Louisiana capitolian. (Baton Rouge, La.) 1879-1881, 1879-10-18
she's drunk, and when she's that way
she never cAres.'

she's drunk, and when she's that wa
she never cares.
1t was n strange scene. The grea
mass Of mountains in the distance
black, awful shadows; the still canal
the wide expaDse Of railroad track
the great engine putting and painting
looking like IN evil beast; the meI
in their red shirts and with horrife'
faces, holding in grimy hands the Ian
terms whose Pickering light foil on tn
quiet, motionIess figure on the grouu,
with the dead mans head in his lap
Father were good ter me, he were,
said Jim, slowly. yer needn't SHAKE
yer head, Bill Smith; if no didlic mi
twas cause | needed ont. 1t ain
none of yer business either, job,
Billings; what yer howlin' for' HI
Want yer father, wa hep Then job,
relapses into silence.
Pretty soon the 'currincr comes
and in few moments tho body j.
lifted OH shutter and four men carr,
it up to the toll path, then after 4
short distance, down to u miserable
shanty, stopping a moment on the
very doorstep where had seen Jim
He pushed open the door.
Come in, fellers, an lay him on my
bunk /; old wOman's in the totber.'
| glanced around the room. A rusty
old stove p'opped up with bricks, two
broken down chairs, q rickety table
and tw0beds were all the furniture.
The window-panes were stuffed with
old rags, and few cracked dishes
stood on the dingy old mautelpieco.
On enc of the beds laya woman sleep
ing n drunken sleep, u bideous loath-
some object.
l started to 60 out. In fact, | had
no business to enter, but wanted
well, l don't know what; / followed
the crowd.
But little hand is laid Oh my arm.
It's jim; he says softly, YOU'RE tho
engineering Teller; knows yer. Please
stay with me till she wakes up
There'was no resisting that pathetic
appeal. lsat singerly on one of the
rickety chairs and waited, wondering
why he had asked mo instead of one
of his fathers associates.
Pretty soon the child came and sat
down, folding bis tiny hands and gen
tly rocking himAelf to and fro. IcOuld
not help thinking Of little Paul in
'Dombey and Son.
you think it's Drter funny l axed
yer ter stop, but item Others is ruff
on her with q backward glance to-
ward his mother(; they makes fun on
her.
The mass on the bod moved. It
opened its eyes and cried, Wasser!
wasser! in q lloarse voice.
Jim held tho cup to her lips.
where's yer father, yer brat amt
he COON yit9'
Hes coom,' said the boy.
where's he ? | wants himg
Hes on the bed and can't toom.'
'Hey! dloonk asiu, M doubt
NO, mother, he's not droonkA will
yer look at himp
what! he's sicI.?' she cried, SHIRT
ing up.
'Yis.'
Help me up, yer brat F.; gle mo ytr
ham, Jim helped her up.
'Ach kin but yes wurk lectle,
drap, that's a., that's a.
The strange pair moved slowly up
to the bed. The dingy kerosene lamp
gave out feeble light, but light enough
to SEQ the dead, light enough to see
the blood trickling down into the red
pool on the floor.
The woman gazed a moment, and
then knew what had happened. She
gave wild howl and sank by the
dead mans bed, her long hair cover
ing her face as she lay on the floor,
q Run for tho women in the neigba- |
hood, quick | said to Jim, but Ne |
hesitated. |
Maybe they won't coom,' said he;
they never does
Tell them III give them money,
Co.
Pretty soon " herd of creatures, I'M
deserving of the name of women, came
crowding in with loud laughter and
coarse words, and the 'curriner' was
with them. As he seemed q person of
much consequence, left q sum of
money with him sufficient to dcfray |
the funeral expenses, and went on my
journey.
Five years passed, and found me
again in the neighborbood of Mauch
Chunk, finishing q term of school
which friend began, but, through |
illness, was obliged to give up.
The school house stood in a lonely |
place, two miles from any house, built
n the out-of-way place because the |
and was given by q rich resident of
he town. One night when | was sit
ing alone in the school room, heard |
faint rap at the door.
Come in l said, wondering what
ault the parents could have with me
low.
The door opened and in came q
all, thin boy, with mass of tow COL
'red hair and deep violet eyes-eyes
nice seen never forgotten.
'Jimn
He smiled his rare sweet smile.
I'm glad yer leckerlected me, boss;
faint oien | sees the likes on yer. Eve
'ecn hangin' round fur II week, but |
couldn't git no chance ter speak with
'er, sides | wus 'tiaid yer might be
'orter stuck up like
'Sit down, Jim, and tell me about
'Taint much to tell he said, in a
leprecatory tone. Marin took her
'wn life soon after dads smasll-up.
She had the tremiDs, but she WANT
sponsibler, the pa,son sed. Then