The Washington herald., 1915-09-26

hve young kittens born last night. an,
| tnat the mother is doing well as can b,
expected under the circumstances.
| man had been struck by a car pass
ing up the street. and the usual GROVE
gathered and pushed for sight of him
All OF sudden a man shouted out:
| Gentlemen. give your attention fol
Sonno moTent; ne IT, 4 laboring man on his wa,
Jured He will probably be unable tc
work Tor the next siA weeks
| Inc speaker paused for a breath, and
the speaker. and his children will have
| to be taken from school and his tabIf
oeprNeo or the necessaries Of life In
sueh case as this"
Another fifty disentangled themselves
from the crowd in a hurried manner. and
only about dozen We're left
IN such a case as this we ought tc
extend our sympathies and alleviate the
up collection and it is needless to re.
mind you that the cheerful giver-"
he TOOK on his hat, but there was not
ma man left left >, to present it to.
I'm sorry for the poor fellow. but the
Lord Will probably take care of him and
pull him through
You want to see me?'' said the busi-
ness man as he turned in his Office chair
at the entrance of a stranger
ws,f nesi drasn.s sir. was the reply from the
i left your house half an hour ago.
H m. One of my wife's relatives
brother or something"
No: sir. I'm a tramp. 1 called there
me UP this outft-spring overcoat-busi-
ness suit-hat shoes-everything These
Things must have cost you at least $50 -
Nearer sloo." growled the business
Don't doubt it. but you see the fix 1
am in? There is such a thing as the
eternal. fitness of things. I can't 20
around striking folks for a nickle in such
rie-out as this"
And no one would think of asking
me ..I to ,,ss., cary out ashes.'
wei. you'll have to give me tob
or shall have to return the clothes.
The merchant scratched his head, sigh
ed heavily. and ringing his bell he said
to the boy who answered it:
Joseph. tell Mr.; Markham to put this
gentleman to work at SIS per week, and
advance him as fast as his talents and
attentions TO my interests seem to de-
serve
In the days of the chestnut bell a lot
of US were waiting at Trenton for the
train, and one of the men began telling
apout his experience on a wrecked YES
sci In mid-Atlantic. Near by, on a pas
senger's trunk sat pale-faced. weary
eyed young man Of twenty summers, who
was waiting for the train with his ma
He wore a chestnut bell and this was
perhaps the first chance he had to ring
II. The gentleman was proceeding with
his story when ting ling went the bell.
He stopped and looked around, and then
continued. but after half a minute the
young man belled him up again The
man looked annoyed, but went on. and
during the quarter Of an hour he was
talking that bell rang about fifteen times
When he had finished he looked over to
the weary young man and asked:
What is that bell for?"
Chestnuts." was the reply.
How do you mean"
Why, you know, when YOU hear any,
thing old you-ting-a-ling on the bell"
oh, you do. I guess I'll try 1t once"
He got up. shook the young man out of
ana then whirled him around, ended ]
him up. and gave him toss over a |
heap Of baggage. The bell boy got up !
covered with dust and a wreck, the bell |
broken by the shock, and his collar hang |
ing by one end, and as he disappeared '
into tine ladies' room we heard his |
mother eXclaim:
Why, darling. didn't warn you to
look out for the locomotive?"
And the man who had told the story
added:
Best to take such cases at the start
md administer strong medicine He
night have rung that bell on somebody
who'd have got mad and damaged him
beyond repair"