New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-27

s0hf my bones ana DOuNI gIoah, piN'N''
sOh what "A time 10 has been Sammy!
sammy She was up again; and think .s she
hauled him up and shook him, for something Jul
with a crash like broken bottle: 40, all
'You IDIOT she screamed. When yon want an
the brains you've got, and more too 10 pay mo
this trick Serve you right II get ouV an" i
YOU at the next statiOn-ugh" IL ho,d
Ii sounded a. if she were banging nis oa nueJ
against the carriage. That and the tresh III. , Of
10 reuse him. He got up and put ms neau reed
t6e window for a short time. and then repheu
slowly and impreSslvelv: Mona of vour
Now look here old woman in,,, IN Wixon Is ali
tbrre And no man alive can say ne Ism T. ne "tnT
on soiemnly holding carefully on to one WORD tlil
he was sure OF the ne1t con1 nf 70 Now tT' then
VtYonrs I should think rs it's your Wlle VINO is
rivin@ 1s all this trouble. l wish I'd left you to
night 10 out yourselves .,,, ,;o1e
sober and consequently savage III not nave IL
mt upon me. / didn't want to marry heri tnat
was YOUR doing. and .donti want to make away
with her that's your doing, and II us hanging
matter I am not the one to swing for IT, -,
Heaven forgive you, sammy Sh% 'H we talk ak
in that way TO yJur poor old mOthcr-dOn I. III the
poor creature was only in her right mind she q pe
the first - say her old nurse was her pest IRENE
the only one she bad in the world when her pa uieu
II Here she shifted little Sammy gave sort OF
derislve grOWl. 1900.
thar She must marry somebody sometime leIt All
alone in the world with her good looks anu neI
fortune: and why not my handsome son III was
luck for YOU Sammy, though YOU turn against me
now There you were, Just come home from foreign
parts without halfpcnny in your pocket OF
notion where TO turn 60 ma one; anu Incle va
she without relation or friend 10 interfere WIN
vou--as simple rs a bahy-not n creature 10 stop
her doing as she chose with herself and her money
II woul1 nave been q ard shame 10 lose hut u
Lonooi OF course | wanted to see my han Isotnc
lad as good gentleman rs the best OF them. Tue
old woman seemed 10 be talking on ana on puI-
posev; like telling a rigmlroie to chId 10 keep IL
quiet. Sammy gTowled again III GnIder tone.
oh yes, Say its all my fault do. lou can
talk black white when it peases You. ,
- 1t WAS your fault sammy lou might nave
lived bappy and pcaceable if you'd ichosen.
Haven't | been down on my Blended knees to beg
Won to let her alone when Won was treating hef mat
Shameful that the whole country side Was TnII't
with Ia, You know IL, and others know IT, ana
can tell YOU what Mr.. samuel Nixon, II she d been
found dead in her bed, as expected every holn,hs
OF NV life to hear there wasn't servant IN the
Mace that wouldn't have spoken IN OeloIe ut
Goroner-and glad to do it. Who'd. have swung Tor
The brute was mastered. heard him Shutting
his feet about unea>ily; then-ln 4Aul.Ih
whlmper: 1t was drink ngthlns ei7, am Hel M
qravatine. whining ways. Don't be nara on me on
woman I'm sure I've given IN handsome 10 al
your plans .,s 1900 e.oi
Now you see what IL Is to have Your po0r OLD
mother to turn to- Your wife may talk As much as
she pleascs nov. Who'll believe her when we
cot il written down by two grand Lonion doctors
that she's As mad as mad can be Who's to mind
her talk or anyone elsesT Aren we taxing her
ND to London Just for the good OF her health, 10
nice safe place where she viii be well looked after
and kent from getting herself and other folks INTO
auv more trouble; and then you and me will 20
back. sammy, ana live as happy and comfortable
They Will treat her like lady-eh, mother"
tOf course they Will; a beautiful place, aud the
best OF living Bless YOU she j ne as many as Tue
dsv is long IL does you credit being so tender
hearted Sammy. knew you couldn't ABIDE seeing
her stormlng and IavIne as sne dd last night 30 !
lust gave her little sup Of something before we
started and you she's been sleeping Ike baOy
ever since. Aud the eentleman-where she gong.
you knOW-he gave me TINS bottle; ana Wneh We
get to London I've just 10 give her Win OF II on
Handkerchief, ana of she goes as quiet as lamb.
No screams or tantrums this time and he and his
nurses will be on the lookout Tor uS with his car
mage. and. before she knows 1t there she'll de as
snug you please.
This was awiull
What should dol Were We ever going to stop
Was there another station before London
should | be drugged, dragged of and made away
with. ! knew if they found lie out 1t VAS all over
with me. The pattern of the blue Shetland vel
danced before my eyes the noise OF the tram was
as the sound of the roar Of artillery IN my ears
l sat MP ready for spring and struggle
jerk! Another! a stop, and the door huns
Tickets, please
made one plunge. ! flung the rug clean over the
old woman, dashed my arm into Samnys face ana
tunbled headlOne out, into the arms OF the aston
ished ticket collector. l felt him clutch me, and
then the ground rose up, or went dowD-down-'
mt an uuId' lOudDlc uCpIH VI DA''ShAi0oo'
'Hullol old fellow. Better now ? we're the first
words heard Thcmpson's voice There he was
with a class of water IN his hand stopping over me-
Thompsons mother was kneeling beside me, cud-
ding me up against her nice soft sealskin. was on
the Waitinp.rOOin sofa and about "a dozen people
were All standing staring round. Thompson went
and telegraphed home that was safe. and then he
and his mother took Inc TO the house III London,
where they were staying.
| can't remember much after that. | was III for
many weeks, believe. tried to tell people what
had happened but no one would listen. they
Try even now, to make me believe dreamt II In
nv illness. I've got it told Tow though, and every
word of it j. solemn truth. Besides. didn't see
and smell Lefty burning the blue shetland vel.
I've had no more music lessons since, that's one
good thing.
The Railway Key Oh, left that sticking IN the
door. That's all.-lThe ArgOsy