The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-17
BREAD LINE HAS JOB
FOR WILLING COUPLE
New Jersey Contributor Offer,
Good Place to Man and
Wife on Farm.
MORE GIFTS ARE RECEIVED

"Oh. me! Oh. my! wish | wa,
married." said Tom Merry yesterday.
whats that? What's that asked
Dick Bright, his companion in bread dis.
tributon at THE SUNS First street broad
station. Married. did you say?"
yes That's exactly the meaning
wished to convey" replied Tom Merry
with a sigh so audible that the g.oOo,b
person at the end of the bread line heard
IT,
do you want to ruin your reputation
for cheerfulnesss asked the astounded
Dick who considered such a wish on
Toms part one of the most mysterious
desires that had ever confronted The
human understanding.
mo-" returned Tom, but listen TO this
Here's a letter from a man who has given
money to the bread fund. He has A
place called Wood Nymph at Elizabeth.
town, N j.. and here is what he writes:
IF you have in your bread limo an
honest and willing couple, farmers, who
understand the business and cord wool
cutting. 1 can offer them for the present
an unfurnished cottage, all the Hrewood
they need. milk every day. garden In
summer and S25 a month. The man mus,
do the regular farm work, the wife to help
little in the house. There will be more
money later on II they are worth II
will advance them money for furniture
and get them credit for food at the store:
will advance them money for their fare"
Then deep meditation fell upon both
Tom and Dick, Tom regretting that he
had never asked n certain person 10 be.
como Mrs. Merry so she could be
wood nymph at this Garden OF Eden, and
Dick wondering II he and certain per.
son couldn't execute one of those quick
Jersey marriages. Both gave II up finally
and scanned the bread liners with more
keenness than they had ever before die
played, seeking for such a couple as the
letter required.
There were $50 women and 1850 men.
poor and hungry who filed into the little
shop to get free loaf of bread and Dick
Bright looked them over 10 carefully that
he detected six persons who came in twice
lie soon made II apparent to these re.
peaters that their second visit would be
OF no avail.
After the days supply OF bread had en-.
tirely disappeared three women got pack.
ages of clothing. Then Tom and Dick
shut up shop until Monday and went home
to the Bowery Mission, still thinking Of
that garden in summer" down at Eliza
BEETHOVEN. The last mutterings OF Dick
were inquiries as to the possibility OF TAX
ing man and woman out OF the breal
line and uniting them in a eugenic mar
rage for the purpose OF furnishing Wool
Nymph with the honest and willing
couple.
Yesterdays contributions to the bread
fund totalled $50. one check for $40 com.
ing all the way from London. IL was
from Mary Scott Rowland. who wrote that
ito stand IN line in the cold and wet to
obtain n dry loaf OF bread is not compat.
BILE with adequate relief Of the dire die.
tress that now prevails in your city
Other contributions were $40, w. w; SO.
A = $40 NJ L. G. Sb | ROLES
IS, Mrs Dexter Elliott; 81. ILL JEFF" and
81, G. u. Dewey.
Checks or money for the bread line
should be made payable TO THE SuS and
sent to the main office in THE SUN build
ing