Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-05-03

red in the fare, 50 | asked "Did she go
to see you, Mis- Conaolly?"
"She did, Maam," answered Mis-
Connolly. "Sne come in and
SHE sMELT THE NEAT A-cooEiN',
and SAYS She, when you sign this
paper, aud get vote, you wont waste
YOUR money on meat, you will be pure
minded and eat nothin' but vegetables
/ give her one look, and basted the
mutton, and says Pm fccdin' man,
not dude And then she looked over
in the corner, and she saw my Charley
and Isadore lookin' at book, and she
saw Charley's crutch, and says she,
If you had had a vote, you would have
never brought child like that into the
world. Then, Miss, its a dreadful
thing 10 say, but cursed here there
and then in good Irish. Probably she
don't speak it; there is a good many
ignorant people in this world. But she
knew il wasn't blessing. And says
at the end Of it, That boys been the
Joy of our lives. The KNOWN that it
would hurt his feelin's if his father
wasn't right has kept Connolly good
man, and his weakness has made me
feel gentler to every sorrowtui thing on
earth Then begun to cry, and she
says, With n vote, women wouldn't be
hayih 70 take care of ch.ldren'-she
got Just that far when somethin' in my
eye told her 10 get ont, and Ma'am, it
wasn't refined, and l wish | could
blame myself for it, but there was a
basin Of dirty water standin' there, and
| threw il on her, and says |, Take
that, you low minded thing, for comm
down and talkiH' to decent women as
they never were talked to before
told Connolly about it when he came
in, and thought he'd say, Mother,
wouldn' done that but he give three
cheers for me, and kissed me like as #
we'd just been sweetAeartin,. ;"
DID LAUGH,
and in my heart of hearts | agreed with
| Connolly. Then | looked down at the
| blossom in my arms, and | wondered
how any woman could ask why women
bore children.
BY this time Maggie and Mis- Com
molly were having cup of tea, and
while Mis- Connolly dilated on how tea
should be made and what blessing 1t
was, | asked Maggie how Billy was get
ting along. You remember Billy? The
| poor boy that, through being in bad
company was sent to the penitentiary,
and when he came hone on Christmas
day found the girl he loved dead, and
1 he never knew what her life had been
| while he was away. Through some
body's help Billy went down south, and
as he is not a great letter writer, there
must be AN event when he is heard
from. So when | asked for Billy, Maggie
brimlned over with laughter, and she
said, "Well, Miss, | hope you won't
think that Billy was unfai;hful, for after
all he loved that poor girl as only boy
does, but now he is man, and he wrote
letter to Jimmy which, Of course, he
meant for all OF US; and in it he says
he's rot Il sweetheart, and he's goin' to
DC married. They can't come here on
their weddin trip, for that would take
too much money, but they are going to
save up and come on after while 70
sec us. Oh, Miss, what thing it was
that Billy got chance! Every night
when say my prayers just add this
oh, good God, if there is a boy who is
standin' between right and wrong. FAys
nm u chance,
FOR THE SAKE OF THAT BLESSED MOTHER
Who bore the saviour OF us all.
"Thats it, Maggie said /, "that's the
prayer we all want TO say. But there
, has got TO be something besides chance
! given to the hey. There has got TO be
tne loylus etieouflselhehl rom ms owl
,rienG u sucn as you any Jimmy ahS
ms S9 y gave 10 hliii'
4 wen, MSS she answered, w
/ alaI no any more thah was neigh
/ pof!y.
4 mat was al me GOOD samaritan
, ala, Maggie, l aauea, ana IL Is I'M
Z being helshDoFly thaI keeps men am
q Women sooa ana klha; 1t Is the think
i, lhg now 10 make sounepoay else happ.
lhat causes wel!-spflhS OF pleasurs Il
If your heatt' anu II Is the neiplhg mani
r. 81 = helghDoE, . real helshoor Una
d hoias up many a sinner sometimes
q wohuef II al the worlu wouldn't D
d ootter a thcle s.oou heighuor lust o
d eHch tltle sohleoouy letii heighoo
Ii VINO uhuefstoot' hot only what me sil
1t was, out Miae lhe companions were
Il Mno hne% ho' ohlS now easy II was
n laIl' pls now Hato was " staha u
- made you He made good neighbo
n and now what You have got to do Is
n make your blossom great power. 70
I KNOW now 10 do II; II wlllcome to you.