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Show Pathos Between Lines. j John Mitchell, In a description ot one of tho historic coal strikes of the last century, said: "There is a story of the privations of these poor people that has a grim pathos pa-thos In it. Its pathetic rather than Its humorous sido makes tho story worth repeating. "A child, durlny the strike, goes to Mrs. SimpkinB on Monday morning and says: "''Please, ma'am, my mothor sent mo for tho loan of your marrow bones to make soup with.' " 'Tell your mother,' Mrs. Slmpkins replies, 'that Mrs. Murphy has them to-day, and Mrs. McDovltt Is promised them for to-morrow, but sho can have them on Wednesday if she'll return thorn promptly, beln' as I want to make soup mypelf on Thursday."' |