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On the rickety back doorstep of many
an humble home In many a village of
this country slta The Young Person and
dreams of New York." I know the' Young
... ' . - . Person'a fancies.
Who doesn't who
has first seen New
York a a dot upon
the- map Instead of
the masonry
blanket that cov
ers Manhattan Is
land ?
On a to him
epoch making day.
The Young Person
crosses North river.
If he Is romantic
and addicted to vis
ions, he takes one
of the ferry boats.
If he crosses by
night he sees
great, Impalpable
wall of blackness pierced by as many
stars set Into the nlglit as windows are
built into the facade of a towering build
ing. If he crosses by day, the vision la
far less fairylike. He sees then no
beauty In Kew- York, only a bigness
that oppresses him. If he be fanciful, .he
sees lta serried outlines as giant jaws,
yawning to swallow him. and the huge
buildings as Irregular teeth, ready for
their easy task of crushing him.
When he makes his bewildered way
about, the little island that had been
traded for a, cow, rearing -Its masonry
Into the high blue, he i. stunned by its
multiform noise the scream of, the
whistles of the speeding elevated trains,
the shrieks of the sirens from the rivers
and the bay surrounding It, the steady,
throb of continuous sound like the pulse
of a mammoth heart. He Is frightened, .
stout-hearted though he be, and he
wonders what prophecy this chorus of
trango sounds holds for 'him.
.According to jils mood; he sees It' as
a pleasure ground, a laughing city, or
something beneath the faces he sees
bout him, so close, but so unseeing and
indifferent, .' suggests to him a deeper
meaning. He has a sudden and poignant
sense of what TJaudet calls "the lurking
.agony (n great cities." ....
He sees that the city has many tones,
.the poverty zone, whose heart la tho
crowded east side; the aone of middle
class respectability, which includes l-x-Ington
and portions of Madison avenue:
the crude, but ambitious portion, which is
Harlem; the leisure sone, which Is Fifth
avenue and Its neighbor, the amusement
cone, which is far different, because It
makes amusement a business. It is the
street of theaters, and It Is a proverb
that no one ever seea a sad fare on
Broadway. Ita code resembles that of
the Casino at Monte Carlo. It is bad
forfn to be a spoiled sport In the great
gaming . house by killing oneself there,
and it is a crime to look other than
cheerful on the great amusement
thronghfare. If a man must show his
heartbreak or llfebreak, the code de
mands that he step into a side street.
He- sees that the furthest point of the
island where It beginx aa the sharp end
of a wedge, Is the Battery, the gate of
the city, where Europeans pour in after
every International chat at Ellis Island.
He sees the extreme west as one of the
tattered sides, fringed, as la the east
side with poverty, all save Riverside
Drive, where he sees all of the pros
perous fraction of the city awheel.
In a short time he catalogues the New
York face. Quickly he learns to recog
nise it, for It la the most Impassive face
in the country. Vivacity he sees In the
faces from the west, smiles on the faoes
from the south, but the marble mask Is
the model of New York physiognomy.
He becomes used to the indifference of
New Yorkers. He learns that the metro
politan motto la "Nobody cares for any
body else." He learns Ita haughty Ig
norance of geography. Every place not
on the Island of Manhattan Is vaguely
the sufficiently "Out of town' to the res
ident of Gotham.
Soon, unless homesickness and the1 fear
which the great city Inspires send him
home, he Joins the tired-faced . crowds
who bolt their, -meals and hurry to their
tasks In the morning, returning several
shades paler -and more listless at night.
To alt of this great army, New York is
u workshop. He wishes he might see
It as does the later arriving cousin, as
a. great playground lor happy visitor.
Sometimes he goes back to the rickety
back doorstep. He takes his seat upon
it and tries to dream. But dreams have
fled. New York has forced him as It
forces all to translate dreams into deeds.
He is' considerably bruised, a good deal
battered by hurling himself against the
cruel, sharp corners of the big city
He realizes, wistfully may be that had he
roamed less on the old door step be
might have become the' great man of
this town, and he knows that, no mat
ter how much hi growth since those
daydreams, he will Always be a little
man In the big town on the small Is
lend.
But h goes back to New York. Of
course he does, for New York faulty and
cruel ax it la, has made Itself lr
resistible to him. It has become his
habit.
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Man to see about the moving," an
nounced Pella, briefly.
who was clearing out the
shelf In the bathroom, hur-
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Copyright, 1911. by International News Service.
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tied to the door
with a bottle In
one hand and a
dust cloth In the
other.
A man In a gray
suit and a dusty
Uurby had already
utepped Inside the
hall and was look
around, Inquiring
ly. from the H
Van Company to
make an eMimate
on moving your
things here."
Helen nodded and
led the way flrt
to the silting room.
The man look a
nulck mental In
ventory of the fur-
as he stepped Into the
By UOKOTHV UIX. I
The other day . we asked this question:
"Man. what would you ask for If some
good fairy ouM grant you three wishes?
"Weman. what would ask for If you
could have your three wishes?"
Here are some of
the Interesting re
plies that have
7 I A woman writes:
"My first wish
would be that I
might have my
mother a long as
I live. She Is my
guardian angel on
earth, as 1 have a
Ku.irdlan angel In
heaven. Health Is
my second wish,
because without
health we cannot
achieve what we
arc nulvfng for,
and where there
is health there IS
also beauty. Love
IB my third wUh,
and aa the cjmii of this wlth I dtsue
that the one I love may love me "
A man also mahes some good patriotic
witihes. lie say?.:
"My three forenioit wishes are: First,
to be a good', honest, 'law abiding cltlsen.
who takes an active interest in the city,
state and national government. Second,
to be a faithful husband. Thud, te have
employment, the emolument of which
would be ample for the maintenance of
the first two wUhet."
Another who knows hat he wants
ays:
"Would I wish for beauty? No. Let
ma remain as I was created. I no doubt
look as respectable as one who trims hi
whiskers every morning.
"Would I w:h for power? Yea. That
in nomi-ih in which I tnink any man
inut lnn for. Would I wish for love?
Without love life is nothing. With love
one can accomplish great things, because
you are not working for yourself but to
soake someone else happy. Would I wish
for glory? Yes. A nan who has power,
money and love will some day be In glory
If he has the grit and sand to stick by
and succeed in his undertaking. For myself-
I would wish for love, glory and
power, aa money is bound to be where
power Is."
Love, money, power, glory. Gee, that's
Lolng somu, isn't It?
And here's the wish of a deep-dyed
pessimist, who says:
"If I could have my wish It would be
to make people realise what fools they
are. how Ignorant they are and how they
abuie themselves, and deprive themselves
of what belongs to them. Conditions are
growing worse daily, and people instead
of Improving are becoming more selfish
snd degraded, more helpless and hopeless.
Something should be done to save our
country and our people, and I winh I
knew how to do It."
Come over into the woman suffrage
party. The water's fine.v
A modest youth, who wants but little
here below, wan; that little aquatic. He
says, "I wish, f.:M, a nice little country
home at some place near the water. Sec
ond, a nice cabin motor boat about thirty
five feet long, with a twenty-four horse
power, four-cylinder engine. Third, and
lact wish, a steady job at 40 a week.
and, believe me.' I would be satisfied with
life and for life if I had that."
"A wife ' writes:
"My three wlbhoj are tnlj: For a
husband that realises that a woman
wants to be loved Just as much when
shea fat and 40 aa she did when she
was slim and 1-0. tyecond, for a hupband
that wasn't a perpetual grouch and didn't
nit up like a sore-headed bear that you
were afraid to poke up when he Is at
home. Third, for a hufcband who realised
that It takes money to run a home and
that a woman doesn't eat up herself all
of the provlilona that are charged on
the grocery bill."
Another woman has juul one wish. he
aays;
"I deaire to write a good story, or be
come a Journalist, have an Income of at
least tl.tOO a year and KEtJ" WiT."
Still another girl say at
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"I wish that I had a go-d paying posi
tion so that 1 could help my family.
(Second, to have a., nice young man with a
good future. Third, to be respected and
liked by all.
Another woman writes:
"My wishes would be for the means
and time to secure a college education.
Second, to be permitted to employ my
time thereafter In research work. Third,
that my Intellect may have the power to
aolve some of the problems which con
front humanity today."
A man correspondent's greatest desire
la to have a handle to bis name. He
wrlteai
"My first wish would be to have my I In expressing his three wishes a muse
,.i.k. .n m wnr. I bursts Into song a follows:
that is a glory which everybody would
like to have, and few get It. I do not
say that 1 would like the work that a
doctor has to do, but there seems to me
a great deal In the name of a doctor.
My second wish is tint 1 may get the
right girl In marriage. My third wish
Is that I would like to .eti! down wltn
my whole family In nome reputable town
where I have a large acquaintance. I'd
like to make as many friends aa posaible,
because that Is one thing that can make
a man happy. If possible 1 would like
my parent to live with we."
MY TI1RF.K WIHHKH
"KlrM. I would perfect be.
Then second. I wou d nibh to find
A woman JuhI Ilka me
Then third. I'd wlxh that all mankind
Might be the same as we."
If a third person rcunes between you
and your friend an you walk be sure that
you both nay "brad and butter," 1"
order to uvoid 111 luck.
With all his faults the devil never puts
off til to-morrow what he can do to-day.
New York TiUiua.
Ishlngs.
"No piano?"
front room.
"No, there Is no piano."
"Top cornea off that bookcase?"
"Yes. that top lifts off."
In the dining room he examined the
Muhnard. "Bad piece to move. AH these
thitias have to be handeled mighty care
fully;" muklng some notes on the pad In
hla hand;
nt, v. I wouldn't want them
scratched. ' Helen said anxiously.
Nnfdn't worry about mat, ma am,
We-ve the best men In the business."
He gave only a brief glance Into the
kitchen. "That Icebox goes toor
"Oh. no, that belongs to the house."
"Then thla la all the etuff? Just these
Ix rooms?"
"Yea. that's all
"Well two vans will take It-thirty
dollars for the Job."
Thirtv dollars! Oh. will It be as much
as that?"
"That's very cheap, ma'am, for tl)la
rlass of stuff. And now 'round the first
t i,lni,.rii ran set any price we
aek."
"Yes. I know,' hastily,
be sllrlght. Then you'll
time Saturday?"
"K'ln-iiharD."
When the man had gone Helen called
w,.,-,.n t his office to tell him
ai.mit (Via rate.
"Fifteen a load? That a pretty stiff,'
he commented. "But I guess we couldn
do much better now.
Th rest of the day Helen spent
r,.,.kini the china, silver and brlc-a-biao
Hhe had sent around to the grocery lot
nmi emntv barrels and excelsior
But every picture and article that fh
took from Its place caused here a pang
She couldnt conceive of these things li
that new apartment. Everything li'i
v.,.H Wn either a wedding present o
v.nrhi for some particular place In thee.
rooms. Each piece of furniture seemed
to belong to Its special nook. They
could never be arranged o well any
where else.
And yet Warren's determination to
move had not wavered. He had vowed
not to stifle through the summer In this
i,.MTT.nt. Outside rooms and more air
n .A In
that was what ne wee un-i
have, even though the house was lees
attractive and the neighborhood not so
good." ,a
w.'ra not aolng to get all that aheif
f,,n in this barrel." announce Dell, aa
she wrapped a gravy tureen In a news-
.n4 carefully fitted It In.
"Yes I know. But we'll have room left
. .,,m. of these with the cut gl
Oh. Delia, put more puper around that-
m ih. ho ul Aunt Mary gave me
'.,.- we ouKht to have had the men
o .m. . hlna and glass. But cents
an hour seems so much, and If wa rs
i careful 1 think wo can do It aa well.
, . t Mta
- Knr. wa can. ma am.
M-i'-rthv move three years ago last
May and she had five barrels of chin
snd three of cut glass-and not a plec
hrtikpll."
wi.-n Warren came home at o'clock
. u u id iii all the disorder and
LUC 1 i ' " "
.rii.fuhliin of packing.
, t.n i.u'rt- von coining on?" as he
.n.n.i.inl over ime ruga that had Oeen
rolled up to keep them from being Uttered
wlih excelsior.
"Not very fast." Helen . bruxhrd her
h..r- hark wearily. "It l''f t
tuck china."
nil well, ton ve got plenty of lime
iii.othcr whole day-'
You'll pack your books and paper tr-
night, won't you. dear?
"That's what I said this morn!n,'
wasn't It?" I'1" voice had a note ot Im
.atienre. "Now hurry up. If we re going
mil to dinner."
Helen lock off her apron and started
into the bedroom. "I'll be ai quick as 1
can. There's the box over In the cori.er
for the books. If you want to put any of
. in while 1 dress.
Vow liiMt leave that to mo. I laid
I'd pack them tonight hu. I'm not goinj
to do It before dinner.",
A little later they were seated In m
restaurant a few blocks below. Frrni
now until they were seltli-il In their new
sartment they would lave to dine-out.
Helen who was almont too tlril to eat.
leuned her elbow on :he table and htr'
heuJ on her hand and rue1 ubntractedly
at the salt cellar before her.
"Wo won't have to pu:!t that bis;
stand lamp, will we? Anl ca.ider-
al.ru -t tin t they go as they nit !
"Loci. here-Vou're to cut your rVvritt
iw. Let the parking ifi UMlll you get
to It. '
Fo" several moments lM'.m ate In sil
ence, then i-he looked -p with . sudden.
'Oh, Wurren. do you know what wexa
loiaot1rt"
"ll-nt.1
"V.'. l even't seen ahNut having the g
tuintil on in the new pla'.n
"hal easy. I'll phono about it lo-
MKur.iw.
"A;jd tih. I must tell the n.ili: man nnd
ho Ice man and the paiur bov-i i.1 hsve
the mall forwarded. We mustn't leave
everything until the very last. i .
'Well, for heaven's Make, let up on It
now.
As they left the resV-itirnnt. Warrtn
pinned a the cornet.
Wint to go down to t ie pew p'ice
tor a few moments -to fit how thay te
e link' along with the papering?"
Helen hesitated. "Oh. hear, Vt so
tired, and there's so much more to do to
night. And you've got your book to
pack"
See here, how many times do you want
me to tell you that I'll pack those book
tonight?"
"But, deer, 1 was only saying it would
maJio us so lalo."
Not make us late at all. We can get
there and buck In forty minutes. Come
on tiers a car now.
When Warren opened the door of the
new apartment they were greeted by a
Ktlfllng odor of paint. He turnod'on the
lights In the hall and fronl room. The
walls had been partly wcraped. and one
Hide of the room was repapered. Several
large cans of paint, some brushes and
soiled rags were on the floor In the cor
ner. Kolls of wall paper were plied up on
the mantel, against which leaned a lad
der. "Oh. they're not nearly through." ex
claimed Helen, who was holding her skirt
closely about her. so as not to touch the
wet paint.
"Yes, they are. They'll finish up to
morrow." He was exploiting the other room
now. turning on the light as he went.
Helen followed, carefully stepping over
torn strip of wall paper and some boards
on the floor.
There I nothing more cheerless than,
jmpty rooms In the process of palatlng
iinl papering. And Helen could not
hrow off a feeling of depression at the
bought of living here. A real sense of
.tnealckness for the apartment they
.iru leaving possessed her.
it was only after when they got back.
Helen quickly slipped into a house dres
and atarted to pack the rest of the china.
Now here are plenty of newspapers It
you want to Una that box before you put
your booka In. No-walt-I'U line it for
you."
She carefully smoothed the papers in
the bottom and over the side of the box.
"There now." dragging It up to the book
case, "this will noia your eocycioireus
and the books in that lower shelf and.
there's two more boxes In the dlninj,
room for the rest."
Warren took off his coat. and. platuly
reluctant, began to put in tne noons.
When the box was about one-third full
he straightened up and pushed It back.
Now. If you or the girl can t pacK
those books tomorrow I'll send up a man
to do It I've got a lot of work at the
office In the niornlng-and I'm going to
bed. I can't afford to fool around here
I need the rest."
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Bildad'a Bad Bid
Bildad la as confirmed an auction fiend
as Mrs. Toodles of historic! memory.
(Strong In resistance to all other lures,
he seems utterly unable to withstand
the temptations ot the hammer and the
block. It is probably true, as his friend
tobblelgh has said, that in the days to
come Bildad will stop hla own funeral
procession to go in and bid on same ar
ticle for which neither lie nor Mrs. Bil
dad has any une. If perchance the cor
lege passes a red flag on the way to
the cemetery. However thla may be,
what Is true 1 that while dosing In
church one Sunday morning Bildad was
uddenly aroused by the minister's an
nouncement of the hymn.
"We will continue our aervlce by alnit
lng the S7Mh hymn,'' said the clergymau.
"Hymn No. 375 "
"Four dollars!" roared Bildad, still
lingering on the borderland between the
province of dreams and the land of reeU
lty. Harpers' Weekly.
