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Show The Woes of a Mother, HousC'Hunting in the City No Joke for Those Who Art Blessed With CtiildrenOnc Womaa't Humorous Experience. "Hunting for rooms with children Is no Joke," suld Iho woman with the tired looking fare. "Why, ynu'd actually actu-ally think they were a disgrace Instead In-stead of a blessing. The time I've bad this day would try the patience of a Balnl. I've been looked over, consulted consult-ed about In liisiiltlniiy audible touea, told that they'd take me 'on trial,' mull really I in half dead and auvngo enough to bile." "I know.'' sunpuilieUcnlly broke lu a Jolly little woman In Iho corner. "I've been through It nil. Hut I llu-ally llu-ally got a place, owing to the fact per-Imps per-Imps that ilie landlord bad a sct.Ke of I humor." "Oh, do tell us about It," aald another an-other woman. "I. loo, hove a child, and I, too. have I tied to move, but I've been compelled to stliy wilel'e I am on account of my young l.opel'ul." "Well. II was lllls wuy," hi'Mtll thu good iialiiied little woman. I'd been burning for days, tired and cross; oh. dear nie, yes And to cup It all, baby was cross, too. I always took blm wllh mn. It saved the trouble of answering iicRllor.a. I had turiml j from diMir to door, and waa utterly dlBcoiiruKcd; sometimes It was noth- j Ing more than a look and a snappish 'No, w have nothing to let hero.' In spile of the fart that U10 'Apartment to It. 'lit' stared mo In tho face. iluliy wa so villainously cms (hat 1 finally took him over to my sister's ; flat and left hlm there with her, and 1 started off to see a flat abe bad recommended. rec-ommended. It waa a pretty Oat, an It- , able In every particular, and lb "i arrangement wero being made for ' "'- 't inn to huve the place when audilenly . ' my prospective landlord turned to ma and nald: 'Hy Iho way, have you any I children?' "I iiroaticd. Thero It waa again ! . the Kutuc old question. I could not tell j liiu a He, and knew ibat Juki as aooa ; - aa I told lilin tho ti nth It would be all I up uita the flat." " Viis,' 1 answered. Yes, I've got j one. Ifcit If thn good l-ord will let uie I live until 1 gel homo I II tnkii blm uut j In tie hack yard and kill hlm!' "Well, Hie man nearly had a fit, ha j liniKhed so hard, and then I nearly i hud tine, for ho niudo nn exception In j , our case, and be and the young hope- j fill are grout friends. Indeed, he l j Iniighlugly maintains that he saved I I the child life." New York Time. ' |