Virginia free press & farmers' repository. [volume] (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1827-1832, 1830-05-12
PHILADELPHIA POLICE.

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MoNDAY.-About q dozen objects,
white. black. aud yellow, were placed
IN the bar this morning; and seldom
have we seen so disgusting aud melan.
choly an array Of wretchedne.s and
vice. This phalanx Of vaga bonds con-
sisted OF the cleaninss Of the city du-
ring Saturday and Sunday nights
beggars, thieves, and drunkards, and
part OF the body-guard at the Aims
House. were brought up. as nuissnces
to the peace and dignity Of the corpo.
ration. The irst prisoner selected
Tor examination was female named
Ellen Harvey. the mere wreck and ske
Teton OF the young and once virtuous
daughter OF an honest, but poor man,
whose gray hairs, "now 10 the dust
gone down." were hurried to a prema.
tnre grave by the misconduct Of his
recreant child. She was only nine.
teen wears Of age; yet from her own
lips fell a narrative Of guilt and ,uf.
iering seldom realized by the most a.
bandoned or unfortunate When on
~ IA years of age she had become the
victim OF rich mans articles. in this
city, who tore her from her fathers
virtu"us roof, and heaped indicnity
aud insult upon him whenever he de
handed his daughter, until shame and
horror at the disgrace Of his child drove
him mad. and he closed his life in the
hospital. Ellen. with her paramount,
sailed for England. where. being charm
ed by the new scenes unfolded 10 him.
and fascinated by the manners of the
female circle into which his wealth had
introduced him. he abandoned her sud
denly, without farthing in her purse.
to the horrors of utter dcsti,ution i'm
the city of London Here she was
soon compelled TO part with the rich
clothing which her scducer had lavish
ed upon her. to support life itself; and
"hen That was gone, no resource re
manned but Ia plunge into the vices BY
which so many wretohed beings sup
port lingering existence in thar EN-
porium OF the w,ckedness and misery
OF the whole world. In this way she
existed more than two years, suffering
every thing but death. and committing
every crime but murder. to enable her
to drag on her wre'ched life, until an
opportunity offered her of returning 10
her native city. Philadelphia. She had
not been here month. before that
cheap vice. drunkenness, overlook her.
and she became thief. n bcggar. and
a prostitute of the most abandoned or
der. While out on one &c her noctur-
nal expeditions. slun,ber came upon
her. and the Waterman coming up,
found her sleeping on dunshill in the
rear Of stable
She spoke with feeling and proprie-
~, and she'd tears freely, declaring i,
vas the first time in four years that
she could prevail on a rcspe ctable in.
divldual TO listen to her. She earn.
estly desired To be taken somewhere
anywhere-rather than suffer her TO
follow those desperate courses she had
been accustomed to. The MasdaIen
Asylum was suggested-the Refuge.
on which she exclaimed, 40, take me
to it-let me work all day-let me do
any thing TO live honestly-I am dying
with rcmorse."
Her figure, light, delicate and grace
ful, IN spite Of the accumulated mise
ries sic had undergone. attracted ge.
neral attention. though clad in thin
aud ragged garments; and the pale
white hue OF her etnaciated check, wa,
even yet flushed with the diving tingc
Of that luxuriant bloom which had once
so profusely mantled over it. Her
mild blue eye was fixed upon the floor,
the spark of virtuous Shame that had
been born with her, still burning in her
breast, and the sobbing Of her asoDiz
ed. bui rcpentant spirit. drew many
hearts to sympalhisc in her peculiarly
unhappy condition. After much con
snliation. she was finally provided for
By one Of the humane societies Of this
city. with fatterir. prospect Of pro.
lhucinS an entire and permanent relor.
nation Saturday BUHctin.
I Interesting Operation. A iewe!ler
81 this town. some DAYS since. being
engaged IN his business, a sharp and
fine piece 81 steel lew into the bali Of
his eye. and there lodged, subieeting
him 10 The most acute pain. lie made
application 20 several medical men.
none OF whom, considering the delicate
nature of the eve ball, dared venture
an operation; Whrn another jeweller,
fortunately thinking II the load stone.
placcd II 10 the sufferers eve. and
drew out Fte steel wiih0ut iniurv
PToUidenes n. J. ! Patriot.
I Mn hren'ion. "A machine has been
invented N New Orleans, by Mr.. Rem
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