Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1894-04-27
THROUGH FIRE.

the busy streets OF great New York.
was man one scarcely could have
passed without some notice; man
black eyes and hard redness Of cheek;
shoulders like Robin Hoods. "a cloth
yard measure from tip to tip" and
six feet, at least, in his boots: man
OF might and pluck II is pity he
had put those qualities to the uses
he had plainly put them to. 1t Is a
pity that, at 30 years OF age, this
man could not have remembered. had
he desired to do so, one worthy deed,
one honest piece OF labor honestly
paid for; even one kindly deed, such as
ordinary men do out Of mere good ma
ture every day OF their lives.
Somehow he had come by the name
OF lBhmael--ccrtaiuly not by christen-
ing. II was the nttest name for him
that could have been chosen. Hts hand
had been against every man and every
mans hand against him from the time
when lie stole from the candy woman
until those years In which he had
been committed and Sent up" under
every alias under the sun. Even his
babyhood had nothing gentle In II TO
remember His mother was drunken
Jade. who taught him to pick pockets
and 20 sweur His hrst home was
loathesome cellar with Il atagnant pool
In the center,
He alNyavs had enouqh 70 ont md
too much to drinl, often evhihlted gor-
teouA garments lie took moro silver
to the ''melters" thun any other house
breaker among that gentleman's cus-
toners. and aWcd policemen into Hind
ness. ana deteetlyes into silence Nv
his well known ferouitv ana HE
fact that he aiways avenged himself
on any one who stood in the way.
With hank robbery on bis con-
science. If he had one md The lno,yi-
edge that All the po,yera az the nnlIce
were al work 10 prove him engaged In
IT, few mon wouid have walled dow,
Broadway that daV riltterinp ana
flashing. with a long cigar I'm a long
amber mouthpIece and a stolen watch
In his fob. but he did N. He met an no
quaintance and aaid-nnntbeneI NOV,
are YOU? NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. AMIN HE
ordinary way OF saiutation He ltnocLcd
an Innocent little rrcnchman down Tor
being In his wnv and kirlted a Ioot.
black Tor saving "shIne vour butes >"
And he was moi In mn ili.b,ro,. os ,,,,,
may suppose hut I'm His nor,toi c gSu
dillon ,rban he stood ienIimg ocai,,s,
n lnmppost smoking. mud no good
clergyman strong on the subject of per-
ditlon, could have wished to see soul
more completely lost than his, even i'm
the bottomlcas pit. And Just then, way
down at his feet, a little voice slid.
Papa. papa" and two little arms
encirclod his leg. and. looking down,
he saw toddling thing in white and
blue with sunny curls and a rosebud
mouth, cllnglng there. Papa" IL said
again and then a tidy nursemald an
out Of breath. came up and caught il
and cuddlod IT and laughed over il
. "rhe gentleman amt your papa"
said abe. ITS the way with her al
ways; any nne-looltin' gentleman she
And the girl smiled on Ishmncl. and
for wonder. he did not insult her
other by word or look.
Something nipped at his heart A
great ball seemed TO be In hls throat
He dubbed children Kids" and hated
them. hut this was not like tho children
OF the dcns he frequonted, A little soul
pure as whom Il came from God. and
with MI outward purity about II. foo
fragrant freyh and white OF enrb es n
MY Is 81 loaf such a thing had never
touched him before. He wanted to be
kind 90 q and he hardly knew how. Hs
bent his head a little
Give Us a Rigs" he said, in gruY
held the baby up to him. ~ -
Give tho gentleman n 1rrencb ,,ss -
she said. and innoSenee psrson Iii S's Sid
che looked NJ ana Touched \, WIN" mn
cheruh hands caught softiv n, ~
mans whiskera. INC angel nnnth LIE
hls two cbcata one sSter ~ A 1870
then his mouth wy A'''' '"s '''eF'
"Say 'day.davrn cried tho yirl ava
baby said Il ana me tvn ,sa,s ~ s.,,,, anu
1'hc mon 6od never ma 80, sV'ie
before--had ne,,er teit "a, s ~, Kiss
fion. hnd neScr leSaa arN, ''o nv, quo, NO
the instant he loved this baby 4e
waa troubiea az the wstors s rear
pooi Whom fhe angei 5escerIns, ~ We
he pnssed tbS NeonIe ,soins Nom, 81 ~ ~,
asked himself h they ma bahss any