The Panola weekly star. (Sardis, Miss.) 1882-18??, 1886-01-02

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A woman game Out ~ an lllsvsntb
lated room In = ianement boass in
Cenier street yesterday, wslkef
down The front steps and sas
IN tho iAst step. shs was about
twenty-five years old. remarks.
by good looking, and held little child
IN her arms She sat for some Tins
with hcr head bent, listening 10 this
roar u tho traffic which swept By. she
raised her head a few times and re-
gardod with an absent air thu crowds
II fooi-paAsenRefH who hurried to and
fro without stopping, and going many
Of them know not whittier, One Of
those gorgeous red sunsets which
scientific men can not understand was
disappearing behind the post-office
building and sending Ia rays slanting-
" down along the street Not breath
0f wind could be felt, and the liquor
stores In the vicinity were wide open
as they would be In the height Of tho
summer season. Far up on the other
side was the sombcr.looking portieo Of
the Tombs, which looked dismal and
forbldding even In such pleasant at
mosphcre Some Of the lawyers who
frequent the place, "a much opposed
to ~ In favor Of law and order, passed
down tho steps and hurried on.
Around the immense pillars men and
women clustered In groups, all speak.
ing at the same time aud hanging on
to the place as though II were haven
Of rest for the wearied.
"Git outr'
They separated at once and ran
down the steps.
A poor wretch, physically well
formed. intelligent looking, but the
picture Of dissipation, ran-no, stag.
gcred down the stops-and the gruh
policeman, swinging his club airily,
turned and began talking TO q poll.
ticIan. No one noticed tho incident
but the politician.
"Did he registerP' the politician
asked.
mo-" said the policeman; II think
ho amt got vote"
al he had, would he vote straight"
"No; crooked every time. Look Of
i'm now"
Tho drunken man was tracing q zig.
gag line up the street
Whewr' said the politician; "these
are the men who vote straight. i would
have had one more majority had I
known that mani" and he tickled the
stalwart gcndarme under the ribs.
Tho man continued 10 staggcr up the
street, and tho woman on the stoop,
looking accidentally across, saw him.
Then, as II TO compensate In some
manner for her desolnte condition, she
squeezed tho little baby over and over
again and kissed II. The innocent lit
tic being stroked tho mothers cheek
once or twice with It's tiny hand, and
then, with q sudden light Of memory In
Its eyes, said, pointing 10 o liquor store
on tho opposite side:
ma, ! think I saw papa 60 In
there"
Tho tears flowed faster adown the
mothers checks, and this time she
sobbed as well as cried.
Presently the man came out OF the
saloon. Evening shadows had COM
menced 10 darken the street, and In
trying 10 make his way across he STUN
blcd across two men. He was unable
TO excuse himself. and the two men
abused him because he had made their
boots dirty. He made strong effort
10 clear his mental vision, and regard.
ing the two strangers for . moment
muttercd to himself;
"'Tis very strange"
whats strange, you old foolf"
| ITO see two dudes In these parts Of
tho town"
"A sail. q sailr' shouted ono Of tho
dudes, In brutal vulgarity. at the same
time pointing 10 the poor woman on
the stoop. who was still weeping.
They crossed over and sought 70 en-.
gage her In conversation. II was near
ly dark.
The drunken man crossed the street
In half dozen steps. and felled ono
after another Of the lnsulters.
He tenderly lifted bis wife and went
up stairs. He was quite solar now.
'I1l never drink agnin, |" said he.
pressing bis wife's hands and kissing
her. The wife cried-tears Of ioy this
time; 30 did the little child.
"Iddieatlon and good breedin' tells"
remarked the policeman. IA he went BY
swinging his club.-M Y. Telegraph
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