The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1905-02-03

,ut. for ihe baby, -lr, ] can I. ! ne
yinter's coming and the baby must
nave clothes and We must have a
ire and there must be something 70
eat or the baby will die. y
went to the police court and
swore 10 the usual complaint and
the next morning found Patrick in
the pen" sobered and frightened,
though all a-tremble and seemingly
upon Tia. verge OF dellrIum tremens.
We took him before the Judge and
Lizzie was there With her baby In
her arms to tell the sorry story that
that had fallen on his Honor's ears,
God knows how many times before.
But. as the Judge looked at that
great. tall, -trong young fellow, set
up like a soldier, with the face OF a
boy still. the stem. steely eyes grew
kindly and he leaned across the
bar. Cant something better be
done for this bOv than 10 send BUN
to the Bndewell? What do you
say?" and be turned 70 me Are
YOU willing 10 make an eft1rt Tor
him."
Of course | said that was, and
the Judge ! t us take him And
we went TO Father Quinn to take
the pledge anew, and the sermon
that the good priest gave him was
grand TO hear Aud they went back
10 the little home, hand in hand,
carr ing the baby. first one and
then the other OF them.
The next day was sunday, and,
a. | made my rounds, | stopped at
the little cottage to see them. LIZ
zie had gone to mass and Patrick
, was caring for the baby. The room
though almost a. bare OF comforts
a. molse nest, was clean and tidy
and Patrick bad in his eyes look
that. in spite OF the experience OF
t hundred such cases, made M
almost hope.
r And. before left him, msd'
: him promise methat he would nevei
i 90 to Cox's saloon again; that n
4 would let the beer pail alone, an'
: that II be felt the temptation L
!, drink coming upon him, no matte
where he might be, IN the mlddl'
i of the street, if il were, he woul'
D fall on his knees and pray Chris
n and the Blessed Virgin Tor thel
: help.
n And one. two and three day
' went by. The contractor for whom
y Patrick worked advanced him fe'
dollars: a bit or two OF comfort wa
n gotten for the home; the baby LOOK
n ec shade less wan and plnched
# end there was suspicion OF tru
n Irish color in Lizz.e's cheeks
e Then twas all over with ia
10 rick had been back to Cox 5 saloor
I. hsd came home. after midnight,
sr pound Lizzie and threaten the BABY
q ife The whole week pay WI
to gone to Cox's till; and not a Gel
lg for bit nor sup for Lizzie and u
"a baby for week, except perhaps
she might earn it over somebody
IN wash tub.
Ia And Cox. in bis well kept, order
= barroom COT course We have
,ir Others in Chicago laughed ~ n
gh face. when protested. What VI
be he paving his license for? he Wan''
Az 10 / ,ow. " here would the mont
IL come from to run the governIne
he and 5av the police, # we did p
lie have $500 from each 600 salo'
ad keepers?
~ drunkard. and you know il, and
cir Will prosecute you under the sis
law for selling to a drunkard.
a. prosecute and be Id TO y
ne know a thing or two about |
yer inries Of Chicago, and he turn
in 10 draw the drink for another po
IL wretch. who vrs spending over !
up bar the money that ought 70 le
lly his wife and babies.
sit And don't be excited, reader
very common thing have { {
ses vou-so common that It gets !
nd attention at the police station IN
the stealing Of fifty cents.-DN
ick Chicago Policeman.
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