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A Nsw York nesponsenIof she y. s Ca
Rette. 1sscfibing an esrniaZ oa NE Battery. ccn
elsses lis leiief with The following peeuIiafs,
,oochiag and ageedsg Isei5eni. in which S pour.
sfzysd ID fsr wofdsa sesae which vas neiaa.
choly 70 ieok npoas
a crowd hsd gathered near The gale al
Z he southern extremity of Tie Bastefy,
and several voices rose At the same mo-
rnsns upon the air, crying for vengeance
mona taitered form that reelsd into the
enclosure IN beastly state Of iDioxicalion.
He was apparently about fifty years 81
ses! and. was followed by . young. beauti-
nj and interesting GIL, not out, OF her
teens. A. moment befpre saw him, be
hadfaised his arm and struck this lovely
bsiug 10 lie earth. For this the crowd
was psrsuing him add would doubtless
have committed some summary act upon
The inebrialed wretch, had no; lie same
delicate form ia.eFposed 10 prevent the
contamination Of she deed. She sppToach-
ed limidly and fondly begged the monster
20 come bone. He swore BY the living
God that he would never return.
little did be fthlak, as be uttered the
oath, that the vengeance Of THAT God bis
sasriIegioas Iipshad psofaned. was a. that
moment hanging oyer him, aHdthsi tie
angel 81 death was waiting upon the wa
tersttos bear him With ali bis sins upon bis
head ialo the presence 81 the Creator be
hsdmocked.
He shook the fair girl from him with a
curse, and staggered 10 the railing. "A
cluster 81 boats was at some distance from
the shore, and few voices we're sing
ing one Of RusselIfs songs. Tire drunk
ard contriged % Chamber on the supper
most rail, aad having seated himself. call
ed 10 The singers 10 .perlorm something
1iyelyrof '.d--a bis eyes. he would come
out there and sIng fer himselll' These.
were lhe last words he uttered. In en-
deayoriny II change his position, his foo,
clipped, sad hi fell into The waters 70 rise
no more. Great ekeflions we're made By
the boals 10 render him assistance, and
more than one daring fellow plunged in.
10 The sea; but all IN ysin-his body has
not,yet been TecoRefed. X The tide was
running strong 81 The time, aad we may
hear II bis body being washed upon the
opposite shore ID Ia few days.
The poor girl " as almost fraatic-shs
rAidhedlo the water's edge. cryipg Fla.
theft father dear fatEfef!ior heavens sake
shve my falhert 1T was indeed her IA.
ther. lie had once enjoyed a handsome
property. bgt liquor ruined him, He
sold his house for Il, and al las, bis gar
dhts. Hls wife died from sant and
biz daughter bad supported him and three
brothers BY the laaar Of her hands.
IIa swpre hewould never again enter
her house becsasa she would not give
him.liqqof; ha cursed her, and died while
q curse against himself yet hung upon bis
lips. The daughter did not leave the
sPat before midnight. and her cries ap.
palled the s.6rlest hearts aronnds bel. ~
Twenty doiIAIs were raised among the
spectators. but when handed TO her. she
exclaimed, mo! no. give NE my father
Poor GIRL she called in vain. That FL.
Their WIS in another presence. She was
bors6 IRON tue place BY some friends,
and when | left The spot, The liahlness or
heart which had drawn me 10 the scene
had departed. and fel, Il alno, sin 10
De happy amidst the wretchodness man
makes for himself
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