Butte semi-weekly miner., 1886-06-09

Tho Presidents Bride Writes Story
While on Ship-Board.

The Presidents Bride Writes Story
While ON hip-Board.
New YORK, June 6.-The passengers OF the
"Noordland," which brought Miss Folsom
back to America, say that the Presidents
bride distinguished herself as novelist
during the voyage. Among the time
killing devices it was suggested that each
OF the cabin passengers should write a
little or a set OF verses or something
which should be read for the edification Of
all. This idea was received with enthusi.
asrn. and it was further decided that
Capt. John Goldman, who was
passenger, should be the editor OF the
manuscripts, and that the collected stories
| should be preserved in The form Of a pam.
phlet, which would be called "7hc North
Atlantic Sprays" name suggested by the
rough weather the "Noordland" had passed
through. The passengers all set to work,
and in very short time Capt. Goldman
had a formidable collection OF verses and
stories. He read aloud in the cabin seve-
raj numbers OF the Spray. One evening in
the cabin he produced four pages OF FOOLS
cap, closely written on both sides, and
announced q story called Little Moll,"
from the pen OF Miss Folsom. Capt. Cod.
man proposes to send type-written copies
OF this number OF the Spray to Miss
Folsom and q few other passages al
mementoes, but he will not confide Miss
Folsom's story to the newspaper. Moth
ing but the recollections of passengers
who heard the story read are accessible,
though they all remember the plot of
the narrative. They, of course, can give
no idea OF the literary form. This was the
story in skeleton: One OF ofthereporters on
big morning newspaper a number Of years
ago was a bright young fellow surnamed
Bartley-not Bartley Hubbard - whose
branch OF work lay in the Criminal Courts.
The work OF the detectives, the ferreting
out OF crime, the arrest of criminals and
their punishment, was told day after day
by his ready pen. He grew familiar with
the records Of the men whose deeds are
now d part OF the criminal history OF this
city. Day after day he saw unrolled before
him stories OF crime as black and foul as
any ever written. He retained through it
all his purity OF character and his frank,
generous disposition.
Frequently at night in his hurried jour.
neys to and from the newspaper office he
bad seen apoorlittl" newssirl fitting about.
little bundle Of papers was always under
her arm and never seemed to grow less,
despite her plaintiff pleadings to passers-
By. In raia aad saesr, - we'll rhen tho
weather was clear and warm, the little
nsuTe co'Alu DC seen. 1ue reporter, QlS
brain teeming with theparticulars OF a hor-
ribie crime, was rushing into his Office one
bitterly cold night when he saw her stand.
ing half frozen near the door. Moved to
pity, he stopped and spoke to her.
With tears in her eyes she told him of
brutal father who drove her out to get
money for him either by begging, stealing
or selling papers-he did not care which.
The poor little creature said that she could
not 1N1r, rr~A~.,
buy her papers. she was afraid to go home.
Tor her father always beat her, when she had
no money for him. The young reporter
gave her all the money he could spare, and
bade her, whenever she failed to sell her
papers, to come to him. and he would help
her. Nearly every night thereafter he found
her awaiting for him. He became accus-
toned to seeing her, and whenever she
Jailed to meet him, he would chide her for
what he called neglect. He frequently
talked with her, and learned that she was
known as Little Mol" )" and she WAS about
as ignorant little creature as ever lived.
The young reporters work had made
nemies among the criminal Glasses. One
light he found little Moll in great state OF
lear. Her father, she said, had threatened
to kill him because he had ferreted out
robbery and had two OF her ia ather's cronies
sent to prison. The reporter laughed
away her leafS, DuC, IN Oruer TO cOmlOrt
her, promised to be very careful OF himself.
One night, however, her father caught him
and would have killed him but
Tor the little girl, who was re.
warded with q frightful blow for
her interference. The man was arrested.
The little girl was alone in the world then,
but the young reporter took charge OF her.
She was sent to school, ahd when years had
moulded her into a handsome woman and
brushed the cares and sorrows OF her child
hood from her life. the reporter marred her.
He had bought a farm with his savings ana
they went to live on it. This was the sub.
stance oil Miss Folsom's story as far as
plot goes, but with none OF the graces OF
The original. It was received with much
applause.