New-York tribune., 1910-02-20

gra6bin' up the basket. Besides. don't want any
But surely" puts in Miss Ann, you are not
going into such "a
Why mott" says L I begun 1ivin in one just
At that Miss Ann settles back under the robe
shrugs her shoulders into her fs, and waves tor me
to 60 ahead.
uALF dozen kids on the doorstep told me IL
IL chorus where find the TiscOtts and after We
climbed up through four layers OF stale cabbage anC
fried onion smells and felt my way along to the thro
door left from the top OF the stars makes my en-
trance as the special messenger OF the mInlster1n
angel.
It's the usual fam '1v-roon tenement scene. sucL
as the slurn writers are so fond of desCrlbln with
the agony pedal down hard only there am
quite so much dirt and rags in evidence as they d
like. There's plenty. though. Also there s lot
of industry on view. over by the light shaft
window is Mrs. TiscOtt. punpin d SEWN machine
like she was entered IN d Neutrality-suspicious. en-
durance race, with a big bundle OF raw materials
at one side. In front OF her Is the Oldest girl
SEWN buttons onto white goods; while the three
Younger kids includIn the fOuT-year-Old boy. are
spread out around the table IN the middle OF the
room. pickn nut meat into the d1Snpan
What's the use of tellin how Mrs TlscOtt
strlngy hair was bobbed up or the kind OF WraP.
per she had on You wOuldn expect her to Toe
sp0rtin' Sixth-ave. built pOmpadOur. or
lingerie reception gown. would YOU ana where
they don't have Swedish nursery gOyernesSe~
and porcelain tubs the youngsters are apt not
to be So But maybe you'll relish Your nut
candy and walnut cake better II We skip some
details about the state of the kids hands. What
the odds where the contractors gets such work
done so long as they can shave their estimates,
The really t'reStin exhibit this fam lv
group OF course. IS the bent shouldered peaked
faced girl who has bumped herself almost double
and IS sappIn' little pearl buttons on white goods
at the rate of twenty a minute. And there
no deception about her being fine case for PIny
Crest You don't even have to hear that bark OF
hers TO know it.
T STANDS there 1ookin' EN- over for whole
minute before ANYBODY pays any attention
TO me Then Mrs Tiscott gIanCes up and stops
her machine.
Who's that she sings out. ' What do you
Why Well Of all things Shorty MCCabe. what
brings you here2'
Pm piavin' errand boy for the kind Miss
Colliver' SAYS l. holdin' up the basket.
Is there q grand rush my way and glad cries.
and tears of ioy3 Nothing doing IN the thank
full mysteries line.
OH says Mrs TiscOtt. Well lets see what /
IS this time" And she proceeds to dump out Mis-
AIMS contribution. There's glass Of gooseb ~ ba
Ie due. another OF guava Jelly little can OF pate d
foie gras and half a dozen lady fingers.
" Hun says she. SHOWN the truck over on tn
window sill. As she's expressed my sentiments too
lets II 60 at that.
Looks like one Of your busy days. says l.
" One of EN-. - says she with a snort yankIn' som
more pieces out of the bundle and slippin fresI
spool Of cotton onto the machine.
o. What the Job - says |.
" Baby dresses, says she.
Good money in it says |.
Oh. surel' says she. Forty cents dozen
good. amt it,
" What noble merchant prince Is so generous Il
y.y,frg nc oil hat egv-- I