The evening times., 1896-04-13

Mrs Peneril. spoke TO me in n kind voice,
J and then went 10 get her things Off and
don a white apron. Mrs. Lewis soon de-
| parted.
| with a big red apple and asked me II
| didn't want some tea. | told her / did.
| ana She said she would make It.
And shall | ma se II strong she asked
l nodded aud went up TO the door and
| gaZed at her in i mild way TO assure her
| / wasn't So bad
| said In lively. pleasa ut way: THIS willdo
| you good. dear. See, I've put it in my
| own cup; Isn't It pretty cup;"
While | drank il she watched ne. AMI
| when was through | assured hrr would
be a good girl if shed only take me back
| i'll the other room.
VIII you? Well, you shall go back"
She said
/ think she went down stairs to ask per
mission. and then she opened the other
door and lighted the fire aud came AMI
opened my door. l followed her across and
was soon warming my chilled hands over
the blaze that radilted out into the apart
ment.
The matron then brought me n box of
picture cards to look at, and. fetching 4
book. sat with me aud read. l made a
show of looking At the cards. after which
| got the ma gaZines, as she thought, To
look at the pictures. but ] WIS soon deep
in a story by stanly Wcyman.
1t was plain they were not to send for
me that night. and so | passed comfort
able evening, and when / was ready TO
go to bed the matron Fixed the bed up
with clean linen and helped me disrob~.
She asked me Ii / would promise her not
TO touch the fire If she left 1t, and | did
very earnestly
TWO KINDS OF CHRISTIANS.
Then she brought me fresh water in
white pitcher and kissed me good night.
/ asked her she was leaving me if she
was a child OF God. She replied. Il don't
know. dear. l try To do what's right
could not help but compare these two
women, the one processing Christianity, and
the other living il.
During the night the Inatrun came many
times to look al me, and think an officer
was with her once. but slept so well
could not open my eyes TO see VITO ii was
at the door.
In the morning Matrou Pcnefil brought
me basin OF water, piece OF soap and
towel, and also brush and comb. could
have embraced her knees Tor her goodness
to ME. When my brca kfast came she took
my eggs that We're scarcely warmed through
and cooked then, herself over her fire.
MatrOn Lewis relieved ber about 30,
and thought she was very much "a aggrIcYed
at the alterations in her arrangements. |
begged the woman who had been good to
me not TO let the other put me back. They
had quite n consultation about it, when
was allowed to stay where l was.
had not long to stay. however, for with.
out further Incident the morning passed
and was taken TO the hospital. had had
all the tation house experience wanted
and all. ! trust. I shall ever get. One
thing ] had learned. and that was that in
the selection of n matrUn too much care
can not be exercised.
] had passed twenty-four hours without
moment OF privacy, in Il cell that no We
man should ever be put in. Matron Lewis
did not try to screen me at any time. and
Instead of helping me had made nay lot as
uncomfortable as she could. Even II wo-
man were z criminal there are certl:n laws
of humanity which should lac considered
in her treatment. S1REL WILBUR.
Miss Wilhur's story Will be continued IN
The Evening Times tomorrowD