Northern Wisconsin advertiser. [volume] (Wabeno, Wis.) 1898-1925, 1904-06-09
Literary Loiterers


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What constitutes an undesirable
person in a tree library? The ques.
ton arises again as consequence OF
the letter of a correspondent who re.
Gently suggested that means shoulG
be taken to exclude him--Cr is il
her?-.rorl the enjoyment Of those
privilege, which wise municipalities
have with much enthusiasm and sell.
congrG tulatiOn dedicated to the
public forever" The question dis
closes a VIDE field Of possible CON
trover Y, a great deal OF which has
been ,,udden before, without arriving
at any solution which would be salts
factory to our correspondent, judging
from the drastic remedies he suggests
Yesterday / went in search OF the
undesirable" ana in pursuit of my
quest journeyed over Blackfrars
Bridge to library in the Broughroad.
notice in the vestibule ADVERTISED
the fact that municipal labor bureau
was carried on in the building. and
this perhaps partly accounted for the
number of men on the premises. In
the newspaper room all the journals
were in use, but a very small per
centage OF the readers We're looking at
the advertisements Probably they
had done that several hours before,
fer it was now early afternoon To
none of them did the term "undesir,
able" seem to apply, SO | went up
stairs to the readingroom. Here,
again, there were many people, nearly
all men. They were obviously not
possessed of means, and there couli
be no doubt that their leisure was of
an enforced character. Some were
idly toying with the pages; and one
was drowsily dropping, with frayed
elbows on The World. and his head in
his hands. Here, perhaps was the
undesirable"
The movement of my chair as sat
down beside him brought him back to
the library and The World" He was,
should think, in the middle thirties,
tall and angular, with a pinched ex-
preston which seemed to say that, If
not undesirable" he had found him
self at least undesired. Very slowly
and with great deliberation, he pro-
ceeded to rife his pockets, producing
from one short clay pipe, from an.
other small tin tobacco box. ana
from third knife. Having carefully
scraped the inside of the pipe. he
emptied its contents in to the hollow
of his hand, and mixed them with o
] tile tobacco dust which was con.
tanned in the box, afterwards filing
the pipe with much exactitude and a
gentle movement which was almost a
caress. AS ! afterwards discovered.
it was the first luxury OF the day. l.
one may so describe a smoke which
had 10 DO duty for a meal
Outside ne 6uiiding ! g0T into
with him and discovered
that be was an old soldier. having
served in the Cold,Strean Guards (
For three moaths be had been cut OF /
work, and had last week worked his .
passage from Newcastle by sea in
the hope al finding things better in
Loadon. 50 far he had not been sue.
cessful. although be assurel me that
be came every morn ne TO real
through the advertisement columns OF
INC Y,speEs T. ~as depressing. he
sa56. ard thsi morning be had dozed
Of an sheer v'e2riness Of spirit. He
spoke a1ghcEt resentment. and when ]
mo n,Tet row 10 managed 10 exist at
81. ne see1no5 glad 20 be able to refel
r. 1f.r brighter SIDE Fourpence, it
eeerns. secures 8 great deal al the
- oatoa A-ry Home nearby--a cup
81 5as azd bread and butter when you
* IN = separate cub.cle. and the
Ss-ne aa'.ty cf food before you lie
gzsf IL ghe morning The place, he
10. asy xas very popular, and be had |
mAie a pal Of a man older TRAN
himself, who was then inside the
library His friend once had no1oy
bu; was now glad to accept the shelter
Of the Salvation Army hotel"
And the cause Of this social de.
Drink" was the Iaconic reply.