Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-09-27


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r.. - h.lf sasiuded He came
800 ~ ~, olacs in a great stew Of anger
~, ,s,..,ieoc. 10 have them thrust oat
e~eav;th h vsuld nos grant anotAsr
eur. del.y. % shsrs vas 20 hGip Tor it; T.
ssvbo,m did not speedily appear shoad b
comoellei 70 place sheir effects On The side-
vrit
80 eating TO Ma Ssvh0im. added that !
would hsap rather take licking than DO
4 Wish tsan of thankfulnes IN bar eyes
she responded.
-Yoa sha'nr b put 70 The pain o. IL zoo
bies you for Jour kindly sympathy. 1oe
are Like the dear Old father ONE mac
Then after she bad turned her bead MIN
use " brush away the teArs that blinded her,
she drew = heavy gold chain and eros from
The bosom Of bar drcs, and - sae held II up
for me TO look a vent on;
1T cuts me to the heart 10 sell tnm iwas
present from my dear mother the Gay !
was married can sell It Tor enough 70 pay
the rent and have the things moved In NJ
tie while, II you Will be 50 good Is 70 watca
the baby until my return
In course understood well enough that shs
bad given up all hopes Of her mans return,
or Of ever seeing the money she had trusted
him with to pay for the rooana And it was
curious, as could see Is plain Is plain could
be, that she was ten times over more panied
and worried about me finding out what .
miserable scamp her husband was showing
himself than the trouble and misery be bad
haaped on herself.
That was womanlke.
wouldn't listen to what she bad proposed,
by no manner OF means. As good luck
would have il l had $40 in my pocket
Gaid 1:
IF this will Be enough will lend it ON
ths chain, and you can pay It back when
ever you ars able That way you won't
need lose your mothers present, nor pay any
interest"
She couldn't speak for thanks. Her heart
was too full
At that very minute her husband came
tearing into the room before his wife could
get the iewelry out of sight.
Give that TO mel" he screamed. knew
you bad 1t al along. But you lied! You
liedw
r With this be struck at her in his drunken
rage, and popred forth . torrent Of cursing
vituperation.
Then grabbed him and yanked him hack
ward with q pretty rough Jerk, but before
could secure him be gave me a clip under the
ear that knocked me over a stool, and made
another savage lunge at the defenseless
woman, as she strove to get ont Of his way.
The blood Of Constable John Frick wa.
now nm TO fever heat Generally he is a
mild tempered man. with a constitutional
tendency n neace He never could stand
and sse a woman or child abused Though
and he tackled that brute with AS little com
mnction as he won,d have tramplad tho life
ont ~ . snake or rat
Iknocked him down. Kicked him time or
two in the ribs. and mop,s.d nm the floor with
him in a way that sobered him 20 he fairly
roared for mercy. Never gave a man such
an unmerciful thrasbinp in NV life before
And all this time his wife, her face a. white
AZ death and holding out her arms implor-
lnPIv- upRQp1 for merCV hl0 cOWnf1IY
hide
That was womanlike. too.
"Now, you get a team and move this stuff
livelyr said as l let him crawl up of the
floor.
Turning to his wife as she stood all in q
tremble, assured her he had never had any
thing do him 80 much good a. that beating
would do
Aud was right, AZ am able to show.
did not see or hear anything of them ex-
cent once. about three months after. when
Sevholm called at the Office and redeemed the
chain, till as much as two years had gone by.
CHANGED to be walking one evening on a
street had not seen before when came to
the front of mighty pretty cottage. with a
trim garden and grass lawn In front. md
stood admiring it a bit, as have fashion
OF stopping to enjoy the sight of a nice place.
when a hand was laid on nv shoulder real
hearty and a CHEEKY voice cried out;
aConstable John Frick, pive ma vour
handw
II youll believe me. IL WINS TINT identical
loafer, Carl Sevholml
But not the first bit Of A loafer now Not
much Won wouldn't meet a smarter looking
man or more respectable gentleman in a
long DAYS march. 1t was a solid pleasure to
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