Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1890-05-25

| posture of the unknown dead. In 1904
the Partisan morgue was in the Grand
! Chntelet, and the door had window IN
it through which the dead bodies could
| be examined. In 1880 It was removed to
the Quay Marche Neuf, and later was
| located behind Notre Dame. The pres
ent building was erected in 1864. The
popular notion that stream of morbid
sight-seers continually flows toward the
morgue is entirely erroneous-only one
in $500 visits it. In New York not one in
10, 900 knows where the morgue is, and
not one in 25, 900 even thinks of visit
ing it.
Here is an episode of prosperity and
adversely in unpraiseworthy life. The re-
sort was gay one. 1t could well be
called the Sans Chemise, if one cared to
fall into French. A few Young mel and
girls were dancing, but the greater part
of the company sat at tables drinking. A
leVel-hsaded young man-about-to
out for mental entertainments, nothing
more, had taken chair by thPsside OF O
young creature OF considerable blonde
prettiness. There was blank, incom-
petent dependent expression in the girl s
eyes. She had just finished dancing and
was pale and on the verge of tears.
"You are enjoying yourself here, -
said the young man in an interrogative
tone.
''Why, how could 10 responded the
girl. 'They are all laughing at me for
having to come back here. They knew
what a change 1 had, into a beautiful
home. and ali that, and now when
have to come back they. get square with
me.'
The young man had not the first idea
of what the girl was speaking, but he
was clever in his way and he showed no
surprise at her ambiguous, words.
$50 you did really hafesa pretty home,
eh?' he ventured. "a
j.. Oh, yes, - cried the girl, clRsping
her hands and catching her breath, as
though she recalled all the beauty Of her
former surroundings with feeling OF
pain. "When Bob took me away from
here IL was just lovely. After We were
married he made little trip to Boston,
and then, when We got back, Bob sur
Rrised me with Just the prsttiest fiat way
uptown where rents are high and the
people are dressed up all day. For a
whole month never was so happy.
sat about on blue satin chairs, aud had
PlauO, anu d canary anu QOg, and
every night Bob took me to the theater
and never thought of anything ,huss
just keeping myself good natureds4nd
well fixed up 80 he'd like me All the
more. Oh, 1 was happy, I tell you.''
She ceased to speak and went of into
q reverie of her joyous past.
''And then 1t all came to an end -
said the young man, after moments
pause.
oh, yes, {" exclaimed the girl, com
ing back from her dream. cts alEs
ended. Bob had bad luck. He never
picked q winner for weeks, and csssis
treated him the same way. Then hexats1
drinking, and nearly every day the dsp-
Rty sherifs came, but they couldESt
find him. Idon't know what it vas Az
about, but think Bob had debts. They$
took all our furniture, and then Boz
wrote for me to meet him down town,
aad when did 30 be took me to where
hsHas living. in little room in oEes1.!
house on the Bowery. Well X was 60 /
ing to be just as happy, for ] had Bob
and I was used TO wooden chairs and
bars floors. 1 never cared bit about It
all, but at last It got awful. Bob came
crying 70 me, and esfd all his friends
had turned against him and he eouldn't
set cent. We Esrs just sfaryihg. tina. a