The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-12-15


 am a law w-ahidlnE citizen ludge and l don't intend to be imposed on rhis ls the way the whole thing came about 1 keep a large flower depot. Day beiete yesterday this woman came into the store and when l asked he, If she wanted to buy anything, she shook her head. ust then customer came m and paid no attention to her. but ate, she was gone, discovered tha, pot. con tanning hne geran,um was missing. know she took t. and what she wanted with |, is more than 1 can tell II she had stolen something to eat oi to wear II seuld have been a ditierent ,h,ng
 Inc old woman looked ap and said
 udge l stole the ilosci
 nidn't >oa know Il was wrong
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 Nas the temptation so g,cat sha, you eoald no, withstand II
 There was no temptation. |, :e. qaired more of a struggle so take II than II would have required mol Ia have taken Il
 This h vety singular occurrence, madam Iell ua all aboa, IL Don't thInk that you arc among those ~ho dc slte ,o sec you punished. and rest A. sufed ,ha, will stand by you Law ol no law. Il make, no difference. Ihete s a eoutt III the human heart. old woman. whose de,tees go farther and are neafei to lusiitc than the written dc lafattons oi any tilhund
 The old woman again looked ap. lears were m her eyes. but ~ttA a eoincl otthc old hlark shawl drawn atoana hei shoulders she wiped them .,wa,
 oh sit. she sad "tp make yau lus derstand why took the flower might be a story too long io tell In | count. and II mish, be ou, ot place la tell II an~h here to strangers. but .s you have spoken sa kindly ~lil tell you. fcats ago, llsed m ,h.s city My parent, were well sl,- ua,cd and 1 vas careiliiy reared 1 mat itsh a fAAhAA ttthfitA'A an clegan, gentleman. bat ,o me he proved ;u be drunken brute Al lasi he took oar Ii,,le boy and wen, away. l know noi where. leaving me with baby Ills, t~o months oId My par. cn,s Lad dicd and l went ou, into the country and changed my name worked for living heau-broken ss l was One day my little darling ~as taken ii. ] took her in my anna and started towards town. where she might have the proper mrd,, al attention. bat she aeemed to grow worse Al last l knew she ~aA dyng and ] aat dozn under 4 tfer 1 held her io my bosom ionF tune. fat she 4hsvered and when ! booked .n,o her face again. she ~as dead \ man who lsea near h5 made oiiin. and bur~d the iit.lc g,fI under the tree where she mad dled Then 1 ~en, away, l know no, hos. and began d bong scarch for my husband. aoi hat 1 wanted hlrn. ba, that 1 wanted my son l utus' have gone cray, fpi ! vas se,i-,i one day and taken ,o 4 mad hoasr Ho~ tong 1 renamed there t.an'i enow. bat eogl! ace that NAs tug h u.4et looking than ~hen srnt 70 rom tIme to umc l lmptofed the keeper ,p le' the out. ba, he refused hboat A moa,h ago ] sa~ an opportunity and essaped l was no, mad, iof when asain under the lear .ky. the memory oi my fro ,bles serc as lreah A though bai day had paved turned, after much inquiry. toward my naftse place, ani a ies dzys sss aTfgrd here, bg, 1 did not stop gnlii had fsand rny way 10 the it. tic grave under iLe tree. had carried s,one and butt 4 il.ile saii around |, bui { briafs and bushes had gfe@a ep so ihxkly that ! could hardly find the place cleared the bri@rs away aud came 10 ,o~n. While passing along the street 1 sa~ ,hls man gDwers s,ole ger4n- am pot. and 7 no4 ahl on ,h. lnir ehsid grave
 The ao4er deAicf had sunk up9n a ter a GfeA' Cod. judge he G. claimed .spfng'ng up. "Ths woman is my mother
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