The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-12

rushed to her house, where a stormy
interview followed, and between her
apprehension of difficulty with her en-
ployer and her modification at discov-
cring she had permitted the attentions
Of an ex-convict to attract the, notice OF
the police the poor girl was frightened
half out of her senses.
THE SAME OLD INHUMANITY TO Man.
But the man, what Of him?
Well, perhaps you might guess. But
if you are too tired will explain that
he lost what sporting men call his heart.
His grip on life relaxed at one uneS-
pected blow, every hope was shattered,
and in half daZed condition he went
back to his place to find that his en-
ployer, who, by the way, knew ell
about him and had given him his po-
sition in the hope of aiding him, had
been renotified that his delivery clerk
was an eX-convict, and that unless he
was discharged the fact would be made
known to his customers, upon whom
such information would obviously have
!, very bad effect.
So he discharged him.
asked him when l saw him in
prison why he didn't come direct to
me and I blush TO say he replied:
"Why, Mr.. Howard, thought l had
worn you threadbare. I feared you
would say as certainly felt, oh, there
is no use,' and I imagine myself jump
ing on you like an old man of the
mountain once more and adding to
your cares and responsibilities, so l
Welded for the first time in six months
to temptation to drink. Once started,
l kept on. The little money l had
went like water down mountain
stream and in ten days I was a physi-
cal wreck as I was already mentally
used up and I resorted to beggary. One
night literally asked people for money
on the streets, but got very little and
that spent in drink. I don't think l
should have stolen if it had not been
for the absolute want Of bread and
shelter. 1t was a keen, cold night, and
as passed along the brightly lighted
shop windows I thought how easily L
could relieve myself, so 7 made dash
for & tray Of rings, ran, was followed,
was caught, and here 1 am for two
years and three months
No use to moraliZe.
This is only fact. This is only a
picture. 1t is only one of a thousand
instances. The authorities say that
these men not only won't reform, but
can't reform, and dare say would cite
this very instance as good illustration
of their assertion that ex-convicts are
certain to come back again.
It isn't so.
IF that man had been content to re-
main sequestered, as it were, from the
bloodhounds of New York, be might
vet have been married to the girl of his
choice and have gotten along nicely in
this worlds affairs. Of course, at once
YOU, who remember, think of kissane
in California.
What dirty, dirty thing it was to
drag that mans long since forgotten
crime to the face Of affairs. Who
gained anything by ii? Was there
ever one extra newspaper sold by
means of that sensation? 1t broke a
mothers heart, it rudely ruptured
family relations, it has caused an hon
ored, reputable citizen OF San Fran
cisco to bow his head with shame as he
passed along the streets, because, al
though be is respectable and respect
ed man, lie knows that his brothers
crime has cast blighting shadow on
a path hitherto all sunshine and spread
with the flower of prosperity.
"Man's inhumanity to man," that's
it.
Ten dollars seat to hear Patti or see
Bernhardt.
Ten cents to beggar, provided he
will spend it in rum.
But not ten words of comfort for a
man, however pcnitent, who has once
worn the stripes of q prison.
Ugh! 1t makes me very tired.