Show lady mag the jennie wren oi new york dickens not create as much cs he dh covered 1 were such another Coluin bu to homely and sweet humanity iving in new tork today there la no doubt but there would be pointed out characters altogether I 1 M interesting and unique as those ascribed E to old london haunts one in act was dl covered sometime ago who proved to be a t veritable jenny wren by adoption it not by birth A little dolls dressmaker feeding t her body by dressing fine ladles of fine I 1 ladled and soul by tie imagery 0 an other realm tula last wa as much a nece city as the first a only by this unusual method could the dressmaker nave ex bitted arnid ber environments go foreign to the fine and sensitive nature housed in her crippled body she too used a crutch iteck tiro ef them and although ber back was not bad her leg were queer and the little bands which so fashioned the dainty work were often swollen aad discolored with he game which rendered her limbs nn worthy vehicles tor her frail body at the top of an east side tenement the lived and it wae here the reporter bad stumbled upon ber quite by chance why cardi ing for a witness in one of the recent murder cases he had unceremoniously ushered himself into her room the welcome he received was unique for t the moment of 1 entrance the little dressmaker as engaged la preparing her noonday meal what do you want she asked somewhat bome what abruptly and the reporter gave name and apology for the intrusion accordingly nor was it an easy matter 0 o do to with any degree of colemn dignity to the almost appearance she presented upon a heavy narrow table which bore evidence to having once been a rest for a bookcase plied brilliant bite of cloth needle thimbles and threads abot to mention innumerable doll amid this gay dry goods bouquet with careful attention as to crushing or damaging the precious fabrics placed a dilapidated kitchen chair and upon this chair rested or more specifically perched the only occupant of tb room the person of the house a it were the dolls drew maker of new york 1 I cant come down he aid in the same tone one might imagine jenny of locton woold bare 1 I cant get cp because my back Is bad and my leg are because added the living ml f wren from her height of chair and table f ahe bacon will burn the bacon in consideration wa putter ing la a miniature tiring pan which wa supported Eup ported on an aroa attachment over the pe jet on the wall the gag let wa ugh apon the wall hence the employment of table and chair how aid the reporter for th arant of better to ay 1 I think it groet be the girl vaguely it cott fifteen cent though they coat just tea when there no car fare cur faret queried the reporter tes replied the wise one cwm the table I 1 yaw the advertisement tn the paper or arne did petite the paper or rather we buy it second hand from mrs ite jnet a good and 1 and the car fare suggested the reporter f oh cesi we saw the advertisement in paper ot this and she indicated the attachment with a swollen little finger and a I 1 go for it alamei got joe purdee to go for me an I 1 paid his car fare aoe way oh he says afe grand along in borne care jingle jingle but ite grander its heavenly here the little lady flushed with pleasure at the happy mentioning riding Is th not up cara down broadway the bacon done the aid abruptly on the bed of ber Barrat lve bo I 1 ain L coming down no I 1 dont nee dany help bh turned out the gas then sliding to her knece oo 00 the table the grasped ber which leaned against it and awing herself to the floor ton a take down the bacon the aid 1 I usually get mrs down the you eee icart get down and hold it too irue pule imp la the morn gsg before ehe coee every morning asked the reporter do ing as he was bid oh nol the childish mouth wae with denial 1 I only have bacon on saturday ite pay day yon know 1 I dont know but I 1 would like to ant elered the reporter for once really inter cited will yon tay to dinner ehe asked shyly stay and ill tell you everything fhe added by way of bait and mayb you will write about me some day all write dont they they try to somewhat grimly the one questioned but I 1 wlllie delight to stay it it wont inconvenience you oh no it wont it cant I 1 cant make any more trouble when I 1 hatcat anything to make trouble with ite just rich people woo can make trouble for company toen ifa the poor who show hospitality said the man softly but ehe d d not bear him she was so busy hobbling ground the room preparing for their meal beside he went on contemplatively you are entitled to one piece tor taken awn the pan and bow coee that come war a I 1 eald or taking flown the pan I 1 always give purdee a piece for doing it tor me I 1 ask her to do it tor nothing the reporter at lat comprehended and bag mind flew away to a little book ae yet an fn which wa locked in hi desk it was called the pride of the poor and wa a ot certain true and touching thing which he had bin coon in hi tripe to the east 1 but who I 1 prue he asked she I 1 my aleater she works in a big filore return at the return deek you know ssi Is pat twelve now coing on thirteen fell on them again the reporter balanced himself on hie and gazed about him the room was mall and barely escaped being devoid of furniture there were two chairs very small stove now clothed in its summer cor pring of ruet and cold unresponsiveness there was abed in one corner a low stood a tin wash basin and bome cooking and the table before mentioned on the wall were pinned colored supplements the sunday paper there was also a shelf on the wall near the gas jet on which was proudly set forth a little brass clock a glass limp gorgeous la coloring three books and an array of bottles by the time the man bad finished his bor the little dress bad cleared the table of its bit of cloth and dolls laying them carefully away in a hat boz n the comer of the room then she spread a newspaper which bore evidence of former banquets upon it top on this she set tin cracker box hen with a mysterious look at the guest ehe stealthily lifted the lid as though half expecting whatever was inside to attempt springing out next she placed crotches tightly beneath be armpits and the box began a aleut counting with one band upon the fingers of the other 1 I was the explained to the anane questioning look measuring how how much was for dinner you see I 1 count the locale up to when we buy again and and ghe blushed and the tears filled gray eye lint it was only a moment the hesitated then bravely and then X divide it by here with wave of her hand at the bos oh I 1 say began the reporter uncomfortably fort ably 1 I had no idea lowi am not one bit hungry so ant she topped with a gesture as as proud and altogether s effective as that of any grand lady of the ft mr deporter Ke porter she said severely you are my aa out promised and the reporter succumbed the meal when ready consisted of ton slices of bread two slices of bacon two very much battered 1 banana bearing all too evidently the one fo r ace mark of the anh cart and tumbler of very blue milk why you have your aster buy the for asked the reporter acroca the table she dont get time to shop airily the little maid she never coee alny of my shopping for me all those with wave of he the box and ilg precious contents joe has to buy mrs dees son over he do you know what those things are ant of course you dont ill tell you they are my business do you I 1 am hut of course yon dont ill tell yon I 1 am he doll dressmaker ot new corb city im jenny wren reporter expressed due and ehe continued 1 I named myself and I 1 elected my own bosl nes tes urn hum you see it was this way read it to me she reed she went to school once that was when father and mother were alive and we were well off and had three rooms she likes blobs boobs we have three she pointed proudly 0 o the ahelf theres mother nible and her cook book and conr latent ite by that dickens man our mo 1 priced oh calil th reporter new light breaking yann mind so you read of demir wren with a bright lartic nod we did ite gran an the cook book it wa demised dami sed and frue got it as a ach what Is it when thing are tetter than cheap A a A bargain supplemented tho man it nr lust providence to the poor says well when she read to roe about bennyi gald enate me and when ehe about her making doi clothes I 1 aid that me and that I 1 was so I 1 hardly eleen for I 1 jut west ana became her right off and I 1 haw been her ever dicce my name wn but it denby now I 1 taft my ideas from the paper reads the fashion thecel to me too and I 1 cut nil my pitt crne oat by heart joe peddled them and ask yon know and oh you dont know how many I 1 have one somi day brae ie going to take to the bark and I 1 can eee the really trae jenny did yon know she was going to last year when she got sick was sick long asked the reporter looting harl at fanger nail th little one awo the table counted on her for a then she mid twelve dollars worth oh ws awful joe did he sell hie au t o m o bul automobile I 1 asked the astonished reporter his espree named that that hie nother earned being scrub ie joe any relation she pondered 1 I guc maybe he I 1 he I 1 my declared partner for life on the tide hed be my sweetheart bwee theart cesi tho reporter nodded ill tell you something she leaned across the table but I 1 got the money myself but mercy it wilt grow again thie was to ear the laatt incoherent but as she hastened to explain cheru was no damage done she then told the man bow when her easter had been the lowest and there was no money to bay food she had remembered how it had been bald in the lok abet jenny had enough hair to mak dolls wigs bad lone and there was an ideal she too beautiful yellow hair and he had cot it off and made it into dolls wig and with the money they had bought food and material to drees more dolls the prey ayee had filled with teira when told how it felt when the hear first went la and how rh had eat out on the fire escape and cried all night eo prue would not isnow ehe cared jenny wren 1 brave little doll little circumstanced a at eight by the great law oi laughing when the reporter raised kne wa see across the table to her hi eye shaking her bead in short ehe cried in a breeze though little curls waved ae 1 growing long again make but do not conr sister asked the man to keep she makes youl three goltare lol tare a week bot it takes two to live and we roust up tor it the for kirl fixed her ayea on him my tu nerol ehe wid nodded 1 I am to have one yon she to live only a while longer I 1 am going ew um humi and say doctor the charity I 1 am ta a funeral to be proud side and they one on the of the be enre end write it are expensive wont youl blamed that and was the reporter to b he promised I 1 talked of many thing more did they cook book read mr browns you ever asked in en of the laisee jenny 11 guilty ot ignorance artie th man it erand it taye on the front went beep house without it and cant to conid have christmas it tine we without it ot fourth ot or auty 1 a new theory to the reporter abi wa but remembering his boyhood day him then deemed the fusing to what and holiday he admitted the of abote feasibility it cant have things the you c yon thing to muke believe yon nest have them custom in new it la a popular admitted the man york it ie a grand tang she on we have just the best to he read read how to make thing in tha book arte them we get the and I 1 pretend to make thing we hardly know room to full 0 where to lt down and how they emelil then en fourth of july we ave ice and cale aly yon know cream that book of axing rent butter and w jut as it they were why to read of them it Is most as goed as going to sea An dobAt Is going to beat asked the reporter prepared for any you to ecat why it adems to me it I 1 had as anch time ft yon nut id eo all over the world I 1 would only my busanet busl net wont let mine wont either blandly replied theman but please tell me or it come and I 1 will take yon and the led the way to the window amoona abe window was the fire escape anil the court into which the window opened was crossed and crowed again by lines ot dapples clothe out on the escape the drew him now lean on the rail she id just ae it was a boat rail shot up conr ayee a bit so and loot down at the clothes there there I 1 arent you moving aint the boat rocking I 1 it grand t doat those clothe seem just like water and the reporter swore that they did etue and I 1 have been all tee world she eald as they entered reentered re the room come over some time and well take you when the man was taking slipped one little band into hi shyly a will come back again wont you but before you come mr I 1 donld be all well be sure and write au about it wont you pondered on hi way home to health what bad meant A week later he anew when the attle dolls drew maker went to the land where all ills are cured aad pain I 1 known ronad joe la the courtyard with an old black stoc kinf tied around bis arm but evidence of joee ariet other thin the fac he turned to the reporter ou being one wa not needed they had all turned in and given the little sufferer th biggest funeral the side had ever known and not only many little girls taft loser when the gieir little dolle dressmaker ceased to work bat the great of wa also of e strong and nobl influence when jenny wren ceased to go to beal the clothe line of a new york teb ment |