The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-12-02

served that as the woman proceeded the
coarseness of both her manner and
speech dlsa appeared and she spoke with
more refnemen.. Evidently I'm the early
| days she had been a cherished daughter
and the present roughnesses were but as
scratches on n jewel In thinking OF her
/, youth she returned TO her old manner
| Of speech As she paused at this point
| he gave her more 20 drink. and presently
she resumed.
There I'm the country I had thought
that my lover was paragon. very
hero. | believed all the boasHng stores
that he told me and made God OF him
In my heart When / found HIM In the
city, al. first he passed me by as though
he did not know me and then. suddenly
changing his mind, came up To me and
pretended that ne had mo-, recognized me.
He took me To n fine house and gave me
fine clothes and he made me promises.
all the promises that such men usually
make 10 such girls. None OF these were
kept. not even the simple one or provId-
Ing me with maintenance. for he soon
tired OF his pretty country girl and left
me Ia care for myself as best ] night.
But j did not begin this to talk about
myself What wrong | did To myself I
have suffered for. / have suffered so
much that | have no fear or punishment
hereafter IL there is a God. he will have
God. then death is the common end of
all, saint and sinner alike. But the wrong
that ] did to my child-that is the great
thing TO think OF now. as / have thought
OF Z these many years"
And whaj. was that?'
What greater wrong can woman 40
to man than 10 bring him into the world
without a name? All. you can think Of
none! Well, let me tell you that there Is
a greater. deeper wrong than even that.
IL Is to bequeath 10 him the heritage Of
sin and crime. That I have done"
Mr. Mitchell now found the story in
creasing In interest. Preacher Jim was
a study which had attracted him more
than he would have believed possible.
Now that he was to be enlightened as TO
the mans heredity he was eoubly atten-
tive and hoped that the womans strength
would hold out TO the end OF her narra-
tive
THE sin is handed down to him from
both of his parents, for In a case like
this the woman must be culpable as we'll
az me man, though heavsr knows that.
II innocence and Ignorance can ever be a
good plea. then might hold myself guilt
less. The crime is from his father. who
was beast. Remember what tell you
and mark II as the truth-he was beast.
cruel, selfish beast"
I'm what way did you learn this? Was
he brutal In his treatment to you? Did
he offer you vioience7'
He would have had he dared. but he
was coward and afraid TO rouse me too
far. Some men biuntly tell a woman: L
have grown tired OF you. All In over be-
tween us. Goodby' These are brutes.
but they are not towards. My lover was
cunning schemer. and he plotted TO
make me so disgusted with him that
should myself sever our aoqua intance. I'm
this he succeeded. He told tales that
made me look upon him with loathing.
so that grew to hate myself for having
loved him. Was not that the cruelty OF
a demon"
Tell me something of those dreadful
tales II you can remember any
Remember any, have forgotten
none. They have been the specters OF