The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-04-25
MRS. THOMPSON'S LONG WALK
FROM WHITE PLAINS TO TARRf-
TOWN WITH FOUR CHILDREN

| Husband and His Sister Who Combines
| to Educate Her in Household D"tie'
and the Way to Bring up Children.
Mrs. Edward Thompson weary OF the un
happiness OF her domestic life. left her hus
bands house In Port Chester last Tuesda,
morning. taking four OF her FIVE children will
her. 1t was before dawn. and the streets were
deserted and tho air was cold. The oldes
boy. Harry. is / years old. and was born
| year after the wedding day. The next was
Wilfred, o years. and after him there was
| Mildred. a faxen-haired tot Of 4. The babJ
| was only Z months old.
Mrs Thompsons only thought was to get as
| far away from her husband as she could. She
walked aimlessly out into tho country until
she came to q sign post which said. TO Tar
| rytown. IA miles, She drew from her pocket
a half n loaf OF bread. which sho divided
among the children. heavy wagon came
along and Mrs. Thompson hailed the driver a
| white-haired farmer.
Gould you take us along the road :" she
| asked.
Certainly" he said. Pm going to White
| Plains. and you're welcome to n ride"
He wondered who his passengers were and
what they were doing abroad so early He
saw meeklooking. pale.faced woman.
dressed all in black. who looked rs though she
had seen much trouble. And while he watched
her tho tears began to roll down her cheeks.
Tho children soon fell asleep.
At White Plains tho passengers alightcd.
and. after thanking tho farmer. the woman
trudgcd or with the children on tho seven
milo road to Tarrytown. Mrs. Thompson
remembered that an old friend OF hers. u
Mr. TurIish lived in Nyack ncrNss
thought Of seek ing shelter at lcr house. Tic
sun had now arisen and the sky was clcar 1t
I, nv, -I,.r,f hnv hn6
of q hill from which he Hudson can DO seen
and T4rrytown lay below them.
waters edge. At half past s. Just as the Nyack
lerry6o"t was pir,GpariuE to start Mrs. Mrs., Th9mp
sna cn nd sSo and 6eg
renched Nyack It was growing dark and the
Mrs, Thompson asked policeman where
Mrs. Turkish lived; He could not remember
"Oh. you mean tho widow lady who used TO
live M, town. She's moved away these three
Mrs. Thompson became so weak that she
almost fell to the ground. but, with an, effort
shc collected herself and walked on. the .p3,-
Then tho sense Of her misery seemed to over
Whelm her and she burst into flood of tears.
he n began to cry too and they enn
taurant for drink Of water and asked per-
mission to rest herself. 4 man who was in
the room asked her whether she was in
oh" she answered don't know what to
a. MY h4s band drove me put q tho house;
it any longer. He is Edward Thompson Of
PortchosteI; and he belongs to the Odd Fell
AN Odd Fellow ?" exclaimed the man. III
l %oso Hnt for YOU madam. I'm an Odd Fellow
He took tho woman and her children to the
Sherman House and obtained food for them.
rhen na in Ie nd to-
harshly ever Since our first CHI Id was Jorn:
owns several houses a nd a lot Of real estate. lie
has beaten me often but f9r the childrens sake
his sister. an unmarried young woman. to live
She thought she knew, everything better than
tween them they made mo miserable; God
knows, I'm only weak creature and | haye
cT s aS hut a' ss smR the sfr sS
children and my husband encouraged her II
dren and when begged her to let them alone
sne r m anI xo said h4 better b
cause they are mine. and how could 1 stand
My husband quarreled witt mo about
every little thing. and he used to beat me. He
made my life SO miserable that often wanted
warrant for y Mr. Thompson's e' arrest Mrs.
Sase e"ffE s next Gay at od s her,
low accompanied the, officer who went to serve
tho warrant. md he had long talk. with Mr..
Wednesday,, Thursday. and Friday. but her
husband did not come come t., her. On Saturday
ren here Snt wHeG tho
was rctnrnable.
She did so. but yesterday morning her hus-
she left the house again TO walk to her mother
IN Highland Falls. sixty miles away, But Mr..
would have to take the baby With her III il She
went and that induced her to return
A reporter called ut the house yesterday. and
in ono room. Miss Elzabeth Thompson is a
tall. slender; and rather sh,qrp,,f!eatured young
yourself what She is" 'e O'''' '''>' l'' ~
, Mrs Thompson turned red under the hu-
You know told the truth. You have treat
ed me Grn.lly and you told mo you'd iketo
"WeIi.' bro;e in Miss Thompson, didn't
you deserve it! You know right well you did
l;ianche i; lnn weren't 81 any use here You
sew dresses for the girls. You never kept the
house in order. iog never had my brothers
=" dlI the best / could" meekly intcrposed
THE best you could Dc. tell" Miss Thomn-
" Perhaps you did the best you could. mn'nm.
when You left the sage on the stove for ten
needed M axe"
Yes" thundrred Mr.. Thompson: your
day has come now. wanted to give you m
opportunity of improving yourself. and you
sorry for that! Your race is run. madam.
The victory is ours and this reporter will see
us indicated in the press"
YES chimed in tho sister. "and when
Harry cnme home from school with the box no
stole -"
"Mc didn't steal IT," the mother said family;
Tint . what you say. say he did. and |
told You to punish him. Why didn't you do it. |
Inn? Why did you always take the chldrens |
side when tried to discipline them. hm2 DO |
y, YOU thlnk you know anything about bringing
in better order? You know. Blanche. l am |
telling YOU MI this for Your own good"
Mrs. Thompson arose with tears in her eyes |
and said: Tomorrow l am going to my |
mother"
Tho sister turned trumphantly to tho re-
porter and and said; lust look at that. Weak