The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1911-04-08

wretched condition and the only thing
left for them is the poorhouse. There
is no other choice and they finally
60 there. But their father remains
outside, still in hopes to find some
thing to do to raise his family from
this wretchedness and disagree. What
great crime has this family done to
be thus banished from civilization?
In Russia persons convicted of trea-
son are banished to Siberia, but why
is it necessary to Danish the FAM
lily of man whose arm the corpora
tions have taken for profit?
This man finds that it is impos-
sible to find work in his present To-
cation. He also finds that his best
friends are fast leaving him for when
had a person friend when he had
no money? Thus we find him friend
Jess, homeless, and alone, with but
one arm to fight the world
He decides to leave this place Of
sorrows and go to some larger city
where he thinks greater opportun-
tiles will be open for him. He starts
on foot along the railroadtrack, go
ing southwark. After travelling ten
miles or so on foot he finds himself
in a beautiful timber country. 1t
is early in the fall, and mother ma
ture seems to look down on him and
smile. He sits down to rest The
singing of the birds and the hum Of
the insects brings back his old time
spirit. The world with all it's faults
and all its sorrows is nevertheless
beautiful 1t fills his soul with a
determination to struggle onward and
he makes up his mind to die trying
to succeed. The long rest brings to
his mind his greatest enemy-hunger.
1t is fearful parasite to one that
has no money; parasite from WHICH
it Is impossible to run away. He feels
very hungry and walks to the nearest
farmhouse to ask for somethingthat
he had not asked for in his life
"A Handout." An angry dog greets
his approach and he is informed by
a rather hot tempered, repulsive
housewife that there is a village
only two miles down the track Where
he can have a better opportunity to
satisfy his hunger. He walks on, and,
tired and weary, finally finds kind
hearted housewife that offers him a
large ham sandwich which he eats
seated on a large drygoods box in
the woodshed.
In the afternoon he walks another
ten miles. Darkness is approaching
and he must find shelter for me
night. It is useless to ask for lodging:
A stranger without money must be
content with the shelter of an old
barn or a strawstack. He finds a.
strawstack in nearby meadow and
crawls into it to rest. Cattle that
came to craze early in the morning
awake him and he crawls out of his
hiding place, A boy; sees him roll
out of the stack and shouts to the
others, Look, Bum"
A week Of similar adventures brings
him to large city. He has reached
his goal at last. Large buildings
loom up before him; aAd among the
hustle and hurry Of 1t all, he for
gets for time his condition. He
walks onward, onward, with the
crowd. Drifting with the crowd he
comes suddenly to large park He
feels tired and drops into bench
to rest. A drowsy sensation creeps
over him; he lies down ana falls
fast asleep on the bench. A police
man taps him on the shoes and tells
him to move on. He gets up with a
start; the policeman is an image Of
horror now. With feeling of hunger
he staggers onward.
Looking either way, lie sees ele-;
CANT houses, beautiful buildings.
Should he go in and ask for some
thing to eat? Impossible. He must
seek that in smaller houses, and he
travels on to the outskirts of the
city. There, in a humble cottage of
street laborer, he eats his first
city meal, and what g. good whole
some meal it is. His heart swells
with gratitude as he thanks his true
benefactor.
The day is we'll spent. 1t is USE
less to search for work now; he
must start to do that early in the
morning. The night is fast approach
ing and he must find shelter for
the night somewhere. He reads the
word Lodging" on many signs in
nearly all the streets. but cannot
gather enough courage to walk in
The end Of the street on which he
Is walking brings him to the rail-
road yards. He climbs into an, empty
boxcar and soon is sound asleep.
! The morning is a beautiful one
The radiant beams of the autumn
sun illuminate the city. 1t is Sun
day. and the church bells are an
nouncing Sabbath day and calling
the people to their place of public
worship. Our one-handed friend
jumps out. Of the boxcar and walks
into the station to wash and other
wise improve his appearance. His
mind Is made up to find work that
morning, and lie is SO. conferred on
that one point that he forgets that
it is Sunday. The church bells pro-
duce no marked effect on his troubled
brain, but the quietness on the streets
arouses his curiosity so much that
he finds himself approaching the
heart OF the city, before he knows
what he is doing. In the distance
he sees many people walking into
Z large handsome building. He comes
nearer and reads = sign Free. Walk
IN That was the best sign that
he had ever read since coming to