One day an accident solved the problem for her, and at that time commenced a new era in the candy trade.
One pleasant morning in November, as she walked up the court, she met Ann Grippen, a sister of Johnny who stopped to talk with her.

The Grippen family consisted of eleven persons.

The father was a day laborer, and as his wages were small, and he had a great many mouths to feed, they were, of course, miserably poor.

The older children showed no ability or disposition to help their parents but spent most of their time in strolling about the streets.

Johnny was a fair specimen of the boys, as Ann was of the girls.