| Show FOUR DAYS ON i TWO DOLLARS AND A HALF I I Among the djleirates to the last Christian Chris-tian Endeavor meeting at Boston was a 1 young western girl who had never been = gfn to afford the advantages of travel But on this occasion by availing herself her-self of the excursion rates she managed man-aged to buy her ticket to Boston and return re-turn with a meager amount left over for board and current expenses When she arrived in New York on the i return trip she had in her pocket besides be-sides her railroad ticket the sum of 5 Instead of immediately boarding the westbound west-bound trainas most girls with so small a reserve fund would have done she decided de-cided not to loso the opportunity for self improvement and resolved that no petty money consideration should interfere with her plans She went to the industrial home of the Christian league for the promotion of social so-cial purity which Is practically a homelike home-like but cheap boarding house for self supporting women where she was ablo to hire a clean bed in an airy dormitory for 2 cents a night and could purchase her meals at prices ranging from two cents to 3 By the judicious curtailment of all table luxuries and by Ignoring all means of conveyance except her own two feet she was able to remain in the city four days During that time she saw everything for which no admittance fee was charged from the statue of liberty and Brooklyn bridge to the museums of Natural History and of Art where she took notes Her money and the four days came tom to-m end at the same time and she cheer fully took the train bound for her home having by good management and per severence gained a more thorough knowledge of New York city than the average tourist with more time and plenty of money |
