Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-01-30
JUST RETRIBUTION.

II did not seem as n tho Widow Mahonoy
had much TO bo thankful Tor, for II Ind
been year Of sorrow and bitterness with
her. Early In tho spring her husband
Timothy, honest man, had been run down
by switch engine and Instantly Killed.
An attorney for tho railway company had
called upon her and offered TO allow her
fi 600 II sho would release all claims upon
tho company, and she, nllod with indig
nation, refused 10 take apenny IN payment
for poor Tins life. Then q real nice gen.
tlomnn called and told her 10 was u duty 10
the dead and 10 society TO mike the rail
road do something handsome They would
have TO pay her 50, 900 nt least, and that
would mako fno nest ogg for the bring.
ing up Of hor three children. lio would
set this little fortune for half interest In
IL aud not charge hor cont for the trou.
bic.
Tho lawyers tongue was oily, and IN q
short time ho left with papers for institute
ing n damage suit and also with CON
tract TO show that tho widow owed hlm
e. 800. Mrs. Mahoncy did not understand,
but tho nico gentleman said 70 WINS nll
right. Suit WIS brought, and tho evidence
showed contrlhutory negligence on tho part
Of tho departed Timothy, but the jury out
OF sympathy awarded her gl,000I and the
company did not caro- 10 appeal. Then the
nice gentleman became very stern gen.
tlnmnn. lilo took tho ti 900 and demand.
ed 81. 500 moro for biz nblo services In be-
half Of tho widow and tho fathcrlnss, and
a. no was armed with undisputcd evidence
OF debt the Widow Mnhonoy and her three
"ohldcr" were yet out In tho street. Thulr
comfortable cottage went ON the nice gen
tlomnns rent roll
Other hearts might have quniled before
tho awful change, but Bridget Mahonoy
was tfuo Colt Her back was broad, and
hor arms woro sturdy. sunny bus vhl.
liant soul looked through hrr eyes Of tender
Irish blue. Sho took hcr little oncs 10
dingy room IN tho top of a tonomcnt block
md bent hor back 10 the wnshtub 90 ulrn
their bread. a plan had boon proposed In
tho school WHORE littlo Tim, Mary and
Nora attended that tho pupils assist tho
poor In thoir own way 40 Thanksgiving
time.
Those who woro nblo 20 do 10 were uaked
TO bring anything they might choose that
could DO OF benefit TO tho poor, but u wns
expressly stated that those WHOSE parents
wore In moderate circumstances should
not pinch themselves or feel compelled 10
old tho cause. And ~ " was that tho
thrco little Mnhoncys came home with rus
full faces that night They woro a. proud
NJ tho rich Cameron children, who came
TO school In n carriage, but what could
thoy do for tho po0rg
Tho mothers sympathetic hohrt was
touched whom they confessed their trou.
bic, but sho laughed to cheer thom UP.
"Bliss yor innocent hnlrts" sho said,
"wc'ro not rich mohbc, but no moro nro
we poor. There's coal for a week Ia tho
box and nigh peck o. potAtics In tho hng
90 say nothin OF tho flour, that might last
10 fortnight N wern Hayln. No can tAko
yer bit ountribushin to tho poor ilst Ike
other folks"
Hor words tlcklod tho little one. so That
They laughed with Rlec. and next morning
tho MhhOncy family organized itself into
n relief expedition for tho poor ~ tho city.
Their mother chose out nluo Of tho largest
potatoes Of her soanty stool, and washed
thom with care. Thruo packages wcro
mndo up IA thrco bits NJ newspaper. and
each Of the little Mahonoys struttod TO
school ms proud ~ peacock with tho
thought thot they were helping out tho
poor. II made them forget tho keen wind
that searched their scnnty garments. When
they handed tho poor contribution 10 tho
teacher shc thanked thom a. heartily ~ n
the potatoes had been nuggets Of sold, but
hor eyes wero moist ~ khn turned 10 add
the potatoes 10 tho pyramid OF other puta.
toes, apples, grooery packages, turkeys.
ehickons and other comforts TINT wern TO
cheer hundreds OF honrts next day. when
tho Cameron children came with their
loads " provisions and cnst on clothing,
tho teacher tool. them aside aud told thom
what the little Mnhunuys had done. Thoy
wanted 20 go right homo and tOll their
mother, and permission was granted
Two hours later Nin. Cameron had
climbed the dlnRy stairs 10 lind Mrs Ma
honey looming up Ia a cloud Of steam liko
rudy checked ghost. sho was bending
over the washtub, and her strong arms.
spanRlod with frcoklos were rubbing
away while she orooned tho air " wild,
old country tune. Sho was frightened
whom the richly dressed lady spoke to her.
and she saw that all tho doors In tho tome
mont had their quota OF prutrudlng heads.
Her pitiful story was told 10 tho visitor,
but without a complaint from tho brave
heart that was battling against odds.
Mrs Cameron was satisfied TINT a wrong
had boon done, and sho drove 90 hor hus.
bands office. Mr.. Cameron was too busy
10 attend TO anything, hut he was dragged
10 tho top Of the tenement. and Mrs. Cam.
oron left him there listening 70 tho sad
story.
'I'm not that bad 90 complain, sure"
said Mrs, MAhoney. "AIe HART Ia light,
and mo arm Is strong, glory be to God,
and mnnys the poor hnlrt TINT ~ broakin
Wild thruhhle that hasn't tho strength to
fight the wurruld."
Mr.. Camoron's language was not patient
nor Biblical. on tho contrary, no boiled
and fumod under tho surface rs tho simple
hearted creature told how she had boon
robbed, and when no learned the nnmo Of
tho shark who had stolen her homo no
broke out In a storm OF imprccations that
made Bridget cross herself and oxolnim;
"Tho Lord prosairyo US from all harm"
Mr.. Cameron did not stop NJ swearing
Ho went TO work, enlisted tho sympathy
OF the press, aud together they appealed TO
the courts As result Mrs. Mnhonoy's
little homo was recovered, tho lawyer not
darling 10 make tlght for his claim. and