The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-06-05

I me, or I'll have this joint closed up in
| side OF a week. l told him.
| The Revolver Came Handy.
Then, of course, they got pretty
mad and came for me. I pulled out
my revolver, backed into a corner, and
| threatened them until they let me
pass. l got the police to work the
| dra gnet for her that night, and to-
wards morning she was found, lying
| drunk in the gutter. So she met her
brother all right, and we succeeded
in retaining both of them. They are
now decent members of society. AS
for the joint l got the police to put
it out of business inside of a week, as
/ had promised"
The first case visited on the rounds
was an Irishwoman. far gone in con-
sumption-that scourge of the slums.
She lived in a dirty attic at the top
of a rear tenement, up countless
flights of filthy stairs The only chair
visible had no bottom. Two grimy
little children played on the floor,
while their mother lay on a ragged
bed in the corner of the room.
She was told that she ought to go
TO a tuberculosis sanitarium. Instant
ly she assumed look of sullen de-
termination
mot on your life" she said. "I'm
staying here with the children. II I've
got to die, I'm going to die here. My
| man comes out o. prison in two
months, and he'll come right here to
find me. I've been waitin for him
nigh on three years"
Looking at her, it seemed doubt
full whether she would live to see her
man again. She had worked in a box
factory. earning 81. so a week when
times were good" Out of that meagre
sum she had to pay So a month for her
wretched room. When Illness forced
her to give up her work, there was
nothing for her to do but sell her few
poor sticks of furniture. and now she
had not even crust i'm the house.
She was suspicious at first, as most
of the tenement jewellers are, and her
face was hard and defiant But when
some food and few cheap toys were
given to the children she broke down
and wept bitterly. Those were the
first toys they had had since their
father went to prison.
Nevertheless, she would not agree
to leave her home. The charity work
err had to content himself with supply
ing her with necessaries and medical
comforts, arranging for doctor and
nurse to visit her, and providing a
woman-another poor creature in
need of work-to look after the chill
dren.
The Deserted Husband.
Here's a unique case" said the
charity worker, on the way up the
stairs Of a neighboring tenement. I'VE
have lots of deserted wives to look
after, but here's a deserted husband
with four little children hanging on to
his coat-tails. Really. l think he is in
as bad a case as the average deserted
wife. The woman ran away with all
his savings, besides pawning every
thing that was movable. I'm told he
can't work, because he has to look
after the kids, and they say he's got no
more idea of how to do that than a COW
has of playing the piano"
The poor man wore a worried look
He had just filled the baby's milk bot
tie, and was trying to prevent Tommy
from pulling Charles hair.
I'm afraid the next youngest has
got the measles, he remarked. gloom
lily. pointing to bed in the corner.
That's So" said the charity work
er, examining the child. "I'll notify
the Health Department. Why didn't
you get a woman to look after them
and go to work."
Il hadn't a red cent. She took II
all. I'm kinder soured on women, and
/ wasn't going TO let any old kind OF
a woman look after my kids. Soon as
can get a good one, who knows all
about n. I'm going 10 work"
A doctor from the Department Of
Health was called In to look after the
child with measles. arrangements we're
made for the care OF the others, and
some money was lent to the man.
"Can you get your Job back?" asked
the charity worker.
Sure, The boss sent after me yes
terday. III pay you back every cent,