The morning times., 1897-01-11
She Wants to Go Home and Be a
Good Girl.
HER FIRST FLING AT LIFE
The Illtreatment Praeticed by Her
Father Led Her to Run Away
With Ward-She Says He Shielded
Her Honor-Does Not Want to
Marry Him Now -..-..,s.i,i-. - -,.-s

found in the last month that the world is
hard, dreary place. and that she would
prefer to go home above any other priyi-
lege in the world.
Nearly two months ago Agnes Ehrins
left her parents home to go and see the
world. She is child on the verge of
wonanhood. She was rebellious with a
child's passion, and fierce with the wound
ed pride OF budding wonlanhood. Crossed
in her wishes by stern father, she de
terrnined to slip the lash of parental au
thority and have her fling at life.
Last night she lay on a white bed In
the witness room at the Twelfth street
station under the motheriy care OF Mrs
Pennefil, the matron.
She had fallen asleep at 8 o'clock,
having passed night of wakefulness after
her arrest on Saturday. The Times woman
was admitted to the cell by the matTcn
and found a brown-skinned beauty with
her arms thrown over her head, shading
her face, deep In sleep.
Awoke Like a Child.
She was gently aroused by calling her
by her Christian name and lifting the arm
thrown across her face.
She reused like child, a little pOutingly
and little wonderingiy.
She opened a pair OF grey-brown eyes
that were long and liquid and shown Un-
der Well marked brows Of black.
She pushed back her heavy, dark hair
from low, broad forehead. and looked
wonderingly at the reporter seated on the
side OF her bed.
The reporter told her she had come TO
chat with her about her trouble and ex-
pected to find her in grief, but here she
was quiet and apparently happy.
But last night my heart was broken"
said the little gypsy 1T was perfectly
terrible TO be brought here, and thought
I should die. But Mr.. Pennefil has been
so good and kind, / can never forget it;
and Mrs. Crafts came TO preach TO me- I
like to be preached to by people like her.
/ feel very much better and more at
peace"
And you are willing to go home how
and be dutiful daughter - 49,
''Oh, yes; / am glad, glad to go home,
il my father viii only be good to me. i
am afraid OF him when he is angry, and
that was why / left home
Won't you tell me all about it. and
what you have been doing?''
Agnes sat up in bed and rested her face,
which began to be troubled, in her two
hands. Her cheeks flushed and her nostrils
diIated. She had the indications Of
passionate temper underneath her ripe
prettiness.
Her Story.
MY father aud mother are well known
in Columbus, Ohio she said. ''They
have two 'merry-go-round' shows. and
make good living. They have only my
brother and me .....,..
MY brother has everything he wants.
He has been sent to school and is ready
for college, and they say they viii give
him a college training. But they won't
let me go TO school any more, and I'm
only sixteen They say d girl don't need
it. Then my mother bought my brother u
bicycle and wouldn't get Inc one. They
Ike him better than me, / guess Be
was never loving and affectionate TO
me.
THE night before I left home / had
been up to the church to practice with
the choir. 1t was the German Lutheran
Church To which I belonged. After the
choir went home L went up ON High
street to look in the shop windo VS. at
the pretty things. / hadn't been up town
for long time, and I wanted to see the
bonnets and the pretty things displayed
before Christmas.
II know it was only 10 O'Clock when
got home. bnt my mother was sitting up
and had turned the clock on until mid
night. Ny father was in a towering rage
and he said he would string me up, that
he would teach that girl something
My brother and mother caught him and
held him or he would have killed me, I
feel sure. But 1 hadn't done a thing
wrong. / can see now that he might
| have thought different and that 1 ought
to have gone to him with affection and
| quieted him. But got terribly angry,
too. If you want to see my father you
have only to look at me. and we have
the same kind of temper.
This Mr.. Ward, who was arrested with
me, last night, worked for my father for
three years He was going away, and
had plenty OF money, and I asked him to
take me with him. He said I'd better
think it over, but / was crazy with rage,
| and 1 wouldn't. So he brought me along
with him.
do you think he was a good friend
to choose?" "'4 f'f t"'"'.'4 ~
Well and tie girls eyes dropped, and
the flush mounted in her cheeks; ''he was
always good to me and kind and gentle.
and that was more than anyone else
ever was before"
shielded Her Honor.
Ibid he try to shield your honor, honest
now?'
'.Yes, think he did,, was the stout re-
| jo;nder.
But he isn't an honest man. He has
been in Jail for robbery
81 know that now, but didn't before.
He wanted me to marry him, and 1 guess
would have done 80. But / wouldn't
row for anything in the world. / want 10
go home. I've had enough of this sort of
| thing and 1 was glad they took me the
| other day
| "What sort of thing; what have you been
do.ng?"
| Il did housework for Mrs; steinburg
on ID street, and then l was in the House
! OF Good Shepherds p'tu a"-
'.Eow did you come to gouhere, Agnes?"
"A lady told me they would give me q
lone, and I thought it would be nice
/ place o stay, and l wanted to study the
! Cati olic Church, and
| The girl twisted the clothing, and did
! rot proceed.
Ibid you think you would like to be a
sister?''
"Yes, would like that pretty well but
| would rather go home. Twill work
| hard to learn u trade and be good daugh-
| ter, and l hope they'n be good to me-
| why didn't you stay with the sisters?''