Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-03-08
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NO.u62.
Gales ano Sketlbfs.
HER CHILD's CRY.
FROM BELGRAy1A is f19niiG9s
Continued from Yesterday ssf tan;


here she repeated in the same tone as be-
fore, a tone that made MS shuddcr. There
was no passion i'll it. no anger, no entreaty 5
no command. 1t seemed as though her
heart had died and her lips were mechan-
ieelly repeating its dying wish without
owning any human sympathy for the dead
heart. 80 '&N@ sD@slAniaV.
''Still she stood rigid in the doorway, ss
Langton looked at me in CONSERVATION,
and whispered This case is now one for
you. Go to her and speak to her, ads iatt
II approached her and took one of the
Observation-Disclosures. twas damp and cold
As led her into the room slipped my s.
finger on her wrist and looked into her
eyes. The pulse was slow and weak 7
had expected to find it high and strong.4a
The sem-transparent ruby-colorcd flaws
i'll the eyes had dlated and gathered deep
er fire; the expression was one of intenseJ
subjective occupation Perhaps l may.r
better convey my meaning by saying that
it seemed as if she We're dealing rather
with the formula for an idea than with the
idea itself. At rough guess | said to
myself, "A shock has numbed the percep-ui
tive power of the faculty, but has left un-
injured the power OF pain. She has the
siekening sense of want and the formula
for her loss, but she does not acutely APP.
preciate her loss as one who contrasts bit
terly the memory of possession past withQ
the realization of present dereliction.
She has no well-detined notion Of what her
child or death is, but she knows she wants q
either; that less than either will not quiet
the unusual clamorings in her heart "
death or her child, it was all one to
her. the peace that was gone with her ba-
by. or the peace that was to come-in the 4
grave, "A bad case thought to myself;u
the child and the image of the child are
gone; this always means Insanity. This,
woman will be numbered as she is now !,
until either the child is returned to her
arms or the image to her mind gsg ssao.i
"'How did this happen p asked of her IA
i'll as gentle Il voice as | could aKi isom >
lie waited for me outside. He took
the child from mel did not let it go un-a
til it cried-until il cried--untl knew
that he hurt it. Wen, it cried and i let n
90, There were people around, and i
asked policeman to get ME back my child
But he said he was my husband, and the
child was his. The policeman asked me u
was he my husband, and was the child his?
and | answered, yes. The policeman
shook his head and walked away Then
he got into Il cab and drove away--do Won
understand what l say? He got into a
cab and drove away with my child in his
arms-you find it hard to understand? ? I
don't, for felt him do it. l felt it herein
my breast, where my child used to lie
asleep felt the child drawn out of my
breast-and-sir, while he drove away, as
there Is Il God above me, my child cried--7
as he drove away-drove away You find
it hard to understand, sir; but nv child
cried as he drove away-drove away ~ ihsI''d
IL dropped her hand, and. having left .
her, whispered to Langton. lis there 4 any
means of compelling that scoundrel. to
give up the child at once ~ ''''4 '.'''@-a
''IIe shook his head and uttered a male.i
diction. uis3 & erode flsf
"Then, said I, '.you had better send her
home in charge Of some one.' .elW IN
= ''Y on don't think she II do violence up-A
on herself?' he whispered. ,.,,....i 80,
NO But some one should always be
with her until the crisis arrives ''A '7@'Ao
'''What do you expect to follow the cri-h
sis?' haoN frsr Tt,51lg
"'She. will either be cured or grow vio-
! lent.
MY dear Baird | can't leave here lust
now. Would you see her home tell her
landlady to get some one to look after her.
see her own doctor, and ask them Il, send
all bills to mes'' w .aH4 ducg4 Ynkny
! Il had nothing very particular on hand,o
so did as he requested. We got a sober,
honest. elderly woman ! knew to look after
her ! found out her doctor, and we had
chat about her; he promised to take par
ticular care of her, and to let me know
! from time to time how the case went on.
As soon as had made all as comfortable.u
As / could, came back to town and called
upon l-angton, knowing he would like to
hear how | had got on "' a'N lH"'A < u
''When had arrived at Langton's outer
I Of, tIo oil l.nl,noal 4
! Our clients husband is inside again,
without stopping to knock turned
the handle and went in. Ryland,s back
was toward me, and Langton, as formerly,
stood on the hearth-rug. This time, how
ever, there was no straddle He stood
upright. with his feet and his lips close to-w
gether. lie was deadly pale and L could
see mt Il glance, in deadly rage. Ryland
was speaking as | entered he bowed
with great politeness to me, paused, and
then resumed
- AS was saying, Mr. Langton. the
boy rs now in safety-quite as safe as If
he were with his mother, and am comeR
to say that am prepared to answer for his
safety until the mOnev---twelve htfndrsaF
pounds-is paid over TO me-
'.'So. said I.anoton. with great effort
to control his rage. YOU propose charging
an additional two hundred pounds upon
the estate for the success Of your last in
famous trick, you sorry swindler?',,
"'.ts lawyer, you ought to know that
your language is Illegal and y re- "a a'
Take an action do = cried Langton,2
now losing all power over his anger. -
Take an action, and go into any court
you please, and l pledge you my word as Z,
a man and lawyer that there isn't Jury
in England but would lynch you, and not
Judge on the bench but would applatfd
them; and by heaven if you don't get
out of this instantly, I'll not leave the 1ob
for judge or jury, but do it with my own,
hands, @ - - -
'.IIe seemed about to spring on the mau.,s
Ryland slipped his hand behind him, !
backed toward the door. and said. Don't
come near me, Mr.. Langton. Well knaW.r