Telegram-herald., 1890-06-17

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Affection I escorted Ler esersla -arc.
s4s ~ hsr 1ech ana e1IL uor1. l-e-
a1I nlxhE ald it vas currently be-
. lllset ta-l Miss BLANK ana ae-e cn-
r4zed Ilz1 a. e,Llra L. Lollon On
E b.sluess. anI wben 1 aeac baez -
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r elalinz the 14lI Oh his arc Sbs
I recognized ue Bat when 1 said How
F do you O.. Mlss Blank she quickly re-
I Piled
a. vel, MF Lawson, tar / ara
surprised - hear you call ne Mis-
+ Biank When you left Brighton -
suddenly 1 thought I should never SEQ
T you again AOu left ~ address never
+ called again, md well. ! aIl mzrE ed
90 To slouls l gasped-
"'Io NJ. Prize, ste replied, pointing
AZ the same time % the gentleman with
whom she lad been dancing
That ended my life My Marie, my
dream. vas gone. left the hall, went
70 low gambling place, and IN drink
and gambling endeavored 70 Kill my
griet IL lasted but little time, for IL
four months was Penniless.
Then came my trial The men wbo
played With me slammed me. Ny
friends shut their doors, and q few days
later my last sovereign was gone. /
was utterly stranded, homeless, and un-
happy As u would 10 possible 10 mako
human being. For nights ! slept IN the
cabmen's eoftee-houses; then ! was con-
sidered 4 nuisance. and some doorstep
served mo for 4 bed l pawned every
trinket, decent suit Of clothes-eyery-
thing. and finally spent three months
IN a work house under an assumed name.
Il. was there the presence of Mario
haunted me again. One day-ChristIuas
Day-we were at dinner. Several rich
people came u distribute among US
such gifts rs tobacco, warm clothes, etc.
l was hungry and didn't look at the
visitors. when suddenly a voice said 10
me.
my good man, which would you
prefer. some warm clothing or some
pipes and tobacco?' l looked up. II
Was Marie. | rushed from the table
out into the fields. and there was
found hours after insensihle.
In nv bed. there I'm that work-bouse
hospital wrote tho words Of the SOM
you heard me sing to-day. Then got
well. and. sick OF life, I left the place
and became night watchnaa at some
new buildings that were putting up m
Aldersgate street While there tho
music OF nv song came to me. / got a
scrap of manuscript music paper and
iotted i. down, and for time l was
happy. NV old friends often passed mo
az night Jolly and careless. little
dreaming that James Lawson was the
poor night watchnan who answered
their indolent Questions.
Often when all was still l poured
ont nv soul in this little song. and
after awhile the night Ramins used 70
come and listen 70 me. l. pleased them.
To me 4, BROUGHT back the memory of 2
dead love and ruined life But YOU
are tiring OF nv story. There is little
more TO tell.
az could not endure the solitary med
ftatfon OF my past- l again began 70
drink / lost my situation, and as a las;
resort thought that perhaps my little
song was worth few shillings and
brought IL 70 Mr.. Turner"
At this the fellow burst into tears.
When he was himself again they went
out. and few minutes aftgrward Mr..
Turner, addressing Lawson, said:
Mr.. Lawson, here is ten shillings-
II will be enough to got your supper
and decent room tonight To-mor-
row morning I waat you to call here.
and | shall give you good position in
my warehouse. As for your song, !
want you % remember this: II YOU
VIII keep sober will pay you q good
ROYALTY. but IL you spend this ten shil-
lin1s in drink not another penny will
you got"
Lawson left the shop /oO(t11 not
make his appearanoe/Tor fve days,
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