Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1851-07-02
ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.

ROMANCE OF REAL LIVE
A Paris correspondent of one OF our news
papers gives the following curious Incidents
in one of his late letters:
sThe promenaders in the, Tuleries, day
before Yesterday, were witness to most
toucbing scene. A little girl about five
years of age was rolling her hoop the hoop
rolled up against gentleman sitting on a
bench, and the child going up to him to get
il, looked at him inyoluntarily, and sudden
w cried out 80, if there isn't the gentle
man of mamas miniature p This exclama-
ton of course attracted the attention OF pass
ers by, and of young woman who lmme-
diateiy came up to the child, and giving a
glance at the gentleman, tainted away
He appeared stupefed, and started from the
child to her mother as if he were losing ms
senses; but when he saw the latter tall
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 weeping on the gentleman $
bosom. A Sergeant de Vile coming up led
them off, with the little girl, and calling a
carriage put them in; but the bystanders
had already learnt their history from their
different EXPLANATIONS. :,
Give wears before, they were married
with every prospect of happiness before
them; but the husband being young, was
led away by dissipated associates, and be-
coming Jealous of his wife treated her SO
unkindly that she finally left him and took
an humble lodging in different quarter oil
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 MS
mind as to cure HIM, not only OF his Jeal-
ousy, but of his vices; and he had since
been living most exemplary life, conse-
Grating all his thoughts to the memory OF
his lost wife. He was in the habit of walking
in the Tuileries every afternoon, and it was
thus that the chance turning aside OF the
little girls hoop gave him back his wife and
child. Let US hope that both parties have
received lesson which will make their fu-
ture life purer and happier than their past
The police court was also thrown into
commotion the other day by scene some
what similar. A young boy of sixteen years
of age was brought before the court, charg-
ed with stealing and begging in the streets.
He was bright, fine looking boy, but very
poorly clad, and when brought before the
Procurer, he fell on his knees and begged
him not to put him in prison; that his moth
er was sick and starving, and that alone had
driven him to steal that he could not find
work, and if he was imprisoned the disgrace
would kill his poor mother. The Procurer
seemed somewhat moved by the boys sto-
nv, but, nevertheless, after hearing the evil
dence. condemned him to six weeks impris-
onment.
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 lettering up to the boy, pass
ed one arm around him, and then turning
to the Procurer, pushed back her long black
hair and exclaimed 'Do you not recognize
me- Thirteen years have passed since you
deserted me, leaving me alone with my child
and my shame but have not forgotten
YOU, and this boy whom you have just con-
demned-this boy is your son p You may
imagine the effect this startling announce
ment produced on the bystanders. The
Procurer, in loud voice, ordered the wo-
man to be carried from the court, and then
left 1t himself, but he joined the poor crea-
ture in the street and took her and her boy
off in carriage.
RoBBER CAUGHT BY KIss.-A few
nights since, after the family of Mr.. Fitch,
on Broadway, had retired to rest, fellow,
named Richard Smith, having by some
means got into the house, entered the sleep
ing apartment of young lady, and rified
the drawers of a bureau of It's contents; con-
sisting of some thirty dollars in money,
gold chain, and other articles of jewelry.-
Thus far the transaction was exceedingly
commonplace but not content with his &C