The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1878-10-18

tOp vi Iuc iOHS StdIWdy WHICH leu
/, down into the street, in the city OF
. l., and as she made at me furious
ly with the iron poker jumped to
, one side, and with a feeling OF
fright and triumph witnessed the
laughing sight as she went tum.
bling down the steps; result-bro.
ken arm.
"After recovering my senses
enough to realize my situation |
took my hat in hand to bid fare.
well forever to my parental root
My father was u fisherman by
trade, but strange to say was one
of those aristocratic, high,minded
type Gt the expression may be par.
dOned), who believed that any le.
gitimate business was honorable
and respectable if it was properly
conducted. At the time of this
fracas he was forty miles from
home in the city of NJ, whittier
he had gone to see my married Sis
ter and to collect money due on
fish. Imade up my mind to follow
him, or rather to get out of the
reach of the policeman whom l
knew would be after me. / had no
money to pay my passage by rail,
SO went on board my fathers
smack at 0 o'clock at night, hoisted
sail, and put out to sen, bound for
NJ, a distance of 40 miles. l ar
rived safely at my port of destina-
tiOn the next day. On my arrival
at my aunt's the following conver.
sation transpired:
wWhy, Jimmie, what have you
been doing, and what are you do.
ing hereT she asked in a terrified
manner.
"'Nothing,' said l, with trem,
ulOus voice.
"'Yes you have,' she replied,
you have broken your step-moth.
er's arm. Sh Hush The po-
licemen are now at your sisters,
looking for you, but be still; they'll
be gone in minute.'
"Just then l heard one of the
policemen say to my sister: 'We'll
be back here in about 30 minutes
"Well,' said to myself, 'you
won't find me here if you do
AFTER discarling my old clothes
and being rugged out in a new suit
by my sister and aunt (my own
mothers sister,, and with several
shillings in my pocket, which l de-
lighted to jingle, | struck out |
down the street in search of my |
father. | had now become very !
much frightened. The idea of be-
ing taken back to my native town
as prisoner, and be laughed at
10y my playmatcs, and then to cap
the climax be locked up in prison,
was more than could stand. The
more | thought about it the faster
l would go, and if l had not been
80 young my movements would
have attracted the attention of the
policemen. AS l proceeded down
the street, in half-run, with eyes
dilated as the deer when pursued
by the dogs, l chanced to see my
father coming down the street to-
wards me, but OH the opposite side
with policeman on either side. |
and turned my face from
them, as if to look at some show
case curiosity. They passed on,
and so did |, wondering, though,
where would fetch up at l felt
but after much deli6era-
tion | decided to head my way to
where my father usually transacted
his business, and to ascertain, if I
possible, the meaning of the po-
iceman whom | had seen with him. !
There l was informed that the po.
icemen were still in pursuit of me. {
The proprietor OF the establish.
nent, after greeting me with sur. u
,rise, and interrogating me as to !
he affair, recognized my right as a l
,elligerent. He hid me in a room {;
md told me to remain there; that
ny father would be back in u few u
minutes. My father came. u
"'Have you seen Jimmie 2 asked K
he proprietor.
"'Nop responded my father. e
"Well, he is bere.' a
"'Call him OUT said my father. q
81 came out trembling from head i
0 foot. q
"Jimmiep said he, what have n
Ou done to your motherr o
GAS he spoke the word, mother, 1
prov seem to throw its mantle u
yer his visage, and to impart q G.
'ok akin to love and sympathy o
inctified by the holy memory OF u
is first wife-my mother. | rela. p'
ID to him the story as it was ~
I'D him that the breaking of On
y stepmothers arm was purely W
ccidental that my interference 81
! behalf of my little sister, pro. n
,eded from a sense of duty and &C
atural sympathy. He cast his eyes re
the grOund-a deep shade of :"
PROV seemed to settle down upon Oh
is brow. Never can l forget this n' n'
'ene in my early recollectiOns, for %
was there, for the first time in OF
y life, though innocently, that / u
creed the heart of my father with h'
1 arrow, which would leave q ca
eeding wound throughout the re- a
ainder of his days. ae
"'Well, Jimmie 2 said he, you pc
ust so homer OF
"'No, father said /, Il amt 60. o
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