The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1892-01-03
DRUNK WITH HER FATHER.
FTvE- YEAR-O OLD LITTLE PHOEBE DON
NELLYs GYPSY LIFE

the orass-rhs Chiids Drunken Aatics.
The Rev. William Tols Of White Plains
started out after luncheon on New Years
Day for drive across the State line
to Stamford. Conn.,. and back In q light
buggy behind team OF lively horses. As
he drove through the town manga Happy
New Year. Father greeted him. for everybody
knows the young priest Between Portchester
and Greenwich he passed q man and little
girl sitting by the roadside. The man looked
like a tramp. Ill clad and unshaven. while the
girl. who seemed to be about 5 years old. was
as ragged specimen OF blue-eyed humanity
as the priest had ever seen. The man was
holding a bottle to the girls lips with
his loft hand. while his right arm en-
circled her head. Tho priest, thinking
the bottle contained milk or soup.
paid no further attention to them and
drove on to Stamford. In couple OF hours
he turned back. and at Az o'clock he came to
the couple again. The man then lay at full
length in the grass. while the child was romp-
ing around him. At first he thought the man
was asleep and the girl simply frolicking
about In high spirits. but on nearer view he
saw that tho man was drunk. and that tho
little girls capers were hilarious antics
caused by state Of mild intoxlcation. As he
drew up the little girl came close to the car
horses. and smiled at him.
"!That's my papa" she said proudly. point
ing to the PROSTATE figure. This Is me-"
pointing to herself.
Som" men from Greenwich happened along
at this point, and they arrested the man and
took him of with them.
IN attend to the girl" tho priest had
volunteered. But after the mon had gone this
seemed to him a more difficult task than he
had imagined. What should he do with herr
To leave her In the custody OF the jailer at
Greenwich was out OF the question. woman
anne along and he said to her:
Madam. would you take care Of this little
girlp Her father has just been arrested"
mo. indeed" was the answer. i've got all
can do to take care OF my own"
In relating the story to the reporter the priest
said:
The example Of the good Samaritan then
came into my mind. and Thought the best
thing could do was to try to initiate 1t. So
got out and lifted the little thing into the
buggy to take her home with me-"
The little girl was inclined to be hilarious
and wanted to make a noise. When the priest
asked her what her name was she answered
in a sing song tone:
Phoebe Donnelly-Donnelly-D and
I'll be five next April-Aprll-ApriL La la Ia
de dun. la Ia la"
Hush. little girl" the priest said: you
mustn't make SO much noise"
Then Phoebe cried as II the world were COM
ing to an end. The priest could not bear this
sight. SO he stroked her head and tried to
sootho her
Don't cry. Phoebe. Don't cry. I'll take
good care OF you; there. that's a good Girl;
Now wipe. your fnce and stop crying and you'll
Her fncn 6richtennd. and turning a pair Of
shrewd. worldly wise eyes up to the priest she
Will get candy? And doll? HIM. mis-
t sS: o0'S:oh' tell mo if I'm s0'n' to get can,
whiskey that the priest had to avert his face
an ddraw II deep breath OF pure air. Then the
grilgrew boistorons. bounced up and down On
her seat. and began to sing rude snatches OF
popular songs. The priest was on tenterhooks,
fearing that some one who knew him might
hear this hlarty and without under rt sn,i
SUI isS aSfs ios snd
mouse. The priest look Cd ut her and saw that
minute Phoebe was. a very sick little girl
few U over the r. Rough road little after 8
s ns{ ye at ss TPStes w sns an
conscious. but from head to foot she was SO
that the .s sRs the
tor came he CONQUERED in this opinion, and one
of the servants OF tho rectory gave Phoebe q
'sousing and cleaning the like OF which she
fe n When It was all over Phoebe felt better
Before the servant took her up stairs to put
WHAT'S s' t that ''f Ph@oe asked with wonder
' no You know who Godis'"
plcl and hold your hands like thIs;Sso. Now
shy after me: Our Father who art In
Then. for the first time in her life Phoebe re-
peated the Lords Prayer, after which they put
her to bed. She awoke late yesterday morn
dsiiSgIy around tho ro roo it was ali fairy
sisht she look ed about her as il seeking some
oH "P aIa i Papa! Where are your"
The servant entered with .;, bundle n,a OF clean
Hello Hello. WIN Who is s your" 'FhGbo answered
s! "fve come to dress you In clean clothes and
then You il get something e. eat: Now get up
like a little deur,..tthere. that's right"
breakfast table, opposite Father Tole whom
she regarded with awe. ,,
Between gulps OF cruel and milk. Phnbe said:
You ave- %as ana never a In The aek Hills Only me-
and m was there. Oh. there was lots OF horses
and tEWIH Hg.:. nn d. no and pa is going home
The priest. surprised at her intelligence.
said
Your pa was drunk and 80 were you. Do
You often drink whlsEeyf"
"When pa gets all right he'll como for mo-
He always does. Ne was in a big city once.
aud IN got rested. and when he got out no
coined for me. Yes. he will"
Where do you I've
81 don't know. la knows ia knows every
thing. We slept on the road lots u times. it
was awful "TI last night. Pa said II wSs New
Years ard wu got wuiskcy.'
+" Have yuu really slept On the road"
"Yn.ciI. when p"OIl" didn't give us no
molS and they wouldni let me and pa on tho
cars NE slept on TIA" gas
=" ay gracious. child. the priest exclaimed.
\ "wliut did you do when u rAiD"d =
oh. then we silent IN hnrns where the cows
WA. They uIitd" su"l iuuDy nolsnS. Ike tbis.
, moo ,o.O.o."." and ihp'b" burst int, laughter.
How often did you hincp out ~ the arr
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rLo laughed nj this oppression. Then. by
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fllHir Nay through tue rouDiip riding when
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