Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-02-26

nny' l WIS away ahuut an hour, aud ON 4
rcturningmy daughter greeted mow with |
Mamma. boushta stamp and posted |
your letter just IN timo Another min. !
ute and It would have been too lniol"
What lcttcr. darling, was thatY
"Iho ono you put on the mnutolpioco.'
sho answered laughingly. 'and you owe
mo penny Tor the stamp, rvmombcr~
sank into a scat overcome By the
thought that the letter was gone. tot
good or evil, and at tho hands Of uiy
child.
had restless night, and on going 10
my duty next morning found my charge
cheerful
Il know you hnvs helped me. know
It ! have been dreaming Of my boy.
and no said he was better and would
soon sec mo"
silence replied, Il cannot hoai
any moro OF this shall got int
trouble
mo. no. you viii not, and shall
bless You all my liio. But will sly nc
more at which loft hor
Next morning before going on duty
received by post small wooden box. on
opening Il found bundle of bauk note.
aud u letter, tho notes being In nftioi
to the yaluo OF 1000 at tho sight
Of which my knees shook under mo. the
preparation rolled from my forehead
and nearly faiutcd Hero was a prc.
dicamont, but soon revived aud pro.
cocdod TO read the letter
"DEAn MADAN-My vito informs me
that yon have consented 10 help her, and
have received a lottcr from her, which
you have doubtless posted. Tor which aid
at her desire, inclose you what you need
with many thnnkN Burn this and do
not uso the notes for some limo. for feat
Of suspicion. NJ ANY rate, not until you
hear from mo again Tell my vito one
word. yes ask this as favor"
dropped the letter IA tho fro. and
then, like a guilty thing, hid the notes
undor n looFc board In the attic iloor
When / commenced duty and saw the
anxious mother sho looked ut mo with
eager eyes, and rs my lips framed tho
word ayes, the tears rolled down hot
chooks My denr boy, then. IL better; /
will trouble no moro / left hor. think.
ing she might, rs her boy was buttor.
now give up her thought " escape and
settle down quietly; consequently my
mind became easter
Another day passed and loft her once
more. Al that night Il was very fugisy,
and next morning WIS to my constcf.
nation informed that 10. 10 had escaped
during the night, having looaenod tho
bars OF her window, aud boiny slender
woman had squeezed through on to the
sloplng roof OF building. down which
Bho had crcpt, thence down n ladder
which had boon loit by tho painters, aud
being thon Ia tho opgn yard Of the prison
sho had taken the ladder 10 the wall, ON
gaining the top of which some help bad
been Afforded from tho outsidc, possibly
by ropo ladder There oil trace was
lost
Of course WINS examined, with othors,
before tho governor, but nothing could
be elected, at which | was much relieved
and thankful. and | never enjoyed got.
ting homo more than did that night
Matters went on as usual and had
not touched my notes; IN fact, seemed
TO care nothing for them, when one
morning, about six weeks later, 70.
cciyod u bulky package addressed IN d
lndy'a hand. bearing the Canadian post.
mark. broke the seals quickly and
found. 10 my Intense surprise, bank
note1 hgain 20 the value OF 81 600. Tie
letter iucloscd explained everything;
"MY DEAR FmESD--- You will 40 doubt
have wondered many times, with others,
what had become OF No. IS. I am now
in Canada with my husband and dear
little boy. who Is now. thanks 20 youI
aid and Gods blessing quite well.
"You no doubt know how escaped.
My husband WIS 20 wait for me outside
which know would 10 tho Same night
on tho day you gave mo his message,
Yea expect you thought Ind given
up my idea descended by rope lad
der which my husband had thrown %
tho top Of tho wall, and behind FIST
tr0tter was soon IN u trusted trend'l
house. elasped In my childs arms
"hlay you mover DO separated FROM
your children. must toll you In conf
denco that my husband Is the third sol
Of n noblomnn, and was unfortunately
lod into difficulties and got into tho toll
OF iot Of sharpers aud forgers. aud
they used him as a tool for passing
forged notes unlmowingly got one OF
those notes. and rendering II, was ur
rested and suffered imprisonment for II,
as you know. and thus did not involve
my husband ! was aware that whcr
my timo In prison was over that w
should leave tho country, Us my hus
band had confessed all TO his father
with desire TO mend, and no promisod
TO start US to Canada with cj,00O. Thot
my boy fell IN and you know tho rest.
"Tho inst notes you received from my
husband, may at once say, are all for
gerios Pray forgive mo my ruso, but Il
WIS the only way could SEQ out Of thl
difficulty, heartily hopo you have moi
used my, but awaited this letter.
''Buru them. every one without fail
and II might advise you, as possibly
You may have some conjunction 20 usl
oyon the good notes for yourself, inyes
thcn for your children, and may It bo 4
blessing to Thorn. Goodby, my friend
my little son sends his love and kiss {,
tho kind Indy who lot his mamma com,
TO see him whom ho wanted hoy 10 badly.
Did do right or wrongl-Now Yorl
World.
Marching While Asleep.
II IL well authenticated fact that Il
the disastrous retreat Of Sir John Moor,
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