Waterbury evening Democrat., 1906-02-20

It's forehead wrinkled. and it was al
 puckered up around its little nose"
 And that isn't the worst of it." tn,
 relentless daughter broke in. "Sh,
 gets begging letters by the score ant
 gives money to all sorts of people, and
 a man from the Charities Organiza.
 tion, who had heard about it, came
 and warned her that they were i'm.
 postors-only she doesn't care. Do you
 know, there was . poor old blind wom.
 an with . dismal, wheezy organ down
 at Broadway and Twenty-third street the organ would hardly play at all,
 and just one wretched tune-only the
 woman wasn't Lind at all, we found
 out-and ma bought her nice new
 organ that cost $75 and had 1t taken
 up to her. We'll, she found out through
 this man from the Organization that
 the woman had pawned the new organ
 for $2o and was still playing on the
 old one. She didn't want . new one
 because it was too cheerful; 1t didn't
 make people sad when they heard 1t,
 like her old ono did. And yesterday
 ma bought an Indian"
 "A what?" asked her brother, in amazement.
 An Indiana tobacco sign"
 You don't mean 1t? One of those lads that stand out in front and peer under their hands to see what pale faces are moving into the house across the street? Say, ma, what you going to do with him? There isn't much room here, you know"
 T didn't buy him for myself" re- piled Mrs. Zines, with dignity; T wouldn't want such an obJect."
 She bought il" explained his sister, flor an Italian woman who keeps a little tobacco shop down in Rivington street. A man goes around to repaint them, you know, but hers was so bat tered that this man told her 1t wasn't worth painting again, and she'd better get another, and the woman said she didn't know what to do because they cost $25 and one doesn't last very long. The bad boys whittle him and throw him down, and the people going along the street put their shoes up to tie them and step on his feet, and they scratch matches on his face, and when she goes out and says that isn't right they tell her she's too fresh. And so ma gave her $25 for new one"
 But she has to support five children, and her husband hasn't been able to work for three years, since he fell through fire escape where he was sleeping one hot night" pleaded Mrs. Zines, and I think I'd rather stay here this summer. Just think of all those poor babies when the weather gets hot I never thought there were 30 many babies in the world"
 Well, have your own way" said her son. "If you've started out to look after all the babies in New York you won't have any time left to play the aces, I'll promise you that"
 Why, my son, I never"
 But sis here would probably rather 10 other things" |
 T think" said Psyche, "Id like Newport-Mrs. Drelmer says I should lot think of going any place else. )nly, of course, can't go there alone. She says she would be glad to chape- one me, but her husband hasn't had ] very good year in Wall street, and he's afraid she won't be able to go lerself"
 Maybe" began Mrs. Zines, If 'ou'd offer"
 "Oh! she'd be offended" exclaimed 'syche.
 I'm not so sure of that" said her rother, mot if you suggest it in the ight way-put it on the ground that ou'll be quite helpless without her. nd that she'd oblige you world with ut end and all that. The more I see f people here the more think they're uite reasonable in little matters like nat. They look at them in the right ght Just lead up to it delicately ith Mrs. Drelmer and see. Then if he's willing to go with you, your sum- Ter will be provided for; except that @ shall both have to look in upon ITS. Juzzlebraggin here nSw and then see that she doesn't overplay the ame and get sick herself, and make fro that they don't get her vaccina- on mark away from her. And. ma, pull have to come off on the yacht nee or twice, just to give it tone." It appeared that Percival had been ght in supposing that Mrs. Drelmer fight be led to regard Psyche's pro- 'sal in light entirely rational. She as reluctant, at first, it is true. Its awfully dear of you to ask me, lid, but really, I'm afraid 1t will be lite impossible. Oh,-for reasons hich you, of course, with your end ss bank account, cannot at all com ehend. You see we old New York miles have a secure position here right of birth; and even when we e forced to practice liLIle economies
 dress and household management it esn't count against us-so long as {, stay here. Now, Newport is dif- ., rent. One cannot economize grace z, Fly there-not even one of us. There 2 quiet and very decent places for 4, ose of us that must But at Newport d, e must not fall behind in display. A nse of loyalty to the others, a mo- ., ,sse oblige. compels one to be e ,sI Tish as those hamboysnt outsiders 10 go there. One doesn't want them N