| Show dl COURTESY ALL TOO O SCARCE C. C I Ithe Cleveland Man Set F Fine FEX EX Example of the Duty of a Gentleman to to the tho Fair Sex The youthful Walter Raleigh spreading his velvet cloak on muddy walk for tor his queen to pass Is ts a pleasant pleas pleas' pleasant ant historical picture picture- But the heart of or a courteous gentleman ma may beat under the blouse of or a workingman as well as under the cloak of a courtier Last November the city of Cleve Clove land 0 O. was cut off from tho the outer world by th the worst storm of or wind and sleet and snow In Its history Traction Traction Traction Trac Trac- tion lines and railways were tied up for several days Four days das after the storm a woman reached Cleveland Cleveland Cleve Clove land to visit her sister She knew that the cars were not yet running on tho line she wished to take and so she took a car on another line that would t take ke her to the city limits she hoped to connect with a acar acar acar car that would tako take her where she wanted to go Forty minutes later she stepped from the tho car at the edge of or the city Between h her r and the curbstone a wIde stream of water six or eight Inches deep was running As she looked I helplessly about a workingman whose hair was touched with gray left a I group on the sidewalk waded out to her and said Madam you OU dont don't know me and I dont don't know you but butIr if Ir you'll let me Ill I'll be glad to help you to the sidewalk She thanked him and ho he took her suitcase to tho curb splashed back and taking her up in his arms waded with her to the walk There he put her down dry shod carried car car- ned ried her suitcase Into a near near-by store and told her ho lie would tell her when her car come came for he was also waiting for Cor it Two hours later he waded with the suit case caso to the long-delayed long car returned and splashed once more through the stream of or melting snow as he be carried her to the step Then he said I hope you'll be all right and took a place at the opposite end of the car Youths Youth's Youths Youth's Companion |
