The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1898-07-24
JOE, HIS MOTHER N TIE BABr.
An Early Experience That a Crime Recalled
to y New York Physician.

An Early Experience That a Crime Recalled
to y New York Physician.
It's queer world" said a New York physl-
clan as he laid the morning paper aside.
What prompted that original remarkp"
asked a visitor.
We'll. I was Just reading an account Of a
stabblng affair. and 1t suddenly occurred to me
that I had known the man who did the kill
ing" The doctor settled back in his chair and
drummed on the table with his fingers. and the
visitor ate his omelette and waited for the
story. After a few moments 1t came.
When l first began to practice l did an I'm
mense amount OF charity work. Every fellow
does that at the start for experience, and later
he keeps it up for humanity's sake. l had
pretty good success with children and made
quite a name down in the tenement districts
and incidentally spent most Of my pocket
money on my patients. That was before the
day Of free sterilized milk for sick babies and
dozens of institutions for the relief Of the poor.
One summer o woman began bringing a
sick baby to mo. A small boy. about 3 years
old. always came with them. and seemed to be
fairly strong and we'll. but the baby was a pitt
full little thing with a thin. white face and big
blue eyes with a look Of pain in them. The
woman seemed an ignorant, honest soul, and
generally wore q thick dark veil TO hide a black
eye or great blue bruises. It's easy enough to
figure out a thing like that. you know. but she
never spoke OF her husband or complained. so I
didn't ask any questions. She brought the
baby often. and each time IL look ed more waxen
and serawny. but 1 couldn't find. out that the
p poiId "f1 to aa 4 lack atiksA q, n SnI 81 ,en H ' ia5t,
one morning said to the mother thas
that ''IY'V didn't t lptePdd to allow iISSS'H 6er "F %
s ,esys the he of ase, qnty s5 she a9fo tod stn me the truth tp1 b
ant md UnIlHnf nnaWnW knt than thA
tears Began A. to roll IL down her bruised I"G disc Sdo
ored checks. and she confessed that she didns
hard. but her husband drank and took every
cent she MADE sSa and be- beat = her re every day into the
heavenly nature the follow had before he began
to drink 50 hard told her she ought to g? e
visiRE a wife to turn against, her man.
of milk every day. l wouldn't give her the
money because Sss Sidn,t eoETs H the priyilsGs Of
% RSy'Ear pay ssf the s pcaress nil milk !d deP @9i to sappl Pf her 7
and and leave eG a iitsis Tor little Il joe ESIv who : d!dnf TEX
more about the o2se for a wSek, or two. Then
worse than ever, and the woman's "a lace was a
PatchTE}ta In o blue and green; but little T Ice
eo5nlkd iforjt. ,Aiter I leu my once i went zen down
to The 3ilG depot; The man said my woman
Il puzzled over the thing that night. The
peIt Ih9EninG the trio were at my ONCE. The
at first that II was not breathing. but founda
faint nutter. | couldn't see any reason for
such q state Of things. so. once more. | led the
Toman rb into my asI private ONCE and shut the
"'Now. look herel There's a mystery about
this md FSaEs 2 babs's ct ssa t + sSll 70 M is shs' and tff W %ast
:fRo woman looked scared and turned pale
and Jumped up. still Holding the BABY "
mo. the baby didn't have. the milk! she
Ssid ii fbt i1sn Ts. sPFt s St oTSsaSS, 10 ! ,e s5vf sI !, 70 I EsfS
ter than {! dfid the t bab i;'A i am amt had ada a err 70
baby's only y girl. and Il she does live she'll be
s s0S. I ! ad thiPSHFthff t 5S% $t f t6f9 }S we're 80 F / 9s1 to S Sis;
the milk. and Just, let the baby, have, q little.
May be you think ! amt suffered Watching the
Some day he'll he Q man, and IN be proud Of
him A man can 90 anything BUY Flrl would
Just DO wess r sc9s dGRG; JOE iSs shS word eie ont and
seemed almost crazy. The thing was awful it
made nc feel hcart'!ck: .v.u a,,.,. u,
tell mei ia have looked out for Joe, too,
Just thcn :, the BABY 9Pe1ed It's eyef-Epsati
come into my throat, Then all the light died
out q the eyes, but they 81 stared
the mother, She sat. down and boxed Al the
s sSSfs ssia 3 Sim p1 'iGT Int re iS,I PF Fsr f5S % Z ii tdsG ' SS
ana she and joe and the hofy went hone,
to know whore they had gone, ,Joc'S the follow
% IS"1. has w I%s1d m" MEnf tho q e MpH w On ( R have Bcs en-.
Its 4 queer world"