Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1896-02-23

child came close 10 him 49,,
me ponderous hammer Win '1 sl'i
eyes: You would have ar .sI .' p. "a. ,
sight Of the child womb 5 7-.l --a.
Inc convicts heart and b-,. "a
10 his eyes, but it did M, ''' "a
a feeling Of madness-of o-,
OF frenzy. To save a 1.- d
. brutal beating at the hand. ~.
an, worthless thing MOI fl. Do,
Al. A jury had called j. r,,....
second degree. and b. 1.
prison on a sentence sI.. r
ing. He had been We
knowledge Of it fired ms ai
brought the long expec..l
With a sudden crv who, ot.-
one in the noisy sho9. P', r.
spring forward, seized -ol -
arms, and there was ..-... 1
on his lips as he held 5..o -.--
length and glared abor-
mother Of the child cas-.
and staggered back IN .-
sunk down. The father -
as II struck dumb. br. r-..
out his hands in sle0.
Big Tom glOwered and nr-
ply. He was a conv.c- b
father. He was dead fot..
was dead TO him. lie corI5 -..--.
another fathers heart a.t.-'.. 1
and grieve as his did. bl. t..
cure revenge. ".i-
After muttering he vss .-
one cried out. Guards
were seemingly su1ef.f
the hum Of machinery bar -,.
Conyicts turned from fo--.
and bench and lathe e-
breath. The two shop
forward in their chairs a-s
looked, but they did .5. r
out. Dr. .
What will he do with taa ...,.
The two men worknc
hammer with Big Ton lad
de had control of the m.....
worked 1t. The answerror
could be read in his ewes
wronged him under cove.
He had been deprived o. ..
graded and disgracei I
more merciful than such
as his, and in dying he a.
revenge. A piece OF iron r..-..
under the hammer There v
the sound of crash crash,
the mass of iron rose and sr
uiar intervals-that sounded
monotonous hum of tha r...
He will thrust her ra.-.
mer."
So thought each guard a.fn
vict-so thought the fe.r
seemed chained % tho 1an
face was whittier than OIL.
of the guards could l.u
button and signal.eI the
shut of steam, bat Doc dt uor
hand Either guard Dad
TO shoot at, but their pistol.
lifted. Up and down en
went the hammer. bar sullarrt.
was thrown over on the .
and the mass rested on Che
seemed to those who locke.
had been looking through u.
a mist as rises from earth o. d.
morning. II seemed t0 Them t
mist thinned out-oearaI asa.
the influence of q rising d. g..
and by they saw The CHILD u..t'
Big Toms hairy breast oro
smoothing his check and soa
come from a long distance oI
heard her childish Voice s.-
mo, you wouldn. It. lW IS
wouldn't hurt Nellie, NA
cry? Have you got a II'U.
Won't they let you 90 hon
little girl?"
And the convicts advT
step-and the guards c 1
and To- Big Toms tears
as he Rugged the child moro
and kissed her fair hair ar0 0
There was silence yct-IH
walked to and fro and u
sobbed and lifted Tire chill.
could clasp her tiny arms a..
neck and rest her Chez.
Not a whisper among tne cons
not a move from father or 900.
the guards. BY and bE big Tom
the child in its father
the tears from his eyes on OH.
his striped jacket and #.n
bless the little darling, and
We. sir" he returned to his
the hammer was lifted
waiting for the hot iron to
the anvil beneath.
The guards motioned
convicts to go back To
and FORCES. and o minute
itors had gone and the wo
blast. The long expected
come and gone. For tn.
Big Tom had felt such o.
his soul that he was tran
a human devil. The
into his burning eyes
had lulled him-h5r WD..
back his reason. Was
No! A year later he w.
to-day another fair ha
smiling child puts her
neck and says:
you are such q great
YOU wouldn't never
would you?"-Detroit Ir'
Appreciation