Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1885-04-30

viii your Wadiag is not
very specific.
We wiz attend to the jailor's bap-
tism IN due tims. / an not ashamed
TO sign my name - before. I am not
. bush-whacker! T. GALLAHRR.
A Touching Ineide1t.
A pathetic scene occurred few
nights ago at q notorious uptown
resort II was a little girl pleading
with her father.
wont you come home now, faith
or, pleased" she said. Her voice was
low and childish, and the sweet up
turned face was pale and quivering
with some hardly suppressed emo
tion-but the man toward whom the
appeal and agony were directed took
little notice Of either.
"Why do you bother met" he
said, impatiently. "Go home, Til
come when Pm ready" and regain.
ing with an effort his uncertain bal
ance he left her.
The girl looked after him wistful-
ly, then, as his form was lost to her
view in the crowded room. with q
deep, despairing sigh she turned and
left the place. Outside the electric
lights streamed full upon her slender
figure as she hesitated moment be-
fore descending the step. One or
two policemen lettering near eyed
her curiously, and some men hurry
ing in gave her quick, questioning
glance, but no one molested or spoke
to her, and slowly she went out
from the glare and dazzle into the
darker street beyond.
The night was cold and stormy.
An icy sleet was falling, driven in
every direction by the capricious and
ftful wind gusts, and the few pedes-
trains who were abroad hurried on
their way, anxious to gain shelter.
The girl alone appeared unconscious
of the discomforts of the weather.
The rain beat upon her, the fierce
wind met with 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 come, until, as the
clock from neighboring tower in
dicated to her how late the hour was
she stopped altogether.
$50 late" she murmured. "Oh,
can not go home without him;" and
now she paused for moment on tht
threshold; evidently she feared hel
own resolution. The doors yielded
instantly to her touch, and onc'
more she looked over the seen,
whose light and warmth and comfor
were as little to her as the rain ant
wind outside. Her searching glanc'
soon found out her father; for tn
moment he was standing alone, and
his daughter felt that she had on
more chance" Rapidly she gainet
his side.
Gather, dear father" she began
speaking low but passionately, g:
can not leave you here. I can no
face mamma without you; she ha
waited so many nights for you
home coming, and the hours are 81
dreary without you. o, father!'
the child went on, gathering up al
her energies, as she saw that he
listener was half needing her words
"break away from this wretche'
place, come back to your home, ant
| mamma, and me; we love you g
dearly We can not live without you
and OH it is all so different now fror
what it used to be-" The childisl
voice was breaking. "Such a littl
time ago we were all SO happy" Her
la sob almost choked her. She siI
lped her clinging fingers into the III
resisting hand of the man who stag
lgered at her side. 'Come back t
us, father; come home with me now,
and the tears, no longer within he
power to restrain, coursed down he
pale cheeks as she lifted her face t
him, holding his gaze with her wis
full, pleading eyes.
The mans features worked de-
; perately; he looked about him ono
half-convulsively, then some bett'
feeling passed over him, ant
Strengthening himself up, he sai'
) brokenly, II will 60 home with yo'
} Jennie" and, clasping close the han
of his little daughter, as If that fra
t guide were his chief support Il
J two together went out from the ligl
} and glare and dazzle of the role
: skating rink forever. New Yol
Sun.
She Knew the Styles.
1t was a very particular man tn
i sat down to q dinner table at h
Ringo hotel, and he exemplified
, when he gave his order:
"You may give me, L,zzie," l
said to one of the table fairies. "yt
may give me delicate piece o.
rare roast beef, we'll favored, Al
u aa-ah-free from any extraneous ms
: ter in the way of-ah-stringy su
: stance; a narrow piece Of fat on 4
3 edge, and-ah-a little--a yery lit,
y gravy-just sufficient to-ah-moi'
u on IL properIy. And Lizzie