The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-04-17

TO be good and Kind TO little Korea, wheth-
er she wants it or not. It's a three-cor-
nered benevolent fight, with the third par
~ bound and gagged. The native Korean
has all the chance of a rabbit in a dog
pound. The Jap smiles and kills him, and
the Russian prays and kills him-and he
can't even take his choice.
The brotherly love phase of the pres
ent scrimmage reminds me of what hap
pened 10 Mary Ann Turner when / was
practicing law years ago down in Grass
Vile. If there ever a creature on
earth who had nothing TO be thankful for,
Mary Ann was the one. unless she was
grateful for the poverty that protected her
from trespassers the mortal uglinesS
that insured her virtue. Mary Ann was an
orphan Of uncertain years and she lived In
tumble-down shanty narrow strip
Of ground that lay right between the dwell
irgs of two lone widowers, Sam Colopy
and Jim Fox.
''They had both been widowers long
enough to shave twice week. and TO pre-
tend, every time woman looked at them.
that they were young and foolish, but for
all that neither one of them ever gave a
thought TO the unplucked blossom that
nestled between them. To this day Mary
Ann might have been wrinkling away in
solitude, selling the milk and butter from
her one cow and scratching for living,
like her own hens in her little two-by-twice
garden, If her grumpy old city uncle hadn't
taken in a counterfeit cent one day and
died of heart disease. Mary Ann got $1,000.
Three thousand dollars made Mary Ann
the village beauty. She looked whole lot
better even to me, and to her two neigh
bors she was a dazzling vision of golden
loneliness Ordinarily. either Sam Collopy
or Jim Fox would skin flea for the hide
and tallow. but within an hour after the
news got around they fairly cracked open
with feelings of kindness and philanthropy
for the helpless orphan in their midst. Sam
invested in a brand new paper collar and
knocked Mary AIMS kitchen door
soon as he could get it buttoned.
~ Jest heard of yore affection, Miss
only be neighborly TO help what 1 could.
Eff you'd like 10 borry a leetle money now.
so as to go into mourning. jest say the
Much obeeged,' replied Mary Ann.
but 1 don't plan to wear no mourning
Uncle Ezra wouldn't a left me none o that
money eff he could of took it along, drat
him. / don't see no call to mourn.
"A few minutes later Jim Fox came over,
all Spruced UP.
:" in the midst of life we air in DEATH
Miss Turner said he with a pious sigh
Eff you calkilate TO go to the funeral in a
hurry I'll be mighty glad to hitch up an
drive. you over to the junction. Tn Lord
giveth an tn Lord taketh away
:" Thanky.' said Mary Ann, but don't
fgser to go TO tn buryin. Uncle Ezra
wouldn't a come Z see me. alive or dead.
an 1 never would after them that
never run after me. I'm too proud.
s,s,sN Il then en, III =, fix AZ up your we'll, per
the orphans aching heart. It's so blame
wobbley it's wonder to me tn win lass
sorrow blight your young life, Miss
Turner
~ hain't sorrowin' none to speak of.
| replied Mary Ann, but ii really is shameful
tn way that we'll box needs tinkerin''
so Jim went out and fixed up the well
box, while Sam Collopy watched him from
his own kitchen kindow and gritted his
teeth AS soon Jim went away Sam
came out with his saw and Ratchet and
made Mary AIMS chicken coop as good as
new and that very evening he came over
| TO where Mary Ann was sitting on the front
stoop.
It's amazin' what body kin do with
money, Miss Turner he observed. after
half an hours talk about the weather and
| the neighbors. Now eff body. FIR instance.
| had your lot an mine an three thousan'
| dollars they could throw the two lots to-
! gether and build a new house, with a bow
| window an nice portico with turned
| posts, an buy that back meadow lot from
| Lge Peters, an start n terrible well-payin'
! chicken farm. 1t hain't right for a lone
| young woman like you TO be without a
| protector
:" 1t soun's mighty sensible agreed Mary
Ann, but ! hain't made up my mind what
business I'll go into yit
1.-The next morning Jim Fox came over
| TO shore up the kitchen steps a little bit.
to the door, might 1 call you Mary Ann?'
ITO be Shore replied Mary Ann.
| .Hain't you allus called me that. ever sence
| L was knee high to a duck?
| Yes, but you've growed up to be a
young lady now, and il don't seem hardly
proper. onless they air tender intentions
| DaCk or IL, SAID Jim with a leer. Mary
| Ann, soon you git over tn shock of
! tn dear departed l want TO talk business
| with you.
well. / reckon I'm nigh over tn shock
! now, rejoined Mary Ann, so We kin go
| right ahead with your hog KILN
| =" 'Jes So says Jim. I'm mighty back
ward about speakin' o worldly things winch
| they air grief an tribulation i'm a body 5
| soul, but l wish to remark that / got a
| leetle over 5000 myself It's out at interest
an DRAWN me nigh onto $3.50 year. Now
that amount air mighty comfortable 10
| have comm in every quarter. but a body
| can't cut much OF a splurge IT, But ef
| two people had six thousan' odd dollars
| out at interest Hathaway. il would bring
| in over $40 a month. good an safe. cold
| cash. Then with two lots like yourn an
1 mine an two houses. tn two people could
| live in one house an rent the other one
| guess them two would be about in tn
| front ranks o. society in this town. Ell?
| mention this. Mary Ann. because you're a
| lone orphant an had ort to be took care
| of
"It soun's dretful NICE sighed Mary
| Ann. but i haint goin 10 make up my
mind too quick.
Take yore time, take yore timer said
Jim. Death is terrible thing. but it mus,
! come TO all of us. I'm a-going TO tinker
| mp your off fence there in front It's
! scandalous tn way Sam Collopy has wore
| that path right acrost your front garden
| from his side door out through your from,
| gate
| Its real kind OF you said Mary Ann
1.-The minute Sam Collopy saw Jim Fox
fixing up the Collopy side OF Mary AIMS