The evening times., 1896-04-13
ONE KIND POLICEMAN.
SerEt. Acton's Righteous Wrath and
What Result ed From Il


The sergeant answered never 4 word.
| but staikcd down stains. The missionary
| came 10 the grating and took nv hand
through the bars. Poor Lizzie" she said.
AT the sound OF her gentle voice felt my
hystcria rising again. Don't cry, dear
child; i, breaks my heart TO have you
AMI she was crying herself. Try 10
pray. Lizzie. ana tomorrow you shall come
out of there
were going to be so good TO her,"
said the matron coming up also 'Shc's
going 10 sleep III the nice bed and
IL aiu,t Il nice bed; MS awful dirty and
black / sobbcd,
'.ur les incy are nice beds" slid the
missionary. And LIZZIE is ii good little
! Christian ana nothing IS gong to hurt her.
She's got her Bible ana she's ali right"
Just then the sergeant came back and he
had big bunch or keys. He pushed the
women aside and said, 'ill have that door
open or know the reason why He knelt
90 WI and tired one after another. All
The time he was twork tie mdtrOn begged
him not to open the door:
II can't take care or her at an she
said, IF you let her back there. ! can't
get bit OF sleep, ANA nobody knows what
shell do If you take her over there"
Il wont DO thing, but Just say my
The sergeant rose from his kneeling posi-
tiOn n despair. Il wasn't doing u thin z
over there but reading my Bible, and they
came aud dragged me over here.
That woman ana a man. She's mean to
me. she's got Il devil
''oh, oh,' said the matron. I'm going
to be good O you. dear. I'm a child oi God.
Just tue samr .,s your friend here
The sergeant patted my hand that was
tightly CluucniDg the bars. He had been un-
successful with he keys and was trying 10
think of something 10 do. Here's your
supper over here-the supper brought you.
You didn't eat much Of 1t. Won't you try
to eat some more now?'
Il want some tea, some hot tea; I'm
cold:'
Yes, I'll make you some tea right away;
some nice tea said the matron with alac-
rity. As she started off to accomplish this
the missionary tOid he sergeant that said
the bed was dirty.
1T is dirty, too; can sec it from here"
he said. Il We got some more keys; I'm
going to try IL gain Then he went down
after more and returned to try them but he
was unsuccessful as before, and stood by
while the matron gave me the hot tea.
Sec here. Get her some clean bedding
he said, land put il through the bars TO her.
! would like to know who has the key and
what business any one has carrying 1t off"
The bedding was brought from tie room
! had been ina clean sheet and a pair of
white blankets. l spread the sheet over
the blankets and pillow of the cleaner or
the two beds, and relt that must lie down
in my dress and be fairly comfortable.
When they sa that was quiet and com
Portable, they left me and | sat down to
think. II must have been late when | at
I3St turned tilc llSHJ out anu ldy uOWn. A
any rate, was soon Off to sleep. and diC:.'t
awaken until the gray dawn had crept into
my. room.
Myawakenug was rude enough. The men
coming downstairs to 60 on duty could not
Re s:St the temptation to tease ne and have
some fun with the crazy girl. There was a
crowd OF them around the door. one of
them said Boob! wah, wah, wah! The
devils after youi Look out thcrer Some
one else struck match and waved 1t
wildly around. ''Helis here and the
devils" exclaimed another.
Now, submit that that was cruel and
unieeling. | don't understand how these
big fellows could like to frightcn and ter
rifl a rOor crazy waif. | tried to shrink
out of their sight. but the room was open to
Inspection from corner to corner. / pulled
the blanket over my face aud so In minut..
ortwo they went laughing and singing down
stairs.
the tramping of many feet and all the noise
incident to morning at the station house.
There were prisoners downstairs asking for
water and rafting their doors vOciferGusly
| could hear them cursing or singing as the
mood struck them. All were waiting 10
be marched out and driven in the van to the
police court.
HE WAS SYMPATHETIC.
l wondered if I, too. were to be taken to
police court and the fear kept my attention
alert for all noises until heard them aiken
out. Before the Officers left the sergeant
came up to see how | was doing. The
key had been found, but the matron's ar
guments about my incendiary propcnsities
had decided that official not to take the
responsibility of moving me. He in
Structed her to get me good breakfast,
however.
The matron told him she had laid wake
and worried over me all night. sup.
posing anything had happened to her?'
she asked.
I'D have kicked the door ill.," he replied
Poor child. it breaks me all up TO look
at the poor creature" and the sergea Mt re-
tired with a suspicious moisture in his
eyes.
Presently my breakfast cane, and the
matron held quite parley with me before