The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-08-24
Mrs. Pinta
Goes Summing

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IN. how nice 1t would be 70 20
stunning. I've always .nst
longed to- said AIRS. Psata a
pretty widow. ia fust ao.a
on seeing how the lower classes really
act in their Own element"
Well. I'm sure your wish can b
gTatified." replied Tummy De Byrde
CALAMITY. -Iii get a guide who knsvs
all the ms and outs OF the slums. and
Vel start cut at 10 o'clock az ufrht
and take in Chinatown and then soma
OF the places even the college settle
mentS people cannot get into
oh. how delightful" cried Mrs. Pin
IA, clspping her hands. And uavbs
II get an inspiration and see a way To
DO these poor. ignorant people good.
Womaniy sympathy often reforms n
wicked person when nothing else car
DO II I'd Ike 20 spend the rest of nv
he reforming the lower classes and
the w;cke6er they are the more I should
enjoy reforming them
How sympathetic YOU are,- said
lurnmy, looking ar her admfrsnxlv.
Can You SO tonsghrs"
She clapped her hands again and
again exclaimed. How deifghta,ls,s
she was ready az the time SET She
wore some OF her good clothes =, as -
impress the lower classes with = visior
or bright. cheerful prettlneSS thar nv
might see how nice il Is 10 be zoos s.,s
respectable. Tummy De Bvr,se v-as In
the evening dress or a gentleman They
did Chinatown under the wing az TIA
guide. 'N'
Down here underground there's a
leper.' said the guide. IT'S real lenro-
sy but it's not Contagious. Ye., nav
him what you ike. That's the way hs
makes his living"
The leper was a very had looa,,..
Chinaman indeed. and Mrs. Pinfa 49,
dered and shivered and held her 49,,
very carefully away from contact ystth
the ground Next they went 70 an oni-
UNI den which the guide told them M
white lady had ever seen before excens
the lady opium victims who went shora
IL was only by special agreement wien
the proprietor and by paying him a
round Zee that the guide was able him
self 70 get into the joint. so ne said.
He looked as II he ought 20 know what
he was talking Of the guide aid. for he
had beak like a hawk and eyes that
could see lady's face through threa
wells, one black. ore white. one green.
In the opium den bleary creatures
squatted around lamps and melted
their particular dope" 20 put into
pipes; other miserables lay Ike logs In
the hunks that lined the walls.
Some O. them people in there's MIL
iionaires. said the guide.
How wonderful" said the lady.
The next place I take you 20 IS one
even the police don't know about" cen-
tinued the guide. You must order
some refreshment just 80 nobody viii
think you are any different from
them"
They went along a dismal hallway 70
a smoky. bad smelling rear room. bat
Mrs. Pinta did not mind. for the more
bad smelling the place was the more
certain the lady was that ahe was
really stunning. Some men and wo-
men sat at tables drinking and over in
corner were some card players. On
a cracked piano a young man played
Amt 10 a shame. a mcaSiy shame ?.
The tobacco smoke was OF a quality
that half strapgled Mrs. Pinta and
made the tears come TO her eyes.
though she herself had protested many
time 10 Tummy that she rather liked
the odor OF good cigar. she. Tummy
and the guide sat down BY table and
ordered drinks. Mrs. Pinta took len-
onade. She watched the jewellers ca
gerly.
~Oh. those poor. ignorant. wicked
peoplet" she murmured % herself. Z
must do something TO elevate those wo-
men who sit there and drink that nasty
beer. think I'll dress IN gray Ike a
deaconess. and make visits among them
and tell them OF the higher life. 7 al
ways looked well In gray. No woman
il ever wholly bad. There Is always a
spark Of
The back door was burst rudeiy open
Lock the front door and don't set a
man or woman OUT Arrest every one
Of these here personsis reared a hoarss
voice. II came from a horri6 coarse
creature who wore a blue uniform. All
the other rude men who had burst TIA
door open wore blue uniforms TOO.
The guide found his mind and tongue
This IL a real lady" he said 20 The
rude blue creatures she and the gem
tlemen are stunning under my care.
Don't you see she's a real ladyg Dsu't
you
"All hands march 10 The police sta
ton" roarcd the hoarae voice.
Tummy protested frsnficaiiy ths
guide protested sngriiy. Mra Pinta too
scared 10 speak a word Or undernfand.
protested dnrnbiy. but al was no COED.
Not tin they reached the station house
was the mistake explained and the ,ris
permitted 20 60 free. Even the hard
hearted policemen grinnes unbeilev-
inRly. 4 deeply interested rabhir zsth-
cred al the door and made humorous
comment on the fact thar ore ~ thsm
swell stunning parties had been ar
rested. IN next morning. Newspaper
the gensiemaniy reporter as in duty
bound appended the reuaark
And the lady became hysfrricaL~
KATHARINE BLADES