The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1888-07-21

In an evil hour for herself, poor woman,
she listened TO the voice Of friend who
had frequently assisted her in the hour of
her misfortune. A woman at whose house
she stopped tried to blackmail her, and
falling in that, set the officers on her track,
which resulted in the incarceration Of her
friend in States prison, and her own inn
prisonment In the county Jail for several
months with fine of seventy dollars TO
mollify the good citizens Of the common
wealth Of Connecticut fer the outrage that
had been committed in their midst. What
became Of the woman's children when the
State deprived them of their mother?
do not know. But finding her prison door
open one day she walked out, and came to
Brooklyn, where, entering service, she at
once by her ladvlike behavior gained the
confidence of her employers, and set her
self at work for her children. Every cent
she earned was laid out for them, and she
worked late and early to mend and make
for them, but the sleuth hounds tracked
her TO Brooklyn, and now they are going
to carry her back TO prison. But she is not
without friends, and they are going to use
every effort to get her pardoned. The
gentleman and his wife for whom she
worked In Brooklyn declare If she is re-
leased that they are willing TO leave their
beautiful house in the city in her charge
while they are absent for the summer. If
ever there was case where executive
clemency can be wisely exercised this is
one. Let the Governor say in the language
Of the man of sorrows-"Nelther do con-
denim thee, go and sin no more.'
Another of the features of ciyil service re-
form as she is write was exemplifed in the
Fire department One portion of the ex-
animation is literary and another is purely
physical. The case IN hand was exactly
the reverse from one that took place few
weeks ago; in that case the man was sound
as roach on the physical examination,
but at the school he attended in his boy
hood they did not teach reedin or rightin,
so he got friend to attend to that part of
the examination for him. The literary
certificate was issued to one Thomas
Flynn, who appeared before the Commits
sioners as Michael Murphy, but when Mr..
Murphy came for his commission he was
asked TO sign his name on the margin
this was too much of job for Murphy, SC
the fraud was discovered and he stepped
down and out. The case this week was
different. McCartY was all right on three
RS, and he marched out of Court with thu
Commissioner approval. He now started
for the physical ex amners office, ant
, knowing that he was two inches too short
, he got his friend Driscoll to go under tn,
tape. Dricoll was five feet six and
| quarter. 1t all went right till McCart
went to the engine house with his appoint
/ ment, when the foreman saw through th
! fraud at once, and McCarty went to grass
I Strange as it may seem there is no punish
ment for a fraud like this; the perpeJrator
. when detected, laugh at the matter as
. good joke and walk off without scratch.
The gossips are still busy speculatinl
e about the marriage of Miss Gwinn, an
e everybody is wondering what the Wander
!. bilts are going to do about it. Her famil
j have got her for the present, and tn
K husband for an hour has not. He say
D that it will be all right in the sweet by an
: bye, but of that at present there seems t
g be reasonable doubt She is in Rhod
+ Island, and he is living in bachelor fla
i uptown. Not nice way to spend tn
5 honeymoon you say, especially when tn
s bride is beautiful and rich. But the
/ everything good has to be paid for in thi
g world, and perhaps the lucky Bohemia
d who won this pearl of great price ma
e find his reward hereafter.
k BROADBRIM.