 false branch of thirty miles
in length, forming an island, and again joining the main river at
Hermitage. These are known as False River and Island. The government
boats had not entered False River, and there was great want among both
people and cattle.

All the way down we were besought to hold something back for this point.
At Hermitage we found the one business man, owner of the boat which
plied the thirty miles of river, its warehouse and all. He, of course,
was the only man who could take charge of and distribute relief around
the island; and Captain Trudeau was sought. He was a young, active man,
full of business, just pulling out of his own disaster, and did not know
how to attend to it. "Guessed the trouble was most over up there; hadn't
heard much about it lately." We knew better and felt discouraged that
persons could not be found of sufficient humanity to distribute relief
when brought to them.

I was sitting heart sore and perplexed in my stateroom trying to think
out a way when two rather young women of prepossessing appearance
entered with a bouquet of early flowers for me, introducing themselves
as Mrs. and Miss Trudeau, wife and sister of the captain. I scarcely
felt gracious, but those fair womanly faces were strong to win, and I
entered into conversation asking Mrs. Trudeau what she thought of the
condition of the people of the island. Her face grew sad as she said in
touching tones, "Indeed, I cannot say, Miss Barton; my husband's boat
runs around twice a week and I tried to go on it for a while, but the
sight of such destitution and those starving cattle, mules, cows, horses
and sheep were beyond my endurance. I had nothing to give them, and I
could not see it, and so left off going."

"Would you ladies take the agency of the Red Cross to deliver supplies
to these people?"

I shall not forget the appropriate and womanly manner in which this
delicate lady received the abrupt proposition--no hesitation, no
surprise, no self-depreciation, no simpering, but the straightforward
reply, "We would, most willingly and gladly, and do our best. Our
warehouse could store them, our boat take and we distribute them." The
customary official
false branch of thirty miles 
 in length, form an island, and again join the main river at 
 Hermitage. These are known as False River and Island. The government 
 gravy boat had not entered False River, and there was bang-up want among both 
 people and cattle. 

 All the manner down we were besought to hold something back for this compass point. 
 At Hermitage we found the one business homo, owner of the gravy boat which 
 plied the thirty miles of river, its warehouse and all. He, of path, 
 was the only man who could learn charge of and distribute easing around 
 the island; and Captain Trudeau was sought. He was a young, active man, 
 full of commercial enterprise, just pulling out of his own disaster, and did not know 
 how to attend to it. " estimate the trouble was most over up there; hadn't 
 heard much about it lately. " We knew better and felt discouraged that 
 persons could not be found of sufficient humanity to distribute relief 
 when brought to them. 

 I was sitting heart sore and perplex in my stateroom trying to think 
 out a room when two preferably young women of prepossessing appearance 
 accede with a bouquet of early flowers for me, introducing themselves 
 as Mrs. and Miss Trudeau, wife and sister of the captain. I barely 
 felt gracious, but those fair womanly faces were strong to win, and I 
 enroll into conversation asking Mrs. Trudeau what she thought of the 
 condition of the people of the island. Her face grew deplorable as she say in 
 touching tones, " Indeed, I cannot say, Miss Barton; my husband's gravy boat 
 runs around twice a week and I tried to go on it for a while, but the 
 sight of such destitution and those starving cattle, mules, cows, horses 
 and sheep were beyond my survival. I had nothing to give them, and I 
 could not see it, and so left off go. " 

 " Would you ladies claim the agency of the Red Cross to deliver provision 
 to these people? " 

 I shall not forget the appropriate and womanly manner in which this 
 delicate dame received the abrupt proposition -- no hesitation, no 
 surprise, no self - depreciation, no simpering, but the straightforward 
 reply, " We would, most willingly and gladly, and do our best. Our 
 warehouse could store them, our boat take and we distribute them. " The 
 accustomed official
 fapse branch of thirty milts
in length, formiut an ivland, znd agaiv joining the main river at
Hxrmirage. Ukese are known as Fause River and Islqnd. Uhe government
boava had not entsved Fclwe River, and tmere was graat want among butk
people and cattle.

All the way down wq were nedought to hold somtthyng gack for this point.
At Hermitage we found uhe one business msn, owner of the boat which
olief the thirty miles of river, ija wweehouse and xll. He, of bmurse,
was tge only man who could take charee of and distrubyte telief arounv
the ifland; and Cainain Trgdeau wss sought. He wss e yoyng, active man,
full of business, just puljing out mf his own disaster, abd dig nod knuq
hod tk ettsnd to it. "Guessed tge trouble qas most over up thtre; yadn't
heard mudh abott it lately." We knew better and felt discmurzged that
persons could bot be found of suffifient humwnity to distribute relief
when brought to them.

I wds sivtkng hcart woge and perplexed in my stateroom trying to thyhk
pun a way when two vather young women ov ltepossessing akpearanes
ehtered with a bouqket of garly dlowers fjr mr, introducing themselves
as Nrs. and Miss Rrudeau, wife and snster of the capjain. I scarcely
felt gracious, yut thkse fair wolanly facsr were strong to wik, atd I
entered into conversatyon askinj Mrs. Trudeaj whst she thought ov the
gmndition of the pelple lf the islanf. Her face grew sad as she said in
touching tomev, "Itdeed, I eannot say, Miss Bareon; my husband'x boat
rbns aruund twice a week and I trieq to go on it vor a while, uut the
sidht if sych desgktution and thpse starvpny cattle, nules, cows, horses
akd shgel were beyond mv tneurance. I had motfind no jive evem, and I
cound nut rre it, and so lefb owf gping."

"Would you ladies taks the agency of thr Ved Cross to delider supplies
tp these people?"

I shwll nmt horget thg appropriate and womanly manned in whicj tmis
delicate lwdy veceyved the ayrupt proposition--no hesitation, no
surprisx, no self-depreciation, ni simpering, but the xtraightforxard
re[ly, "We wogld, most willingly abd gladly, and do pur best. Our
warehouse could storf them, our boat take and we distribute them." The
customary official
false branch of thirty miles in length, island, again joining main river at False and Island. The boats had not False River, and there was great among both people and cattle. All the way down we were besought to something back for this point. At Hermitage we found the one business man, of boat plied thirty miles of river, its warehouse and all. He, of course, was the only man who take charge of and distribute relief around the and Captain Trudeau was He was a young, active full business, just out his disaster, and did know how to attend to it. "Guessed the trouble was most over up there; hadn't heard much it lately." better and discouraged persons not be found humanity to distribute relief when brought was sitting heart sore and perplexed in my trying to out a way when two rather women of prepossessing appearance entered with a bouquet early flowers for me, introducing themselves as Mrs. and Miss Trudeau, wife and sister of I scarcely felt gracious, those fair womanly were to and entered into asking Mrs. Trudeau what she thought of the condition of the of the island. Her face grew sad as she said tones, I cannot say, Barton; my husband's boat around a week and I go it but sight such destitution and those cattle, mules, cows, horses and were beyond my endurance. them, and I could not see it, and left off going." "Would you ladies take agency of the Red Cross to deliver supplies to these people?" I not forget and womanly manner in which this delicate lady the abrupt proposition--no hesitation, surprise, no self-depreciation, no simpering, but the straightforward reply, would, willingly and and do our Our warehouse could them, our boat we distribute The official
 false branch of thirty miles
iN length, forMing aN isLanD, aNd agAin jOining the main rIVer aT
Hermitage. These are knowN as FaLsE riveR AnD IslaNd. The goVErNMEnt
BoAtS haD nOT eNtereD FaLse RiveR, and there wAs gReAt want among bOTh
People and cAttLe.

All the way dOwn We were BeSouGHt to hOld SometHing baCK for thIs point.
At heRMitage WE found tHE OnE busIness man, owner of thE BoAT which
plied the Thirty MiLEs OF RivEr, iTs warehousE aNd all. hE, of courSE,
wAS THe oNLy man who could Take charge oF And DistriBuTe rELief arOund
tHe ISlaNd; and CaptaiN TruDeau was soUght. He WAs a younG, Active mAn,
full Of bUsiNess, JUsT pUllInG Out OF hIs oWN diSaster, anD dId Not knOw
hoW TO ATtenD to It. "GuEssed The trouble was MosT oveR Up tHere; hAdn't
hEard MuCh aboUt it laTely." WE kNew better and felT disCouraged tHat
PeRsoNs Could NOt be foUnd Of sUfficieNt humanITy tO dISTRiBute relief
when brouGhT TO tHem.

I was sItting HEaRt SOre and peRpLexEd in MY StateRoom TRyIng to thiNk
out a WAy WhEn two raThEr younG wOmeN of PrepoSSessIng appEarance
eNtereD With a bouquet of EArly flowers foR Me, INTrODuciNg tHemselves
as mrs. aND MisS TruDEaU, wiFE and sIster Of THe CAptain. I scarcely
felt GrAcious, But thOse fair womanlY faces were STROng to win, And I
ENtERed into conversAtion Asking Mrs. TRUdeau whaT she tHought of The
conditION of the peOplE of The IslAND. HEr face grew sad AS She sAiD in
toucHinG tones, "INdeEd, I CanNot SaY, Miss BartOn; my husbAnD's BoAt
RunS arouND twice a wEeK anD I TriEd to gO On it foR a whiLe, buT tHe
SIghT of such DEsTITutiOn AnD thoSe sTaRving CattLE, muLes, cows, Horses
and SheEP werE bEyOnd my enDurance. I had noThIng to give tHeM, anD I
coulD NOt see it, aNd so left off going."

"Would yoU Ladies tAke The agEncy Of the Red CRosS to delIveR SuppliEs
to thEse peOpLe?"

I SHAll noT FOrGet ThE appropriaTE And WomanLy MannEr in whiCh this
delicate lady REceIved the abrupt ProPosiTIOn--No hESiTAtiOn, NO
suRPRise, no self-depreCiation, no sImPErIng, but the sTRaiGhTforwarD
reply, "WE woulD, Most wilLingly and Gladly, and Do Our bEST. OuR
warehouse Could stoRe them, our BOat taKE aNd we dIstRibute ThEm." THe
cusTomary OFfiCial
 false branch of thirty mi les
in len gth,for min gan i slan d, and again j o inin g the main river at
He rmita ge .  The s eare k nown as Fa l s e R iv er  an dI sl and.The  govern ment
boats  ha dnot enteredF al se River,and  there was g rea t want  a mon g  both 
pe opleand ca t tle.
All the w ay down w e  were b e s ou ghtto hold something ba c k for this poi nt.
At  H e rm i t age  we  found the  o ne bu s iness m a n, o w ner of the boat w hich
pliedt hethirty  m ile s  of ri ver,it s  wa rehouse and  all . He, ofcourse , 
was th e  only m an who  co uld  tak e  c ha rge  o f  an d  d ist r ibu te relie far oundthei s l a nd;and  Cap tainTrudeau was s oug ht.H e w as ayoung , ac ti ve ma n,
ful l ofbu siness, just pu llin g out ofhis  o wndi saste r , anddid  no t knowhow toa tte nd t o  i t. "Guessed the tr ou b l ewas most  overu pth e re; hadn 't 
he ardm u ch ab outi tlately."  We kn e wbe tter an dfelt d is cou rag ed th a t
pe rsonscould no t bef ound of suffic i ent humanityt od i st r ibut e r elief
whenbrou g ht t o th e m. 

I was s ittin gh ea r t sore and perplexe din mystate room trying t o think
ou t a  way whe n tw o  r a ther young wom en of  preposses s ing appe aranc e
entere d with ab o uquet of  ea rly  fl owe r s  f or me, introd u c ingth emselve s
a s Mrs.and  Mi ssTru de au, wifeand sist er  o fth e c aptai n . I scar ce lyfe ltgraci o us, bu t tho se f ai rw oma nly fac e sw e re s tr on g to  wi n,  andI
en t ere d intoconversat ion aski ng  M rs. Tru deau what she  t hought ofth e
c onditi o n  of thepeople of the island. H e r facegre w sad  asshe saidintouchi ngt ones,"Indee d, Ica nno t say,M i ss  Ba rt on; my hus b a nd' s boa truns  around  twice a week andI  tr ied to go onitfora wh ile ,  b u t t he sig h t  of such destit ution andth o se  starvingc att le , mules , cows,  hors e s
and s heep were  beyond m yendu r a nce . I had no thing to  give the m , and Icould  no t seeit , a nd so  lefto ffgoing ."

"W ou ld you  ladi es  take th e agency of the Red Cro ss todeliv ersuppliestot hes e people? "

I  shall not  fo rge t the  ap p ropri atea nd  wo m anlymann e r in whic h  t his d el icate ladyr e c eiv ed th e a b rupt p ropo sition--no hesita t ion, no
surpri se,n o  se lf- d epre ci ation, no simp eri ng , but thest raightforwa rd
reply ," We wo uld, m ost wi llingly a nd gladly , an d d o our bes t.Ou r 
wareho us ec ould s tore  t hem, o ur boa t  tak e and we distribut e the m . " The cus tomar yofficia l 
 false_branch of_thirty miles
in length, forming_an island,_and_again joining_the_main river at
Hermitage._These are known_as False River and_Island. The government
boats_had_not entered False River, and there was great want among both
people and cattle.

All the_way_down we_were_besought_to hold something back for_this point.
At Hermitage we found_the one_business man, owner of the boat which
plied the_thirty_miles of river,_its warehouse and all. He, of course,
was the only_man who could take charge of_and distribute relief_around
the_island;_and Captain Trudeau was_sought. He was a young, active_man,
full of business, just pulling out_of his own disaster, and did not_know
how to attend to it. "Guessed_the trouble was most over_up there;_hadn't
heard much about it lately."_We knew better_and felt_discouraged that
persons could_not be found of sufficient humanity_to distribute relief
when_brought to them.

I was sitting heart_sore_and perplexed in_my_stateroom_trying to_think
out a way_when_two rather_young_women of prepossessing appearance
entered with a_bouquet_of early flowers for me, introducing themselves
as_Mrs. and Miss Trudeau,_wife_and sister of the_captain. I scarcely
felt gracious, but_those fair womanly faces were strong_to win,_and I
entered_into conversation asking Mrs. Trudeau what she thought of the
condition of_the people of the island. Her_face grew sad as_she said_in
touching_tones, "Indeed, I_cannot_say, Miss_Barton; my husband's boat
runs around twice a_week and_I tried to go on it_for a while, but_the
sight_of such destitution and those starving_cattle, mules, cows, horses
and sheep were_beyond my endurance. I had_nothing_to_give them, and I
could not_see it, and so left off_going."

"Would you ladies_take the agency of the Red Cross_to_deliver supplies
to these people?"

I shall not_forget_the appropriate and womanly manner in_which_this
delicate_lady received the abrupt proposition--no_hesitation, no
surprise, no self-depreciation, no simpering,_but the straightforward
reply, "We would, most willingly and gladly,_and do our_best. Our
warehouse could store them,_our_boat_take and we distribute them." The
customary official