The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-01-19
Il BEFORE BREAKFAST. /

He was a man with bad eye and an
air of depreciation. He approached IL
leading clergyman of Scranton with 1t
plea for money with which to get out of
town. you see it's this way" he be-
gan. II struck this bloomin' layout Sat
urday night with $500 to the good [ went
into - -" naming a gambling re-
sort, land lost every blasted cent. Yes
| did! Yes, I'm a gambler. Oh, it was
all on the square. Why, Mr.. so and So
and naming prominent city official
was in the bunch. No, I don't intend
to squeal" as the preacher in a horri-
Ned tone, asked If he wouldn't testify TO
his statements before court.
mo Stree, I'm a gentleman, / am.
They got it fair twas all right. but
see here, Dominic, [ want money enough
to get to Wilkes-Barre | know place
where | can win it all back. every cent.
You'n help me out. won't you? I've heard
that you're pretty decent sort of "a
fellow, and you'n give poor man whose
down on his luck, a little lift, won't
you? | amt a-going to gamble with your
money, not a cent, but | Just want to
get to Wilkes-Barre. They're dead easy
down there"
The clergyman gave the desired sum,
after much pleading, but with the UNI
derstanding that 1t was to be used i'm GO
ing to the gamblers home in another di-
fection; but ever since he has entertained
a secret suspicion that the ticket was
for Wilkes-B Barre after all and that he
paid for it,
of oats slowly journeyed down Wyoming
avenue. Nearly opposite the Dime bank
something happened to one of the bags.
and quantity of grain was deposited
ON the pavement and dribbled along the
street behind the wagon. Suddenly a re-
nh
from the corner leaving man on the
sidewalk who watched her interestedly
as she knelt down on the pavement and
proceeded to store away the sowed oats
in silk shopping bag, The bystanders
also began to be interested as they looked
on, ana 10 marvel al the capacity of
that silk bag, 1t bulged out in all direc-
tions, but she continued to industriously
scramble for the grain, occasionally
pausing to scold her husband on the
sidewalk because he did not fan to work
packing away the treasure in his pockets.
All the while the farmer was placidly
jogging along oblivlous to his losses.
while the woman trotted after thriftily
gathering up the spoils, and not a man
among those looking on offered his as
sistanc3 and yet men say they haven't
any false pride.
Mrs. Watres assisted by Mrs Hem
shaw, Mrs. Hull and Miss Sherwood, ex-
hibited an interesting collection of pic
lures of Paris to five classes of the
Young Women's Christian association.
numbering about seventy-fve members
at her home last evening after which
light refreshments We're served
The Tribune is glad to know that The
Family Herald published by some en-.
terprisi- boys on the hill has met with
such sue, lss that its Dromoters have
arranged to print the paper hereafter on
a new press. The Tribune has recently
been doing the press work. The issue OF
Jan. Is contained an editorial, news and
sporting department G. l.. Watkins il
the edtor-in-chef, s. w. Hays the sport.
ing editor and w. =. Matthews the sport
cal editor. Follow .ng are some of the
paragraphs from the last issue:
Before 1898 Is far advanced we will be
writing Hawaii, u. s. A.
Mr.. A. w. Dickson can, we think, cap
ture the Democratic nomination for con
gress. He deserves the nomination.
We hope that the Cuban war will sooT
be over and II will end in favor of Cuba
Butcher" Weyler is getting It warm in
Spain, but he was treated well enough
when he first got there Maybe Genera
Blanco knows where the 100000 he was
speaking OF is--it is not being used foi
the reconcentrados at any rate. People
are dying by the hundreds down there
from hunger and fever, and the sooner
help from the United States gets there
the better.