The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-06-12
REMARKABLE INCIDENTS.

REMARKABLE INCIDENTS.
We make the following ex.racts fromSpe
interesting French correspondent Of -
Mo. Republican,
The promsnaders in the Tuillerless oey
before yesterday, were witneSses to nnc1s
touching sccnc. A little girl Of aboct ne
years Of age was rolling hoop; The hooS
rolled up against gentleman sitting % =
bench, and the child going up to him g ~
il, looked at him involuntarily and sudosa-
" cried out: "Oh! ifthers isn't the gentle
mans Of mama's miniaturs!" This excss.
nation OF course attracted the attention -
passers by, and ofa young woman VINO -
msdiately came up to the child, and glviog
glance at the gentleman tainted away.
He appeared stupefed, and stared from re
child to her mother a. il he was losing nie
senses; but when he saw the latter taH
fainting on the ground, he caught her up,
clasped her in his arms and covered neg
face with kisses. She soon regained her
senses and fell weeping on the gentiemanS
bosom. A Sergeant de Vile coming up
led them off with the little girl, and calline
carriage put them in; but the bysts nders
had already learnt their history from Their
different exclamations. Five years before,
they wore married, with every prospect @
happiness before them; but the husbane
being young, was led astray by dissipated
associates, and becoming jealous Of h's
wife, treated her so unkindIy that she finaI-
iy left him and took On humble lodging 70
a different quarter Of the city, whore she
soon after gave birth to little daughter,
aud 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 bad
put an end TO her existence. This thought
had such an effect upon his mind 40 TO care
him, not only Of his jealousy, but Of his
vices; and he had since been living mose
exemplary life, consecrating all his thoughts
to the memory Of his lost wife. He wss in
tho habit Of waking 10 the Tuilleries every
afternoon, and Il was thus that the chsncs
turning aside of the little girls hoop gave
him back bic wife and child. Let W hope
that both parties have received { lesson
which will make their future life purer and
happier than their past.
The Police Court was also thrown into
commotion the other day, by scene SOMA
what similar A young boy Of sixteen
wears Of age was brought before the Court,
charged with stealing and begging on tho
public streets. He was bright; line look
ing boy, but very poorly clad, and whsn
brought before the Procdrer, he fell on biz
knees and begged him MOTTO put HIM in
prison; that his mother was sick and starv-
ing, and that alone had driven him TO steal;
that he could not find work, and if ho was
imprisoned the disgrace would kill his poor
mother. The Procurer seemed somowhst
moved by the boys story, but, neverths-
less, after hearing the evidence, condemn
ed him 10 six weeks imprisonment. Az
the hoy was led away,a a poor woman, COW
cred with rags, pale, and her hair al! In
disorder, forced her way through the crowd,
and tottering up to the boy, passed one
arm around him, and then turning TO the
Procurer, pushed back her long black hair
and exclaimed: ado you not recognise met
Thirteen years have passed since You do
serted me, leaving me alone with my child
and my shame; but ] have not forgotten
you, and this boy, whom you have just
condemned-this boy-is your son!!r'-
You may imagine the effect this startling
announcement produced on the bystandess.
The Procurer, in a loud voice, ordered tho
woman to be carried from the Court, and
then left il himself, but he Joined the poor
creature in the street and carried her and
her boy of in carriage. s'f