Show IX TWO WORDS I Terse and Powerful Expressions of Sentiment by Wretched 3an In the midst the of last blinding snowstorm snow-storm a young man warmly dressed trudged up the Bowery Heavy storm shoes a long ulster of warm material a silk muffler wrappd about his neck and a fur cap pulled down over his ears made up an outfit against which the blizzard had no effect and the young man faced the driving masses of snow as if he liked the struggle In the opposite direction limped a man about 35 years old thin pale emaciated and hungery looking His hands blue with cold hung limply at his sides Through his well ventilated shoes could be seen bare feet An old hat was pulled far down on his head in a vain attempt to protect his ears and his coat of summer material could not be buttomed so tightly but that at the neck a thin cotton shirt could be seen underneath The two men met The younger put his hand in his pocket then paused for the other was looking at him with a peculiar expression sweeping him with a glance from head to foot The look took in every detail the strong shoes heavy coat warm gloves and cap Then the tramp looked at his own wrteched clothing with an expression expres-sion almost of contempt Oh hell he said and passed on but in that one exclamation he had out more of misery want hatred despair de-spair fury and of a certain dull wonder won-der at the unfairness of things than any anarchist ever expressed in his most violent and inflamatory tirade against the existing tconditlon of affairs af-fairs NW YorkSun I m 1tj |