The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1905-08-22
1t is nothing wrong, you know"

N"oii'y' see SO mucn misery arOun
me in the streets, and I do my bes
to relieve it. But where q lady
alone with these poor rough men tha
she seeks to assist it is sometime
embarrassing. You must feel tina
l am sure"
certainly" answered the COOS
from footing with the air of muc
superior knowledge.
May I make you, then, my al
moher? See, here are some co2pcrs
you must distribute them among til
poor persons you think deserving,
Il will do so with pleasure; it
our duty to relieve the sufferines O
Others"
What good young man you are
Why, look! here comes a poor ma,
to commence on How wretchedl
ne is clad. and how hungry he looks
L am sure you can not find a NOR
worthy object for our charity. Nov
must 60"
Armytage sailed into view; hi
clothes seemed more disreputabl,
than ever. He suddenly felt a press
ure on his arm; it was the youns
gentleman from footing.
| Poor man. said he, in sad
| sympathetic voice, "here is a penny.
| Armytage beamed into a smile
quite abstractedly he took the penn,
the other held out
/
| What has brought you to this SAD
| plight?' asked the agent, of charity
Are you an incorrigible drunkard
or did you make one false step and
have to go to jail?"
Armytage looked round dazilv.
what the" he commenced: but
his benefactor interrupted him.
do not thank me-" he cried. 81
only do my duty. Stay, here is an
other penny; but, I implore you, do
not spend it in debauch."
Armytage was trying to remember
Poor man. she sighed. "do not
lose heart. Here is little booklet
l will leave you, "A Brand Plucked
From the Burning; or the Repentant
Housebreaker' You must read 1t
very carefully, and take it well to
heart; IL meets your case exactly"
The traffic on the pavement was by
this time completely blocked; pedes-
TRANS who were in a hurry had to
pass into the road, where they i'm
peded the omnibuses and seriously
annoyed the cabmen.
1T tbnn thnt
cred his presence of mind; hurting
the money to the ground he said as
quietly as the consciousness that his
sanity was slipping away would let
him
My good people, it is not your
fault you are not all in the bug house,
though why you are not there is
certainly owing to the gross neglect
of the authorities. l am no beggar,"
he cried. Here. look at thatw
And in conclusive proof he drew
handful of gold and silver from his
pocket. The policeman's worst sus-
where he was; whether he was mad,
creased; for it is astonishing where
everyone is so busy and the world
walks so fast, how many people can
be found to stop and look at some
thing that does not concern them in
the least
Poor fellow" groaned one of the
how hungry he looks.
It's long time, l expect, since he
has tasted food"
Which fallacy Armytage's broth !
could at once have belied, but charity, \
though it begins at home. never stops !
anywhere else afterward.
Come on. old man." said the mer-f
chant who sold matches farther down |
the road, you and nell go and have
4 steak" /
Armytage turned round YEARLY: Il |
hardly think" he remarked. that my
intellect is equal to the strain of the
1
Just listen to i'm" commented q
lewsboy on the outskirts. Il lay4
he's been a clergyman or something"
"Or transformer said a sand
Nich man. who had had "A good deal
If experience in his way.
corpulent city man hustled up.
You come to my office tomorrow"
he said. and I'll give you a Job as
| light porter" and he left his card
II the astonished authors out
stretched hand, which still contained
he two pennies
n thin, pale-faced lady had found
Ter way to the front.
'icions were confirmed he approach
d and tapped Armytage on the
houlder you had better come
quietly. young man"
What for?" asked Armytage.
That money was not come by hon
silly. you know"
'of course not; | am a literary
nan. Here's my card with my name
nd address; and I'm going home
ow, so make room"
Not so fast" said the policeman.
ut he took the card That altered
he complexion of affairs a little.
The crowd dispersed grumbling.
.rmytage moved away at a pretty
risk rate. On the other side of the
Jay Mrs. Armytage was nearly chok-
lg herself trying to laugh and drink
ea at one and the same tiiAn
The first tailor's shop he came to
rmytage went in, He was too press
Il To have a suit to measure: he
ought n pnn,nIatc ,,tnt ,o,.l..