The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-06-18

before we'd ridden a block she began to com
Isst on or and never 0 sopTSG Ne
nor Nell reproaching herself, for not having
provided something, until We lett ne . car, two
blocks carrying the baggage. and with the old
lady between us-i thought | should drop.
was growing so short that about u block away
from the wharf Nell said she must run ahead
to 1ss H'o the .sa "s so 1Id w2Sd
describe ii my relief when. Glnncing back, isaw
half the baggage carried, and between us We
managed to get the complaining old lady to
the wharf. AS we arrived there man stepped
30 I'm porter on the boat he said IN
look after your baggage for You
attention to the old lady. When she caught
TSsh OF ss IsseG % str on anoRe
step. | coui not actually carry her. so asked
the, porter Of the. boat to help and hs
FoTmpkins' ieit gave The jn,rter quarter
for his services. and Neil and devoted our
selves to reviving the old lady,
standing near U.S. and asked Must 1 hurry
Is il time for the boat 70 leave
Your fee . asked perfectly amazed
les'm. he said My fee Tor carrying
Whv' re giVrn You - cents already said
|. 'anh il you're porter on the boat I'm not
required to give YOU anything.
"'i always get 10 ceNts for that job. he per-
sisted want 30 cents: wnnt my, fee"
Thought inc mean. but would not be 50 i'm
ri H3t, give YOU an9tIsr cent, cent said l.
He left the boat but when | came down
there he stood At the bottom Of the gang
W. want to know if YOU re, going TO give ne
my money, he began in bullying mahner.
d%n,t 60 around nnrryimgs baggage ana helping
You're a perfect bIute,'I exclaimed
Think OF your own mother and be ashamed Of
III not give you onr cent over the - you've
had from me" Amt J turned away and lett
However. befor" LEFT the wharf began
thinking Can il he owe, him that money!
determincd I" ilad OF az, ! went mp to /" man
win YOU have the kindnrss 10 step into the
office and tell that gentleman there pointing
went inside, and after hearing the first
few words that official called another one up
to listen to my tale OF woe.
when i Ind ii ii@ish.d; Madam. can YOU den
utes aud see il you can pou, him OUT
can identity him, and shall be glad to do
IT, replied and sure So gmopGh al hi waiting
with fresh load of baggage.
"'That's the man. sir. said ] to the official
who at once sterpea 1rto him t.om ,,is ,,dv
for carrying baggage onto the boat he asked
60 10, sir, said the man. That must have
been somebody else. never saw the lady be-
fore. He began edging away,
You neNcr saw, me before cried ]. You
didn't help an OLD lady up the gangplank and
then demand 80 cents Of me. and wait on the
wharf iii came Off the boat to ask me for 1t
no. ma'am. he said That wasn't me.
You're making mistake.
What are YOU doing here now" Querled
tho official. What business have you Oh this
80 came down with these people to take their
baggage aboard. he replied.
The owner OF the baggage spoke up:
He spoke to us outside. said he was porter
on the boat and would carry our traps aboard
for w. II" said nothing about pay
'' Ard't YOU don't remember me; there are
two others ON tho boat who can identity You
all right said |.
He had been letting the baggage slip slow
" down from his shoulders during the iast two
speeches and was lust going to turn away
when whack! some ono caught him a = an in
the face that sent him reong. and whack
followed another. II was the old lady, who
hnndk "rrhirf h" had taken from her. the edge
she so delratr Never mind how she got Oft
the ! oat or how she got on again Her assault
position to receive the series Of kicks that
landed him clear across the street.
"'Thcre, MADAM sal i'd the, ofllcial. returning
to me, that's how we deal with that sort ofim-
~ Thank you. SIR said l. It's exactly what
| wanted to do myself. but couldn't very well
And how they all laughed! And in spite G!t
my being SO tred IN" GomriHa S:o Ga
and those kicks; they did 50 perfectly express
my sentiments