The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1906-02-15

''AIY GOOD WOMANS, BUT WHY DIS SORROW"
she Will ever have some good times in
dis world, when she goes out in der for
est one day to gather fagots. She
walks around und picks Oop sticks
ind some tears vhas in her eye when Il
lectlc gill comes out of der bushes ind
speaks oop uud says:
My good womans, but why lis sor-
row"
Because my husband vhas not good
to me, ind | vhas an old womans. Not
one time in my life do 90 to Il circus
or have soda water NIT ice cream in it.
If had piece of clothesline l should
hang myself to Il tree
Say not So replied dot leetle gal.
/ keep my eye on you for a long time.
You yhas patient una Woodworking.
und now you shall be rewarded One,
two, three, und, presto, changer"
'Und den What takes place." asks
der womans of me.
''Nhell, dot person goes home to find
dot her husband falls off der dock und
vhas drowned. Dere vhas carriage at
der door, und in dot carriage vhas a
member of der beef trust. He Yhas
come to ask her to marry him, und to
say dot he vhas worth $10OOO,O0O und
would make her life a perfect paradise
on earth.
She shumps into der carriage und
goes AWAY ind vhas wed She vhas no
longer feefty years old, but thirty. She
no longer has gray hairs ind wrinkles,
but vhas so handsome dot all dry good
stores make her a discount of 10 per
cent. In one year she goes to Niagara
falls ind ten circuses und feefty thea
tiers. She has ten carriages, hundred
dresses und sixty servants. She goes
by der races und bets 81 900"
"Und vhas dot leetle gal in der for
est a fairy" asks der womans.
'She vhas, und What she does for one
womans she can do for another. You
don't have to go out in der forest. Shust
sit down at home und be good md dot
fairy can find you"
IND When dot womans goes AWAY she
vhas smiling und humming to herself
ind more happy dan for six months.
She knows it vhas only a story, but it
cheers her oop und brings new hopes.
Dot same day leetle girl about ten
years old comes in to get her mudder's
shoe fixed. Her hands und face vhas
dirty una her dress ragged. She vhas
mad dot she have to bring der shoe,
und she won't talk to me / wait five
minutes und den begin:
one time dcrc yhas a Icetle girl und
heEname vhas Nancy. She vhas der
daughter of poor parents, und she
wears old clothes ind neffer goes on a
Sunday school picnic or rides on der
merry -go-round. Her fadder don't care
for her, und her mudder gives her ash
many ash ten cuffs on der ear every
day"
Dots der vhay it vhas nit me-"
says der leetle girl, ash she shakes her
head
Dis girl dot l tell you about She
don't like it bit, but What can she do?
She cries und cries. but dot vhas no
good. If her fadder finds her weeping
he swears at her, und if her mudder
finds her she gives her ten cuffs und
slap. She is not old enough to get
married, und if she runs AWAY der
police bring her back"
Just my case old MANS" says der
girl NIT der shoe, but you can bet
your life I'm not going to put up with
it much longer"
"Dere vhas no happiness for der girl
in my story. und every night When she
goes to bed she wishes she vhas dead.
One night she vhas going to eat some
pounded glass, but leetle old womans
init kind face suddenly appeared at
her bedside und said:
stop, my child Don't you know