The Glenwood post., 1913-02-22
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oOuno porco e0Do9A8 u -
hreese and sipPinS-ven. - - -
men had tea with iots a lsoan = ~
but The others, thelr favos11o oe
sraAieatse. OF coarse. ~ - Uamno
Nd tee-4r lenaaAAe.
We hAA besa tal1ing GAMonD 49,
sarS0as curious egDesisaaso ~ ~
befallea -. vhAa NFA. PsaaAno ~
he following:
'O.s hst aftsFnsaa saFiy = os01sO
Der I vas valkiAg ~ Rask essnnA
after interviewing s0s - ~ -
sas n town eetttag taOseA0 ~
daughters trooaseaA-Who vAo = -
~ of OctobeTs early briAas.
Il vas feeling mighty bans: ~ DesG
b froeks. masses of lacy hnOosts. ~.
treas satin and prioelsss lnas ~
VoaId be combined In tAo ve111nG
gown brought baek visisas - ~ 80
wedding. and NJ haaFt gssv httAse
With the thoughts ef years - sa0sginO
which followed ny own great Day.
Mentally I cursed the nAa ] ~
aarried. cured him for Q weak 1sal
Who had allowed . brilliant oi.A -
{. his wife, had to take ths bah6ao
away from their drink-erass1 fathse
~ Ieavs then in ths care q stra0
sers while worked an day snA sftso
sntil late At night recording ths -
lngs Of the ricA and great
what right had sone pasDas = -
ouch money when I had = tan ~
oeasingiy for Just enough b fss1 aA1
cloths us decently? T
1T was . long walk hack to tAa
o@ce. and had Just one nicksl n ~
Durss. Should spend II for eaFfafe
md borrow from some one at the
slhce enough to take me ho0s? OF
walk? But It was 20 hot and ] vaa
tired: besides. hated to bessev.
There were few Dsopls % ~
street at that hour. but tAere -
preached = large. sooA-Iookins naa.
seatly dressed. who stopped IN fFea1
u me. saying. Lady. ooalA 20 lssl
Ne . nickel! r
Z was 20 surprised I halAeA ~
stared at him.
~ hate to ask yoa for II. lady, ~
soatinusd. but want to get home b
ny wife and little girl, and Il vlll
take mo hours to walk IT,
II inquired II his wife was i'll. 4
don't know. She wasn't well when !
left home . week ago. and then. -
cause I still stared at him (my mind
could not conceive . big, strong. we'll
dressed man stopping 4 woman in the
street and asking for 8 cents), he told
me that he had been on . spree for Q
week and had spent his last dollar
for . bath so he would be at leasl
decent to 60 home. But L must gee
home he said; I must get home "a
the wife and baby. and I thought yoa
would give me carfare.'
Opening my purse. I took out ny
one nickel. 'see.' said I, this IL all ]
have. When I give IL to yoa I A0al
walk sixteen blocks hack TO the oAca
where work. have to work 70 tshs
care of myself and two little eAildrso
bsoanss NJ husband 10 Q Azunkarl.
Because. whsa - haA . ysuAg wiAs
M baby giFi ~ weat - speeee anl
seayo1 away hon ho0o - HI baGe
osss NJ days q . dine. Taks tAis
nickel and 20 home to yo1f wife: ~
tell her II was . woman wAo gnve you
carfars. . woman who VIII help hsf
when she has to give up her home and
20 out into the world to work throagh
your intemperance.'
That was fifteen years ago. Yes
terday. sitting opposite me o. the
train coming up here. noticed
very handsome gray-haired man, evi.
IDENTIFY with his wife. . frail-lookins
woman with silvery hair and kind,
brown eyes.
Several times the gentlenan looked
searchingiy at me and spoke to his
wife. and I confess was becoming Q
bit annoyed. for they Wero apparently
discusslAg NJ. felt Il rather than
NV Il.
-Prsssatly IL gsatlssnaa cane ~,
y . vacant chair nsxt mine aaA, bee
sl18 ~ pardon. asked ~ II I ro0em
bsre1 svse sssias hin bseors.
AT NJ nseativs rsoay - rsDoated
~ iacslsat tAat AaSDeasl % Many
vsass 40. bst bseore - - Anished
tesd lin tAat I Fs1s1bsesl 4 psr
esstly. '1aAaA. I - ~ kDsv who
~ ~. ~ vaae - - asse ny
w1oA ~ wishes - thank ~ fos
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