The Randall County news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1908-1926, 1910-06-10
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FOUND HER
By WILLIAM r. KING
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association
By WILLIAM R. KING

III ASSoCiallOH /
What tragedies, what joys. are con-
stantly being enacted in a great city.
And the ups and downs there are,
Walk along an important thoroughfare
and suddenly you come upon we'd
ding party just entering or just coming
out of a church. Proceed little far
Their and you see crowd gathered
about an auto. A child has been run
over and killed Still farther you meet
a starving mother with sickly babe
in her arms. A nurse trundling a child
dressed in embroidered and lace gar
ments turns the perambulator for fear
her charge will be contaminated.
One bright moonlight night was
walking over bridge. The scene was
pleasing, and paused and leaned over
the rail TO enjoy it. How fine it is.
remarked to myself. Ito live in q
city, BY day there is the excitement
Of people and vehicles passing and re-
paSS4He' Inc uulH VI puSlutSS anu lIc'lS'
ure; by night myriads of lights, with
occasionally the one great night lamp
of heaven TO illumine the whole"
Suddenly TO my left down on the
water | heard splash \ moment
later a human figure came 10 the sur
face and went down again y boat
shot under an arch, and man in it
dived and brought up a woman, and the
two were hauled into the boat y Pc
liceman ordered the boatman to pull
ashore. While they were doing SO
went to where he was standing.
What were you doing?" asked the
policeman of the girl. who by this time
showed sigus of life
Il wanted to die. Why didn't you
let me alone?'
What's the matter?"
mo home. nothing TO do to earn a
living tired and heartsick."
We'll, you'll have to come along
with me to answer to a charge of sui
eide
Policeman" said, will you let me
provide carriage
II can call the patrol wagon"
An empty carriage was passing.
hailed it, and the policeman, the girl
and got in and were driven TO the
police station.
must pause here in my story 10 tell
what l afterward learned of the girls
history. Some twenty years before
one passing up one of the fashionable
streets of the city on a certain day and
hour would have seen a party emerg-
ing from u church. a young bride and
groom were starting in life with every
prospect of happiness. The groom's
father was head of large business.
and the son had been made "A junior
partner on the day of his marriage
4 little girl was born To the couple.
and she was taken to church bundled
in embroidered and lace garments, like
the child in the perambulator ! have
referred to. that she might be baptized
Then In handsome stone residence
there was christening feast. with a
millionaire for godfather
That was the year before the great
panic of -. when one morning it was
announced that ii great business house
had failed and down went the other
concerns iiEe card houses. The father
and son of this story fell with the RESI-.
the father diving al disappointment and
wounded pride The clothing OF the
k.l !, rirI ilu hnunn
grow plain. then dingy Her father
died. and her mother lived in want
The child grew to womanhOod with no
Of her baby clothes
when her sun arose the sun Of her
family set Then her mother died.
The girl went from place to place
begging for a situation. but nobody
wanted her. Then one night she stood
on the bridge The waters below said.
Come. ! will give you rest
The mnrning after the attempted
suicide won't To the courtroom where
the good and the bad. the unfortune
and the unregenerate. were brought up
before a magistrate. In her turn the
girl was led In and placed In The dock.
She had no defense. She simply said
that she had got discouraged. and.
passing over the bridge on her way to
her dingy room which she had been
notified she must leave on the morrow,
she had looked out on the brilliant
scene. then down on the water. and
she could not resist the call to oblivion.
The downward slide in life. though
II had msrred. had not destroyed her
There was evidence of an
inherited refinement both in person
and hearing.
Suddenly member of the police
court arose and said that there was