St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1886-07-19
SAINT PAUL MATTERS.
Instances at Home of the Fidelity Of
Women to the Men
They Love.
William Richardson, Pilot at White Bear
Lake, Fails From Boat
and browns.
The Young woman's Christian Tenn
perance Union Observes Its
Third Anniversary.
A Church Dedfcated--Impro a
Street--Roundup Of Local News
on Sunday.
WOMaNss FIDELITY.
wives and Mothers i'm st. Paul w o
Are Genuine ferOimes.

wives and Mothers i'm st. Paul Who
Are Genuine Eferoines.
Woman's fidelity to man has ever been
considered one OF the most touching and
elevating characteristics of the human
heart, but in this ages of SOOTHING at sacred
things, the cold-blooded, practical, energetic
mOney-making goaheadativeness OF the
booming West is very likely to entirely
overlook or turn the cold shoulder toward
any display OF this attractive and heroic
quality in her women. Could the inner
life of many of the women who walk st.
PaufS streets from day To day be pictured
with printers ink, it would be found that
fidelity to some one OF the opposite sex Is
the handspring conducting all the move
ments of her life. In small unattractiye
room in not the best quarter Of the city,
one of these herones for mans sake is now
living with a wee child. Her home is, or
was. for she has none now, far from st.
Paul where an aifectionate husband was
wont to caresS her on returning from his
business. and dance the baby on his knee
with paternal satisfaction. In an evil hour
for them ali he came to st. PAU, and IS
now behind the bars of the jail awaiting
trial for the graveSt of all offen5es against
the law. Only circumStantial evidence has
been adduced against him, but were there
ali the direct testimony imaginable to
PROVE HIS GUILT,
that little woman who goes poorly clad to
the iail day after day, often carrying the
little one to coo through the iron bars to its
papa, would never believe him guilty.
They are very fond of each other, this
sternly separated couple, and she knows
that no man so tender-hearted as her nus
band would ever take the LIE OF human
being. His incarceration has cost him his
business. has lost them their home, that the
proceeds might go to the attorneys who de-
fend him. has deprived her of his ready
and ample support, and thrown her and the
little one on a very unfeeling world. But
her fidelity fosters perseverance, which
overcometh much. She must be near him.
where she can daily let him look upon the
face of at least one friend. She has come
to ST. Paul and settled down TO dreary
life of rigid economy and sacrifice, keeping
the child with her to now and then bring
smile to its fathers face, even inside those
thick stone walls. She tolls on, getting
only meager living, which she partly con-
ceals from him, who has trouble enough of
his own besides the thought that she
is not well-dressed and but poorly
fed. Young and attractive, her face
needs only the removal of that anxious
look to become beautiful, but the stern arm
Of the law, possibly the extreme penalty
of it, is before her. Is it any wonder she
has that look? How quickly the favora-
BILE verdict of jury would remove it!
That heavily throbbing heart could become
SO light and happy, but the dreaded word
guilty" would stop IT'S beating forever.
FOR SEVEN YEARS.
Only short time ago prSoner-a young
man-left the jail to serve seven years at
hard labor in the state prison. For months
his wife. pretty, innocent-appearing girl
of 10, eked out a lonesome existence by
hard work here in St. Paul, that she might
be near him, and visit him often in jail.
When the doors OF the penitentiary closed
behind him. she took what little effects she
had, and followed him to Saltwater to ap-
ply for work, in any capacity, she cares
not so long as it affords her subsistence
and an opportunity to be near him. She
may look forward through the seven long,
weary, heavy years to his release and their
reunion, but she will never realize the hope.
A higher Judge than the one who fixed his
sentence will grant him pardon. Already
the white skin and hollow cough have
signed his petition for a pardon, and con-
sumption has fastened its climbers Oh his
VitaS. And think of her.
Take the street cars and ride down town.
and before you go many blocks the car will
make an unusually long stop. You look
for the cause. A neatly-attired lady is as
ssting into the car the lettering form of a
of a man. at whom no second look is needed
to tell YOU that consumption has a final hold
upon his yitals. He can scarcely walk.
with the assistance of a cane and the hand
of hi, hplDpnnaf She HpttiV UulHpC him ~
a seat and the car goes on. She goes down
into his vest pocket which it requires all
his strength to hold open for her, finds a
coin, gets it changed by the driver deposits
the fare and returns the change to the
pocket. Still humoring him with the idea
that he is not too feeble to carry the purse.
Talk of the fidelity OF woman. The world
is full of it, and the sun shines brighter on
account OF it.