The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-08-09

and the haf e ebeyed ssse9 grip p' q hls e'aptor 4pt
"Whats the fow,m girl p, said Blythe |
to the servant at the window.
.eOh, the black tthaf1!'' she cried.
: : sure let tmespOGnss1n thAA.iniler- sill.
and 1t open a minute wild the dust, and
me sweepfn', and the blatkefffi' thafe hts1f
Ractlsd IN an,tui1 xun. esal me- kefohi.s,i
1ssafck i, ihs,,'a aaiaa Til eaMasS aMasS dai4t1y.s 4
Nswas earlyse Nebdaay WIS iaaths s9eest..t
i Hythe took the man into the area, and
turhed his pockets inside out. Not 30
much aszaa sspaNn 4&cltet Il Appoafed. I
fs1end isfs ~ sa,9 saaa !, nnst troubleyou
The man laugh uaesstly. - "gstne'so|
up,'' he said. - Take. your spoons, watch
,ful Bridget. T IN to 70 to the jug, I sup
pose.ta Who cares i''7 1ia EH<1 H. aaftg
: Are the spoons all right my, girl ~
asked the amateur detective.
can why not, thanks to yer honor,
and bad cess to the n1undthorin' rogue, to
be takin' yer honor's time.s And I'll take
me book oath agun him wherever yer
honor says."g GSttsislti1 - hlH.!ts fE.i]
"An right" said Blythe. "Good-
morning. Come with me my Turpin
The man went quietly for few PAGES
and then stopped. "What are you going
to do with mef'' he said, o. i0itIg 51I
"We)l,n said Blythe, 8 either put you
in nomination for civic honors, as alder
man, for instance where your talents
wouldn't remain bid in . napkin, or give
you in charge, think"
Couldn't e; you kick me, Sir, and let me
goW asked the man, eagerly. .s II
R1vfha 1oI1 rhod cloud Gnrr0ro1 MN.
ishment. as opposed to moral suasion;
Ell? Well, perhaps. ia Where do you
livew .,.''~..- ,....... ....... -,
His captive studied his face. It was 50
open and kindly, the laugh had been 50
hearty, that he said, suddenly, 81
wouldn't like to lie to you, Sir. don't
live anywhere. come out Of Jail for the
third time last Tuesday. Pm regular
jall-bird, l am, and don't expectto be
nothing else. I'm too old. And don't
| suppose it matters how soon 60 back"
The mans voice was steady enough, but
his lip twitcbed little.
Then you didn't breakfast at Delmon-
ico's this morningi'' said Blythe.
"I didn't breakfast nowheres these two
days, sir,'' replied the prisoner; .-
keeper, 81 have ever observed through
out nv yirtuous life that when there Is q
chronic emptiness OF the stomach, there
| is a corresponding shakiness Of the moral
nature. Here is my card. Will you do
me the honor and pleasure of breakfast
ing with me? ls'V@ ''"' =.
The amazed convict replying not, was
forthwith hailed to cellar-restaurant.
where. having ordered half the bill OF
fare. Blythe sat back in his chair con-
placently observing the furnished eager
| ness of his human wolf. When even the
4 chronic emptiness was temporarily filleti,
the wolf said, sheepishly, :" | don't mind
1 telling you, Sir, since you've acted so
handsome, that I wouldn't have TOOK
them spoons if [ hadn't ha' been just
starved That amt no excuse in the
courts, / know, and expect to 60 up fol
it: but thought you'd kind o. feel as i
YOU hadn't wasted your money SO bad !
yon knew how hOller was. I'm ready
now. Sir, if your times up"
s.Not quite up,' said John. Sup
pose you tell me how it began. Perhap
I could speak word fer you. I'm law
The other stared with surprise. "A law
yer,' he said, land give away q breakfas
ike thati That beats cracky But there
nothing to tell, Sir. I'm a whee!wr1ght.
/ got sent up the first time for being drum
' and elisorderly. [ lost my place, ant
then come strike, and no work and
e took 3 nip sometimes, ana got SEM ~
= for petty larceny. And sort o. slipped
,ntS tSrae .ne vears, .gy't term n But was sick
q the + - business, ana worked hard and kep
!, the rules, and got good name. SO whe
: I come out, goes to my old shop to e
!. work: and. thinks I, faint fair to th
boss not to own up, cause he might haV
y hard words heaved at him by the rest
. the hands if they found 1t out. And
= he wouldn't take me; and none OF tn
i. other bosses wouldn't, cause l told el
! for. thinks I, 'taint no use to preten
\. vo,, want to be honest with lie on
n your tongue. So then tried to g
: norters work, and other things, but N
% body wouldn't take b man w1tAout
a character. dom blame 'em. ! s'Ro!!
ra I shouldn't myself, if was them. we we
If hadn't no money nor cred1t, puI use
Q to want my victuals just as regWaI - :
ot though I had good wages ana 50 ~. -.
r a watch, and got sent up aga,m am, So "
=, fon,t oct no liquor, and after q little
J. ~, don,t want it. And I'm q proper, go.
~ workman. Aud the wanden used @
~ ~ me have the picture papers on SUNDAY %
10 e An And I made up my mind again that !
,e ,e inst @ he 4 new man when got out. Sc
l. did get out last Tuesday with with tne ne
>. clothes and two dollars and nice ne
- knife that the warden gave me: 80 tn
tried right Of for We work; c ana oqt whef 1ssf
Al saws. Come, now, won't tell you y
- lies. worked at the prison I'm q &C
y: vict, And then twas the same {
ssP story. So sold the knife and an q ha1 u
IN s kerchief, and the last Of them and my t,
at At dollars was eat up and slep', up nlgns T.
'Hy dv fore last. So yesterday didn't nave We
sts victuals and thought . Ina maybe Rna mf min giH
~ ~ ters % amt much in my way and, peslo
~ no ieio don't o want to beg-1 wanted to wo;
fn' fn' So oYn I walked round all night last nig1 M
"a; n 2e cause couldp' go into them holes to
! - s%tation-house % to sleep-I know 'em =.
iii well. And when see them spoons ns,rn ".
sd I'D inc in the winder this morning Purp Pp