The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-21

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M III BITS.
He stood tsnxiing
III the co!n In his hand.
looking at IL loving
1-3 ~ while his face
were an expression
o. happiness an
~ confen tment. -
which IL had been .
stranger for many,
many days
g4r hits. earned by the sweat Of his brow.
earned hy honest toll ard oh. blessed aopel
mere work Monday. Early that morning
he had gone as he had gone before day
after day. hear; breaking. brain ~Fecking
days. to the public employment office. only
10 be tcia nothing today He was
man who wanted work. who was Wiling 10
work. bus there was no work for aim
WAY Because nature had denied MIN
the physique that cDuId WELD tae pick or
shovel lift the heavy lumber. or swing
the sledge and foolish parents had let
him grow 10 manh5ods estate without
training the brain 90 direct the feeble
hands In work they could do.
RUT these men and women In the en-
- pIoyment office knew his story, a.
they know tho stories. good and bad. OF
ttsnH4dft4%
world And they knew. too, that no
wanted 10 work They had sent him 10
often 10 this place and 10 that. only 10
have him come back and tell them. dry
eyed but with a sob In his voice, that
he wouldn't do he WASN'T strong
enough they wanted man OF muscle"
that they almost despalred Of being able
TO help him.
But ON this Saturday morning had como
the very place be could fiii, and they had
saved II until his weary. patient. psnched
face filled the tiny window. and then. with
10y had told him that nj last he might
work Inestimable boon, thai he at last
might earn a pittanee BY his labor.
And he had taken the asssS nmsnt ana
gone away. With light In his eyes and
spring In his step and had earned six
bits Now h. vas going home. going
home 10 the hoiio..eyed wife ana two
babies. and he was going to take them
Eleat and bread and tea and q little fruit,
And all else that six-bits would buy. and
when he sought rest that night there came
10 him In rhythmic measure OF the tick
Of the clock the song OF the iaborer whose
work In we'll done. toll comes with the
morning rest with the night
THAT WAS one man at the public en-
plosmsns bureau
This In another.
He was 81, ha said stood Ave Feet ten
and weighed Id pounds Of solid fiesh.
Never had sick day In his life. exesnt
the eager back In ''Illinay." Yes he
could read and write. bur he didn't believe
IN ''schooiin'.'' What did he want7 A
Job OF course. hut he wanted II under
Etoed he was an American. a free man
and netoAy's slave lie would work. but
he would work only 80 many hours and
for = certain rate OF pay. Haven't any
thing said the lady at the employment
offic. window that is sha added,
nothing you Will take. | can send you
out chopping al SIS a day and board.
waAhirg etc. or rye get a job here
at $50 a month and found. clearing up
some land
II dot.'s wan. Il. I'm man ana I'll
have mans wages. The rich are ruin
Ing shis country. Lock at the trusts.
A poot man who wants day . work can't
get 1t. us shame And he went
down stairs 90 talk 10 tho crowd around
the Bulletin board
lie" said the lady IA the man went
cut. It's booked as enc OF those who lock
for work and pray they won't get II.
There's work for ali who asn: to work.
but there's DO work Tor men who want 10
run their employers business and draw
pay for watching him work.
Outside the man wao wanted work Mas
taxation. The government was always
a paupeT." ~ said. and it had no right
10 wiring taxes cut OF tho down-trcdden
peer. Thinking ne Nigh, I've efnhitsered
because or loss Of farm. under mortgage
ar sosne similar Ill. no was questioned
Marrsei2 Yen, he'd heen married, hut
he didn't know where The oi! woman and
III. kids were, She'd hook eur for 'ens
business Trade" No. Never bad any
business or learned trade. fruuAie was
a man who wanted 70 work couldn't get
work. The trusts ard monapoiles ralaa
the land ana woas3s,t set an honest man
earn living. WHAT Work for a sol-
lar 4 dsy and aeards Net he. he'd SEQ
The country damned first. What was h.
going 10 do without werkr ON. he'd 60,
along. Jim and heb. two friends NJ h!s
wero a. work. and they'ts sec he had grub
ard a bunk
A ND that vas another man
Poor devil" mnFmaT~a Clerk
James. AZ a sni3ew came tn and said cheer
lily. We'll. BAD 20 qua Oh. there ny
sam. dees seem 80 me fke I'm never Get
sot that uts n8s. t.ot anything
IA; ia you want 70 Try nowr Yoa
tcek tee as a Taiter and broke more
dishes In SIZE ak thar weeks .s,ary
wosld pay for You weas sat eAoppsmx
ana sat saAs .snog fellow goas eft You
tried steameoasiaE ssd fell overheard Yea
htwd oak So atfsN 4 team ana had Il ran.
away thai smasAx6 sns wagon ans ore
hofse MS &@ BADLY H5sF. Il nA3 20 be saps
taa went @Hs aste 90 SEVER wask al sae
utfsh veEed "a so y&a and Grw yaa cer4.
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IN sll'ss VIA. hSppeusd 0ss iAeFae'
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t. 80 assa wiEAtY suteA
kat yaH eau1 wseA With ene arm IL a
sling" sAts tg~rA James
That's -, sAass So" messed ne sasn
ana ta@n ArtE asa0srE. rs sas8 Tell ven
What lsf 90 t~H rest Asp : 81 aua ~,
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d.. t:tssa aay"
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