Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1892-12-18

sont up for two years, He wrote mo .
letter, and he asked me 20 bring Katie
up 70 see him, and Chimmie took usi
and when we got up there, / took ont
OF my pocket this little crucitx, and !
says, BILLY Flaherty, your mother and
mine come together from County hos.
common, and when |. WAS little girl
your mother gave me this; now II cont
make any difference 10 me whether
your right or wrong, III do all can 10
help you, but / want you to swear the
truth on this, and remember mat Ood
and your dead mother are hearing yon
Then, miss, he took solemn oath that
he wasn't nuar the place, and SAID 70
him, Don't let them mako thlei ana
liar Of you up here and you'll have
friends TO stand by you when you come
out. Then Katie she took an oath that
she'd DO true TO him. Well, miss Tor
about yc0r she used to work beside
me, and she used TO go up 70 SEQ Billy
whenever she cOuld; and then she
stopped working for three on four days,
then she stopped altogether, | hunted
for her, but l conldn't find her, but one
dny Cbimmie saw her walking along
the Bowory at night all dressed in q
silk frock and a gold watch on. ] don't
know what his name was, but Katie
hadn't much sense, and she loved fine
clothes, and 10 seemed such q mean
thing for man 10 take advantage Of a
young thing like her. who hadn't cour-
age to resist temptation.
KATIE WAS TEMPTED AND FELL.
Just then voice that knew to be
Chimmie's said: Damn hiInp And /
echoed thut wish "phen.p continued
Maggie, VI heard OF her going from
bad to worse; ] heard Of her being in
tho opium joints, and, as the day came
for Billy 20 got out, wondered how 1t
would all end. Last night, when IL
was blowing so hard and Chimmie and
me were sitting here busy making
como paper dolls for the Christmas
tree that the little lame boy down
stairs is going to have, somebody
knocked at the door. Chimmio opened
H. and IN fell Katie. Poor, pretty
Katic Not enough clothes on her to
deep her warm. Coughing so, she
hadn't the strength 10 stand up. |
put her on chair and made him 90
Outtide. She looked at me kind Of
yucant like People who smoke
opium look that way: and then sho
SAYS With ii funny laugh Mag, Two
come 20 meet Billy, | his girl, then
she fuiutcd right over. got him in,
and says; This amt u time for
standing on ceremony. He picked her
up and laid nor on The bed, aud then
went for the dispcnsary doctor. / got
one Of my nightgowns on her, and just
re you sec her now, she has been ever
since. The doctor he looked az her,
and says he: How old Is she? Says
L: Seventeen, last Easter Snys he:
i can't do anything Says I; What's
The natterN Says he: Men, whisky
/ and opium And he went away, and
Chnmie and have been taking care
OF her all today, and / wouldn't have
sent Tor YOU, Miss, but hero's something
/ found in her pocket
She handed me much crnmplcd
| piece OF paper on which this was writ
! ton:
Dora Katie,
win got out erly erismas mornin.
You ho at mays. I've kep mi word am
am honest am going 10 marry you.
you wus allus billy's gurl.
your friend
b. FLAHERTY.
"You Bcon continued Msggie, "ho
will bo here this morning; It's this
morning now, don't you hear tho
Christmas BELLS The door opened
and he came in--this he being Chimmie
--hu loaned over and kissed Maggie,
and he said 20 her "It'H q sad Christ
mas for you, my girl, but your dom
! Gods work, Yes miss there's not q
1 girl In this house that would have
lken Katie In; but my Maggie Is one
OF Gods women, who can be with sor-
| row and sin, and come out OF it as pure
ns the Virgin herself
DEATH IN A TENEMENT HOUSE.
We four sat thclo together Chimmie
and Maggie tho little dog and /, all
| Watching the sick girl; every few
| minutes her lips were made cooler. and
about o'clock she began TO talk so We
| could understand her. She said: "What
was | made pretty for, II | wasn't to
have pretty clothes? He says there
amt no harm he says that | loOl.
lovely Yes, I wish he would give mo
some morn whisky; don't want 10 think
Of Billy poor Billy, but Billy he
couldn't got me a silk drCss i won't
so 10 see Mag: Mag, she'd say 20 me.
stick 90 your work and be an honest
girl for Billy'a sake Honest girls don't
got watches and diamond rings. Why
don't that fool Of Chinnman cook that
opium for me ia say my prayers, /
'aint forgotten, but God 'aint hooking
after ms, He's too busy; He's forgol
me; He's thinking about people whoye
got homes and people TO take caro- Of
them. III 20 70 Maggie; Maggic's al
ways my friend; I'm so cold; ! wonder II
she'd let me lay down on her bed?'
After this tho eyes opened wide, and
she called out, at the top Of her voice
He says he'll forgive inc Pm Billy'i
girlm
Aud then she was still. And the lit
lie dogs means told US the truth
BtLLY's SAD HOMECOMING.
The clock rang out its alarm at
o'block; at Billy would be there
Katie was stretched out on the bed look
ing as Innocent as she did the day Bill,
left her. In one hand was bit o
blessed palm, and at her head burnet
the two candles; on her breast was III,
cruoihx. And SO We waited for Billy
Chimmie heard him screaming "Alerrl
Christmash to somebody on the stree
and went down 70 meet him. How h
! told him Of the sorrow that awaitel
| him, do not know, but when he cam,
I in, this rough boy OF tho people, h
D | knclt down BY tho dead rirls side AM