Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-05-16
4 FORTUNATE THEFT.
A PATHETIC COURTROOM SCENE IN
THE METROPOLIS.

Mother. Son. Daughter and cr.lndchiId
Make Up Heartrending sight-A Rec
ognition That Brought Up Many Sad
RecoIiections--A Brothers, Love.
It was a veritable athlete of baby.
He had carful for an audience that /
watched his antics with rapt attention. /
His round cheeks We're nearly as red as
the holnely red hood enveloping his head |
His dress was not much in the way Of |
style, adornment or protection; his small
toes were out Of his red shoes, bat he did
not mind that; he rather liked it because
Of the freedom it gave him. He divided
his time between looking around at the
passengers and worrying hismother and
grandmother. at intervals doing both at
once as easily as one.
Z What was he on earth for? The blue
eyes could find no answer in the passen-
gers faces
His mothers eye pits were deep today
and his fists fitted nicely into the cavi-
ties. BE piled them vigorously for
moment. Then he pulled the mothers
nose as if he would stretch it little.
He kicked at his mother and she smiled
slightly At this he uttered scream
and ran his fingers into his mouth. It
was an unusual thing for grandmother
to smile. She cannot remember ever
having smiled before. it was so long ago
since she had
The mother looked thin-thin because
she did not have enough to eat--and as
II she hated all of the world save her
baby. She did not mind the child's
pounding It was like striking herself
in play. The little fellow was of her
flesh, and had absorbed all of her strength
She cared not for her future if her baby
could be provided for. She looked upon
him as all her own. He was nothing Of
his fathers. His father? They were GO
ing to see him.
Hes smasher, amt her the con-
ductor said, stopping the car, and the
least bit of pride showed itself in the
mothers face as she descended the steps.
the swing of the baby's weight throwing
her almost prone upon the pavement.
They climbed the stairs, the three gen.
erations-child, mother, grandmother
into the courtroom. The judge was
looking neither grave nor stern: he was
looking commonplace; the case before
him was one Of everyday occurrence.
The first witness was called-the plain
tiff. John Whiteside Whiteside had
been relieved of some few dollars in
money He was countryman when he
came to town to sell his produce -four
] handed. law obeying, shrewd A thiei
should be jailed forever; hanging was
, none too good for him, he thought. He
had a straightforward tale. The mother
of the accused sat looking fxedly at the
man on the stand; the young mother
! and wife wept: the baby threw its arm.
+ around its mammals neck and screamed
, IS The lawyer for the accused made al
e objection without confidence, which wa
e denied. and he sat down dejectedly. Fl.
< was young. and paid for taking up tn,
I case in the experience it was supposed t.
4 give him Witnesses were called cor
roborating the plaintiffs testimony. TIL
defense? There was none of any weight
the young lawyer had conjured wha
n there was out of byplaces the prisone
g could ask only for leniency. The none,
e had been used to buy drink with. Woul,
If the court be lenient? the lawyer asked.
The gray haired plaintiff evidently say
g something familiar in the old woma
. with the young mother and child sittin
i in the row of spectators. He locke
# closely at the face hardened with suffer
It ing; little to connect it with its yout
d was to be seen. The old countryma
s rose and walked outside the railing t
IS where she was sitting, his face white
g than his hair and his hands trembling.
u Aren't you Sue Whiteside?" he asked
Il was-once."
- You ran away from home to be mai
At ried to young New York fellerf"
ID Yes" She shuddered She felt til
he clear eyes of the old man upon hel
C. What was coming next? He knew abor
x her history She tried to cover her rag
TO Pride did not last long, while the ma
y continued to look at her narrowly an
mystified What was the use of cove
inga She was low down forever nov
Her life would have soon run its stretcl
at Don't you know me2 am yor
C brother"
d. John. Johnr She drew away frol
at him."
N why didn't you write to us?"
J, Il was ashamed ! had nothing
~ tell only misery
tn you killed your mother, She new
smiled after that night"
in Let me go. No, no; save my DO
II He is the only support we have.
he Since it is your first offense, and
ne hope, your last one, will be lenient
III the judge was saying.
IS Your honor, sir The old man stot
~ again within the rail There was |
Id tie Misunderstanding This boy is Il
as nephew. I'll take him away from t
he city. withdraw my charge, and wi
you would let him go free. your honor
II willp'
The accused put on his derby hat III
he slouched over where the little knot
lis relatives was gathered. He looked
mt his child, its mother and grandmother
gh 1.-THE kids gettin fat. Amt he, Mary
his Now you are all goin back hon
Ier with me-
W, Home? Never never The fall
tn sister started to go, drawing the II
ire shawl about her shoulders.
is 81 do not live in Painsville now, s
nat san | am in the west. No one W
of know you out there"
,ry A sigh of relief. content, happin
s. issued from the grandmother's lips I
is weary woman felt the baby to be ligh
Ids on her knee The child crowed as if
wa thought the west the best kind of