The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-08-24

! oio1,iS IL tIlo HlOIN u JOUTIlallSln
that III this world no one is indis-
pensable. One perishes, another replaces
him.
JUS then, staggering around q cor
ner, appeared the former breaker of
images, and again, us if on purpose, he
swung ils arm rudely against the wom-
an As before. a crash, lamentations
ND a crowd. The jewellers of Mulberry
bend. themselves Well acquainted with
poverty, gave of their few copper coins
to her. who sat wailing among the ruins
q her wares. They helped her to pick
Up such 81 tie casts Is We're not IRENE
slsblv broken and 70 replace them on
he tray This time Brunghton did not
stay to act IL cunsUlcr. The a-grcssor
had walked Of rapidly, and the reporter
followed hlnl. After five minutes chase
illoy turned into al unspcakablv dirty
alley, where the Italian entered a door
way without noticing that any one pur-
sued him. BrougAron, I4ayin. made sure
that he should recognize the house
agalH, fastened to the nearest police
station and told tho story.
"She was aquiet, decent little BODY"
he said to the officer. THAT great, hulk
l.g brute struck ler on purpose the sec
ond time, even admitting that the first
timc might have been by accident"
Two policemen We're detailed to ac-
company Mr.. Broughton, who was
known TO the chief Of the station, and
no led them straight to the door where
the Italian had entered. Up the dark
and broken stairs they climbed. Brourh-
ton SHRINK from contact with the shiny
walls. Il seemed to him that evil odors
were deDoSlting themselves there in a
p~cstllential fungous growth. At last they
emerged upon a landing. A child leaned
over the halGster CT the story above.
Broushton tossed him a nickel.
My little man, is there an Italian
living i'll this house,"
The child picked up the coin and
stared III silence.
Say, kid, is dere g daco here?' one
OF the policemen translated.
The boy pointed with a thumb to q
door at the left of the landing where the
three men stood. Broughton felt the
thrill Of the righteous eng The
malicious brute who had twice DESTROYED
the wares Of the poor little image vend-
er would soon be sent to the island. And
"A good radiance for the community.
One of the police opened the door, and
they entered. They saw at one side of the
room a long work bench. covered with
plaster images. The ~iconoclast sat there,
carefully mcnding a broken figure. The
woman was leaning over his shoulder,
laughing as they chatted in their own
language.
"Eh. ! always say it, Pietro, you
have a holy hand at mending them! Ii
not. we might lose by the game"
II don't say, Marianne, that st. Sam
uel is better than new, but at least he
will stick until he takes another tum-
BILE
So that was their trick! A piece of
real Neapolitan cunning. Broughton de-
clded that he onslt to have seen through
it sooner The woman caught sight Of
the visitors, and ran forward with hands
claspod: I'VE amt done-a nottin.n she
pleaded. Dis our beez-a-ness. We all
Eyes, you're all right" said Brough-
ton lmpulsiyelv. 1T was my mistake.
| owe you q dollar for it" And he laid
q silver dollar on the work bench of the
maker, breaker and member Of images.
TIE Italian looked up with a real Nea-
politan smile, radiant, many toothed,
wide and irresponsible.
Tell me about it., said the reporter.
You not give-a me way, gent men
mo. Go on"
Look, it Ikea dis. We not sell i'm
age. And | say, you hear-a me, Marian
we get more money to break all!
She carry dc image. Den l come-a with
grand-a force-a. Patatrac. All ruin-a!
A-a-a-ar me! Dat, Mariana. A-ah.
poor! Dat people! Somebody take-a
money in hat. Don't-a cry, poor woman
After, L mend-a what-a can. After, |,
babies, all eat. See.''
All this time the wife stood with four
clean and very beautiful children
chnglEg TO her skirts. and peeping shvlv
tie strangers. How could Broughton
Or any else blame this happy family.
Indeed Broughton has never formu-
lated his views upon the case. although
he used to take social problems very Sc
Whenever he meets Pietro in
the street they exchange a glance of i'll
telllgence. Sometimes the Neapolitan,
by a quick gesture, indicates Mariana |
along the avenue. |
And then Broughton, if he has time,
assists at the nth performance of the
of the iconoclast .-Elizabeth
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