The Portsmouth inquirer. [volume] (Portsmouth, O. [Ohio]) 1849-1855, 1851-07-28
Romance of Real Life.
SINGULAR INCIDENTS IN PARIS.


A Paris correspo ident Of one Of our news
papers gives the following curious incidents,
in one Of his late letters:-
The promenaders in the Tuillries, day be-
fore yesterday, were witness TO most
touching scene. A girl about five years of
age was rolling her hoop; the hoop rolled
up against gentleman sitting on bench,
and the child going up 10 him TO get it, look
ed at him involuntarily, and suddenly cried
out" oh, if there isn't the gentlemen Of
mammals miniature J" This exclamation
Of course attracted the attention Of passers
by, and Of young woman who immediate
| ly came up to the child, and fixing glance
at the gentleman fointed away. He appear.
ed stupi6ed, and stared from the child to
her mother as if he were losing his senses
but when he saw The latter fall fainting on
the ground, he caught her up, clasped her in
his arms and covered her face with kisses.-
She soon regained her senses and fell weep
ing on the gentleman's bosom. A Sergeant
de Vile. coming up led them off, with the
little girl, and calling carriage put then in;
but the bye ISLANDERS had already learned
their history from their different exclama-
tons.
Five years before, they were married with
every prospec. of happiness before them; /;
but the husband being young, was led away
by dissipated associates, and becoming jeal-
Gus of his wife treated her SO unkindly that
she finally left him and took an humble lodg-
ing in different quarter of the city, where
she soon after gave birth to little daughter,
and since that time had supported herself
and child by her needle. The husband had
sought his wife IN vain, and had at last come
to the sad conclusion that she had put an
end to her existence. This thought had
such an effect upon his mind as to cure him,
not only of his jealousy, but of his vices; /;
and he had since been living most exem-
plary life consecrating all his thoughts to
the memory of his lost wife. He was in The
habit of walking the Tuilleries every after
noon, and it was thus that the chance turn
ing aside of the little girls hoop gave him
back his wife and child. Let us hope that
both parties have received lesson which
will will make make their future life and happier
The police court was also thrown into
commotion the other day by scene some.
what similar. A young boy sixteen years Of
age was brought before the court charged
with stealing and begging in the public
streets. He was bright, fine looking boy,
butvery poorly clad, and when brought be-
fore the Procurer, he fell on his knees and
begged him not 10 put him in prison that
his mother was sick and starving, and that
alone bad driven him to steal that he could
not find " ork, and if he was imprisoned the
disgrace would kill his poor mother. The
Procurer seemed somewhat! moved by the
boys story, but, nevertheless, after hearing
the evidence, condemned him to six weeks
imprisonment.
AS the boy was being led away, poor
woman. pale, covered with rags, and her
hair all in disorder. forced her way through
the crowd, and tottering up to the boy pass
ell one arm around him, and turning to the
Procurer, pushed back her long black hair
and exclaimed: Do you not recognize me?
Thirteen years have passed since you have
deserted me, leaving me alone with my child
and my shame I; but have not forgotten you,
and this boy whom you have just condemned
is your son !" You may imagine the effect
this startling announcement produced upon
the byestanders. The Procurer, in loud
voice ordered the woman to be carried from
the court, and left it himself, but he joined
the poor creature in the street and carried
her and her boy off in a carriage.