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Show MRS GRANT'S APT RbPLY. i Practical Philanthropy Urged as the Proper Thing. Whon Mrs. Julia Dent Grant was , living In Philadelphia, In tho houso at 2001) Chestnut Btreet, that her lius-i lius-i band surrendered to his creditors at tho tlmo of tho Grant and Ward failure, fail-ure, It Is recorded of her that she was visited ono aftorr.oon by a rich but parsimonious old woman. Tho old woman narrated to Mrs. Grant tho misfortune that had lately attended a ward of hors, a young woman who had marrlod a drunkard and who had Just been deserted, though sho was penniless and had two llttlo chililron. "I couldn't holp but feel for hor A this morning when she told mo about her trouble," said tho old woman. "It was well that you felt for her," said Mrs. Grant. "Hut did you feel in thf right placoY Did you feci In your r-jeket?" |