The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-08-13

youth of the same town.
 Yesterday afternoon the little girl-wfe. dressed out in long skirts and a light brownish shirt waist, left Birmingham, where she has been with her husband for several weeks. for her parents home.
 Pauline was not accompanied on the trip by her husband. for Henry had been fined $75 at noon in the police court for wounding a man with knife, and fail- ing to pay the penalty, had been sent to jail
 Pauline didn't wish to go home. She longed to stay in Birmingham near her husband; but after long conference with the mayor, Pauline at length was made to see that the best thing for her to do was to go back to her parents home though, in doing so, she must leave Henry, temporarily at least, in the city prison. It was hard for the little girl wife to make up her mind what to do and it was even harder for the mayor to bring the child around to his way of thinking and persuade her to take the o'clock train on the Central of Georgia railroad 
 out in the end, but not until he had spent two hours in the effort and used up three handkerchiefs. in hopping the precipitation on his knitted brows.
 Yesterday was not the first time that Pauline had seen the mayor About three weeks ago the mayors secretary, MT. Pepperman, came to him one day at noon and told him that a pretty little girl wish ed to see him. The child entered the mayors office. her trim ankles showing frankly beneath her skirts that fell a few inches below her knees The child was pretty enough, with bright eyes, clear brow, radiant complexion and the slow musical speech of southern girls.
 'swell, little lady" said the mayor, what can I do for your"
 q want to get pass for me and my brother from here to our home in Ma con-" said the child frankly and un- abashed
 Where's your brother. little girl?" asked the mayor kindly.
 He's down stairs.' said the girl.
 Bring him up," said the Mayor, T reckon we can fix you up.''
 Pauline smiled brightly and vent out to get her brother"
 A few moments later Pauline showed up in the mayors office with a great big, lanky gawk of fellow IS years of age, wearing a sombrero hat and the air of a sma shbuckler.
 The mayor scrutinized the pair as they stood side by side before him.
 'You don't look much like brother and sister" said the mayor. Calling mes senger, the mayor sent him to inquire at the house where Pauline said she and her brother had been living since they came to Birmingham When the messen- ger came back he reported to the mayor that Henry and Pauline had represented themselves as husband and wife at the house where they had been living.
 Mayor Ward promptly let them know that he was next" Henry began to look at the toe of his left shoe and tumble the brim of his sombrero. It was left to Pauline to do the talking.
 Yes" said the little child-wife. step ping up to the mayor, i've are married. We live in Macon, Ga. We got married
 
 my papa's house Judge Brown married us. Now we want to get home and we want you to help us."
 Mayor Ward said he would look into the case and let them know whether or not he could get the passes. He told them to come back next day In the meantime he learned that good Samari- tan of a woman who once lived in Macon and knew Pauline's people there had the bride and bridegroom in keeping.
 A few days after the first interview Pauline called and told the Mayor that she was working in a restaurant near the station and her husband was work ing elsewhere in town. She said they had changed their minds and didn't want to go home. Apparently everything was going as merry as marriage bell with Henry and Pauline The mayor kept in touch with the young people, however. and made ready, from reports that came to him, to furnish them transportation the moment they might wish it.
 Pauline spoke the truth when she said she was working in a restaurant; but what with the long night hours and Henry's cratic habits the child soon grew tired of the job. Thursday morning she turned up at the Mayors office again with a request for passes for herself and Henry from Birmingham to Macon. Everything was arranged for the couple to leave Friday night. Their things were packed. They had reached the station. and were waiting for the train. Sud denly. Pauline remembered that one of the cooks at the restaurant had told her he would give her nice cake to eat on the cars. She sent Henry around to the restaurant to get the cake. When Henry went to the restaurant he got into an argument with the cook and cut him, in- ficting an ugly wound on the cooks left wrist.
 This done, it was case of ring up the police patrol and give Henry a free ride to the city prison. Pauline waited for Henry to come back with the cake. At length. in suspense, she walked around to the restaurant. She arrived there just in time to see Henry put into the Black Maria" and wheeled off to the city prison. For the little childwire there was noth- ing then to do but to pick up her be- longings and trudge back to the boarding house on Fifth avenue. This she did. After a wakeful night. Pauline showed up in the police court at noon where
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