La Junta tribune., 1907-01-12

IL could Eo: be s1id OF MSs Hattie
Shetfiin. sp;.lster. that at the age Of
TIL, ty eight she was good looking
woman a spinster Of that age cannot
be expected 70 be- The most that can
he expected is that she will b kind
hearted and have a desire to reform
the world and elevate the moral stand
Ing OF humanity generally
Miss She;f;in had that desire. In vfxst-
ing New York city she had many. many
times observed hard up looking men
who were seemingly drifting iDto
careers Of wfckedness because there
was 10 one nj hand 10 encourage them
and hold out helping hand She bad
often been tempted to address them.
but her brother Hen happened to b~
watching her or the hard up looking
rnan made . sneak as she was about TO
stop.
II was when Brother Ben went to
Europe on business that his sister de
termined TO carry out her long cher
ished plans She had the time and the
money. and the steamer WAS hardly
clear OF Fire island when she was N
the city with her trunk and Installed In
q boarding house where she had been
acquainted for n number Of yearu- In
confidence she told the landlady OF the
object OF her visit. II WAS sll very well
70 donate libraries and b sndow hos-
pitfalls and colleges. but when . man
was walking the streets Of New Yegk
with hunger gnawing at bis vitais and
hope gone out Of his heart. cf what
use were such institutions to hint
IF you don't make . fool of yoaruelf
then don't know how to make hash
replied the practical and level headed
iandiady. a. she remembered the names
Of few hard up men Of the scorss that
had taken her In for q few weeks
board since she bad been In ths beard-
Ing house business.
"I8ut how can I make fool Of my
self. ms you term itY' was asked. IF
I speak kindly and encouragingiy 20
some hopeless and penniIess man. n
help him 10 n situation: II ! give him
the opportunity 20 earn an honest liv
In; once more. where can you criti
cixcY'
u 70
and you've got heart. and rye moth
Ing further 10 say"
If she had had anything further 10
say II would have done no good II
wasn't two hours later that Miss Hhef
iin set out on her quest She hadn't
far to look. Any one who In seeking a
homeless. hopeless man from twenty.
-. AH int
him In upper broadway at any hSur =
the day or night He IL there aud look
Ing for a good thing.
Miss sheffiin found one leaning up
against the raIiin; In front Of n drug
store. His face betrayed gloon and bis
general attitude disconsolation. and AZ
he looked In the bottles In the window
he seemed to lie wondering which held
iauianum and which strychnine. Size
was about to addrcss him when n plain
clothes detective came from the other
direction and said TO the man:
''Now. then. out OF this or IN run
you in"
The hopeless man sighed and moved
on wearily. lie moved Ike one hurt
and humiilated He moved down To-
ward the East river. as II he would
all Miss shefiin followed after. and
nj the corner she overlook him and
said:
'sYou seem TO be In trouble. sir. and
II I can assist you shall he glad 20 20
So"
He was man about thirty years old.
lie had Tin horn gambler aud free
lunch written all over him. but the old
maids eyes detected no sign He look
Ell at her for minute and wondered
what sort OF a plant II vas. Then
he -l-r:arse osa<essps Ghas he lad
etruck one cf sscNe -rcc4 thiaxs~ be
had read about and heard tell of-a
female phiisnthropiss Removing his
hat aud Deepening his hopeless look.
he replied:
Miss. I have been out Of work for
weeks and weeks. and. ~ help ne
heaven. I have had no food for two
days wa. thinking Of throwing
myself under a street ear and ending
n all
How wicked to think Of taking your
own life
But Of what use TO live and walk
Tire streets penniies- and hungry I,
Dsdnt yoa just see . detective drive
me along Ike n dog
Il did and felt almost Ike shoot
ing him. Ifea-~ follow me to ny
boarding house aud tel me your story :
He foilowe,l He winkei at an ae-
qusintsnce as he followed and his
wink was returned He ran acre-s the
iandlsdy az he entered the house after
Miss Slsef-i.n. and he heated a sixh Of
relief s~ q foas-f her face Unfamiliar
At the same time. however. he real
ixe,i that she was not . pbiianthrepic
Il aadisdy-rct one % h< taken In br
any ccii,sry tale ef distress.