The sun., 1896-08-23

| IN tnesC proceedings. Bnt you may count OF
my doing you no harm. and wish you all pos
this attempt and p the 'ts as,uc ~ ia1ysf loo much
to show how disappointed he is And so. Tith
much ~ tying Of red tape and much sealing Of a E.d
Excellency, the PreaideHt of the United States" :"
Red tape and wax! No more appropriate sym
It's decoration! Little dreams Mrs. X of this,
however: ~ the very next mail come. long
edement Of the receipt Of the petition and state
ment that II has been duly referred 70 the
=" How prompt they are" fairly gurees MIRA.
at 1t now now being about A. M. And
Immediately she sets at work through much self
The eGpseted ns Is of 'SG Course S informed of the
approaching liberation. and straiEhtway loses
restless and as full OF plans as passenger wait
Ing at station for the train which Is about TO
rumor spreads through the prison that x is
about to be pardoned. and many rough, dirty
sfo nsS +. hS pos
siblc wives and impossible friends. Were he 10
of az s him Ss Essy
i1g: The guard. sssume a dsfsrentisl air. and
he goes out and the Warden talks afYably
through the bars after hours, and ventures the
| And in about a month something is heard.
Ing the direction Department OF Justice"
comes to poor little Mrs. x. all a-trembie. with
blood from her heart. the light from her eyes.
The Attorney eneral respectfully begs 20 state
District Attorney and ths, that flnctionary ~ has has
returned the answer that he knows OF no rea-
nterfefod with. Hence the "a application o'r must st
be denied.
But after the arst shock passes away there
Wen az that all right" says. the astu.e
to too~ ana
won't get it. either. unless he comes Oh bis high
horse:" and he calls on B, q. aud d. who are
Eard for and asks 'h'n TO speak
There are no better natured men in the world
counts Tor their % sucesss. B. (. C and 5 BLU blubSer M
without the slightest attempt at concealment
lectivsiy put. feas into tho District Attorneys
ear. That Official explains that 1T is all a mis-
sent down in the fall he will write a letter OF
endorsement. He promises all the more readily
with his. wife, and that lady has taken to en-.
forcing her partisan views with curtain lee
another letter to the Governor and gives out
earnest mlsstatements at large as the facts OF
to Sign again and to get their wives relatives to
do the same: the one popular conception OF
%esg * sn AnS
Tho prison view. however. is moro disconso-
late. While It is true that hope springs eternal
hope deferred maketh the heart 80 sick. Con-
vets swing from one extreme TO the other.
sure that he Is cock; ;sure to stay. X lakes the
common feeling and grows apathetic: some
writes Of all she is doing. He feels that he is
under malign fate and that whatever gain il |
ae no longer in Ss ss ss
conscious OF the blight OF failure The guards
Are Are, no S longer obseauiou. the Warden shuns
messaGes and furtire letterr.
IN the fan the petition goes on again with |
ohlges those " no are near and dear to him |
bis wife and his party leaders-and thus gains |
nation; The prompt acknowledgment comes |
from the executive department and then Mrs. !
which make the daily route Of the postman one |
OF ife's tragedies. People still talk interestedly
TO her. One suggests that as Congress is In Sos
sion she must wait It'll adjournment. Where
upon she acquires Information regarding that
calls with much secrecy TO inform her that Mrs.
VI. Is cousin Of the mother-in-law of the
and tha. ii might be well to try to II gain ,-i her
synnathy. Mrs. not only tries but succeeds
law Of the clerk reports that the petition is on
file and will receive due attention in its order,
Some one else comes with the information
that the Judge will be In town TO attend the fu-
Hdse returns from tha, meIanchoiy eveS, a 'te te
sas hs he Ss 'ss ss;s. H Mrs
poor tuor,als. Perhaps the memory Of those
distant days when he was wholly human now
least he promises to write to the President in
Ms behalf. and does so within a half hour. He
no receives OF it TO Mrs X. II is that the letter
has been duly referred to the Attorney General
IN public sym mpathy. also write 10 the President.
They receive similar know ledGment, and
consciousness OF having done what they could
Little by little public interest wanes. People
bee ome tired OF sorrowful eyes and longing eI-
any form. Those who used 10 rress Mrs. X
with Questions now avoid her; the minister hints
TO the Governor, The as;ute lawyer is always
out when she calls Alone now she must fight
the fight and alone she makes IT good one.
letter from the Attorney General. which, it
for its tidings. He begs to announce that he
has forwarded the petition TO the President
and unreasonipg impatience revves Doubtless
the President is looking over the papers AT that
arrive the next morning and there won't be
time for her to send the clothing nor to change
some Of it., which has become old: fashioned.
Now the letters fy to the Warden. 80 the Con-
gresham. 10 himself. In the. prison the ru-
sSm Ssn
Of days. say the wiseacres And for once they
5s4 Sss peny s S9s mind
some way she must account for the long silence |
papers Could they have been lost in the trans
mission from the Attorney. .GeneralS Or worse
stil. could IL be- that pardon has been sent and
night watches and darken the day. Though
She was used To the strictest economy. though | ,
her fingers. sttn from the pen. have been pierced |
and cut with needle and thread. II becomes
harder and harder for her TO pay for her meaSre
living. Ana yet that living must be even more ,
'cant; for a wild impulse OF her heart now be-
,omrs determination. Since friends have
'alen away and lawyer has ceased to advise
Why should she not plead her own cause The
distance is great. she Is timd ignorant without
means or influence: but what them Has she
,ot heard that II a ruler listens he cannot re-
use?
So Mrs y. goes TO Washington. guided. per-
laps. by q power superior to mortal interests
md preJudices. At least, for once she has good
oriunt: II happens that among the attendants
II the White House is an honest fellow from her !
own. whom ~ happier days her husband has
'efriended. He recognizes Mrs. Y. standing J
onginEly without like the woman who for tho 9
'ress OF the crowd could not approach TO touch
he hem OF her Lord In an instant he knows .
Ter purpose; In another instant he makes It =
ractiCable. l
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