The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-10-14
AN INCIDENT AND
INTERESTING SEQUEL

house porch enjoying the cool sea
breeze and sipping-weil. one OF the
men had tea with lots OF lemon i'll it
but the others, their fayorite thirst
eradieator OF course. all we women
had tea-or lemonade
We had been telling stories about
various curious experiences that had
befallen US, when Mrs Preston gave
the following:
One hot afternoon early in Scptem-
Der I was walking up Park avenue,
after interviewing one Of the most
prominent women in Society," who
was in town getting together her
daughters trousseau-wilo was to be
one Of October's early brides.
! was feeling mighty blue the pref
~ trocks. masses Of lacy lingerie, lus-
trons satin and priceless lace that
would be combined in the wedding
gown. brought back visions OF my own
wedding, and my heart grew bitter
with the thoughts OF years of suffering
which followed my own great day.
Mentally | cursed the man | had
married cursed him for 4 weak fool.
who had allowed 4 brilliant mind to
become so paralyzed with drink that
|, his wife, had to take the babies
away from their drink-crazed father
and leave them in the care OF stfan-
gers while l worked all day and often
until late at night recording the do
/ ines of the rich and great
What right had some people to so
much money when l had to toll nn
ceasingly for just enough to feed and
clothe us decentIY2
at was long walk back to the
Office, and | had just one nickel in my
purse. Should I spend It fer carfare
and borrow from some one a the
office enough to take me home OR
walk? But it was 50 het and | was
tired: besides. 7 hatod to morrow.
There %Tre - Iz5aaie sp t'le
street at thai ienr. bit the"e an
preached a la1s sood 9oohjas man
neatly dressed VINO stopped 5u front
of me. saying, Lady, eoald soR lend
me nickel %
T Il was so surprised l halted and
stared at him
81 hate to ask YOU Ter it, lady he
continued, 'bHt want to get home 70
my wife and little eIfl, and it VIII
take me hours 20 walk it
Il inquired if his ~ife was IL l
don't know. She wasn't veil when !
left home a week ago and then. be
cause I still stared at him nly mind
could not conceive a big, strong. we'll
/ dressed man stopping a woman In the
street and asking for centsl, he told
me that he had been on n spree for a
week and had spent his last dollar
for a bath so he would be at least
| decent to go home, But I must get
home he said, I must get home TO
the wife and baby. and | thought YOU
would give me carfare.'
Opening ny purse. 7 took out my
one nickel See said I this is all !
have When ! give 1t TO you | must
walk sixteen blocks back to the office
where I work have to work to take
care of myself and two little children
because my husband is a drunkard.
Because, when he had young wife
and baby girl he went on sprees and
stayed away from home and his bust
ness for days at a time. Take this
nickel and go home to your wife: hut
tell her it was a woman who gave you
carfare, woman who will help her
| when she has to give up her home and
go out into the world to work through
your intemperance,'
'"That was fifteen years ago. Yes.
terday. sitting opposite me on the
train coming up here. I noticed a
very handsome grayhaired man, evil
IDENTIFY with his wife, frail-looking
woman with silvery hair and kind,
brown eyes.
Several times the gentleman looked
searchingly at me and spoke to his
wife, and I confess l was becoming a
bit annoyed. for they were apparently
discussing me. felt 1t rather than
saw 1t.
Presently the gentleman came over
to vacant chair next mine and, beg.
ging my pardon. asked me if | remem.
bered ever seeing him before.
AT my negative reply he repeated
the incident that happened SO many
years ago, but before he had finished
I told him that remembered it per-
fectly. Madam, I do not know who
you are. but want you to meet my
wife. She wishes to thank you for
sending me home to her the day
asked you for carfare and you gave
1t to me-
His wife is charming, and he
probably you all know him-he is one
Of the leading judges in the state
'Yet I had thought he wanted that
nickel for drink. Sometimes our
charity Is not misplaced"
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