Show HE WAS WILLING TO WORK the fact unexpectedly crovea nita a job given to him Chica oc herald that all the beggars are not undeserving tramps was evinced the other day in amusing man ner A number odthe old of the grand pacific hotel were seated in colonel wrights livery office in the hotel corridor chatting pleasantly together and relating reminiscences of the early days of chicago when their conversation was interrupted by the appearance app earence of a aid and woe bagno lo 10 oking stranger ile As a man bout thirty five years of age but with a look of intelligence in his fa ce very different from the ardi 1 ary alms soliciting soli tramp his c 1 othes were ragged and he attempted to hide his soiled shirt front by buttoning his dilapidated coat to the chin he wanted money enough to get a bed and was willing to work for it be said julian case the wealthy miner 0 f marquette was inythe party and after being the stranger critically h a sai you say you are willing to work if you can get it yes air I 1 am well air said air case here is 35 cents go and get a broom I 1 wa nt th a 8 id a w A ik in fro D t of t b I 1 door kept clean and I 1 will pay you 25 cents an hour for doing it the man took the money all malm ent thinking they had seen the t when in about twenty minutes he returned armed with a b ra nd new broom and commenced his labor of keeping about twelve feet squar of the grand pacific side walk clean the man worked steadly at his contract and the matter began to grow serious for the would ge jokers at last about 5 mr cue called the man in and giving him 1 told him to report again in the morning sure enough at 7 the next morning the man was on hand and prompts v commenced his task of keeping thi sidewalk clean the colored help about the house began to be alarmed they imagined that john B drake or sam parker had decided to dispense with their services and had engaged another to do their work they tried to drive the sweeper away but he showed fight and cheed his assail ants off the sidewalk about 10 eblock mr case was to see his man industriously at work on his little strip of sidewalk and began to think abat his litti 0 ke was reacting CAI DR the man inside he gave him 5 and after into his c discovered disc overe d that he had a wife and three children depending upon hi in further interest was manifested in the case of the man who was willing to work if only at ew ee lp ing sidewalks and to dry be is ing a position in a wholesale housein the packing department and his family is now comfortably housed and indulging in three meals a day this beggar was willing to work and reave M his reward |