Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-06-05
BEHIND The BARS.
PATHETIC. PLEADINe'EYEs. SAD.
NESS IN EVERY LOOK.
How Fell In Love With The Fair One and
How The lniaiuailon Was Rudeiy
Dispelled.
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In love with her? Yes, from the yer,
moment | bcheld those sad brown eyes.
looking beseechngly down at me from
lehnd the iron bars of n strongly built
county jail. 10 say she was pretty does
not express the impression that her sad,
pleading glance made upon me that mem
nrab.e sabbath afternoon She was.
thought at the time, the most beautiful
creature l had ever laid eyes on, ana
from that moment until | discovered her
real identity, thoughts of this fair nris-
oner haunted my senses by day aud
my dreams by night.
This was my first experience of love
at lirst sight. The incident occurred Mt
one OF tho leading county seats of SOUTH
western Texas, while | was doing the
town in the interest of d Fort Wortb
Wholesale establishment.
Y was dun Suday afternoon 10 me.
ana AFTER firing of my room and the
hotel iODby was alone, aud as 1 passed
inc county jail | glanced up at the 80
curely-barrcd windows and Thought pitv-
lngly OF the unfortunate prisoners. many
OF whom had their faces pressed hnrI
against the bars in an endenvor TO
breathe as much Of the pure fresh mir
ana see as much Of the beautiful green
earth as II was possible for tbem ia do
Al large window In the second storv
near the entrance ] saw her face only
Tor moment, and the woman will.
drew INTO the dark rccesses of tho ieil
men. as my eyes were still riveted mon
tue widow the beautiful face rc-npponr-
Vl' me SAD, lali-dctiant smile which /
lhought detected on the lovely fnre
thrilled me 10 my very soul. and Mi tbo
thder and gallant feelings of my M
tlre were aroused. Her lustrous irov,n
eyes seemed TO glitter with pent-np fears
OF pride and innocence as she elnnrej
GgoWh NJ me, and she vanished again
IRON my sight. $50"
returned thoughtfully TO my bot,,
tried 20 forget the beautiful. sad fonr
hnu tlllhk OF busiae,s; tried to read.
but Try. as ! would, | found il impossiiJo,
10 shake of the thoughts of thc foir
lace, What terrible charge WINS there
ugolhst hrl Had she no friends. that
sue must hide so beautiful fnce Le-
hind iron hars? Was il theft. or wos
she a nulrdcress?
Ihesr thoughts and many more surgrd
madly through my brain. When / mi
retired for The night aud tried to close
my eyes IN sleep vision of her lowell
ness cpiilf"ilrd mo and plead her inn1-
cehce OF anything that was not womnniv
pure ana nebc When ! arose the m,,yf
m"rihhg nay first thoughts wcrc of the
lNlf prisoner, l made some indirect In
Hulfles of the county Jail and Of court
HaUcrS IN q vain attempt to ascertain
VINO llls woman could be aud why She
was 50 mcarcerntcd Finally, however.
NJ conversation with "A lending ATTORNEY
oi me town, | learned something of a
trlnl that was TO begin in the couptv
court that morning, in which a very
n'Huuinl woman was 10 he the lcTcn
9nnL The charge against her WAS mur-
ger. She was charged with pnisoning
her husband some months before. Tho
trial was looked 10 MS one Of sensntlonnl
developments. Many believed the wO-
man guilty. /. however. decided nj once
mat this beautiful face had seen at the
window the evening before was thar Of
the woman charged with the terrible
crime OF murder aud ! also decided nj
of the charge MS / myself.
was 10 have left In pursuit Of MY
business on the early train That morning
bul my stroll past the inil the cvcniri,
before, Che sight Of such n sud face and
lhG renllEatiS"n ihot It's posscssor. who |
nhheSltnlngly believed as innocent of
lh' t'rrlhlr charge rs q hnhe was m
sore trouble, perhaps without either
money or friends, seemed tn have changed
INC whole tenor of my life. At once I
IeHdcd to roman In the town until
ne lrinl endrd and, If possible. render
'i ms iAir Stranger some assistance in
establishing her Innocence. So / tel q
Hriphed 10 headquarters that. owing 40
some important business Of n priyatn
nature, i would he impossible for me 10
report Tor several days, and possibly- not
Tor Two weeks, / was told the trial
lhigIt lhst ihlt long. aad | was deter
mlpcd To- SIC 1t through.
Long before court convened ON Mon.
uny morning the spacious courtroom
was hllcd To its utmost cnpgrity. Tho
doors and windows We're filled. Ladies
IN lorge numbers were present, and the
most fashionable circles of the town
were all represented. ! saw at once that
, ,m' pending case was to he one Of un.
usual interest, In order to secure a do
Sllablc seat. | went early. | obtained
one whore ! had n good view Of the en-.
trance TO tn" courtroom, and, nckilv Tor
me ms a stranger, beside n Young gcn.
ll'lllah Who was communicative and did
I"i seem To tire of answering questions.
l kept close watch ON tho door.
wanted TO catch the first glimpse of mo
prisoner rs she entered. Ind but n
snort time to wait. The din of muir.
murlhg voices In the courtroom suddenly |
ceased ana all eyes We're turned tOw0rd |
ne door, Then / saw the iailer and |
nan dozen ladies enter. Among them.
unu le9hlng on the inicr's arm. | readily |
recognized Me prisoner Again thnt |
strange magnetic thrill ran over me |
ana my heart seemed almost to cease it, |
POPULATIONS as recognized through |
rue thin pink veil those pretty brown |
eyes-more bewitching than ever / |
ana not notice The other ladies'. but kent |
NY rErs hNed immovnby upon the slen-
wy PRISONER until she. was comfortably !
seated in one of he front news.
isn't she beautiful" / half exclaim-
ed 70 my friend.
ON the j0ilers ARM"
me same ,said |. innoccntly