The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-15
TOUCHING INCIDENT.
The fearful Pleading of HIS Little Girl
induced Him to 8egfn Life Anew.

The fearful Pleading of His Little Girl
Induced Him to 8egfn Life Anew.
A pathetic scene occurred few nights ago
at notorious uptown resort. 1t was little
girl pleading with her father.
"Won't you come home now, father,
please?" she said. Her voice was low and
childish, and the sweet upturned face was
pale and quiveriDg with some hardly sup
pressed emotion-but the man toward whom
the appeal and agony were directed took lit
lie notice Of either.
"Wby do you bother me?" he said, impa-
tiently. "Go home. I'll come when pm
ready" and regaining with an effort his nu-
certain balance he left her.
The girl looked after him wistfully, then,
as his form was lost to her view in the
crowded room, with deep, despairing sigh
she turned to leave the place. Outside the
electric lights streamed full upon her
slender figure as she hesitated q moment be-
fore descending the step. One or two police-
men lettering near eyed her curiously, and
some men hurrying 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 ca,ker street
beyond.
The night was cold and stormy. An icy
sleet was falling, driven in every direction
Dy the capricous and fitful wind guest, and
the few pedestrians who were abroad hurried
on their way anxious to gain shelter. The
girl alone appeared unconscious of the dis
comfort of the weather. The rain beat upon
her, the fierce wind met her 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 gain at the place whence she had
just come, until the clock from the neigh
boring tower indicated to her how late the
hour was she stopped altogether.
$50 late" she murmured. "Oh, | can not
g hone without him." and now she turned
ssiftIy and retiaced her steps She paused
not II oment on the threshold; evidently
she feared her own resolution. The doors
yielded instsntly to her touch. and once
more size looked over the scene whose light
and warmth and comfort were g. little to
her as the wind and rain outside. Her search.
ing glances soon found her father for the
moment he wss standing alone. and his
daughter felt that she had one more chance.
Rapidly she gained his side.
Father dear father" she began, speaking
low bat passionately. 81 can not leave you
here. / can not face mamma without you,
she has waited so many nights for your
homecoming, and the hours are so iTesry
without you. Oh, father" the child went
on, gathering up all her energies as she saw
that her listener was hslf-heeding her words,
break away from this wretched place, come
back TO your home and mamma and me; we
love you so dearly We can not live without
you, and OH il is all so different now from
what il used to be-" The childish voice was
breaking. such little time ago we were all
so happy" Here q sob almost checked her.
She slipped her clinging fingers into the I'm.
resisting hand of the man who staggered at
Der side. Come back to Us, father; come
home with me nov," and the tears, no longer
in her power to restrain, coursed down her
pale cheeks rs she lifted her pale face to him,
holding bis gaze with her wistful, pleading
eyes.
The mans features worked convulsively;
he looked about him once hslf-desperately;
then some better feeling swepe over him, and,
STRENGTHENING himself up, he said. brokenly:
l will go with you, Jennie" and, clasping
closely the hand OF his little daughter, as If
two together went OUT from the light, and
glare, and dazzle Of the rollsr-skating RINK
forever.