Idaho news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1887-1891, 1890-05-17

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ES Ae~,N should meet my pay
YHNH%GSN ments, which | was
W$SD&S5hHh solicited for charity
Nil W. by a respectfully
T " dressed woman, who
" u stated that she had
arrived from Cork few days ago.
her husband having sent the money
to pay her passage TO New YORK
Upon her arrival she found that he
had been killed by a drunken rowdy,
and as she was penniless she asked
me for trife to get a nights loag'
ing.
Having been imposed upon the
previous day by tale OF the same
kind, | passed on without needing
her piteous appeal.
Ihad walked but a few PAGES, when
a feeling of regret came over me Tor
my harshness, and | turned round
relieve her distress, but she to
had gone. | stood musing, un-
determined what TO do. felt
l had acted with inhumanity; but
it was so unlike my usual conductthat
! / consoled myself with the reflection
| that I always had been the friend OF
/ the outcast, and that very likely the
woman was not in actual want-thls
the Responsibility Of her attire, led
me to adopt as fact, and, resolving
to Danish the transaction from my
mind, walked homeward.
When reached the corner Of Wall
street man, apparently the worse
for liquor, asked me for charity, and
with nm eagerness which evidently
astonished him | gave him some
money.
This somewhat eased my mind, al
though felt that had relieved the
wrong object, As passed st. Pauls
church | saw by the clock thatit only
wanted u few minutes Of my dinner
hour, and was always so punctual
that | knew even a few minutes delay
would cause the greatest anxiety e
my wife and daughters, whose aflec
ton for me was the greatest comfort
OF my lite.
Resolving TO crush the haunted feel
ing, hailed an omnibus and jumpec
in;but new EorturenO seized me;th'
noise of its wheels seemed to echo tn
woman's appeal for charity so visibll
that involuntarily looked out ofthr
window to see that she was not run
ming at its side reciting her tale o
sorrow and restitution
Getting out at the corner Of Wash
ington street, walked hastily to m,
house and paused an instant on th
steps, half resolved to 60 on will
goose chase in search Of the mend
can't. Finally pulled the bel
When the door opened, instead Of 70
lowing my usual custom Of enter
ing the parlor to greet my wife an
! daughters, / walked straight up /
my dressing where | sat "a
some time in gloomy abstraction
then, bathing my head with col
:. water. | mechanically changed m
! dress and again seated myself at tt
/ deepest detection
was aroused by my wife, who sn
!, missed by my unusual conduct nske
: tenderly il j did not feel well.
Yes" replied, but very tiret
7 The weather tires me But, hOweve
: lett 90 to dinner"
My daughters and n niece who wt
:, on visit came round me and pln
fully scolded me for being 40 naught
i At last sat down to the table, bt
! could not eat n mouthful. Aft,
! several attempts to eat request,
F, my butler TO bring me the brand
!, decanter, which surprised them n
! as was strict temperance ma
) and merely kept wine and liquors /,
! such Of my guests as did not sha
4 my scruples.
d nth tlis bEbHuy WhS uFOuKUI
q filed a goblet nearly full Of the III
' uid damnation," as / had recent
r. called it in a speech had made ut
temperance meeting, and drank it (
If at single draught. Thissomewh
>. relieved me and enabled me to sw,
low a few mouthfuls OF dinner.
ID My spirits somewhat returned, al
N we all adjourned to the drawn
ID room. The arrival OF some visito
10 to my wife and daughters afford
4. me an opportunity Of leaving t
Q. room unobserved. / put on my h
n. resolved to call upon friend wi
lived in the next street.
Not finding him at home, / stroll
on. The evening was fine, and |
re fore / was aware OF tho d
n, tance / had walked / found mya
,g near the North river. Attract
So by n crowd which had gather
It. round the end OF one Of the piers
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