The Opelousas journal. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1868-1878, 1873-07-12
A Boy i'm Trouble.

Alloy on the south side adbeen making
some trouble. He got himself caught in Il
fy-wheel, which resulted in the worst
cOmmOtiOn that was even eel i'll that
mill. His %pantalOons were caught by
the ty-Wheel, and just as it raised him
from the floor the pants couldn't stand
it; they gave away and he was thrown
out the rear window, which is ALWAYS
kept open for that purpose. The boy
skirmished along the bank of the river,
lodged between the heaps of cinders,
and darted under warehouses, accord
ing to varying circumstances of whom
he met and where. He was seeking his
home and his fond mother; he found
them and had cause to wish he had
stuck to the fy-wheel when his fond
mother got the sole Of his brogan into
active operation. (The scene changes
rOys went tapping around the ty-Whcel
and slashing against the timbers of the
mill till they attracted the attention of
the catcher, who threw up his arms and
shouted frantically for the engineer to
stop the machinery. When the horror
stricken men found nothing left of that
boy but aafew strips of his cOrdurOys
their courage failed them, strong as
they were. They could not convey the
news to his bereaved parents. They
notified the coroner as men who knew
their duty, and would perform it. They
gazed mOurnfully on the remains, and
who can say what awful thoughts filed
their breasts. They drew lots to de-
eide who should carry the news to the
poor boys home, and a rough but
hOnestfellOw, with a fist of iron but a
heart that melted at the sight of sor-
1A1o-, ea4ol T., ---z Ill.,
heart-rending intelligence, and as he
memory. "My poor woman, prepare
yourself for the worst; your SON
There she was to interrupt him with
words and looks of alarm. He could
fancy her anguish. He spoke his piece.
He said: "My poor woman, prepare
yourself for the worst your son" and
then she interrupted him. He was
surprised, but not altogether according
to the programme he had laid out.
When he got away from that house he
went to get a dozen stitches in his scalp,
and the tender mother of the enter
prising boy remarked, as she laid the
poker down, "Ill teach the big fools in
that mill to steal my poor boys clothing
and send him home in the condition he
was in the first time saw him.n-[Pitts-
DuIgn LeaUef.
VERY FRENCH.-A pretty instance
of the feminine heart, under adversely
no doubt pleasanter i'll theoretical OBJ
serving than in practical carrying out
recently took place at the prison chapel
of St. Joseph, at Lyons:
A young girl, only II years old, mar
ried there a convict named Saliva, but
two years older than herself. Saliva,
had been sentenced by the Rhone Court
of Asslzes to five years hard labor. In
a few days he was to undergo Transport
tatiOn, and the girl, who wasexceeding-
ly pretty and modest, wished to be uni
ted to her atianced husband before his
departure, hoping that by having her pO-
sition legaliZed she might be able to
join him in the penal colony of New
Caledonia, NJ. COusse, deputy mayor,
addressed some feeling remarks to
the young couple, after the civil mar
riage had been performed, reminding Sal
va Ofthe duties imposedupon him by law
and society. The convict shed tears as
heprOfessed the most sincere repentance,
and promised that the remainder Of his
life should be devoted to making him
SELF worthy of his young bride, who had
made such a sacrifice for him. Salva's
mother, with whom the young woman
resided, accompanied her and attended
the ceremony, taking her new daughter
away after her husband had embraced
her, while he was again fettered and
led back to his cell.