The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-24

ana the other went up to prepare M
 but when she returned she found the
 old lady leaning against a door, say nig:
 Didn't you say you had some milk
 handy? I do feel so faint; ain't used
 to eating such small breakfast
 "She drank a half pint of milk, ate a roll, and then said she'd go and take a
 nap, as she couldn't bathe till three
 quarters of an hour after eating.
 And I thought to myself said the
 girl in telling me, that she'd certainly
 never step eating for that long, so
 went and let the water out of the tub
 She was right, for after few mln-
 utes the old lady came out and finished
 the strawberries and cream left from i Ireakfast, and a half hour later as the
 red d-headed girl was leaving the house,
 the old lady, munchng crackers, was
 looking through the cake box and the
 refrigerator for something to relieve her ! faintness.
 We had dinner downstairs in the res-
 taurant. Nell hardly touched anything,
 but her delicate mother! She had soup,
 steak with potatoes, stewed corn,
 asparagus, bread and butter in heaps,
 milk to drink, two kinds of pie, Ice | cream and a plate of strawberries and
 cream that she carried upstairs with l her. You needn't look at me like that. 1 It is the actual truth. I'm not eXagger- ating a particle. We got upstairs at | half-past two. She ate her berries, had a nap, and lunched on beef tea and | crackers, before we started at o'clock to go to the boat up the sound. T thought we'd never get there. The florist was going to send Tompkins, his colored boy, around to help us with the baggage, but we had to start so early that he hadn't arrived. We had to lift the old lady up on the car, and before we'd ridden a block she began to com plain because she'd nothing to put her feet on, and never stopped representing Nell, nor Nell representing herself, for not having provided something, until we left the car, two blocks from the wharf. And to walk those two blocks, carrying the baggage. and with the old lady between us-I thought I should drop. And although we had started so early, time was growing so short that about a block away from the wharf Nell said she must run ahead to see about the trunk, and would I help mother? What else should I do? Help meant carry or nearly that, and I cannot de- scribe my relief when, glancing back. I saw Tompkins sailing along toward us. He took half the baggage I carried, and between us we managed to get the complaining old lady to the wharf. AS we arrived there a man stepped up to us.
 I'm a porter on the boat he said. I'll look after your baggage for you
 T was glad enough to have him do it, so Tompkins and I could turn our un- divided attention to the old lady. When she caught sight of the gangplank she collapsed on somebody's baggage and refused to stir another step. I could not actually carry her. so I asked the porter of the boat to help, and he and Tompkins got her on the boat, and Tompkins left. I gave the porter quarter for his services, and Nell and I devoted ourselves to reviving the old lady.
 Presently noticed that the man was still standing near us, and asked: Must I hurry? Is it time for the boat to leave"
 "'Well, pretty soon,' he said; but I'm waiting for my fec
 Your fee?' I asked, perfectly amaz- ed.
 "'Yes'm,' he said. My fee for carry ing those things abroad
 "'Why, I've given you 25 cents al- ready said I, and if you're a porter on the boat I'm not required to give you 
 CT always get 50 cents for that job, he persisted. I want 50 cents. I want my feel
 Nell pulled long face, and I know she thought me mean, but I would not be so imposed upon.
 "'I'll not give you another cent, said l. You ought to be ashamed of your self
 He left the boat; but when I came | down there he stood at the bottom of the | 
 I want to know if you're going to | give me my money he began in bull ying manner. I don't go around carry ing baggage and helping old women up- stairs for fun.
 "'You're perfect brute!' I excIam- ad. Think of your own mother and be of yourself not to be willing to help an old lady! I'll not give you one cent over the twenty-five you've lad from me- And I turned away and eft him.
 However, before I left the wharf I began thinking. Can it be I owe him hat money? I determined to find out went up to man in uniform and stat d the case
 That can't be one of our men, said le Will you have the kindness to step nto the office and tell that gentleman here (pointing) what you've just told ne?
 T went inside, and after hearing the lrst few words that official called an- ,ther one up to listen to my tale of voe
 Isn't that an outrage? he demand d. when I had finished Madam, can ,ou identify that man? Will you stay lere a few minutes and see if you can ,oint him out"
 "I can identify him, and shall be glad o do it, replied, and sure enough, af- CT waiting about five minutes, there aw him coming with a fresh load of aggage.
 "'That's the man, sir said I to the fficial, who al once stepped up to him. e. Did you demand 90 cents from this ady for carrying baggage onto the oat9' he asked,