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I AGNES, THE LITTLE GOOD SAMARITAN I
n making tho short cut to achoo
Of mornings Agnes was obliged to pass
through tho tenement quarter of tho
big hustling town In which sho lived.
As this particular section of tho town
was not pleasant In aspect, AgncB
never went that way unless tho wcath
tr was severe or sho was In danger of
being tardy. Then sho took tho "short
cut." Tho Blgns of filth and poverty,
of dlseaso and vlco that hung about
the narrow, 111-pavcd Btrcets, wero
shocking to little Agnes, tho 13-year-old
daughter of a well-to-do merchant
of tho town. So, whenever Bho took
this route to school sho kept hor eyes
straight In front of her, avoiding tho
unpleasant BlgbtB to bo met with at
every turn in that poverty-stricken
dlstilct.
Ono morning early In December Ag
nes waB hurrying to school by way of
the "short cut" on account of tho fast
falling enow. As sho turned a corner
near a mlsorable llttlo Bhop where
the keeper always looked half frozen
and half starved as ho stood In tho
doorway looking for customers sho
heard tho low, heart-breaking sob of a
child.
Agnes had a very sympathetic heart,
und turning quickly to Bee from what
Bourco tho wall came, sho was shocked
to see standing just within tho Bhop
door a llttlo girl clad in thin and rag
ged garments, her feet almost bare,
for tho huge shoes a woman's In lzo
were In tatters,, and tho stockings
thin and full of holes. Tho child
seemed in tho deepest distress, and
turned hor oyc3 imploringly towards
Agnos.
Forgetting that sho would bo lato
at school should sho waste a minute,
Agnes stopped, then went back to tho
khop" door, and stooping over tho child
vho, appeared to be about eight years
Did sho asked in gontlo tones:
"What Is tho matter, llttlo girl? Why
sre you crying?"
The child's faco cleared an instant,
teeing that she was about to be be
friended; then between sobs sho re
plied: "Papa is sick .back there, and
I .don't know what to do for him. Ho
just talks queer like, and don't know
It was a strangely matched pair
toe at all." The last words broko off
In a pitiful Bob, and tho child shivered
IwRh the cold and her own emotions.
"W'horo is your papa?" asked Agnes,
E topping insido the shop and closing
fee outer door against tho in-rush of
bind and snow.
"Back there," and tho little girl,
pointed to a rear room, through
whose connecting door Agnes could
see a gloomy, dark and bare Interior,
phe went in without question of fear,
tor her heart was swelling with pity
for this child In distress, and she want
ed to do what sho could to alleviate
the troubled little one's woo.
In the small bare room stood a bed
la one corner. On this was tossing a
man In delirium. He wore his ragged,
Qirty clothes, oven to his shoes. The
bedding was scant and ragged, and an
old garment rolled up served as a pillow-
Agnes' eyes wandered from the
lick man about the room. In an oppo
1 site corner was a pallet-bed or rarcs
.covered with an old gray blankot. This
jagnes knew must bo the child's bed.
Against tho wall near the one window
Stood a pine table, and near to it was
a rusty, flreless stove, not much larger
than a toy. A few cooking utensils
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and broken dishes wero on tho stove
and table. Two backless wooden
chairs completed tho furnlturo of this
damp, cold, miserable npartment,
whero even rats must have dreaded to
ccme.
"How long has your papa been ill?"
asked Agnes, drawing tho child to her
and covering her shoulders with her
own pretty fur boa.
"All night and this morning he
would do nothing but lie in bed and
groan. Yesterday ho had a pain here,"
and tho child touched her own breast.
"I'll run out and telephone for a doc
tor," said Agnes. "And then I'll hur
ry home and get mamma to come with
me. Have you had any breakfast?"
Tears filled tho child's eyes afresh
as sho Bhook her head sadly.
"Wo haven't had anything to eat,''
she replied. "Yesterday they took all
my pa's money for rent and ho had to
pay a fine for not getting a new li
cense when his old ono was out.
A torrlblo condition of hunger, cold,
sickness, misery wns summed up In the
few sentences the shivering child
spoke. As Agnes paused a moment to
adjust her boa before braving tho
storm, tho child went on: "I opened
the shop and tried to Bell something bo
I could, got tho money to buy some
bread and tea, but tho snow keeps peo
ple away."
"You eat this now, little girl," said
Agnes, placing in her hands a basket
of dainty luncheon that sho was carry
ing to school for hor noon refresh
ment. "And sit yonder under the
blanket until I return. I'll bring
something more for you to eat, and a
doctor will come to attend your papa."
With tho delirious man's ravings in
her ears, Agnes hurried from tho room
and passed out through tho shop,
glancing round tho latter as sho went,
to boo what they had there for 3ale.
There wero a few shop-worn toys, a
ease of lead pencils, rubber erasers,
chejip writing tatilets, and a cord
stretched above tho center holding a
few unpopular magazines and weeklies,
all of a month-old date.
"Pour souls," was what Agnes whis
pered to herself as sho ran to tho near-
that Agnes' mother saw coming
est drug store, where sho know there
would bo a telephone. A real llttlo
woman and mu3t capable was Ag
nes. In a time, of stress she never
waited to ask advice of others; xshe
quickly acted upon her own judgment,
Which wns always good. Sho did not
have to canttult the 'phono directory,
for Bho know her family physician's
number. In a moment sho heard his
emphatic "Hollo! "
"Hello!" called back Agnes. "Doctor
Dash, this is Agnes Tumor. Yes, I
want you, and right away, please.
Come as quickly as you can to tho cor
ner of Bleak and Narrow streets; I've
found a very bad case thoro. No, you've
made no mistake that Is tho corner I
said. It's In a llttlo shop on tho cor
ner whero you aro to come. This is
not in your practlco district, you say?
Oh, dear doctor don't .disappoint mo.
There's a llttlo girl In distress her
papa's raving and out of his head. For
my sake, doctor, comopleaso. Oh,
thank you, doctor. It Is so good of you
to come, for tho man Is so poor that ho
can never, never pay you; but you
may add It to papa's 'bill . You say
that's nil right? Well so you'll bo
here directly? Good-byo."
Agnes decided to run back to the
shop and await tho doctor's coming
before going homo after her mother.
Sho had not long to wait, for while
Bho was trying to get a fire of old pa
pers and a handful of dust coal in tho
tiny stovo tho shop door opened and
in hurried Doctor Dash, medicine caso
In hand.
Ho shook hands with Agnes, heard
her brief Btory of how sho camo to bo
there, then went to tho sick man's
side. After a short examination ho
pronounced tho man In a very serious
condition. "Pneumonia," ho told Ag
nes. "Ho must bo taken at onco to a
hospital."
"To your private sanitarium, Doc
tor," said Agnes, quietly but firmly.
"He Is all that this little girl has left
sho has been telling mo that her
mama, and llttlo brothor died last
year and ho must have tho best of at
tention. At freo hospitals so I've
heard my papa say the patients can
not receive all the attention and nurs
ing they should have. Papa shall pay
for -"
Tho doctor put his hand over Agnes'
quivering mouth, and looked Into her
deep bluo eyes, eyes so full of tender
ness that they brought moisture to his
own grey orbs. "You are a real little
good Samaritan," he said feelingly.
"It takes a child to teach us how to bo
humans. Yes, I'll phono for my private
sanitarium ambulance and have the
sick man taken where he'll have the
best of medical attention. Today a lit
tle girl has shown me what is meant
by real brotherly love."
Then telling Agnes to hurry home,
for he feared for her health should
sho remain In that horrible place any
longer, the doctor went on to the near
by drug store to 'phone for the ambu
lance., Agnes, wrapping the child In
the blanket from the pallet bed, and
tying old bitd of rags about her feet
and ankles, told her to kiss her papa
goddbye and to come with her. A few
minutes fater it was a strangely
matched pair that Agnes' mother saw'
coining in. through the gate. But it
took Agnes only a few minutes to ex-
, plain everything to her mother. Tho
good lady could not speak for a little,
her voice was so choked with emotion;
but folding her daughter to her breast
she whispered after a few moments:
"Of such as you, darling, Is the King
dom of Heaven."
Abusing the Bachelors.
Dr. Hirsch, of Chicago, is rather
hard on tho bachelor. In a recent ad
dress he said:
"The bachelor is a coward and a
moral leper."
As to the cowardice charge, there
may be something In it. "None but
tho brave deserve the fair." And on
this prima facia showing tho bachelor
is found to be greatly lacking in tho
vlrtuo of moral bravery.
But. as to being a moral leper that's
different. Because a bachelor refuses
or neglects to bo a benedict it does
not follow" necessarily that he is cor
rupt as to morals. It would be almost
as logical to conclude that because a
woman does not chooso to marry she
is a moral pervert.
Tho bachelor has enough to answer
for.
Ho is selfish. That is plain. He has
every chance In the world to make
some good woman happy and he makes
the plea of avoidance. He loves him
self too well. He deliberately and with
malice aforethought chooses his soli
tary way.
The. suggestion that tho bachelor pay
added taxes because of his refusal to
hear his legitimate share of society's
burdens Is a good one. Ho should bo
heavily mulct for his delinquency.
But ho ought not be abused simply
because ho is a bachelor.
That there are too many of him is
quite true. Tho census tells us that
thoro are seven million unmarried
men in this country.
Tho bachelor must bo labored with.
He cannot bo turned from the orror of
his ways by calling him names. You
may say of him that hols neglectful of
his duty and ho will not resent it.
- But you cannot drive tho stubborn
brute. Des Moines Nqws.
Many "outrages" when closely inves
tigated, dounot look bo black.
Life Is like school; somo events are
prizes, but most nro lessons.
Nothing makes a doctor quite so
mad as to have ono of his patients
attend a dance, and danco all night.
In the Bird
Tho Judge Now, sir. What is your
Jury?
The Turkey Please, your honor, I'mopposed to capital punishment.
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SKETCHE8.
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Pen Pictures of Some Distinguish-
cd Men of the Day.
James R. Garfield.
James Rudolph Garfield, head com
missioner of corporations in the de
partment of Commerce and! Labor, Is a
son of President James A. Garfield.
Ho 1b nearly 42 years of age. no went
to St. Paul's school, at Concord, N. H.
and graduated from Williams College
in 1885. He grad-ated at law in the
Columbia Law School, of New York,
and went to Cleveland, O., to practice
his profession in 1888. Mr. Garfield is
spare but very muscular, and is of a
fair complexion, with red hair and
moustache. His first public office was
as a member of tho United States Civil
Service Commission He became head
of the Bureau of Corporations in Feb
ruary, 1903. Ho Is a trustee of Williams
College and president of the board of
trustees of the Lake Erie College, at
Palnsvllle, O. He maintains a resi
dence in Washington, but his home Is
at Meritor, O.
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Ramon Corral.
Ramon Carrol is tho first man ever
elected to the office of vice president
of Mexico. The office, was created ex
pressly for him three years ago. At
that time ho was minister of the inter
ior in the cablneOof President Diaz.
He Is qno of the leaders of the Nation
alists, the dominant party In Mexico.
For two years Ramon Carrol was gov
ernor of tho Important Mexican prov
ince of Sonora. He next became the
federal head of the department of Mex
ico, In which Mexico City is situated.
He held this position for three years.
He speaks and writes English, Spanish
and French. His children are all be
ing educated In the schools of San
Francisco. He Is tho father of nine
children. His first advent into public
life was as a neiwspaper editor, and he
edited two papers in tho City of Ala
mos, province of Sonora. He was born
in Alamos on January 10, 1853, and is
now 53 years old. Mr. Carrol will in
all probability succeed President Diaz
as the head of the Mexican Republic.
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' Frank P. Flint.
Frank Putman Flint, senator from
California, was born In Reading, Mass.,
on July 15, 1862. He succeeded Sena
ator Thomas R. Bard. His family re
moved to California when ho was sev
en years old.' He was reared in San
Francisco, and went through the pub
lic schools of that cltyt In 1886 ho re
moved to Los Angeles county. He is a
lawyer by profession, and very weal
thy. Ho was United States district at
torney for Southern California district
from 1897 to 1901. He was long the
chief legal adviser of tho Southern Pa
cific Railway company. He has long
been a member of the, Republican state
central committee of California, and
seconded tho nomination of President
William McKinley on his first nomina
tion. He is also counsel for tho im
mense Standard Oil Interests in Calif
ornia. Ho studied law while a clerk in
tho office of tho United States marshal
at Los Angeles. Ho is tall and heavy,
with a commanding appearance, and a
splendid speaker.
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James H. Higglns.
James H. HIggins, tho new governor
of Rhode Island, was born "In Sayles
vllle, in the town of Lincoln, R. I.,
January 26, 1876, went to Pawtucket,
R. I., In September, 1884, and attended
the public schools of that city. Ho
graduated from St. Joseph's Parochial
School In 1890; graduated from the
Pawtuckqt High school in 1894; from
Brown university, ProvldencQ, R. I.,
in 189S, and from Georgetown Univer-
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excuse for not wishing to serve in the
slty Law School, Washington, D. C In
1900. After graduating from George
town he was admitted to the practice
of law in Rhode Island, July 23, 1900;
in November, 1901, ho was elected to
serve in the Rhode Island Hous"e of
Representatives for tho year of 1902.
During that year ho was a member of
tho Committee on Militia and Street
Railway Transfers. In November,
1902, ho was elected mayor of Paw
tucket by 2,200 plurality, the largest
over received in that city. Mr. Hlg
glns was still mayor when elected to
tho governorship.
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Melville W. Fuller.
Melville Weston Fuller, chief Jus
tlco of tho United States, was born at
Augusta, Me., February 11, 1833. Ho
graduated at Bowdoln College, and at
tended tho Harvard Law School. He
passed the state bar examination at
Augusta, Me., and entered the newspa
per business. He went to Chicago
within a year and practiced law with
marked success. Ho was appointed to
the supreme bench by President
Cleveland in 1888. He was a member
of the Illinois Constitutional Conven
tion which framed the charter of the
state and a member of the state legis
lature from 1863 to 18C5. He attended
the National Democratic Conventions
of 1864, 1872, 1876 and 1880.;His wife
was Miss Coolbough of Chicago, and
they" were married May 30, 1886.
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Lloyd C. Griscom.
Lloyd" C. Griscom, American Ambas
sador to Brazil, was born in Riverton,
N. J., November 4, 1872. He is the son
of C. O. Griscom, ono of the wealthiest
citizens of Philadelphia. He was edu
cated in private schools in tho United
States, Switzerland and France. He
took the degree of Ph. 13. from tho
University of Pennsylvania ,and Is also
a lawyer. He entered tho diplomatic
service as secretary to Ambassador
T. F. Bayard, who represented the
United States at London. He went in
to the war with Spain, and served un
til April 20, 1899. In July, 1899, ho
was made secretary to the American
Legation at Constantinople . Ho re
mained there for two years and In 1901
he married Miss Elizabeth Duer Bron
son of New York. He was then minis
er to Persia.
Another Choate Story.
It is related of Joseph Choate, that
when he was a very young man, just
starting out to practice law, he was
once retained by a shop keeper to de
fend him In a suit for damages
brought by an employe. Unfortunately
for Mr. Choate, his client lost his head
completely under cross-examination,
furnishing evidence so favorable to the
prosecution as to result In a five-thousand
dollar verdict.
Tho merchant was, nevertheless,
highly indignant with Tils lawyer for
having lost the case, and when they
encountered each other at the court
room door, he blusterea:
"If I had a son born an idiot I'd
make him u lawyer."
"Your father seems to have been of
another opinion," replied young Cho
ate, coolly. Harper's Weekly.
A squire of Andovor decided to take
Into his employ a brother of Patrick,
ono of his hired men. The terms
were made with Pat before his broth
er's arrival, and the following conver
sation is a specimen of what they
agreed upon:
Squire. "I'll pay your brother one
fifty a day, .Patrick.3
Patrick. "YIs, sor, yls, sor. ... and
will he ate himself or wH ye ate him?"
The squire thought Mike had better
eat himself. Harper's Weekly.
The secret of success Is to deservo it.
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