The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-08-05
every o and then put on the high lights
or added o touch Of color.

Just about dark n winter afternoon
Mrs. North's bell rang.
Il run down to the door with my cook
apron on, opened 1t, and there stood q man
with q suit case In one hand. holding out Q
card to me with the other hand. He was
real good looking, light complicated, and
pleasant appearing. On the card was
| Albert Edward Bonnicastle, Nightingale
lane, Shropshire, England That didn't
mean nothing to me, and / says,
well, what do you wantf
'And he says. taking his hat of and look
ing IN IL, and I must say this for him he had
beautiful Manners:
MADAM, Mrs. North, I was sent to you
by q friend Of yours thinking you might be
| perhaps induced to take me to board. This
Ii his name,' and he held me out another
card with q name l never seen In my life
written on It.
Il didn't know then but what II might be
some friend Of my Peppers, but I didn't
want to take anybody to board; still, that
man sure made a hit with me, and he went
right on talking.
Don't turn me away, Mrs. North. It's
an act Of mercy to give shelter to a stranger
In q strange land on a night like this. I'm
! going TO say q very singular thing to you,
| but ! believe you will be kind and that you
will believe ! am telling you the truth and
my word when l give 1t to you. I am with
out q penny In the world. Excuse me, III
Just put dow my bag
with that he set the suit case just insiGe
the door-it wasn't any more a bag than it
was a peck measure, but afterward he told
me that was what they called 1t in England;
and trunks they called boxes and baggage
| luggage. Well, anyway, he set down bis
bag and shut the entry door. was standing
with nv hand on the door inside the hall,
ready 70 shut II In his face If he got fresh,
but he didn't; he went on to say
a'Yes, Mrs. North, l am without q penny,
but / am at work over there In the North
western Railway yard office as a draughts-
man. They have taken me on trial for two
weeks, and II I prove satisfactory they win
give me regular work. l am arrived In this
mediately to your city Of Chicago on landing
In New York. / ask you in the name Of hui
| mainly and charity to take me In ON my
honor as a gentleman
He spoke 30 polite and proper that !
| could feel my sympathies knocking the
props from under me. 1t sure was q hard
luck story, and II was cold enough out
| doors to freeze q hot time into cracked Ice.
When he seen me considering it he says
Fancy lonly ne calico IL 1awnCyJ your
self In London, madam, lost In an Icy fog
and knocking at my door for entrance, un-
known to q human creature IN the city,
hungry, cold and without a pennyi would
not refuse you shelter for the night at
least
Il said 'come, on upstairs and I held the
door open for him. I showed him in my
spare kedchamber, and went on back t.
that's done the right thing, but had made
up my mind; and when my minds made
up, enough said.
'sWhen my Pepper come. home caught
hold Of him by the shoulders and pushed
him into our room, and / said:
@'Now, see here, don't you say word,
I've taken an Englishman 10 boa I'd without
q cent Of money; you como with me end
take a look at him. and soc what you think
Of him, and let him do the talking; but don't
you say yes nor no, nor butt In on what
I've done till tomorrow m~ornihg-for that
mans going TO sleep and eat here tonight,
and that's ell there II about it.
with that / hauls my Pepper into the
other room and said. This Is my husband
and wsnt on out and put dinner on the
70 bic.
siie give P,ppsy The sam e tals that he
give me. cslied 'em 70 come on TO dinnsr,