Wave and C. New York

Miggles was generous and compassionate and a blessing to Jim, or was she? While eight people were traveling trying to get to their destination they were hindered due to the bridge being out. They were told to go to Miggles to stay. They spend quite a bit of time trying to find Miggles while traveling along the roadside. It appeared to them that Miggles was hiding and did not want to be found. Once they finally arrived at Miggles’s house they found the place to be empty with the exception of a mentally handicapped man named Jim. Bill, not knowing that Jim was unable to move was attempting to spark up a conversation. The Judge remained calm during the entire time and continued to ask for Miggles. Miggles soon appeared at the house, breathing hard from running home. She introduced herself and explained who Jim was. She offered to feed the guest and everyone was willing to do their part in preparing the meal. Miggles began to tell how she came to know and care for Jim. He was someone she knew back six years ago and he spent plenty of money on her. One day Jim sat down on the sofa in Miggles room and he was struck with this illness and he’s been that way ever since. She was once a saloon girl but moved to the outskirts of town where the traffic and visitors are at a minimum. Miggles had the choice of sending Jim away to a hospital but she refused and decided to keep him with her and care for him. It has not been easy for Miggles to care for Jim but she has devoted herself to caring for him. When asked “Why do you not marry this man to whom you have devoted your youthful life”? (366) Miggles makes it known that she has no intentions of taking advantage of Jim due to his condition. Miggles is visited by the doctor from Sacramento who encouraged her regarding the care that she gave Jim. The women are kind but they wouldn’t help and Miggles didn’t trust any men. (366). The relationship between Jim and Miggles was compared to a mother