The Pascagoula democrat-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1878-1920, 1891-11-27
MANY ACHING HEARTS.
TRIFLES THAT CAUSE PEOPLE TO BE-
CONE DESPONDENT.

Memphis Commorcia,.
Talk not of grief till thou hast seen
The teas of warike men,"
II feel like jumping into the riv.
er. Curse my luck T. exclaimed "a
young mechanic TO reporter yes
lcrday.
In answer to the query he pour
ed forth his mlseIie, how he.had
lost his salary for several cOnsecu-
tive weeks at The gaming table,
was $50 in debt TO his landlady,
hated to again face the good wo
man with his usual 'ehool story"
and was in consequence sadly
"down in the mouth
The young fellow is, with all his
falli1gs, naturally good nalured,
and AT any time would yield up his
peso to Il poor creature in distress.
Come anu AXE a ride with me-"
said the rusller after news, and,
boarding a Beale street car, the
quiet city Of The dead-Elmwood
Cemetery. The man with the
blues" was conducted to a freshly
made mound and the newspaper
nan remarked
I'm that grave sleeps he remains
of q man who was executed in a
distant State, charged with being
the perpelralor OF a foul assassina-
ilon. Although the evidence that
convicted him was purely circum-
stan'ial,lacls were brought 10 light
tending TO show that be was the
victim of a base conspiracy, he sui
tered death for anoiher's crime.
"llls hearLbroken mother, firm
ly believing IN her sons innocence,
us, d every means in her power TO
save her sons life, but without
avail. She followed him 10 the
grave, after he had been executed
by the law, her heart hardened
against the world, her spirit brok.
Ell, her hopes fled, her home for
evermore darkened. Imagine her
feelings. if You can. What a pie
ture of misery her poor heart
conld reveal y
The man with "the blues" was
little further, and an
other mound. the history of which
The newspaper man was familiar
with, was pointed out ''ln that
grave lies the corpse of Il man as
loving. as kind, as true husband |
as ever existed. He died at a lime |
" hen his wife was about 10 become !
A mother. The child came into |
he worl1 a. few weeks after the
burial of the man she loved so
Iruly. Imagine her thoughts aud i
he utter desolalion of her home.
rhe light of her life has forever ,
He'd.
Il knew at young woman,
Dasely deserted by iiend with a
face, who died moi long
lgo in Memphis, who was mother.
lister. all, 10 her little sislers and
)rother>. They are taking my
larling awayr walled her young
lister, as the coffin was carried
rom the house To the railroad de-
,oi. she desiring TO be buried
llong .ide of her mother, in dig
ant town. This occurred on New
fear's eve, when many happy
Iearis were beating with joy.
rrink Of the desolaiion and grief
Il thai little family, berefl OF faith
II. mother, and, lastly, The sister
Who TO them was father, mother
nd sister combinsd-all ia the
,rief space of six shnri months.
"You talk OF having The blues.
Tou make me tired. You never
new what misery meant" iaid
he reporter 10 his companion.
What does the loss Gf a few pal
nv dollars amount to in eomparl-
nn with the wounded hearts all
round YOU. / know Of man
7ho has buried four children IN
We wears. His heart is torn I'm
vain: yei h. he with him, except
times when he unbosoms him