The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1891-10-09


.tesling 10 = regular court and sent 70
he penitentiary for a long term. IL
vas duly sentenced aud the sheriff fxed
day upon which he 81 ould BE- taken q
be state prison. The day arrived and
he Official. with string Of convicts
hand -cuffed together, vas ct the station
waiting for the train.
! While the group set 10 tho depot, . IT,
tie old woman Ia black, with face 10
which the Fingers Of sorrow had pinched
great burrows. appeared Ct the door,
She looked ct the string Of prisoners In.
ID ntly. then light Of recognition came
into her face. She stepped over 10 the
group Of unfortunates and laid her hand
on the arm Of big, coarse fellow With
heavy, red mustache. Tho man turned
and looked At the little woman.
| "Motherw be exclaimed. That Wa
ell. Big tears came into HE eyes. They
did not stay there, but crowded one
another ont to chase down the rough
face. red now with shame. They ran IN
10 the big mustache and OF at the ends
OF Il. Then be recovered himself. The
little woman was not crying people
sometimes get beyond that.
| What arc you doing -hcre Z" the
big man sobbed.
Il came, my son" said the little woman
With the furr0vs 10 her face, ito SEQ you
OFF,
aTo-ses me OH" The man va
ldazed. w'
~Yss, Heary. When you we're such :
/ little boy that yoo had never been out Of
the home yard alone went to the gate
With you the frst day you ever went TO
store BY yourself. | watched you the
three blocks OF the distance until your
chu bby feet carried you into the little
country store that your father kept.
Then You were 8 and started Tor echool.
| | went to the gate With you again, and
told you bow TO oct 10 the school room.
| You went away on . visit when you
were 10, and l went to the depot With
you and your uncle, then. And ! kissed
You good bye before the cars started"
How the tears were flowing from that
big msn's eyesl
.Yes," and The little woman sighed :
hit. "Then you got TO be l6 and wanted
Ito 70 OF 10 st. Louis. Ii was hard TO
lpart with you, but We did it your faith
ler and land went TO the little depot
with you again and kissed you again
| You remember, don't you Z"
The other prisoners we're tutereeteu
now, aud the sheriff himself va taking
lin every word.
Then you were married, Henry,
went TO zee you bound By law and God q
that sweet. dear Mary who 10 now"
"Dont-don't-don't," almost ehriekeo
the big man.
.Yes,D the little woman went on, m
Iheedingly, land now you ere going
away again, and I must kiss you. Tht
train Is coming, Henry; kiss your o'c
mother"
The sheriff did not move. Ordinarily
he would have told the man % hurry
on. But be waited now. The big maj
bowed and tried TO hide biz manaclst
hands.
kiss me, Henry" the old lady 70
peated. The head moved lower, and 90
big red niustache almost covered the III
Tile lace with the burrows IN u. Incl
1.-The gang stsrted to the train.
| AZ the cars began 70 move cut, the lit
lie woman stood on the platform. Sh.
caught glimpse Of her big son through
the cor window. She waved : NTH
black bordered andkcrchief at him.
Good bye, Henry" she called 90
fecbly, and then through force Of hao'
formed when she sent her little son Y
school, che murmured:
BE good boy"
One Of that gang Of prisoners told %
afterwards that the little scene 10 %
depot Wa greater punishment 70 eac
imam there than his respective term Q
mprison ment. --Detrvit Free Prcss.