The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-07-17


see" Then the entire gang chuokled and
| roared, and William Finney kicked two
| small boys and sent them after some beer
l turn from this party with delight to the
lovers,
LOVE ON THE WHARF.
There's one girl there. tired looking
but with a clean cotton frock on nnd q look
Of goodness on her face that even the gang
| would respect. Nobody is ashamed of max
ing love down here; the girls sit with their
heads on the shoulders OF their gentlemen
friends" they hold each others hands, and
| an arm around G waist is as common as a
| belt With big buckle. Butsthey are good
| girls, they are virtuous girls, and nothing
seems % dreadful TO them as fallen woman.
This girl is talking very earnestly. l get
near her, where can hear every word she
says. She Is pleading somebody's cause.
Shesays: tom don't care what the other
girls are going TO do, feel sorry for her.
| When size came TO the factory she was as
| pretty az the picture Of the Blessed Virgin
in the church; she was loving and tender,
and she'd give her last penny TO ANYBODY
who was in trouble That man made her
love him; be told her how pretty she was,
and he gave her things that made her look
prettisr, and she done wrong. | aln't
n-saying she done right, but l say feel
sorry for her, and l don't care IL you say
good-by to me forever, I'm going to speak
90 that girl II she comes on this dock to-
night as sure as l am living and breathing.
Now, Tom, you know love you, but can't
believe that girl is bad all the way through"
There wac profound silence after this, and
the little girl looked up in Toms face with
her eyes full Of tears, and the moon smiled
down on the womanly face and gave it q
beauty it had never had before. Tom saw
it. Men aud children and dogs recognize
the divine spirit when it looks out from q
woman's eyes So Tom drew her little
closer and gruffly said: 20. amt a-inter-
fering With what you women choose TO do"
TALE OF THE TOWN.
The moon looked down on aquiet crowd.
for most Of the children had gone to sleep,
the men and women were tired out, and the
lovers spoke very low. Soon there came,
all by herself, a girl who looked half fright
eued, half defiant, and who showed In her
sickly face traces Of great beauty Her
dress was torn. soiled silk one; about her
shoulders. although the night was warm,
WAS plaid shawl As she passed along, the
girls drew themselves away, and the mar
RED women didn't hesitate to call her
names that made my blood run cold. Grad
ually she grew more defiant. She saw me,
q stranger, and came over and sat
next TO me. The shawl fell
from her shoulders; In her arms
was thu poorest, smallest, most miserable
little baby you can imagine. 1t was what
the preachers call the child Of her sin; but
60 me it seemed possible that it might be
the child that was to redeem her and make
a woman of her. did not speak to her. /
waited to see what the girl on the other
side OF me was going 60 do. She glanced
at her and, taking her sWeetheart's arm
from around her waist, she got up and
came TO her. and she said, loud enough for
every body TO hear: Nellie, you aud de
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me.h Nellie looked frightened; but the
other girl put her hands down, lifted the
little baby into her own arms, and started
toward Tommy, with the mother following
her. There was a decided murmur Of in
digRation; but Tommy, bless his heart, got
up and said: Every one Of youse knows
that
MY LADY FRIEND IS STRAIGHT;
her freus is my frens, and II anybody's got
anything 70 say about this, they'll say it co
me, and | know what talks" To empha-
size thia there was big, strong fist doubled
up. Just then Tommy got a friendly slap
ON the shoulder that was heard all over the
dock, and William Flnney. full of enthusi-
asm and beer, called out Pm wild you. If
dere is any man on dis dock dat wants to
say O word against Nellie, let him co ne to
me. know all about her II she hadn't
been gentle and lovin'. she'd never got in
this flx and / don't see as she's done so
much She's made mistake, but she's got
a whole lifetime TO straighten up imp Tho
tide turned in favor of Nellie.
The noise had waksned the baby up; and
there stood the little dog who had come
down to see the other side of life licking Its
tiny hands just az be would those of baby
born to heritage of wealth and good
name.
Il was nearly o'clock in the morning
before
THE JEWELLERS ON THE DOCK
began 30 go home, and when Nellie and the
baby departed IL was under the escort of
William Nnney and of Tommy and his girl,
that good girl who knew how to speak we'll
for another woman. The moon looked
down In the water and drew me
picture OF Nellie-in the
country, with her boy beside
her, leading an honest life and making
man of her child. There was another pict-
ure, soo--it was Tommy and his BRIDE
saw a clean little house, saw neat sup
per table, l Jaw a toothsome dish waiting
for tired and hungry man. and 1 knew it
was the home OF honesty and virtue, the
home where anarchy would never get a
foothold aud where two people would live
out their lives always happy, because even
when sorrow came there would be love to
tighten it.
uu4 &Okuk AWAY Vi hllt hlu ooCOT bou
to the oar by Patsy leading the little
dog. He has condescendingly accepted
an invitation to come up and see
tho dog. and have some ice cream
and cake, not in the kitchen, OF
dear, nol-but with the family. He tells
me II l will come down often to see them no
will give me points on feeding the dog, and
il I've got any boys he'll teach them to
swim. | thank him and we go home. We
have seen how the other side summer on the
docks We have seen that humanity is very
much the same, whether it is in a fine man
sion on Fifth avenue or a tenement hose
on the water front And the conclusion
reached is that there is some good In every
body.
WHAT LIFE ONLY NEEDS.
It needed only the word of one good
woman to reinstate poor Nellie.
1t needed only the weakness of one woman
to awaken the bravery and chivalry in the
heart Of the leader OF the gang.
1t needed only the respecting Of the honor
OF boy TO make him take care of dog
the only one thing he loves to torment.
1t needed only the fresh air to make the
men, women and children forget their
troubles for a while.
1t needed only the moonlight to soften
each hard face, and make 1t look more as IL
did before sorrow and suffering had set
their seals upon 1t.
1t needed only the eyes Of a little dog to
recognize that the baby he saw was as pure
aud as good as is every tiny blossom sent
ON aarth The AOwar may bloom in tina