The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-04-07
PEGGYS HUSBAND.
BORNE AWAY IN HAND-CUFFs
BOUND F0R SING SING.


Not Even GoOd-by Wave for VITO
and Daby-Tbe Irish Home Song
That Touched the Heart-Peggy's
BIOssOmlng Baby and Her SIisern-
BILE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Puts i'm an
Appearance at the "sneakcrs'
CIub"-CIubs and Picnics That
Tend TO Make Men Yieious-A Little
story of Real Life Graphically
Told by Bab. M
! New York, April 6.-Its pretty hard,
when you are only 10 years OF age. to
stand on the platform of great station
and see the train going out carrying on
! it a man whose name you bear. whom
\ you love dearly, but who can't wave
/ goodbye" toyou, because his hands are
/ held together by strong iron cuffs. 1
stood beside woman like that the other
day. Pretty, young. ana knowing more
| Of crime and wickedness than your girl
| of 10 could even imagine. But this was
Peggy's story. met her first when they
were having an entertainment on the
other side, with coffee. cakes and sand
witches for refreshments. 1 was helping
deal out the coffee. and the demands for
| it were quick and short. Suddenly 1 saw
Charley waving his crutch at me, and so,
leaving the coffee service in the charge
Of a young man who very Hospitality
threatened to knock "smithereens out o.
amy boy what gifts out o line ! went
/ to see why / was wanted.
Charley whispered that, way in the
back of tho halls there was a girl who
was crying, and who hadn't come up to
get anything to eat This is always a
surprise on the other side. for the de-
partment of the interior seems to need
constant attention in the way OF filing.
was soon beside the girl and
found that she was pretty with that
strangely refined beauty that one sees
often in an Irish girl. Her clothes were
poor, but she was clean. Her black hair
was smooth as possible, but out Of the
big blue eyes came great tear drops in
quick succession. After a little question
ing / found out that she was crying be-
cause somebody had sung an Irish song
. that reminded her Of home, and not only
! of home but of the people over there who
loved her, and believed she was as
sweet and good as when shelef them.
! The next day ] went to see her. Her home
! here was represented BY a small room in
a tenement house, but II was home for
on the bed lay the most beautiful blue
| eyed baby that ever cooed and laughed
as if the world was going to be good
TO it and all was sunshine for IL / look ed
at Pegsy's hand-there was no wedding
/ ring on it. But ] waited, for j had no
more right to speak TO her than l should
! have to upbraid woman who lives in a
palace, and who is just as human as
poor Peggy.
As the days went by got her some
sewing, and gradually the story OF Peggy
/ and the baby was told to me. She had
net "her man" at a dance given by the
club to which he belonged The Sneak
ers." whose motto was. properly enough,
mo matter what happens, snealS-a good
| time" Their idea OF a good time wouldn't
be yours and mine That night II con-
! sisted in fierce dancing, much drinking
and general scrimmage for a wind up.
| Tommy Callgan was the president, and
| from the minute ne saw Peggy he began
to make love to her. She don't know how
it all happened. She knew that she loted
1 him very much, and she knew that one
| night, when the Sneakers" gave an
other dance she took her first drink of
whisky, and then she couldn't remen-
/ Der, until the woman with whom she
boarded said something about Knockout
drops. For a little while she kept her
situation, and then the day came when she
was discharged and called all sorts Of
! dreadful names. Tommy kept promising
to make her an honest woman. The cay
was set again and again, but every time
/ no spoke about IL, If there happened to
| be one Of the Sneakers" around he
would be told he was a fool. and he was
weak enough and vain enough to want to
10 III Ill
ness and for being "a all-around man,
/ seer"
Fortunately for poor Peggy, she heard
| of the loving kindness Of the best wo-
man in the world-SisJer irene. She went
/ 10 her, told her trouble, was taken in
and cared for, for Sister Irene Is the liv-
| ing embodiment Of the good Samaritan
/ The little baby was born there, and, after
I two months, Peggy came down town
! again, bringing with her. God bless It! that
! blossom Of a baby. And because Of IL, and
| because of all that Sister Irene had told
! her, she meant to try and live an honest
I life. After a good bit of trouble / found
/ out Tommys address / wrote note
/ and asked him TO come and see me, and for
I that afternoon only / borrowed the baby
/ Tommy Cailigan Is q years old Is strong
! and healthy, knows his trade, that Of 4
| plumber, and can always make good
living If he will work. lie was a steady
well-behaved boy, living with his mother
| and helping to support her, until he be-
! came acquainted with one Of the sneak
err" and ~ asked to join the club. He
| thought this was a great thing; that IL
made man Of him. and whom he was
e.2eted president he got drunk for the first
! time 81 his life, and WA taEen 10 tie
police citation for fighting. lie drlfteI
away from his mother. and the ns=t bad
/ thing on his llfe-b0Ok was RS Treatment
/ Of Peggy. Yet he wasn't bad all throus-h.
Hc was only vain and foolish. and Thought
that 10 be men IL was necessary 10
curse and 70 get drunk and 10 have a
poor opinion Of women.
! took him in % look at our plpee. Az lar
/ a. / knew they were IA gcod s.zcr. 80