New-York tribune., 1909-01-17
SUNDAY MAGAZINE FOR JANUARY II. 1909

Indeed, l could gather from his wo-I5 that he had
gone well into details and-stlll | had my doubts.
II San Francisco We all stopped at the Palace then
the famous place. and Jim began his round OF
buying Poor Jim, How uncomfortable he ap-
peared in his clothing, how changed when
stripped OF his splendid beard. and how Clunsly
he walked in the shoes he must Wear forever |
caught him IN the act OF sadly folding his mOcCa-
sins after he had given his mHFlHES TO cro seeker
And Peechecanl Heavens, It was awtuE In her
native garb thousands OF miles from white women
and in the freedom of the great North, She had ap-
peared beautiful. but now, Well YOU imagine
how difficult it for her III She tired hard
enough to assume the bravery of the city, which
terrified her with its noise and StrangeneSS II t
hadn't been So pitiable, It would have been laugh
able.
Forinstance. saw crowd srcEe-irI IN Marset-st-
one dav. and looked for the cause Here came the
Big Chicken and Jim. She had selected and he had
fOoShlv allowed her 10 buy bright rel SATIN dress
probably intended for evening wear u yellow hat
with puneS had also pleased her fancy. Kound
her neck and dropping far below her belt, Wnlcn
was made of nuggets. dangled a heavy nugget Chaln
which weighed a few pounds and swung Pendul0us
as she walked Her hair still IN a brand, bat
was tied with a pink ribbon of enormous breadth
So far she had been unable 70 acc,;S-om htrse1 20
shoes so she was wearing roCc,ls-ls and the pave
ments caused her lose her Eghtrcss OF loot untH
she appeared to lumber rather than % walk -And ut
side her lowered Jim with tr1WC ao ms Iace anu
glancng fierce challenges from right 20 lett, e'l,
IDENTIFY hoping to find some one "H" queStioned
PeeCheclns right To Wear what She chose
Pitvng them, | got them into s. cab and t1oA
them back 70 the hotel
IT was the next night. | believe, that with native
artcSsueSS and innocence she came o. my I5ollS
while Jim for some reason or other was away rI1
entered softly and with unusual trrtllty IieI
ewes were vaguely troubled
Killisnuish" =" that Is what she used 20 call me,
meaning the Father OF kIlsnu - F>l.-IsiilsH Why
do the white men and women laugh IL NE,
II WAS hard answer. but her question:
direct that l had to try to tell her the truth G lG
1t as gently possible, using her o" tongue, VII
which | was thoroughly familiar So that she iisH.
better understand | tried To encourage heI ~
learn the WAYS OF the people with whom she was -
spend the remainder of her life NAe h'.t So g.
herself cross legged, IN all her nnerE on le - 80
with The points of her little beaded rl'ccSIl'
ing from beneath the awful rags and ir9 ,,I Ie
When | stopped for want OF words S.le WAS t5
moment, and then her voice came c'-l,l ,''7 'f
nv own people were on trial before IcT St'-SO
Justice / can interpret her words t-- l1rely anu
spite of the arrIISurnent Is par IAN! Tho
This. then IS the white man $ CIV -
thing that makes HIM tesplse those -,l- % ms fS
while obScQuiouSlv taking their G'tL aus, -o. - -
he has 70 barter. that makes the "H-,e .-
the street who more beautiful tl.-i- inc - -,
daughter dcrde her because she Is -'l c-'. c-'-C rs-
their taste and laugh ut her enietN"r. Si-eV- 80
affections and. where she Is known Sl'Ei - rsr
her in their homes Us If she was some ,''c.1'--
unsouled and not herself as they, woman. ~ If
For the first time l learned that ,.e 80 fsi
mort hern ostr.Ics1n had with refined cruelty "' -
her though till then she had or uttered q 1T 1T
discovered too that she had been H.'Te q. '5-Et
after arriving. IN san Frlnc.sc' than Aii y75
Poor little woman, brought up III '-v -,+si,ls
the SHOWS TO revere the wonders ot tA-t 0"'9'--
world and diSIlluSIOned. lind A
We will 60 back she said promo" J5i [i
final decision. PeechecLn would dIe mere
go back" ,L.- Pee
1t was necessary for me to reason win LeI ,rr,
checan. | said what of Jim. He is sun L.rrg
These are his people He IS rich and can M s'f b[l to
give il ali p and 20 buck TO the North where s-'
IS nothing more for him to do. Is 1t far 70 MN -l-e