The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-10-24
OH 1T WAS PITIFUL,
That in a Whole City Full,
Friends She Had
None.
The Husband in Prison, tho Wife
and Children Suffering
For Food.

Svnetines newspaper men are accused
of giving way 10 their imasinatious and
pictnrinS ous in startling word eolon. the
sadder phases of human life, BY telling Of
the su6erings Of some fctitious family, or
Of some poor woman who has been most
cruelly betrayed BY the man che trusted
and cast ont 10 seek that pity and pretsc-
ton he will not give her, o. else - end her
vretched life By her evn hand.
Toe often il 10, tAss because names sre
Withheld The world reads With doubt an1
foreess With the reading. Their Morbid
euriositv hss net ben satisfea and they
sslishly cless Heart and Aasd - every
such appeal
INT he fssts Aeysis - b narrated ere
true and veil knsvs - many IN this e!sy.
There will b - names gives. because shas-
vsull psin Q patient and s01ssiae viz
and odd Q stigna - her little ehil1Sso.
Wera the psne Of The nan che calls hUe.
hand published, 10 vseA neither take
avav her crane nee restore 70 hin his
msnhool. Better. far, let HE sans -
spoken only By this peer vile - shs sP
peals % heaven for help Ter hin and her
self and little snea
Sufscs il % say tAat there IL in THE city
q vsuss Who needs the kindly o6ces ct
the charitable. With four children de-
pending On her for bread and shelter, she
appeals, not By words, but By her very ~
cessities, for help and succor. IL nan
whs snce promised to "leve, cherish and
protect" her, has long since become slave
to sccursed driuk and to-day Lies in the
cell of prison in another city, sent there
for n pettv crime, committed while under
the stupefyine influences Of his master.
Capable of winning fair support Tor
his family, . man of more than common
gifts of mind, he has sacrificed everything
| for this craving, crying thirst for liquor,
and now permits others to keep his loved
ones from starving.
Fridsv last, one whose name il withheld
| At his own request, heard of the destitutiOn
of the wife and children and ut once gave his
own means. and the contributions of other
friends, sum sufficient to relieve their
present wants. Hurrying to the wretched
woman. he ma.ie known his mission and
placed in her hand The money.
She hardly knew what to say tears Of
gratitude filled her eyes. and her voice
| trembled with emotions which her tongue
| vainlv tried to express. Relief had come
to this sad mother. and now her darlings'
plea for bread would he answered
And vet. this mother had kept her wee
ones, beautiful they are too, neat and tidy,
their dresses though plain and patched,
were clean. giving evidence of the gentle
refinement Of their mother. The house.
bare of carpet on the floor, and but poorly
furnished, Was 40 neat rs could be, and
told that II she could but be blessed With
life's comforts, her home sould b ON
wherein love would reign rs queen.
j How cad 10 such . Gaze, no speech cau
tell. Across this life shadow hss fallen
into il . poison has entered which hsa
turned it, promised sweetness into bitter
nees and blight. Tis - fancy picture
would that il we're. bat . story - sSue - Il
10 painful. 0sd help sscA wives an1
, children.