The Arkansas banner., 1850-07-30
A Bit of Serisus Romance,

A Bit of SerisuS Romance.
 The fOlOwinK interesting article we copy rem 1 the New York Police Gazette:
 e An extraordinary aad mys,srsus siEaar has, during the past week, occurred a, Brooklyn, and Is at present exciting the intense curiosity par tcuiariy of the male part ol the eommu nty, as is always the case when the fate Of young and preI- 1 Y glrl is involved.
 For many years past, family named Stewart has resided that city, sad were respected by all. The family consisted Of Mr. and Mrs. Stewart, several small children, and a grown up daughter, not quite twenty years old. This one seemed not to have equal share of her parents saectioa with the smaller children. She was badly treated, and sometimes had to submit iS indigni,ies which she had not the power to resist What was then her joy, when some short lime ago, her father an nouDced 10 her thai she to go ito the country 10 brother of his, who resided at Piainfeld Otse % CO.,, New York. She cheerfnliy gave her assent and in the beginning of last week the uncle came | to take her away with him. ASsrr his arrival, she feanA him frequently io confidential conversation with her parents, and aso observed that i'm iy when she happened 10 come into the where they were sitting, the conversation suddenly discontinued, ana some other unnlpoTtant subject spoken about This, of course, reused her euTiosity and she determined to try and oveihear what was said the next time that ie parties in couHeii- The Opportun nlty soon offered. Her father having ! ordered her 10 retire to her room, about noon on Friday week last she knew that another consnita- lion 10 be held, and came seaiihily down stairs again to know what 1t was about. Listening eagcr- ly, she heard that instead af going to Plainfeld as had been intimated 10 her, she 10 be taken 10 Virginia, for some purpose best known to them selves They also spoke about her getting of age, and alluded box which stood in the front parlor and which had never been opened in her presence. Amazed and frightened beyond control, the poor girl could hardly muster strength 10 reach her small q nhsY uhera hsafa ian sn what steps she was 10 take in this crisis.
 On the fotloeing day her parents and uncle came 10 this city for the purpose Of transzctug some bus
 ness. Emene therefore was left alone, ana being resolved to examine the contents of the box which had been ystsriousiy aludvd 10 during he eonvef sation, sine al once set to work to open it. After long search. she found bunch of keys in the pocket Of the dress which her mother general v wore. Trying one after the other, she al last hit upon tie right one-the lid opened, and the tents of the box laid before her. Several bundles of letters were the first objects she beheld; they were written partly in English, and partly in French, but she did understand the latter isn gusge she had to coatent herself with perusiBg the others, which she eagerly did. These letters written maBy years ago. informed her that she dii not be- long 10 the family of Mr. and Mrs Stewart, and that she the child of French parents, who had
 left this country when she was still infant. The letters also mentioned The amount to be pad for her board, and others advised the sending of drafts in payment for the same. Next came some document, aud amongst them a will, setting forth that Eme- line, getting of age, was en tiled to properly situated in Brooklyn, worth about Si ,S0J year, and from the fact that this document was dated several years back, she came 10 the conclusion that her real parents were dead and thus left her in ihe power of those who now had control over hes. She
 aid the paper carefully aside and examined the mainder of the contents of the box. There valuable gold watch and chain many trinksts, in- fsut drAzasS- ud suu aFttclAs which no doa5t, rightfaliy belonged to her. These however sae left untouched, but inc letters and documents sis sssk. and I@ft ile hGass n s=areh et friend who might advise her how to proceed. It So hap pened that she met lawyer, Mir. N'''s"''+', whom she had several times seen ai her supposed fathers house, and who had evinced great feelings of friendship towards her. She told him her troubles; and 10 prove the truth of her almost in- credible story, sine showed him tie letters and doc unients, that he might better judge oi her critical position Mi ", after having obtained possession o the papers, eooy tod her that he MT Stewards
 lawyer, and should feel in duty bouad 10 keep iile papers and procure the advice of his principal.- Thus, then, poor Emeline once more ifisndiess, and worse situated than ever, aud nothing eft to her but 10 % 10 a neighhor's houso tO beg pro- teelioE from Mir. Stewart. whose revenge sine had now every reason to tear. The good peeP'e assured her that harm Shold befai her; but, towards night, Mir Stewart came 10 the house, and being probably informed Of all that had passed, he iasis- ted upon Der Xoing nome Hita niui, and, when she refused, actually dragged her from the house, abns- tug her in the most shameful manner. s4.-4a
 Since then nothing has been heard of poor Eme- i{ue, II was a-crrtaineG that on Monday Mr SisE- art, 'v.th s his family, left Brooklyn for parts known, and aihengii some very efficient officers have been sent in pursuit, yet trace of The fugi lives has been discovered. h IS probable that no harm was intended 10 the yoang lady, aud that her removal 10 Verginia had for it's view only tue pur- pose of getting possession Of her property she bsng very nearly o age; but il is al the time Cou5i ful whether, under present circumstances with the fui knowledge of the intended wrong. her life will be safe with those who have the most unlimited power ever her Tn. guilty parties, If such they be, may for while elude the vigilance of the off, cers, bat they can hardly dO so for while elude
 the vigilence of the officers. but they hardly do for permanency, and he day may be al hand, when they viii have 10 give satisfactory account of what they did with the property, and perhaps with the poor grl also. The stand take by the lawyer. Mir V, in this matter is by meaas mendable and furnishes another instance of the doings of a certain class in that profession, who prostitute their office for rle ps.try gain of few dollars, and thus make them secessaries to crime