•ho

still live on 1

" ,.

yeu ~ olud to vi it 1 rE

ou

ot ~ o· e

By Cl rena S. arra.

.• y.

s

imps

urn .. on ou

D0 ""'...1 •

A S Y L ~

vith

do~tor ir: Cli~

es into ~ourt f r

eben sb done by the orld. T 11k

egro

6.... ab

Ie ':orl

he

.. f

o '11 r b bly s e ji~ p Lhi ::.>

If you h! p en do,n on· h 10 ~r z:d £ vlark tree+, you

orne 'ho

aDd is io 8, opiu joi ts 8 d shOGt i ::.> g 11 ries.

II re lOU ';il1

Itali

I

will 1 ileel see _0..., ~olv do r.

""treat .. ou had tter 3° 0 ~ tur cy .ight. It i· ore

interesti t" an th boulev r or Co y 0 h r art of Chioe o.

~e_e yo will fir. 10' giL::; au , eh ap hot Is. ee d h· d

oloth stor • pa n hop , Chine tee tares i ..h tel] vas

i tht; . i d u. s, pIe j y 01 1 0 s ~

~b1JO h es,

them 0 ~e the r ' .d t ·....e

how ell o~e e eeleg i not tl t in I i

i t i ocket

•

-2-

street4 ~he cart hHS 08 aline stove n over this stove he

pops oorn 8Jd eelIs it to the hron~ 0 Clur tree j 1=i

chooses lark s tr et be caUE'e • I hou ~ -a t of t ~e p opl t t

he ~eet( are po r, still hey are of liber 1, r vkl sort,

a_, had sooner Qive th ir mo ey to 0 e-leg ed £0 y hu to Lut

it in th be ·k.

Sometimes 0 Derby Day or Chio 0 ~BY he ther i a

faded blue u·t of olothes with

brass butto ~ end goes out on stat treet d begs. It is

etra ge how mu h easier it is to get money wh your leg ha

been tsk n off by a 08.IlO ball th I.l v,hen it ha been oru hed

by a oar h~ 1 4 ihi i

Of (}ourse To y h

eoeu e pol are patriotio. --~

8 fa 1ly; 11 poor people have n ildren;

h keeps th m in s b Bement on 01 rk reet xt to n opium

joint; they pI y in t.e streets by dey a d On hot ummer niRhts

...hey ·0 up on the id wal a d watch the thro g il h Y fall

asleep. Perh p the boys ill grow up nd be h ged; th ~irlB

-ill mo t likely always tay 0 Clark street. n goes out on

the etre t V'i1jh hi. rt every night exoer he it snow • On

ay he w .. out iua 0 torm d fell 0 d broke hisIJ

Viood e 1 g a c1 i h"'d to be fixed ith 11 a J ira ril: s-but

this story is bout hi other Ie • the 0 e _e lost o e y rs

lony waD bor i the moot beautiful spot a the most

be utiful 1 ke i the arId. t B lagio 0 ~vk~ 0 o. lh

h child he u d t sit on the hi~h promo or 10 k

cle r. u ep. blue elo' 'i~ nd th soft blue

d in Chio;o. \ i '11 lived i he

ifnI it was

s 2.000thi'

ho be

-\)-

year bef re _0 Y's d y. I. It ly: y'B moth r h d . little

garden wh re .J:e I'D' ced va etabl- &1 d to k hem 7.':' tL on~'

tv the little bri market Qquare il Eel io. h re 01 the

ho

oam

t the se -

comps 00-

old

ho o.

pc t their 1m

to ...,0. A.f er L sl

me to buy. But

hin D

e bUil

the r ~...h a1 Iv

II

from mornin until ight. _he

.L yor an ondo d ri

shor or any here else th y i h

livrea a ,d

- ~ [Se t the

fr "0 he

i

th ateriaal

way_ t

hill d 10 e ar

to

8mbi tiou

a d be k to 6 d b k. he "i 11y dri t o uhiooO'o. .h r h

Joi e the Italia 001 o n~ ur 1 iz . t c1 rrl d

d

he 0 ur"e f ti

dra ilro

re

fem'ly end 0 vote. I

t dy job i t00

ev r

to or e the horee of

ter loft blue

e

n b

i·n.aP.Af1

aD i

a

d

he

h d to do w to get do

dirt out from bet '~ t e

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to 'pe k :':ngli h exoe t s fe bro'·8n sentenoe t at h !.l dad

av ry day, but e~rer. in It Ii D h s not leer ad or brisht.

'.. ew ho to ~hovel a d. to tur 9 itoh, to get out of the

ay of e moving troi, 0 obey the foreman' orders 0 ~ to do

hat the rioh people tol him; most oor people do thi last,

es ecia11y at el otion tim •

e hBd a very simp1 , e sy job. The ye. ds \ re ebou" a

quart r 0 3 ~i1 i e nd mil or t 0 in 1 n thi the tl~oks

v.ere 1 id so 010 ely side by i t at he oou1d hardly tend

B £ely bet~aen the. A half dozen road ro their tr i Bnd

9wi ahed their oar 8 d en in alons th traok, d from mor

'we until night th yard e live 'iith tr ins .. dora . d

er:: . lea r.J.ovi g up a G. ao J. 0 one C&r.l to th yl:lrd :x ept

the railroad . n hose du y Cl 11ed them thar. Som .where about

the middle i he yards wa on elaborate y t ,m of Bwitohe 'hioh

ma e it oss·bl for & train orth of the i h to run south

on tra k umb roo d th n after p9 i 3 itching tower

uradually turD off rom traok to track u til it r n 8 ay

from t it 0 treck eight or to or t.elve or ny other that

the yard mate eha ced to oho s. This switoh ~BS oell d s

puz_le sitch' Ld indee i a pu%zl to lmo t ev~ry 0

exoepu +he fe ho n d m&na~ t r th intric te d ~ign.

The witoh as w rkod by m~ i 0 er ho como dad a vtew

o:!: th y r 8 D everyone in t d ~.ho k a from ignals

on \hi h traok to d t.e flyin~ cars.- ~ony he' othin to do

it th s r y-_o=_~

izon of his mind. .mOLY' 0 k of th El imple st .."..,.~

with little ati k abont twelv inohes long,

of a inoh thiok, 8 d 11 he

eea aLd olean the s 0

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e ril

it, 1

i

ofte

o Id

rnin ..., for

on

s you

ve

ee

1

... rh

1

trai

ofte

holdi J hi---~--

~ obliged t ~o 0 0

til lcn~ ft r r.

every oent e ) t.

Vi r

eould be joined to ~eth r by t.6 i t._& to~ ere _,or t18 h

o ·..40 0 th. ioh a ...,0 tl r>ria here Doth g but

I!lU 01 a needed ,nd .0 t muo 0_ ,hat. 0 1 r 1r n th t

he 011 u ~ Or thi job ere eDou~h to dod3~ movin~ ~rain.

O~ Gour e a y a e who was e refu1 oul p off +.h track lhoD

19 a aboll o. as, but till if you· d boy kne

h t he os Ii ~ ~ ou there in 8 11dern JS o~ r ilroad tr aka

01 v ith ~ovi osrs nd th t ft r de he ~ust cdge the e

tr in 8 h~t s 1s -at p or a for tinl momert or :lunder

o · som~ 0 e else me t carll i e th yonm1ght wot slee very

o dly at n1 h ~ The ""ons of railroad pr side t (In e~e ral

~ns era n B I Tal Jounsel v r take thea job.

l,"ell. y u",ed to walk arouDd th flcks nd i opeot h

it he 8 ns_ y hi littl ati k i hi han 1ft ray r

or 0 f It perfeotly t ho e end had Ie r~ed a loul te bout

here a trel ould 10 dafter h 0 r 0 ... the If uzzl

switoh. To b ure. h h d n rro 1y e oeped d 8th a umber of

is-but he had n caped- D he ver t ongh 0 ti J a Bof r

Job; h. ~ulr at h e any hi b b ~ter th n thi to 0, a d

bides f 1 e "liro n up uh job Om all elB .0 Id h v

... 0 to ta ~e hi 1')100. lie uot 610 ,.,. r t '01 II 11 in he SU r

t but i the .1 t r, he the DO fell f ~t tid ble

l' rd, it 0 a say job•.1 loth e""sr,

d

id

your

r it

.6 (I ¥OU

oom

i' he 10

o u""ed 0

. outh Il

ou 111

He t

track t

upon your ayEs aud ears

ver thou l'ht of tai-; there w r 8ever 1

d

s

ho ark ~ith y u.

ra e of the y rTh

r.r. aT: InU

aD ot Give 11 0_ your i e to 0 gi B r i

e 1 ife ae herd

i. u1 ;

rs to th

.1 to '?t in "inter

d tear

ti.:e • C'he we

life he

lives

if i\ol m~me.. r ...' you ev r -ork in e oj

f 110

at 0 ce; but Tony

hungry 1 itt 1 I t.e1 i:n vhet e he d to f ad.

nothiD~ abou it a d r a 1y thou~ t

-7-

'.fhi par i,.ular~.ort

au o :ri me

o 1'6 01' ;; rds. fe no

uefor_ it ro Dh t e 'puzr.le s i ch ; t~ it at .6

roo rap C lD beyor. th er.

as

d he

..:0 or

als; beth th e g ·ear ar.d the

v t... _ gi c do.

of t e

OJ 10 y'8 1 tIe red 1 t Tn 0 ,at vhe

Leed d to

ut if lJ''illY looked '1 y k .... · w thr..t it has 0 l~r 1;1 tr ok-

roi 11

:1f£1 d he sou

1 O~(; us ef3 it '",,(e tv ot auID&

~i e B th-' er .lin Jrept 10 G. In fsv t t .ar 8 C L ed of

sriJi g; . ma ....h_uld look out for ri·-"'el:f'. ,ell, 0 y Be

1 vni g over the tr ok, .ith hi~ 1 it I g tr tched ou~ behi ·d.

lie heold no ~ound. ~he orn b 6 60 r ;) Id h t .. J..

Dumb, Eo he. 1e r. d ove::.~ th ' ... £<0 - in

1i.6 erc t, 001 , ho ritle yard , ·L he vi ien 0 f the 000 t017

ful lu ItelislJ ky, hf e a ·nv ir.;'

o it y he 6 boy. Cnce Ou: he n .... ·,. ~ ~a t 0 dor-

D. c1ef!r, blu

. i in "-> !ro 1teli h, -Toe , S

here h u

iU-"'er r'd

.. n mi hty .8 of iron ~11 1 on h1~ 1 •

8 ov r .1 '. o on. e'l n () hi', but r- e

UlA- ..1 e i th at h t r.1 r' hi ry. ,.l: y,a ta e to th ho p1 el; hie; ,{1 elea 1 g .. out

1

,-rcar or

l' 0 y

deal.

'y to reaovlIr

liv .a

h exp at tio

aa

i

bt 1

6 i<1 he aul eelf-h

hat i

.]0 uplo 0 f no .. tho

. t hi 1

ey B d

b

vae tior.; 0

r ~ r.. of 1~'

hnt me t. but 1.

~a took

·h

,,0 hov 60

ba· ho' v

h .f rou

e

at -ror

to 6.0 i h

8 8 ,. r us

Led

t '!;he

v

e tol 't'" jury

u o. h 1... t hile h

hO

old i~ :8_ or his

to

L1 t r tu

i1 ~ or h

t

-8-

beo us whl.:?

at co

doubt.l sa they h d 0 v. J.:h

_18 Ju v reiu cd to

""omp y or

h 3 au ed the risk

r.se,

• in 11" .e r> loll" 0 r p. 0: f. ron t Ie y r

pI

.... 1:0 "the 1~'1yer to ro Ie "" y'; in.:; bout It 1 or h t!" 3-

d __ fondan" • f vour e !ill y did.

ld ot

he "as narvou nd hr

\i on 1,;:he

­..or.k 0 .or ok

auld ot s em to m

. h~t ~ . ~he u [:,. '. tJ a v _y .!. ny ... uld

cornpr h the of the Tud b~tte han v'!:.. Tud

,

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, nJ 10

8 iJ 1 lieto

l' b e • u. v

hi' d 6 11 hoy C'< ~i

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Ie 8 0 t 0 he tr,

Si! i t.J ith i little tiok.