The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1903-05-29

give me more time. I've worked hard,
and I've saved these 81 since poor faith
err was taken away. I could save So
more, I'm sure, if Mr.. Solomons would
give me three months more
you've been starving yourself, my
child, Rachel said. You're all gone
away to shadow Have you no one
to help your
s'No one in all the world. MY father
was a gentleman, and when we got so
poor he got out of the way Of having
friends. Poor father And so there
seemed to be no place for him any
| where, and at last he came to Boston,
and now it's all at an end
1T vas such hard times in Boston
last year said my Rachel.
Eyes. Oh, so bitter hard! Father
was ready to do anything. He was
peddling books at last, and got a lit
tie sewing, but then took sick, and all
the burden was on poor father. 1t was
when was sick that he brought his
sword here, and that was the last thing
! he would have parted with except me.
| He bought things for me with 1t, and
know now he just starved himself
| She stopped, and I could hear her sobs.
so I had scarcely got well again be-
| fore he was down sick, and-oh, it's all
Tended now! Poor, poor, father! He
l
sword, and i was afraid to distress
him If 7 asked him. But he valued It
more than his life, and indeed I
couldn't live and not get 1t! And, oh,
! If your husband will give me three
months longer!'
| $50 opened dot door, and I said, I
will keep it three months or three years
/ If you like And the end Of dot talk
vas dot I made her out new ticket
! fN,> Nat oil ~fer1,f hay Il
''Why, yes said I. II don't see what
take help. And hasn't she ever been
able to pay the money!"
MOT vun cent. At last she come and
told my wife, I try-oh, Mrs. Solomons,
I try so hard-but can't save one
quarter dollar in all this time!' And 1t
| vas then found out she vas working
in a sveatshop. And there she is work.
ing now, and every day I'm afraid
she'll come and find dot sword in my
somebody will see It that knew the
j cabtain."
I'VE must see If something can't be
done to help her" said. AT least
she ought to have her fathers sword,
Here's So. You take the sword to her
4 and tell her that an old soldier who re-
spects her fathers memory sent it tc
her.
well, yes, might try that. But Il
she would take it from somebody dot
respects the cabtain's memory shed
a take It from Rachel or me-
TRY It anyway" And I pressed the
4 money on him. .5.s
That was on Saturday. On Monday
4 went into the paWnshop again.
well, vat you think7' cried Ammin
adab. spreading both hands palms VI
when he saw me.
she took dotsword all right, and sht
said, God bless you'll Now, how va,
a dot? She took 1t from you, and sh'
wouldn't take It from mel"
Partly because you told her I wal
an old soldier and partly because 70,
and your wife have been SO good to he
that she didn't wish to cost you none.
j besides" 4 suggested.
'.Ach mol Well, no matter! bur.
dot poor, young girl at my own ex
lpensa some Of these days. She Is work
) Ing her life out just to live"
I That's too sad. Can't she get bet
/. Liter employment?"
Ia Unemployment! A total stranger 4
b Boston! And she that would be jus
j rags IL she wasn't SO neat! Don't
D tell you before that she sold every b1
3 OF her clo'es except lVot she stood 4