The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1885-05-08
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One of the Injecting Scenes s0z&stimes
Witnessed In the Metropolis

One of the Injecting Scenes SOzMettmes
Witnessed In the Metropolis
New York Sun.
A pathetic scene occurred q few
nights ago at a notorious uptown resort.
IT was a little girl pleading with Iaer
father.
Wont ycu come home now, father,
p~I5sse?" she said. Her voice was low
and childish, and the swees, npturned
face was pale end ~quivering with some
hardly suppressed emotion-but the
man toward whom the appeal and ag
ony were directed took little notice o
either.
"Why do you bother n1S?" he said.
impatientEy. ''Go home. I'll come
when I'm ready and regaining with
an effort has uncertain balances he left
Her.
The girl looked after him wistful1y,
then, as his form was losgto her view In
the crowded room, with asdeep despair
ing sigh she tarned and left the place.
Outside the electric lights Streamed full
upon her slender figure as ehe hesitatedS
q moEent before descending the step..
One CIV two policemen lettering near
eyed her curiously, and som rSen hs1ts'
rying ip gave her 6questioning glance.
but no Cae molested or spoke to her.
and slowly she went ont from the glare.
and dazzleinto the darker street beyond.
The night was cold and stormy. Ans
icy sleet wnss falling, driven III every 'di
cttioner by the capsicious and fitful
wind gusts, Bnd the few pedestrians who
were abroadtRurried ON their way anx-
iOus to gaira shelter. The girl alone
appeared unconscious Of the di8coml
forts of the weather. The rain beat
upon her, the fierce wind met her with
y force against which she staggered,
but she did not heed them. With
doubtful purpose she walked slowly on,
turning back once or twice TO look
again at the place whence she had just
come, until as the clock from a neigh
boring tower indicated to- her how late
the hours was shs' stoppedaftogether.l
$50 late" she, murmured. @Ohl il
cannot go home without hina : and now
she turned swiftly and retrneed her steps
Sac paused not q moment cn the thres-
held evidently sh9 feared her " res
olution. The doors' yielded Instantly
to her touch, and Cncg more she looked
over the scene whoselight and warmth
and comfort were esslibtle to- her as the
wind and rain ontsDae.. Her searching
glance o found cut her father ; for
the moment he was stagzaiGg alone, and =
his dalsghter felt that size had one more
chance Rapidly she gained his side.
Father, dear father" she began,
speaking low but passionately. "I can
not leave You here. HcaDnot lace n1amrl
ma without you; she has waited SO
many nights for yaar Homecoming,
and the hours are sos weary without
you. OIL father The ehild wenbsony
gathering up all hcgepenergies, as she
saw that her listener was half needing
her words, ''break way from this !
wretched place, coEae, back to your
home and mamm and me. we loyesyou
dearly We cannot live, without you, and
Oht ID is all so differeat from what it
used TO be-" The childish voice was
breaking. 'Such a. LITTLE time
ago we were all soaa happy" Here
. sob almost choked her. She slipped
her clinging fingers into, tine unresent-
ing hand of the man who staggered at
her side. Come back Go us, father;
come home with me now, and the tears,
no longer within herpower to RESTRAIN,
eorrsed down her pale cheeks rs. she
Lifted her face to him. holding his gaze
with her wistful, pleasing eyes.
The mans features worked a0Ayul-
sively; he looked about him onee hall
desperately; then aome better feeling
swept over him, and. Strengthening HIM
self up, he said ~bsokDnly, 81 wiH go
with you, Jennie, ~ and claspiSg close !
she hand Of his little itti siaughta, as B
that frail guide were his chief supIort,
the two together went out from the light /.
and glare and dazzle Of the ssBOon for,