Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1892-02-17
NJ MBER EIGHTEEN.

I now No - finish your lrouing. for
] want vou IN the storer.oin
M D, lid nui answer mo INT beut
heI nrad sss-entingly As she did 40
noticed n tear fail frou her eyes
was Interested Ia this prisoner. for
she WAS far ais)ve the usual class Of
rnmnals for WAS at the time of which
! write second wardress OF one of the
rounty PRISONS I ha noticed her su
pernrlty Ia her fellow inmates con-
fes- that | n'ti made her lot exS,er In 0
g,ad many ways. % on this particular
occasion ! needed her ncip IN asSort
riihns IN tn. storersHn When she hsd
inlsnr,i hcr ironing we were soon en-.
gagged al the easier t,vk
We were by ourselves and had not
been five minutes IN the room when sud
denly my charge burst INTO a lit of sob
o'ng AMI 10 my surprise threw herself
into my arms
Come this will never do what il tho
matter" ! SAID quietly 'Supp~e the
governor were to crris la what should
! dot fon would ge, me into serious
trouble
Sh0 nowever continued to clasp rne
around the neck. giving vent 10 heart
breaking sobz
'iou really mus, be quis, and tell ne
the reason OF this" said with q little
asperI.y
4 will he quiet, madam she aaid
with great effort Il am very miserable
and unhappy.
OF couree. answered ~ cleerfully
~ could all are miserable who come
hero except the hardened ones, but You
will coon be nome again One short
month and you will he with your
TRENDS
But my child madam. my dear little
hoy she sobbed. he u i'll and " l do
not see hIn ore then no may die All
MS cry N for hls mother and I cannot,
Oh. | cannot get to him What shall ]
'io' Ny heart almost breaks to sOothe
mis- pains and troubles What shill !
10" Aud she laid her head on my ahoui-
'ieI with faint. drspairing cry which
wrung my heart for ! had two bonnie
rni!dr7n nj home and my heart won't Out
TO her
How do you know th,sr'' l inquired
when nef grief had snbsided
The lame woman who came in yester-
,iay toii ine ~ exercise and that my
hoy only cry war for his mother.
Well replied 'youi trieuds will
take care Of him and month Will snon
pass take courage And ! kissed her
for WAS a woman " n wwrirexs. aud apt
10 hari!en my heart al times.
But nonr can take hls uiothera place
WAS All that sne could say then claxp-
,nR the suddenly ~ ter she whispered
eagerly hut. II you choose. you could
nelp me
VIVA, lo you meanT | Aaid
In tnS way abe said. Il want TO be
NJ home IA three or four days
'Nuaseuse replied. You are losing
youi wits got OH with your work"
She obeyed Out continued 4 know !
ran get ont " you Will aM me u little
and no one shall TN the wiser I want
Won 10 post me letter only and before
iong I shall br with ny dear boy clasp
inK hsi handS and Ioo.iiis intensely st
mo.
Now y,u must put such me,ters 60
rreiy FROM you, SuppminH sad. to
numor her II do ~ you suggest and II
was found ont the cotiSrj uences would
tx should loe9 my pension which v
only few years Of and ! have two
to think Of and AIN q widow
She was puiet Vt thM for . time and
'iid nor work IN random way: then
auddenly
What amount Of money do you cal
rulat- wouid brlnH IN interest equivalent
to your pension
"A Thousand pounds" I said. smiling
AMI believing that II would put such
Thoughts away from tser mind
She dropIsSi the clothing she held and
HeizsSi my hands firmly 'lf you were
Ia receive 81 WW would ynu help me.
children and ~, ron hope for their wei
fare.
oh yes: I'll promise that" ! replied
To bunor her for Thought an" mast ~
y little distracted with gr,ef
'Renein ber. that II n solemn promise.
she said and Just up,n II the bell rang
to cio~e work. and the ,r,scncrs b,Xan
" troop to their celia
At the end ~ another hour my duty
wonii ne over for the night, and after
seeing all the inmates of the coils !
snouid transfer my keys 10 the night
wardyrss IN charge aud go home. When
came to No ISIS cell found her
caliner and patting her ar,ns around
the she embraced and kissei me. whis
per,ny 'G0M night. dear ma,iam. ro-
mem Der and God will Hess you
passed. ont and left hei for the night
hoping that she had forgotton her idaa
OF the letter
A. lived outside / soon pu, on my
hat and cloak. which covered my prison
uniform and left for the night. and WA
soon at hume with my children.
Judge Of my astonishmeut. after tak.
ing OF my cloak wncn put my hand
into Iay dress pocke, to lind an unr
stamped letter. which No. ~ had evi
dentiy slipped there before ! left hss
cell
II waa addressed to u city fifteen miles
away, and my first thought was 10 dc
strvy it and I held it In my hand ovel
the fire. but my heart gave leap as
thought of her child. and. looking across
tina room raw INV own dear how with