Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1884-06-01

"Oh, by the way exclaimed Mrs.
Limbertune, suddenly changing the con
versatiou, " Won know that Flossing eirtf
Well, her brother, be that was sent 20
State Prison four or five years ago, -
out. I saw them together Just now
do hope that nobody'n knov that he's
been in prison, --or his sisters real
good girl. and she's dreadfully anxious
that Tom'Il do we'll; and OF course II IL
gets out that hes been in prison ltu De
almost impossible for him to get any
thing TO do But, mercy. hook at that
clock, I declare / didn't kno~ I'd been
here so long. Good-b by, Mrs Smith; nov
do call. won't your
Mrs Limbertung Is next found nj Mrs.
Browns.
"Oh, that reminds me-" she says, in
.srruuting Mrs. Brown. You know
that fIossinQ fellow who got into trou-
bile and was sent TO State pTisonI Yes
| Well. he's out he looks As though he
wanted to do right Dow, and i hope Tor
| his sistsr's sake, If not for his own, that
nobody will mention anything about his
past life. II ought to be kept secret.
Roth VI 'em have suffered enough, tue
land knows"
/ Mrs. Brown promises not 10 say any
thing about it, and Mrs. Limbertung left.
On the street, a block or two away, sue
meets Mrs. Jones'
"Why. how do you do, Mrs- Jones'
What a stranger you are nave got
some news for you. Fanny fiossing
brothers got hone-what! yon never
heard of the Elossings- That's funny
| thought everybody knew them We'll
YOU see, Fanny's brother Ion stole a
lot of money four or five years ago--ye
and be got taken up and had 20 go tt
prison-strange that you never heard cl
it!-and Fanny's worried herself ainos
to death about him-Fanny IL that pale
looking girl In a chip hat vou saw m'
talking with this mornIng-and she say
if sue can only keep IL from getting on
it would be awful, you know, II foik
should find out that there's a State prls
on bird IN the vlllage-she hopes Tom
get something TO do. | pity her aw
fully, and / would not lisp 1t to soul
| would your
Mrs. LinIbertung, in the course of tn
| afternoon, meets or visits perhaps
score of her acQuaihtances, and to ever
one she relates the story OF the Floss
ings, and repeats the hope that 1t Won
get out. The story and hope are carrie
into the grocer's and the butchers, an
she hope and story are left with the DIR
goods dealer and the baker; and whe
Mrs. Limbertung lies down TO sleep tina
night her last thoughts are of the Floss
ings, and her last hope ere slunber ovei
powers her IL that lit won't get out.
A day or two later she meets Mis-
Flossing.
why. what's the matter, Fanny
she exclaims. How pale you lool
And, declare. If You haven't bee
crying"
II can't help it, says Fanny, breai
ing out anew. Poor Tom"
why, what has happenedf'
"Nething, only I've tried, and trieC
and tried, and Toms tried, too; but 1t
no use. Nobody will hire him. Some
body has been aronnd and told ever,
bOay about hin, and it's no use-it
no usew And FaDny's tears fell thic
and fast.
It's positively Shameful exclain
Mrs. LimbertusR, minRlIng her teal
with Fannys. that's what | call
= positively shameful | wonder VII
u coulJ have the heart to do such thing
| was in hopes that nobody would hes
> anything about II; and | did hope IoI
would do we'll, and know he will, If he
given half chance"
- And Mrs. Limbertung kisses Fam
r and again tells her to cheer up, befol
r saying good-by.
r Mrs. Limbertung goes down the stre'
! wondering who could have told 1t, at ii
=; same time hoping-and sincerely hoI
q ing-that poor Tom will get plae
!. and he and Fanny will live " real happy
!. together.
!: But for the life of her she can't thin
u how It got out.