Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-11-09
ne Man 1zl Ills lime:
By Ellen Glasgow,

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stand crowding better than white
ones. and they will pay better
rent for worse housing. AS IL is. the
rent Of these houses mas doubled
since the beginning OF the war"
GOOD Cod. said stephen. DO
wc stop hcre?"
81 want you I" see Canning. the
man the Governor told you about
He can't pay his rent. which was
raised last Saturday. and the fam
lily is moving tomorrow"
He ought To b" paid for living
here. Whore "ili h. Eo?"
ION. people can always find u
worse place II they look long
enough Canning was In The var.
by ia" way. il"'s got som" nervous
'r"ubl.--not crazy enough to bc tax
cn care of-lust on edge nrh IN
strung. Tho war used hirn up.
reckon. and anxiety and under
ronri"hmcn, used up his wife and
children. II all seeing 20 have como
out In the bahy--Guee rest little Kid
you ever aaw--hurn about. \ ycHr
ago. Mighty fn1ny-iiu't it7-the
way VIC lot children just few
squares away from us grow up
Punched, half starved. nndersizcd.
moderated. AMI az MIR" moral as
IN" CUTTERS can max. ON. and all
the tim" were parahins aud bog
Iihg and even collecting the pennies
ont ~ orphan aSyiunls. for the sake
81 IA" children on the other side OF
the world, But It's n queer thing.
charity. however. you happen 10 look
a, ~. Ny father used TO say--snd
ie had much sens. as auy man
I eyer m"t-ihat charity Is the great
50 traveller under the sun. and
even II IL h gins At nom" IL amt
ever content TO stop there over
nIrht"
Standing there in The dim street.
before the silent rows Of bleak
houses Win their tatt"rcd window
shades ana ;heir fit.ul lights. Ste
pH"n stared wonderfully at tho gaunt
snap" "f the man before him. For
N" hrS' time h. was brought fac.
to face with the other half % his
world wi'h tho half ~ tho World
Where POVERTY and toll are STARK
realities Thi. wa tho WAY men
/ IKE Darrn" yer" thinking men per
maps lih" Gideon Nc,rh' Tho.o men
EaN poverty not sentimental
term. hut rs human sxpnrIcnce
nc: Knew. wnilc he ana his Kind
only 'magiHrh Win a sensa,ion as
E"ute a. physical naus.. a scns,tI,,
IA" thought 81 the Germans used To
hrins "n"n lie "aE In the trenches
mere S"cpt over him memnry
"' INC socIh! hysicria which had fol-
owed, IKE mental p"stiience or
J 'hmin". I'm III" track OF the war. TN.
mora! rla'itud"s In. sentimental
, phiianthr"pN, and the hypocri,ical
command ~ conscience 10 put an tn.
M"i|i. except our own ccilara i'm
'GrF. where were those imnuls,.
nov In tim" which had Snu,. ru,b
with tn" hatred If work and IN.
craving for nlcasure7 ", H.. had
"ncc thought thrt n. wa. returning
{" world which could be rcbullt
on foundation 81 justice. and !,
was ms lost belief. he knew. which
Il made him bitter in spirit and Tn
fair in Judgment,
IN. Eatc 'wunr back with graf;
rs n"'se. and they en;.v.d tho y,rd
ana walked over scattered panery
nhd empty bottles 70 IN. narrow.
| ihvat ~ brick STEPS. which led from,
n" ground tn tho ar-a. in from, ~,
~" hdE+mcn, diniug-room As SIC.
rh"n descended. hy the lirh, from Tho
Hh"t'iadeu window. chill dampu.s.
rose IKE log from tn. earth no.
80" ana ftl!"d his nOstriis aud mouth
~" tht7"t-a danDncss which
! 'hokcd him liz. tho efiuvlum Of pov
''iy. CHANGING in from the are, :,
moment l"tcr he saw scant!iv FUR.
hIHhed room. heated by AN open stow.
ana lighted 10y single j.; OF r,s
"hirh ficEerch In thin sreenish
',"'he. In the center Of the room, a
Iihc 'Ah!c' without cloth was l,Ir
TOT supper. and three small chilt,.,,
" chairs drawn close together. wcr.
'ihrat!"ni'N drumming with lin
spoons on the wood harr1rd
woman ia soiIcd blue Bingham
'eHs' was bringing pot Of coffee
! ''"h IN" adjoining room. AMI IL: ono
corner. on sofa from which no
''"H'hs gagged Ia launches. a man
Sht staring ra"antly al hole in tn.
'aG carpet Tied in a nigh mai,
"ni'p stood apart IS II /, we're Inc
'S'"' ~ an ih"i. hahy. with the
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