Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1903-05-16
Only a Little Singer

E1T1 " one hnCW WAcIG bdSlcY uuu
I'M come from. He turned up one
90 day at the restaurant where
always took lunch, and after standing
aykwardly at the door for few min
utes advanced to the table where |
was seated
He began talking to me as though he
had known me for years, and although
he was making a merry little bluff of
being entirely at his ease, embarrass-
ment was written all over his good
natured rural countenance.
1t was my vacation time, and as l
was bit bored for amusement, | was
Immediately interested in Dagley.
offered to show him the town, and, as
expected. he Joyfully accepted
| am sorry TO say that Mr.. Dagley
developed a decided taste for investi-
eating dance halls, beer gardens and
like places But, most of ALL he liked
to attend all sorts of variety perform
ances. He seemed determined to find
something very, very bad.
| took him to a concert hail. and he
sat quietly through the performance,
merely remarking that 1t was not half
bad. | had expected that he would
find 1t very bad, indeed.
Seems pity, though, for all of
them nice boys and girls to be going
to the bad"
What boys and girls?" l asked, in
establishment
why, the ones as danced and
sung" he replied.
But they are not bad" l exclaimed.
We'll, | was always told they
was was his calm reply.
When Sunday came around | asked
him If he did not want to include
visit to one of the fashionable churches
In his city experiences. The flowers
on the pulpit were always fine. and the
music would be worth hearing.
No, don't care for the music" and
there came into his face look of hard
ness and bitterness.
Il used to go to church, but that
was before Lay little girl" \
Have you lost her?''
Eyes, lost her-flye years ago"
My! Look at that woman he ex-
claimed as nm elegantly attired lady
swept past and entered the church
Never saw such fine fixings before"
She was famous singer, the idol of
the concert-going public, who. during
her short visits to her native city, gra-
ciously lent her sweet voice to the
church where she had worshiped as
child When | told Dagley all this he
said, the bitterness coming back into
his face:
oh! She is one of them singing peo-
pie, is she?"
Look here" said l. "You ought to
be set right in one thing, at least, and
believe that I'll tell you little story
OF an experience OF my own"
1T was like this: One night | was
coming home rather late from the the
alter. AS l turned into my street my
attention was attracted to young girl
who stood at the edge of the side
walk. She was crying bitterly. | was
ABOUT to pass, when she turned up and
rocked into my face. She was adorably
pretty, and | stopped In answer to
The mute appeal in her eyes.
You are in trouble2'
oh, SIR she sobbed. I have no
place to stay tonight. II don't know
Where to GO
We'll, took her to lodging house
Kept by an old lady who. | knew,
would care for the girl and paid for
: room for her. She did not seem
70 be used to that sort of thing, and
! could not have done anything else
sne was so fair and innocent Thank
1od, | found her that night
| promised to look In In the morn
ing and see what could be done for
ner' but | hardly expected to see her
again.
well. the next morning | was met
ny the old lady. who told me the girls
seory She had run away from home
- go on the operate stage. 1t was
sne same old story of a few months
struggle and failure. Now her money
was all gone, and she had been turned
her.
The landlady was a motherly old
SUI and was quite touched by the
SITS story. We arranged that she
SHOULD stay with her for few days,
ano mat ! was to try to find some
employment for her,"