The Red Cloud chief., 1886-01-01
WHAT SoBEREo HIM.
A Iesolt % HiG WlGe Aseases . Druak.
ard's Latent Manhood.

- A.SSsS y" ~ WIZ A8WOOoo RBv88S
srdis Latent Manhood.
A woman came out of an ill-venti.
lated o in a tenement house in
Center street yesterday. walked
down the front steps and sat
on the last step. She was about
twenty-five years old. remarka-
bly, good looking. and held a little child
In her arms. She sat for some time
with her head bent. listening to the
roar Of the traffic which swept by. She
raised her head a few times and re-
garded with an absent air the crowds
Of foOt-passengers who hurried to and
fro without stopping. and going many
Of them knew not whittier. One Of
those gorgeous red sunsets which
scieatitic men a not understand was
disappearing behind the post-ofice
building and sending its rays slanting-
ly down along the street. Not a breath
of wind could DE felt, and the liquor
stores in the vicinity were wide open
as they would be in the height Of the
summer season. Far mp on the other
side was the somber-looking portico Of
the TOmbs, which looked dismal and
forbidding even in such a pleasant at
m~Osphcrc. Some Of the lawyers who
frequent the place, As much opposed
to "a in favor of law and order. passed
down the steps and hurried on.
Around the immense pillars men and
women clustered in groups, all speak
ing at the same time and hanging On
o. H.. ,I.o. n, tI,,l - ,,.-. a.. .r.r
of rest for the wcaricd.
Git OUT
They separated at nce and ran
down the steps.
A poor wretch, physically well
formed, intelligent looking. but the
picture of dissipation, ran-no. stag
gcred down the steps-and the gru.i
policeman. swinging his club airily.
turned and began talking to "A poll
tician. No one noticed the incident
but the politician.
Did he register" the politician
asked.
No" said the policeman; II think
he amt got 4 vote
)" If he had, would he vote straighte'
"No; crooked every time. Look al
i'm now"
The drunken man was tracing a zig
gag line up the street.
"Whcw!" said the politician; these
are the men who vote straight. i would
have had one more majority had
known that man. and he ticklcd the
stalwart gcndarmc under the ribs.
The man continued to sta@@cr up the
street. and the woman on the stool.
looking accidentally across. saw him.
Then, as if 10 compensate i'll some
am for her dcsolate condition. she
squeezed the little baby over and ovCr
again and kissed it.. The innocent 1t
tie being strokcd the mothers cherk
once or twice with lis tiny hand. and
then. with a sudden light of memory in
its eyes. said, pointing to a liquor store
on the opposite side:
Ma, 1 think l saw papa 80 in
there"
The tears flowed faster adown The
mothers cheeks, and this time she
sobbed as well as cried.
Presently the man cam. ont of the
saloon. Evening shadows had COM
menced to darkcn the street, and in
trying TO make his way across he STUN
BLEED across two men. He was unable
to excuse himself, and the two men
abused him because he had made their
boots diNT. He made Il strong effort
to clear M mental vision. and regard
ing the two strangers for 4 moment,
muttercd to hir96lf:
IT'S very strange"
Whats strange. You old fool?"
.'To see two dudes i'm these parts OF
the town"
"A sail, a sailr' shouted one of the
dudes. in brutal vulgarity. ut the same
time pointing to the poor woman on
the stoop. who was still weeping.
They crossed over anu sought to en-
gage her i'm conversation. 1t was near
~ dark.
The drunken man crossed the street
i'm half a dozen steps. and felled n
after another of the insultcrs.
He tcnderly lifted his wife and went
up stairs. He was quite sober now.
I'll never drink again." said he,
pressing his wife's hands and kissing
her. The wife cried-tears of JOY this
time; so did the little child.
dedication and good brcedin' tells"
remarked the policeman, rs he Went by
swinging his club.-N. y. Telegraph.
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