Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1894-06-30
SWEET AND SERIOUS.


SWEET AND SERIOUS.
The Cenauetsr's ti,ti- uesah-sa rss.
s~ng~r Had Fouad Tier Mother.
One cold. dreary morning there
was o Keen norther blowing the
north. bounl train pulled out Of the
san Antonio, Texas, depot A. the
train sped on its way tho conductor
made his usual tour to collect fares,
says Texas Siftings There were
not many passengers on board AN
In q o last car there was but one.
A thinly clad ragged little girl. with
u pinched, white face, occupied one
OF the seats he was so busy talk.
ing to . ray baby that she was
obIivious TO the kindly faced con.
ductor. who looked at her with
surprise and amusement
Where ara your folks sissy?
Who cam with. you to the train"
dolly came with mo. she replied
In u matter. of.fact manner. holding
the doll ut arms length and critically
examining her toilet
What IL your name"
"My name Is Fanny. but mamma al.
ways called mo little Pet '"
here IL your mamma in San
Antonio'"
IL don't know whore she IL. but
me and POLLY are going to fnd her
Mamma went away
"Whcn did your mamma go away"
"A long. long time ago Thov
put mamma In long DO when she
was asleep and she went away on
the cars but the aud Dolly will lind
her"
The e, nductor sat down on tho
scat opposite to his little eAihcAd
passenger and ny further Joining
satisfied himself that the child's
mother had died and the remains had
been taken to some other town for
interment
"iut YOU don, know where your
mamma went" he said.
ME and Dolly will lind mamma;
she told me 40 last night"
''Bu, you told mo Just now that
she went away along time ago"
81 know but she came back last
night Mamma kissed me. ust like
she did before she went away. She
looked so white, Just like she did
when they put her In tho long box. :"
Tho conductor took one Of the
chi DIS emacisted hands In his own
Her hand was hot and there was q
feveri-h lush on her wan cheeks
you are not we'll. sissy. IN send
you back 70 san Antonio TO your
paps"
The next moment two thin arms
went around his neck and tho child
wa plea ling and sobbing
don send me hack. lat me GO
with you and find my mamma Tha,
woman will boss me again Don',
send me back and I'll give you my
dolly"
The conductor understood 10 ell.
The little haifstarved wsif was
running away from some brutal
woman. possibly . cruel stcp-mothsr
II was only alter he had promised
not tn send her hack that she relaxed
her hold ON ms neck. The conducto
fixed her up . nice bed with his
overcoat and left her happy. chatting
with dolly about ''msmma," but swo
| teas rolled down his cheeks a. he
left the car aud saw his little dead.
head passenger sleeping peacefully.
hugging dolly TO her breast
~ last the north bound traiu
crossed the long bridge over the
olnrado river and halted at the
'ustiu depot. The south .bou nd
,rain had already arrived. Tor here
Il WIS tha, the trains met and the
assem-. = got dinner The conduc-
20 hurried to the diuing room. and
ma few inmates returned with . Gun
coffee and some delic cies Tor his
I,,s friend just as he Was enter
~ the e I he was halted by tho con.
",nr ~ the south. 'ouud train, who
hel "a toieg an In his hand
SM Tom, ID there u giri on
" TIA u "adhead lng her VIA >"
'u want XIV " va,
| the :.
" ccllse Two got u Telegram here
I'm the girls father. telling IN. Ia
hring hlrk u lunuwa child
he catered the car where the
iugitiv" WA stili\sle Npiny
" AXE up ltte Que Here's sumo
coffee for you
IN tho ilttls pin he'd face was q
scar and u suil-. '!.ittis | ct" had
found her mother
-
James Cunningham, . ,..sth socket
from Eyanalnn III who haa hs..u In Al,
huqurrlue nearly ,wo weeks. died early
this morning n, his h~riing hoas- ou
silver avenue. kilograms wer~ sent ID
his friends regarding III. dispos,tIon Of