New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1907-01-06

the big box OF lunch was quite nett, but / dIdn
mind, KNOWN how 1t would please them two young
people;
fore got to New York It was Pourln cats an dogs
My how il did come down! OF course | knew Grace
and Roger WOuldnt 60 in that storm; but | knew
there wasn't nOthIn' for TO do but TO 60 20
the meetin place, an wait tranquil till ! heard from
EN-. | thought maybe Roger would meet me there
and tell me what to do We TO meet ~ the
ticket office on the pier where the excursion boat
starts from.
a messenger boy came up TO " Is this Mrs
Merriwether?' he says touchIn his cap most polite
Yes" l says, wonderin' how he knew me.
Then this here notes Tor you, he says No
answer" He poked letter into my hand, an went
off a whistlin
| see right away it was Graces handwritn, an
| set down the lunch box an opened the note II
was from Grace, and It SAID that OWN TO the ram
wouldn't go on the excursion, but toT me 70
come right up to the Waldorf and spend the day
with her. She apologized Tor not coming after me
herself but said for TO take cab right from the
pier and I'd have trouble,
| amt much used to cabs but gracious | amt
afraid Of EN- All YOU have do is tell the driver
YOU won't pay much as he asks. OF course YOU
do pay it. but it lets him know you ain a green
hand No. the cab part didn't bother me none but
the lunch did | couldn u 60 up 70 the Waldorf
luggin' that enormous box Of eatables, and ! cast
about in my mind to what | d do with It.
wanted 10 give il awav but | wanted give i 20
some really deserving person and not 70 worth
less idler In fact, II enough for 4 whole starry
ing family if / could only find the right family. |
felt Ike an organized charity, as looked around
for some worthy poor.
Well of course there wasn't nobody the dock
but the men workin' there an they all looked pros
porous an well fed and kind Of cross an grumpy
besides | must say ! Ike cheerful pleasant dis
position in the people | cast my bread upon the
waters to- But bein' as there was nobody around
there had 20 60 out into the street to look up the
right one So / decided I'd dispose Of the box first
an then I'd take a cab and 60 on up to Grace S 1t
was full early anyway TO 60 to spend the day esPe-
ciay = the city.
But when l got out from under cover had to
Omen my umbrella for it was still drilling and Of
course i had to hold up my skirt had on my
second best Henrietta, and it has a silk drop-and
with nv bag and my shawl and that big box was
so ballasted | did hope I'd find the right charity
patient quick.
Wen the first one l saw that seemed about right
was a woman newspaper seller. she was III a Attie
booth with her papers and magazines pied up IN
front of her She was neat and tidy as anybody
could wish and she was knitting so Knew she was
thriftv offered her the box, and told her II con-
aned lot of first class food, enough Tor her and her
family. NJ, ro-,;,- +1,+ WON
-, vas mad as hops She Irish, and She berated
me like I'd offered her a fearful insult Is IL me
likes O. me to be takln charlty; she SAYS. No ,,
tndI, can be dolin' out food to Mary OFlanagan,
80 Sa1rs while thes fools Twin TO print newspapers
ar bigger fools to buy EN-! Take yer cold V!ctuas
To somebody as IS too lazy to work Tor an honest
livin'l" ...,--,ri.ad 7 ,,,as eort
e .,,nned for | hadn't no idea of lnsultn the poor
tt;no | scudded away mighty quick, and as II was
Inn some harder then, got under the elevator
-oad an stood there while looked around Iol soe
oI,a more thankful an willin' to receive
o-- Son sped ragged little chap, lookn soT; OF
,eIacc an disconsolate, an l thought II he mao
III I,s,1al allowance of brothers and sisters tha
-, t ,Tor1d bring tears of Joy to their eyes 90 l.
as NV little man, are you one OF large FANNY
Nine brudders an nine sisters num- says nc;
ian me fader is dead an me I I - for said
1,L he nice box of lunch for you Take 1t right