The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-01-09
POOR THING.

his neck and kissed him, while she sobbed
on his shoulder, crying: "Oh. Fred, Fred,
how could You leave mc?'
POOR THING!
Morrison was vsib!y affected. Tears
flowed from his eyes as freely as they
did from the womans, and his voice was
as broken as was hers. He replied.
pressing her tightly to his bosom: Lii
liam. my wife. my wife, how you must
have suffered through my errors. but
through it all you must have known that
1 loved YOU and you alone.
Il thought you did. I hope that you
did, sobbed the woman. as she covered
his face with her kisses. But l could
not understand why you should leave me,
and can't now understand why you
took UP with that other woman. But /
love you, dear. and we will be happy
again, won't we?''
She says that she will never prosecute
Morrison, but Mrs. Harry Z. IlenberGer.
sister of the dead woman, is not so ovsiiy
reconciied. The. discovery that MORT
son is a bigamist aroused her. and shc
says she believes {. man bad enough to
lead a double life may be bad enough to
commit q murder. She is consulting Iela-
tives regarding measures for further in
quiry and is likely to prefer charge OF
murder against Morrison
.BRYAN'S VISIT.
The Herald says that TammanE Hail
leaders, in the absence of Richard Croker,
are very much puzzled to know how they
shall treat William j. Bryan when he
visits this city on January %. to begin
an Eastern tour of SpeechInaking SINH
lar to that which he has been making
in the West. The question to be decided
before his arrival is whether they shall
continue to ignore his presence. as they
have done in the past, or whether they
shall offer him recognition in the shape
Of q reception at the Democratic Club or
q meeting at which he might deliver an
address.
Charles tTisch. wealthy, retired man
ufacturer of furniture, has been missing
from his home. No 327 East Eighty-fourth
street. since December 81, and his rela-
tives have offered a reward of $3.50 Tor
news of him dead or alive.
Scores of persons saw d woman drink
carbolic acid on Broadway near Forty
second street last evening. She had
pawned nearly all her garments for food.
She was rescued by he police and taken
10 Bellevue Hospital where she Was
doing well at last reports.
BABIES SCARCE.
The State Charities Aid Association
gives out the statement that the demand.
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is greater than the supply, while boys
are {. drug on the market.
Thus despite the fact that women ore
numerically predominant in New York
the report continues: "A sufficient num-
Der of good homes can asly be found for
girls over 10 years of age who are
available for placing in homes; this is
especially true of babies. 1t is probable
that good family homes can be found in
this State for all girls whose circum-
stances are such that they should be
placed out.
'.In the case Of boys the problem is
more difficult. The number of :.poiica-
tons for boys of all ages, babies iuclud-
ed, is about half the number received fo1
girls
Nearly 400 families applied for home
less children in the past y months, arc
the Board expresses the belief that a can.
vass would reveal hundreds more.
PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
Plymouth church celebrated Sunday
night the fftieth anniversary of its
present edifce'
General Horatio c. King presided. f
w Hirrichs read extracts from Mr.
Beechers sermon preached a. the opening
| of the church fifty years ago. Re,ni
nisceuces OF two members who heard tina
sermon and who assisted in the organiza
ton of the church We're read. Ihomas &
| Shearman told about the great reVlva
which came eight years later, IN 1888
! Rev. DR.. Hills spoke on the future o:
Plymouth church.
From 1915 to 1851 was the beginning o.
a notable development among Brooklyn
churches Then were laid the foundation:
of reputation which has made Brooklyn
famous as 1.-The City of Churches Abor
| thai time began the memorable pastorates