Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1907-03-07
AGED MOTHER OF THAW
RELATES SAD STORY
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next to mine. Often In the night
from his room heard him sobbing.
Sometimes whom was awake late ut
night would see light under his
door and often found him sitting up
at three or four o'clock In the morn.
irg. He told me he could not sleep
ana there was no use going to bed.
am not of II prcylng disposition, but
asked him to tell me what was the
matter. He said 1t was impossible to
tell ME his story"
Told Mother at Last.
did he ut any time freely or In
answer to your questions telf you tho,
story?"
"He told me freely one night when
Insisted on It."
He told me the story" said Mrs.
Thaw, "but not all the details. He
said his troubles were caused by
something wicked man had done in
New York, probably the wickedest
man in New York. Ho said 1t had
ruined his life and he never could be
happy That was all could get from
him for n week."
Mrs. Thaw, as she told of her sons
conduct, almost broke down. Her Inns
quirered and she covered her mouth
with handkerchief. But her emo.
tlon did not last long and the white
haired woman with an effort con-
trolled herself. When she could again
sneak she said. "rho week before
Thanksgiving understood more.
not ask II, did not want to know ii.
but did know that his condition had
something to do with young girl.
He had told me about tho wicked
man In New York, but 1t was only
later | found out that this man had
ruined young girl. After found
his condition WIS due to something
which had been done to young girl,
asked him why he should allow his
life to be ruined. told him It was
not his duty to look after the girl
and tried to Influence him In another
direction. But he protested that his
life had been ruined He told me
the girl had the most beautiful MIND
naturally of any person he ever
Knew. He told me this about Thanks.
giving time and 1t caused me to look
ut matters In a new light
Harry said the girl had been neg.
lected by her mother or that she had
no mother, or this awful thing would
not have happened, He said there
was still n chance for her to be good
and so on. can't recall all that he
said.
"On Thanksgiving day Harry and
were alone--the rest of the family
were all away"
Here Mrs. Thaw's voice again fail
ed. Her face flushed and her eyes
filed with tears. at was the first
thanksgiving In our large and beau
tiful new church." said Mrs Thaw
when she was able to resume.
Pathetic Scene In Church.
Harry and 7 went to church and
1t was so crowded we had to sit we'll
back under the gallery. | was glad,
IT was so late. When the choir was
shining KiDling's Recessional to De
koyen's beautiful music Harry sob
bed and looking saw tears falling
upon thu program he held in his
hand. nut out my hand and touched
MIN. He was trembling all over, but
I auieted him.
AS we drove home asked him
how he had come to forget himself.
re said this dreadful thing had sud.
denly come over him and If 1t had
not happened she might have been
with us then"
2 49, = Nc" toiu vi DT- BlnSaman
having been called in and prescribing
q nerve tonic for her son.
After Harry once smoke of the
young woman he often talked of her."
When did yon first learn who the
young woman WASP" asked Mr.. Del.
mas.
y can't recall precisely; / think it
was In the spriug of 1874"
DO you recall the conversations