Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-08-26
MY WANT
OF WISDOM
By NOBLE x wErHEREu

When was eighteen years Olu,
my father and mother both being
dead, and 1, not having a cent in the
world, said to a friend one day that |
thought would take a trip to Europe.
well remember the look she gave me.
Indeed, so impressed was she with the |
absurdity OF my idea that she didn't /
think It worth while to remark upon
II. The truth is / was dreaming aloud !
But a few weeks later learned |
that 1 had been left a legacy Of $500
Then l put my dream to practice
Dreamers are not understood. There
Is likely to be some method In their
madness. but their more practical ac-
quaintances take no cognizance OF this.
There was method in my madness.
though hardly understood It myself.
Perhaps my story VIII explain IT
What I did with my $500 was to buy
a two months trip to England and
the continent of Europe.
When my friends heard OF what ]
was about to do they wondered II they
had not better shut me up In lunatic
asylum.
'she's certainly gone daft" said one.
what is she going TO live on when
she gets backY' remarked another.
"Do some hard work." put in a
third THAT win take the nonsense
out of her"
One Of my chums repeated these re-
marks TO me that I might benefit by
them. But 1 didn't. / prepared for
my journey and sailed away, remark
ing that / would have one good time
In my life II never had another. The
last words heard from the dock were
Are you coming home with that for.
tuner
eyes. A pleasant outing is a fortune
In itself"
Now. 1 didn't know any more than
they what was 10 happen to me- GER
tainly had no idea that my trip was to
be completely spoiled. as It was My
room mate on the ship going out was a
grabbed old maid. She was not only
Beasck, but afflicted with an incurable
disease. She was so stingy that she
would not tip the room stewardess,
! who would do nothing for her. Being
unable 70 go to the dining saloon for
meals. the invalid ordered the steward
. ess to bring them in to her. The stew
=, ardess would say. Yes, m'm," go away
. and would not return
What could / do--see the creature
starve7 OF course not waited on
her all the way over, and when we
g reached Southampton, she being unable
= to leave the ship without assistance, ]
! was obliged to take her ashore With
= me- When l got her there l felt com
e PEELED to take her TO London
Hadn't you any relatives to come
r with ycur I asked.
mo, and I couldn't AFFORD to pay the
way Of any OF them II had"
cant you afford to hire some one to
take care Of your
aNo."
= Well, the woman continued to grow
b worse had the choice of DESERVING
her. leaving her to the tender mercie:
of nobody or staying with her. didn'i
scruple to tell her that she was spoil
ing my trip. Her reply was that had
$ better go on and leave her TO her fate
= She might as well have told me to give
D her poison to get rid of her. At first
she wouldn't do anything TO relieve me
II she could. and afterward she
o couldn't She continued to sink. but
e remained alive. so that l couldn't get
= away from her and pursue my trip.
a There was one curiosity In London
had always wished to see. One morn
= ing / gave a maid half a crown to at
tend to the invalid for a few hours
h while went to the tower When
returned the maid told me that her
charge had sent her out with a note fol
}. a man. who had come to her and beer
q shut up with her for half an hour. BE
l. had taken other persons into the room
but only for few minutes.
}. / didn't care to ask an explanation
l. OF this of the sick woman, for it was
i none of my business. Her illness con.
e tinued so long that the time and
} money 1 had put aside for my trip
were nearly exhausted. One day the
y invalid called me to her and said to
me: Pm going to die. don't wish
"a any doctor 10 tell me so. He would
charge me f2 at least, and know II
u myself. After my death you will find
Eve sovereigns In my trunk. Bury
me here. My bones are not worth tax
ing to America. You'll find an envelope
Il under my pillow. Take it TO the ad
/ dress In Philadelphia written on IT."
1t The woman died just before the
ID steamer sailed on which had engaged
E. a return passage. I had barely time
G to find place to bury her when l wa:
- obliged to go aboard On reaching
port several Of my friends were at the
"a dock to meet me. One OF them called;
Ig "Did you see 1t ala"
N "Oh. yes. saw London; there
D. enough there to see without going
Id farther The tower is immensely in
Of teresting."
n A few DAYS after my arrival
thought Of the envelope was to de
liver and took II to the address on It
Marbury & Smith. attorneys. One o
=, The firm opened the envelope and tool
se put a paper. Then be asked me som
questions. finally inquiring my name
N When told him he gave me a quicl
rs glance and snid:
you are the beneficiary OF this es
DIT tate"
S. Estate! What estate?"
m This is a win. II makes you heires
~ to property worth S250O00"
The moral OF this story is that thos