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healing men's souls。 And when I see people wandering around a lonesome 

city like Kilburn�察�with never a soft bit of soil to put their heels into�察�nor a 

green thing to cultivate�察�nor any corn or apples or honey to harvest�察�I feel 

well�察�that they are wasting their time。 

     ��It's a fact�察�Harriet�。� 

       Indeed I had the most curious experience with my friend the withis 

name   I   soon   learned   was   Healya   jolly�察  �round�察 �red´nosed�察 �outdoor   chap 

with fists that looked like small´sized hams�察�and a rich�察�warm Irish voice。 

At first he was inclined to use me as the ready butt of his lively mind�察�but 

presently he became so much interested in what I was saying that he sat 

squarely   in   front   of   me   with   both   his   jolly   eyes   and   his   smiling   mouth 

wide open。 

     ;If ever you pass my way�察─�I said to him�察 �just drop in and I'll give you 

a dinner of baked beans;and I smacked;and home made bread; and I 

smacked   again   ;and   pumpkin   pie;and   I   smacked   a   third   time;that 

will make your mouth water。; 

     All this smacking and the description of baked beans and pumpkin pie 

had an odd counter effect upon ME�察�for I suddenly recalled my own tragic 

state。 So I jumped up quickly and asked directions for getting down to the 

mill   neighbourhood�察  �where   I   hoped   to   find   Bill   Hahn。   My   friend   Healy 

instantly volunteered the information。 

     ;And now�察─�I said�察 �I want to ask a small favour of you。 I'm looking 

for a friend�察�and I'd like to leave my bag here for the night。; 

     ;Sure�察�sure�察─�said the Irishman heartily。 ;Put it there in the officeon 

top o' the desk。 It'll be all right。; 

     So I put it in the office and was about to say good´bye�察�when my friend 

said to me�此�

     ;Come in�察�partner�察�and have a drink before you go;and he pointed to 

a nearby saloon。 

     ;Thank   you�察─  �I   answered   heartily�察  �for   I   knew   it   was   as   fine   a   bit   of 

hospitality   as   he   could   offer   me�察   �thank   you�察  �but   I   must   find   my   friend 

before it gets too late。; 

     ;Aw�察�come on now�察─�he cried�察�taking my arm。 ;Sure you'll be better off 



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for a bit o' warmth inside。; 

     I had hard work to get away from them�察�and I am as sure as can be that 

they   would   have   found   supper   and   a   bed   for   me   if   they   had   known   I 

needed either。 

     ;Come agin�察─�Healy shouted after me�察 �we're glad to see a farmer any 

toime。; 

     My way led me quickly out of the well´groomed and glittering main 

streets    of   the  town。    I  passed     first  through    several    blocks    of   quiet 

residences�察  �and   then   came   to   a   street   near   the   river   which   was   garishly 

lighted�察�and crowded with small�察�poor shops and stores�察�with a saloon on 

nearly every corner。 I passed a huge�察�dark�察�silent box of a mill�察�and I saw 

what I never saw before in a city�察�armed men guarding the streets。 

     Although   it   was   growing   lateit   was   after   nine   o'clockcrowds   of 

people were still parading the streets�察�and there was something intangibly 

restless�察�something tense�察�in the very atmosphere of the neighbourhood。 It 

was very plain that I had reached the strike district。 I was about to make 

some   further   inquiries   for   the   headquarters   of   the   mill   men   or   for   Bill 

Hahn personally�察�when I saw�察�not far ahead of me�察�a black crowd of people 

reaching out into the street。 Drawing nearer I saw that an open space or 

block between two rows of houses was literally black with human beings�察�

and in the centre on a raised platform�察�under a gasolene flare�察�I beheld my 

friend of the road�察�Bill Hahn。 The overcoat and the hat with the furry ears 

had   disappeared�察  �and   the   little   man   stood   there   bare´headed�察  �before   that 

great audience。 

     My experience in the world is limited�察�but I have never heard anything 

like   that   speech    for  sheer   power。    It  was   as  unruly    and   powerful    and 

resistless as life itself。 It was not like any other speech I ever heard�察�for it 

was no mere giving out by the orator of ideas and thoughts and feelings of 

his own。 It seemed ratherhow shall I describe it��as though the speaker 

was looking   into the  very  hearts of   that vast gathering   of poor   men   and 

poor women and merely telling them what they themselves felt�察�but could 

not tell。 And I shall never forget the breathless hush of the people or the 

quality of their responses to the orator's words。 It was as though they said�察�



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;Yes�察�yes; with a feeling of vast relief;Yes�察�yesat last our own hopes 

and fears and desires are being utteredyes�察�yes。; 

     As   for   the   orator   himself�察  �he   held   up   one   maimed   hand   and   leaned 

over the edge of the platform�察�and his undistinguished face glowed with 

the   white   light   of   a   great   passion   within。  The   man   had   utterly   forgotten 

himself。 

     I   confess�察  �among      those   eager    working     people�察   �clad  in   their  poor 

garments�察�I confess I was profoundly moved。 Faith is not so bounteous a 

commodity   in   this   world   that   we   can   afford   to   treat   even   its   unfamiliar 

manifestations   with   contempt。   And   when   a   movement   is   hot   with   life�察�

when it stirs common men to their depths�察�look out� �look out� �

     Up to that time I had never known much of the practical workings of 

Socialism�察�and the main contention of its philosophy has never accorded 

wholly with my experience in life。 

     But the Socialism of to´day is no mere abstractionas it was�察�perhaps�察�

in the days of Brook Farm。 It is a mode of action。 Men whose view of life 

is   perfectly   balanced   rarely   soil   themselves   with   the   dust   of   battle。   The 

heat    necessary     to   produce     social   conflict    ��and   social    progresswho 

knows�殖�      is  generated     by   a   supreme     faith   that  certain    principles    are 

universal     in  their   application     when    in  reality   they   are   only   local   or 

temporary。 

     Thus while one may not accept the philosophy of Socialism as a final 

explanation of human life�察�he may yet look upon Socialism in action as a 

powerful      method     of  stimulating     human     progress。    The   world    has   been 

lagging behind in its sense of brotherhood�察�and we now have the Socialists 

knit together in a fighting friendship as fierce and narrow in its motives as 

Calvinism�察�pricking us to reform�察�asking the cogent question�此�

     ;Are we not all brothers�拭─�

     Oh�察  �we   are   going   a   long   way   with   these   Socialists�察  �we   are  going   to 

discover   a   new   world   of   social   relationshipsand   then�察  �and   then�察  �like   a 

mighty wave�察�will flow in upon us a renewed and more wonderful sense of 

the   worth   of   the   individual   human   soul。  A  new   individualism�察  �bringing 

with    it�察 �perhaps�察   �some     faint  realization    of   our   dreams    of   a  race   of 



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Supermen�察�lies just beyond� �Its prophets�察�girded with rude garments and 

feeding      upon    the  wild    honey    of   poverty�察   �are  already    crying    in   the 

wilderness。 

     I think I could have remained there at the Socialist meeting all night 

long�此  �there   was   something   about   it   that   brought   a  hard�察  �dry  twist   to   my 

throat。   But   after   a   time   my   friend   Bill   Hahn�察  �evidently   qu

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