Wheeling times and advertiser. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1839-1849, 1840-12-19
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New York T-uier--a paper remarkable ior The viv.
hines and power Of is p-lics reports We never
saw q mothers all absorbing lbve OF her children bet
ter described. Ifosc can rad the following ufihovi
feeling queer about The heart he may deprrd he has
none.-i gas
Genuins WrecAsSnen-A ,af, h,>ca,d looking VIZ.
man. very neatly clad but with an air of ~ou, cut
gcnnhiy about her, was charged with stealing , brsss
eand!c-iiek worth two .hillings. She sat apart from
the Cher prisoners. and appeared b, be deepl sirirk.
en- with F,veriy and so:row. IL Was evident. howev.
or. shat rae tepk no interest in her position. nor cared
for the di-grdce or cav nis nee sue nigh. be srb;set
10. but thai her sorrvws had a deeper root. and that
her heart (alss. whsta wre,ched heart was that. was
elsewhere. Che sighed continually. bat hcr sixhs
were suppressed AZ 10 she dld'ni wish hem 10 he over.
fheard: and her eyss wore red. and b ri with " -ep-
iug. and she would have wept sill hut that she had
no team 10 shed. She wss beyond that The porr
creatures hair We icvSe and tseged. her paroIyrup
her wrinkled brow AMI her hssysrj eye gave evi
d~ncc Of much mental suffering. and h e pinched up
aiienuated nose and chan. and hollow skinny chrek
iohi bur too plainly that stark farime had aim. ct done
lis worsi ufsn, hsr. Tor she va. ~ much wasted, that
there eouiI be but liirs fertilizer ,fscted by The grave
and The worms. Her dr,s consisted al an old latter.
ed gown. and that Was al; for The rents here and iher,
made II bui t1s ovideni that she had 90 inner CUR
Ineni. and she " ar aso jefcfe.t IN shocs and stack.
irgs. Solhelp hsr,' much n. we are used io scenes
OF ro>cfty and misery. we dad no, think here Was ~
for!,r m n beingin esi-ssnce. or even rsst a being
could erist nEd be 80 forlSrn. Her name was Ellen
Barclay.
The Court having disposed ofthree or four ti1ins
cases. called Ellen Barclay, but received no answer.
Don't yca hear his worship calll' said a w~a,chman.
STILL o answsf. 7"Ge; Mp" added the waithnan with
an oath. and he WIS about 70 lay ru, e hands on her.
when We irukcd IN her fhec. bat was terrified by lis
oppression Of abstract misery. IL wis evident The
wrrtched woman wa, wrapped n her own axoniziny
reflections. AMI iha, she WA not awsre OF what Was
piss'ny around her.
Beng a, length aroused To o knowledge az her pa.
siiich, however. her fi OF abstuciitn fursook her. N,H
she became heenly sensitive, her counienance reiai.
ing from lis expressions or soniemplaiive suffering.
distrn,i. and solicitation.
"Do you know What you are confined for Elem
~nGrired :hc Court.
IL do sir, I DO" exclaimed the prisoner, claspinr
her hands together. and booking as nothing but deep
misery and want can lock. I do sr. l do. IL il for st.s.
isg n little brass candlcstick; and. Oh God-Oh Coo.
! wish ! had stnlen and got Ut with 10. for I lear that
my Dear linle Dickoy is dead. that nay poor lir.lc FL
hir.'
Couu~-Y.u acknowledge thsn. tina, you ATTEMPTED
10 steal the candIcstick.
Prisonsr-I do sir-kil me-hang me-do whsr
you like with me-bur Oh. for God saks send some
one TO look after my children.
Couri-wh here re your childreni
Pnspncr-tlooking wildly abs,ui her)-Ah that's il.
hats it'll fear they are dead md gone forever for
they had nothing Ia wear. nothing 10 eai-sno bed 10
lie on-and their poor mother in PRISON. Oh, Cod. 4
wrsh ! had killed myself and them before u came 10
thrs-Ior ihrn at all events | would have been Nil,
hem to have comiortca ihem when they were dying.
Couri-foor woman, | PITY you. and viii have you
com orted
PrSpner-fou cannot comfort me unlcss You bring
me my children. The biggest n only Elk years old
and Ih-y hnvs eaten nothing since Monday. Oh Co.
30 qnict. iur ! know my tables are drad or diving.
~ IA nm na uaF.r a.n..a .EAN
called upun To suiirr.
COURT again ask you where we Gun find ihcm.
Pnsoner-Oh, sir, l .'I't know how 10 tell YOU,
that ] could fnd IL out my,e.f. for It's spnem here lose
at hand, They are ia "a long dark hall. under a stairs.
where Ne have lived for a fortnight. For the sake
NJ toe Father of mcrcies, worship - y = rmit me
togo AID find IhcI'; ard. dead or nlivc I'll return.
and lot you do what you please with me.
Here the popr creature threw herself upoa her knees
10 imp ore his worship for liberty 20 20 look for her
children. AMI sn 'hicer had been desired To attend
her for that purpose. when a dear opened and a
waterman euiered with an infant in his arms, and
Two half naked trembling little girls. the ono about
ioaf q The other siIyenn old holding on his coat. In.
'ianily the pri,onsr sprung To her feet and rushed
idNarss The waichrnan, ~shrieking. is Dick alive, o
Cod IS Dick alive" she laughed kysterically, clasp.
ed the infant wildly To her bosom; and danced sbont
the oiiie'. and throwing hoselfupon The "a. m erhaus-
ted, sho took her ether two half famished infants in
her lap. when hey oil commsucod laughing and
Keeping iogrth r.
Meanwhile the watehrsan had told his WORSHIP
That the eldest girl had called his attention 20 ire
children, and that he found them hudIled together
under n stairs. evidently ia a STATE Of starvation, and
with nothing 10 cover them othef tta:rths rags hey
Ind or.
Couu-Now. Mr-. Barclay. since you have Rotvo,r
children. viii you answer me n few question:, IN
have you and Them properly taken care Of.
Prsoner-l will sir-IN do any thing now, but o,
~ late YER s1u do with M sionf at .. ,o.,. !
CouH-NcverI enE. IIew long have you been in
iLs city,
Prisnncr-About two months slr.
C0ut-How have you supported yourself in that
PrisonerAf hardly know sir. but we eat very little
tried 10 get work. but mn one would employ me.
because they say ! lock so shnbby. I then went TO
but some told me they would have me taken up:
Ind Others that was drunk; u ough God knows. at the
time ! was alm6st wild With starry alton, and with
hearing my poor infants crying Cor food. And 20 SIR,
was driven OF by sheer necessity until 4 did the
hing that brought me here.
Cour-Whst broCshi you to New York when you
rad no friends herel |
PIisonor~1f came TO Seek my heshand sir, Who de.
orled me nI months oeo Ior as0iher woman; but
When ] found him he only beat fHlDshd when | told
i'm that I and my children were starving. "a aid
'e wished We were dead-tnd God knows 50 did T.
PoOr Ellen then stated. that Tor 50 zen years her hue
and she had lived very comfortably together in
Albany. where fhey had kept 4 hulc store. but nat a
eryani girl whom she had hired to take care Of The
While shs herself attended the store, hsd IN.
pced him to go 1T with her. AMI 10 take every hing
{ value Ihnih' possrssod along with hem. From .
Int lime she DID nothing bet pine away until nscessi-
compelled her 10 q N search Of her husband. I
hon she know 10 be In New York. And We have .
card the result. The complaint Of the larceny hay. !
x been withdtawn. the unfortunate family were or. !
10 10 taken care Of aud will probably DO han. '
ID over 10 The Commissioners Of the Aims House
ls moniog :
TEI Law OF NEwsrsFEHs-we lean from ,bs n