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

beautiful sermon. A spark of hope
lightened up his weary spirit Surely
people that listened to such a sermon
could not but help a person that is
in need.
He walks out of that church a lone
some wretch indeed, but. with a new
hope in his bosom. He sees the peo-
pie scatter in every direction going
to their homes. regardless of the fact
that there was at least one in that
church that had no home, and he
finds himself alone on a practically
walks some distance ahead of him,
and, feeling very hungry, he follows
him. At the kitchen door of that
churchmember he asks for something
to eat. Alas, with "Get Out" the
door is fairly slammed in his face.
Our friend hurries away, afraid even
to look back. He wishes himself
far away from such a place. The
street leads him to the outskirts Of
the city: The word "Get Out is
still ringing in his ears, but hunger
Is a powerful parasite and must be
satisfied. After a few more of I'M
successful attempts, he finally gets
sandwich and a piece of meat. The
door is shut and he is left to eat his
7nlorsel outside.
His hunger somewhat satisfied, he
retraces his steps and comes into a
park, the same one where he had
80 suddendly fallen asleep on his
a y nj Ind
paper on the grass; sits down, and
reads. Among the news he finds a
description of aaman that has stopped
runaway, saved some lives, is now.
a regular hero, and rewarded with
a welfilled pocket book. Another
has found some hidden treasure; and
still another has been given high
position. A column or two describes
the country's prosperity. He finds
that society is being formed for the
protection and care of animals He
signs and exclaims, II wish that 1
was an animal"
That evening he is driven away
from the: cherries shelter of rail-
road car by the yard policeman and
told to move on. He sees a deserted
cart standing in the middle of dark
alley and crawls into that to sleep.
In the morning he is roughly jerked
out of his place Of rest by very
cranky man and told to "Move On"
He apologies for the Inconvenience
that he had caused the man for he
finds that he had fallen asleep in
a milkwagon. and Moves On with
out a breakfast invitation from the
angry milkman.
This is Monday morning and he
must find work somewhere. Our.
friend is not altogether an ignorant
fellow. He had a good common school
education, and was bright and dill
gent. All that morning he searched
for work in shop and office, but the
managers, seeing his empty sleeve.
dismissed him with a mo" and turned
to their work.
Walking on the main business
street, tired, hungry, and disappointed,
he catches sight of a large sign in
a window; it reads. Free Lunch"
Joyfully he walks in. It Is large
saloon practically filled with people,
for 1T is noon hour, and every body
seems to be eating and talking away
io nlm 1ney seem TO- pc people that
have no troubles and no sorrows. for:
they are laughing. Joking, and keep
Ing the bartender busy dishing out
beer and hot lunches: The smell
OF the hot lunch fairly makes his
mouth water for he had no break
fast. He edges to the lunch counter,
and has no difficulty in obtaining
q bowl Of peppery vegetable
soup and a peppery hamburger sand
wich. This tastes so good to him