. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . young girl,seventeen years of age, as I learned afterward. She wasvery drunk. The young men were pushing her about in therudest manner. One would push her one way, and anotherthe other. I said : Do you call it sport to push thai help-less girl about like that? Somebody said. - Thats said, Yes, that is my name. They allowed me toapproach the girl, who was swaying to and fro, — she couldnot stand still,—and was crying bitterly, uttering that wailpitiful to hear from an animal, but far more pitiful to hearfrom a woman. I said, Wher
. Platform echoes: or, Living truths for head and heart . young girl,seventeen years of age, as I learned afterward. She wasvery drunk. The young men were pushing her about in therudest manner. One would push her one way, and anotherthe other. I said : Do you call it sport to push thai help-less girl about like that? Somebody said. - Thats said, Yes, that is my name. They allowed me toapproach the girl, who was swaying to and fro, — she couldnot stand still,—and was crying bitterly, uttering that wailpitiful to hear from an animal, but far more pitiful to hearfrom a woman. I said, Where do you live? It was sometime before she could or would answer me. She was sodrunk she stammered badly. At last, by patience, I ascer-tained the name of the street and number of the housewhere she lived. Then I said to her. Now. if you willtrust me, if you will take my ami, I will see you safelyhome. She put her hands to her white face, and lookedat me. and then grasped my arm as a drowning manwould catch at a plank. I walked with her a mile and a. A GOOD-NATURED OLD IDIOT. 539 half. It was hard work, but at length we reached the house,and I rang the bell. The servant came to the door; I toldher who I was, and said : I found this young lady in thestreets, and she says that she lives here. Oh, my goodgracious! said the servant, and pulled the girl into thehouse, and shut the door. As I went to the concert, I said to myself, People liketo talk, especially about teetotalers. I have been seen walk-ing through the streets to-night with a drunken woman, armin arm, and they will talk about it. Well, let them talk ; Ican talk, too. I have a meeting to-morrow night; Mr. Grantis to preside, and at the close of my lecture I will tell thewhole affair; and so I did. At the close of the meetinga lady and gentleman pushed up to me, holding out theirhands. God bless you! For what? For bringingour daughter home last night. What, your daughter?Yes, poor child, said the mother, she is lying
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