The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1910-05-13
Hoto He Found
Sleep.
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how 90 ,lo Il without waking anybody
up ANA getting away between midnight
and dawn. when the cops are most
drowsy. Willie | was doing job
thought At nothing except my work
and was both cool and watchful- u
wasn't one Of 'hosc blokes who scare
people 10 death ar who are ready III
necessary TO ned murder 10 robbery
The truth Is never liked the prospect
OF facing either charge.
AS was saying. while engaged at
NY work. however dangerous, was
stesdy as monument. but when dan
ger had passed and | had nothing TO do
but think | went downhill very fast.
What bothered me most was that
couldn't sleep nights-that IS. when
comfortably slowed sway In bed. III
once took nap In a gentleman's par
Tor and was only Weakened by the sun
coming up and shining In my eyes
lust got out in time 10 save myself
But when lying on soft mattress.
with warm covers and no chance OF
being disturbed. sleep wouldn't CONE"
10 me | lay awake thinking OF the
time when | would hear prison doors
clang behind me. The thought was
dreadful. I'm afraid | was too fine
grained for the business
Month after month my hours OF
sleep crew loss TN feared inSanity.
one ni-lt | woke M M midnight after
having Slept two hours aud knew there
would he no more slumbcr for me till
The next time went 10 led. ! was so
desperate tl,lt | got up with the In
tention II going into some house where
I had no right and there snatch AM
other couple Of hours sleep. had a
crib I'm view. small house with not
much IN IT, Eut | was looking for
sleep. not plumber. l went there, took
out a pane II glass. entered and went
upstairs to find a place to settle down.
I stood in dark hail looking into
room where a night lamp was burning.
In the room a woman was In bed with
child. both asleep. The child was
sleeping on the front Of the bed. very
near the edge. lie WAS boy and, !
think about FIVE years old.
Ona narrow lower bed. close beside
the other. slept another child. girl OF
about three She was sleeping In the
center Of her bed on her side and had
her chubby fist up against her fat
cheek. Ii was hot sumner weather,
and none Of them except the woman
had any covers whatever.
What Interested me was that the
boys head was hanging over the side
7 OF bis bod and SO much n Lis body
: too that Il looked - re - IL he was
abou; L. fll He was restless. and
knew he would be over very soon
|. Somehow wanted Is see him fall
though | kept In TIC dark that be
wouldn't sec ne II lie vuSn ~. TIL
next Ink h. made sent b. over. Ii
j fell a couple Of feet. hut didn't wax
D M. lie landed partly on the iitiie girl
!, but she didn't wake up eli her. eX
K pected she would. a she moaIed onc'
( or twice In her sleep anI turned over
but finally she slept as peacefully al
a before.
: II was such delightful picture {
one suffering from Insomnia that
> kept on watching the children Th'
boy continued his kicking and crowded
n the girl. rushing her with every lnoy'
: to the front edge Of her bed. 1t mus
q have been half an hour that he KEEP
!. this up. when there was a thumps ap'
the girl lay on the floor But 81
seemed TO be as comfortable there
on her bed At any rate. she showe'
d not the least sign Of waking.
v Meanwhile I heard the muttering o
e distant thunder. and while / was look
Ing at them all there came one terri6
a crash loud enough TO wake the deac
+. The mother turned over. but neithe
y OF the children moved. Then followe
Is one crash after another. and expect
cd that at least the mother woul
~ wake up and take look at her chi
le dren. But she slept on. She must hav
been very tired or had lost a lot
N sleep or she couldn't have sleI
IN through those terrible bolts. Nevt
had | heard such thunder before
The only effect the storm had on an
~ them was 10 increase the restless
~ ness Of the boy. He rolled and tun
bled In his sleep like a ship tossed b
tn the waves. sometimes lying for fe
to minutes close against his mothers be-
n then rolling over TO the outer edge
ha his own. I was sure he'd In time tun
:. BILE out Of this bed. as he had out {
the other and was bound TO see hi
do IT, Sure enough. before | expecte
IN II he gave a lurch and landed plum
"a on top Of his sister.
b. Neither OF them awoke.
reckon women know In their slice
% what's going on with their childre
for, now that the storm was over an
- everything was still as the tomb. u
ay mother sat UP in bed. glanced mt b
ut children. got up and put them In the
q proper places. Then she went back
IN bed herself and was asleep IN m
on mcnt
~. well" | said 10 myself. III that
= what n clear conscience viii furnli
- I'm going 10 have n clear conscience
TN I went back 10 my room resolved ne
In er TO enter any mans house again b
IN my own. at least not for plumber.
Id went 10 bed and slept like top I