de dime, and
tole 'em ter go ter de hum.''
The man looked sternly ut him, and still
made no remark. Deed, sur, it's true,
dead true. See-here's Jimmie's coat; he
| left it fur me, and wuzn't hungry, an he
amt had nothin' ter eat all day." 49,.
He unwrapped a ragged old coat from
about his bare legs and held it up in tri-
| umph
"'Deed, sur, We kin go an see'' ~
+ Here. you young reprobate. how fur is
it to that home you talk about?''
Just down dere-two blocks, sur"
Here is a quarter which I think will
enable you to take all the houseless peo-
pie 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 anoth-
err. Remember, | will see you and JIM
ME in the morning..
The young man resumed his struggle
through the snow. The night had lost
| all it's terrors for him. His mind, alb
sorbed in the whirl of ideas set in action
by this second meeting, left him uncon-
sciors of the elements. He thought only
| of the light and happiness those few PEN
MES had brought out of the storm and
darkness, and to one who had long been
in the habit of squandering large sums in
| pleasures that did not please and amuse-
ments that did not amuse it was reve-
lation.
Suddenly he stopped. His face turned
| unconsciously upward, as though he was
seeking some ray of light out of the
| blackness of the heavens. Tor one mo-
men 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 determine ton.
Had he a CLEAN Of light? ....:s.s =
| For what was he indebted to that mid
night wait? .sz zs s ss,
For what would that midnight Waifs be
indebted to him Edith Morton in Home
journal. rs. S5:zz *