The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-12-31

She just let her heart go up In thankful
| ness for which there are no words. A little
| door had been opened. There was Ight
cleaning beyond. Her Jack was lighter
hearted. Shed show hin how many luxur-
| les Sl2 a week would furnish when love did
the shopping. She was naturally buoyant
| and imaginative and she pictured the whole
! future. IL wasn't grand, but it coy.
| Thy Il save up little money and then
| tA"y'd go away out west where her Jack S
talents would have a field. They'd have u
| hot.lc in time. She could see her chickens
| there were 10 he six Plymouth Rocks and
| "A cock-coming under the kitchen window
| for the crumbs. II was all so modest and
| humble that she knew fate wouldn't be-
grudgc them this enjoyment. So they'd
| put NJ with poverty and save all their
money and wait and sing.
But above all she felt thankful ct Jacks
| moral ciIange Tho moment he got good
| meal and chance of work the dreadful
| viii usis.' about fate all left him and he was
n nis.n = ain. You could not have con
| WINGED her that morning that their good
| luck had not set in She could not see the
| SKY from the windows, hut she felt that it
was golden with promises.
He had answered an advertisement in
the papers for conductors and drivers on the
Third avenue railroad. lie had paid little
attention to the strike. He had thought
of the rights or wrongs of organized labor.
lie wanteti To earn enough money to sup
port his 'rifc, and he had a vague notion
that he had right to IL" it honestly and IA
still wagner notion that all the -ngincry of
society was somehow planned to pa otect him
in tina: right
He didat think much about il anyway
to tell the truth He was thinking of Dolly
there in tine gloomy room, waiting for him
How she had borrowed and hypothecated
his chauce~ of work to get shelter and
food
lie had been told to come back to the
stables Tomorrow and he could have "a
car. When he got there he found the street
full of men. IL WAS tie up and the strike
was on. He was not interfered with He
got INTO the superintendent office. and
after an hour or two was called To- take
charge Of ear Two policemen were on
the platform.
~ the issued from the stables he
saw that the crowd in the street had in.
creased tn thousands, who seemed to block
is psi'SaEcway. Wild dcrisive cry from
a multitude nj threats erected him
He y.;i.' ''s:ab. y
Exactly what occurred on that morning
whcn th. skies were So i;olden-is this.
Car number 2OS, upon which Jack
untHfNStt'i Gown 10 second
street, and the officers began to think they
would get through without interruption
At that corner there was a great crowd of
men, and just as they were crossing Forty
second street n heavy truck drawn by two
massive and unruiy horses attempted to
cross the track. and was made to collide
with me car team. 80 violent was the on
slaus'it, and 81 unexpected that the railroad
team was swept round into the roadway
Tim. a fia horses foil .In,xY fb., l,i,
was dragged into the street In an instant
the crowd surrounded the car, hooting and
yelling like devils Murderous missiles
smashed the windows and panels. The two
policemen sprang To the assistance of the
driver and We're cut or from the by the
nioh Jack was looking out of the front
window Mt the melee when IA rush was
made for the interior III the vehicle He
turned, and as he did heavy paving
stone struck him in the face and he fell
into the straw i'll the bottom of the car. In
minute he dragged disabled and
bleeding, by score nt savages into the
street, with yeils like those Of wild beasts
Whatever may have been his strength or
courage, it could not avuil him against
these cowardly rufans. He fell in t Z
street under a shower of blows. In the
whirl of it all he thought of Dolly fe-
rocious brute struck him he fell with n
ca.t rung. and another planted his heel in
his eye as he rolled over the ground. A
hundred fcrociuus creatures of both sexes
were fighting To get mt him and add one
more blow. One last CLEAN of the cruel
tumult round him, of female faces in which
there was no pity, of masculine faces dis
torted with inhuman hatred, then n final
thought OF Dolly waiting for him. and he
knew no more. But insensible as he was
they continued to rain blows upon him un-
til tn" police arrived, and IRVING the mob
before thcri, picked him up, unrecagniza
bic, battered out of shape, and thus dis
i;uiSeri with blood and dirt they bore him
home To Dolly, dead.
V.
IL IS late IN the autumn The grass on
Warts ami Blackwell's island has been !
kept green 10y the sal air this year
or all the charity buildings the insane
asylum IL the pleassint"-'t this sharp morn
ing, for II is shclte from the wind and |
the sun pours freely into its many win |
dows. \ number Of the inmates who are
harmless are allowed the liberty of the court |
and yards For the most part they are |
embarrassing creatures victims of hallu- |
"inatiors that are o'tcn too trivial TO ex-
ute more than passing smile Of pity.
Number 20s is, perhaps. the least interest
ing of all She has oily been there a few !
months and is patheti"ally taciturn Once |
visitor was struck her vague sad face |
and tried to talk to her, she leaned in the |
south window and let the breeze from the |
river blow her bronze hair over her face
To- his surprise she replied 10 his question.
with placid and pcn-ive dignity.
4 ann not insane" she said. Il am I'M |
fortunate l made an awful discovery one |
day and We not been able to recollect my |
thing since haven't lost my reason, only |
sny memory =
What il You discoveretl:''
Shv shook her head sadly. why do you |
want 10 b. unhappy like me- she asked. |
You are happy aren't you?''
Nc one II very happy when put to the |
test - the visitor said You can recover |
yH''I memory, perhaps, with proper treat !
nIcnt IL n.t"n comes hack y
Nothing; comes back, she replied, with |
n stran-s comaicc,ucy "Therc's no Col |