Washington telegraph., 1845-02-26
A TOUCHING STORY.

Io0SnlN1 = Il ORi.
We find the following very affecting and
romIniic sketch Published under the head
of Police Reports, in late number Of the
Baltimore Republicans:
PovERrY.-A few days since, a poo-,
yet decen;ly clad female. presented herself
at one of our police offices, and requested
she magistrate TO send her to the Aims
House Her manner and language de
noted that she had seen better days; and
while she begged the officer to grant her
last request, the tears in rapid course trick
led down her furrowed cheeks. and her sobs
chokcd her utierance. as she tried to tell
her mourniui story. The officer as in duty
bound. asked her name, when she replied
in a manner that brought tears from the
eyes OF those sturdy mnions of the law,
whose hears are necessarily siee.ed to pity
AMI the liner feelings OF the mln.
ASK me not my name" she cried, "lei
me bear in silence anl unknown. the fate
an insrrItab!e Providence hai mc,ed out To
me. bat lct MT aged paren.s, ionl bfohers
AMI loving sisters. hear that that have
died the in nate Of an Aims House, ami the
recipien; Of public charity
81 viii Z ant yu;:r desire" the magistrate
replied ''hIi il knew more of your history
and circums ances, | might probably do
something better for yo,I.''
! II wiii tel you what dare tell you, ii
| You will be ievc that ! speak the truth, and
use your in niuence to obtain me some silua
tion. in which can but earn an honest
living" was her inpassionei answer.
The magistrate promised to do all he
could for her, AMI alleviate her situation
much rs possible.
| May Heaven bless you, sirl" she said,
aud told the following mourntn! AMI thrilling
concatenaiion of suffering and pcrvcrsiIy,
con-nng.c1 with s15s aul .he actual fee!
ings of the woman.
Two years ago, sir, was happy. and
knew not what II was to want; my parents
wee rich. anl owned one oi the hn2si
Plantations in a Southern State; / was but
young mot twenty; but had my suitors,
the sons of wealthy men; yet loved them
not-no one of the gauiy tarUng had as yet
/ na-ie an impression on my heart. There
was in the ncighborhali, II pJor, hut many
7 yuJ.h, the icachcs ui our district school.
{ He visited our house, and was treated with
/ all the respect anI attention which oar
+ visiie5s received; AMI IL, sir, tcli in love
/ with that man, ami ii was reciprocasej.
Ny fI.her soon discovered our secret, and
iJTba lie hi.H ever to cross his Jhre s6J.I
again. Need | say more, sir, we met
l can icsJu,.y; an1 were married; we ti.d,
7 ani took up or residence IN this CITY.
/ Ny hls5luI-.ny Wnila.n-:luga; an a.
I caic.ny fbr !iyc.ih .Ol, ahI lJc e,gl.cen
+ IA IN hs we were haP2Y; DL- Inca m has
ban1 WIS i1sen sex, ana he-ac-jicj
Ies-lh tipl.-ie dcl-ald 1 was .ei.
alone AM am ,ng s-rdn5sss. 4 wrote to
M parents. a,.>tnS ,ha:. t,rI vchcsS-1 I
-.ay- e;tc wee fe UrGci uaoPcn "a.
dY u;t.c .ltaIs ar. clhaus.cI anI IN ~.
s;a.ve. uf--.o - hat &c uga oi pJvcry-
hc Il "a; hJI =, bI It ". | nSi be .1Ig. h
san Is ui my iii, are Gear.y ran nJt anI !
look i1r Il rel.ig, iiom his word m.scnes,
in-my gave.
She cnIeI; AMI e.ery eye present WIS
wet with syInpI ny Tor her unhappy situation.
Onc gens.e;nIn VIA was pscsrI., ws.h that
nob.e generous an1 mIn icc.iHg - Cha
ac;eris:Ic of mature n ID c.nen,' can.
f,rwa-d, and offered her nome AMI asy .um
beneath hts rouf which. we neeI n. 4 ID
was chceriiI.iy All! than.;fIly accepted; alI
she iei, the ollie with :he prosPec. of btt-
ter, ii not happier days before her.
Thus it Is in ih.s word. Misfortune
da.es place her I'll h ess hanis upon victims
of every grade; and The sons anI Gau ghte.s
( of la iury som .JInes drink oi the JiI,erdregs
of the cup oi penary and IN sery.