The Shasta courier., 1854-07-22
The Missing Steamer tisy OF Glasgow
Affecting story.

The Jersey B!us has The following affecting
story
During the latter par, Of ou- ca-eer in the
Philadelphia Post Office, we became acquainted.
among tho mass Of human beings whoss faces
appeared daily az the General Delivery Win
dow" where we were stationed, with az intelli-
gent, happy-looains Eusishrar, OF about Is
years of age who came frequently 10 Inquire for
letters from home. He WAS man of pleasing
manners. and evidently had been We'll educated
and accustomed 10 the refncmcnts aud elc-
Sanccs of really good society. Being stranger
on our shores, he was glad to avail himself Of
ali opportunity OF conversing with us. and spoke
freely of his past and Ct his hope for the tu-
ture.
He had come over to Pniladephia bringing
with him little son, apparently about II years
old, to select residence for the rest of his ami
ly, which he had left in England, and to make
all the arrangements necessary to comfort, wnen
they should arrive. II had accomplished this
had taken and furnished house in Philadel-
phia, and was expecting letters from his wife,
informing him Of her suiling with their other
children, IN the steamer Cuy If Manchester
We handed him letter: it spoke OF her cx-
pcctng to sail in that steamer He went away
with such glad anticipat;ons might be sup
posed to fill the heart OF husband and father
long absent from the wife and children whom
y few days passed, and another foreign mail az
rived. and with it letter TO our friend from his
wife. saying that she had not been able 10 make
her arrangements in time TO sail in the luaRctes-
ter, but that she should certainly sail in the
Glasgow.
Some time after this letters came which she
had mailed at the time of enibarkluS IN this
ship, and now he was unspeakably happy with
the almost certainty of seeing his wife and child.
ren m tt.xs-f fla fart Mail
ate 'n,ers generally make the passage but few
days sooner than our screw steamers. Soon he,
with many others, commenced going down to
Queen street wharf to look for the incoming
steamer.
But who shall speak of the horrors 70 come I
Day after day did he. with many others on that
sad walk, 90 down 10 tie wharf and slga.n his
vision TO descry among the numerous vessels
down the river, The anAiously expected steam
er. We saw him when the vessel had been
some 80 days out, and were startled al his ap-
psarance. The plump. happy-seening face OF
one month before. was haggard as The lace OF
death; the eyes that we had SO shortly before
seen dance in the light Of inward JOY. were
bloodshot. wild. and slaring upon US with ma
mac expression.
do walked mopingly away, bnt his face
haunted US still q few days after f,is, steamer
arrived bringing the report that vessel some
wnat resembling the Glasgow had been seen
on me bahamas; this report brought him ~ us
asain. On, how that false hope had bright
ened ms countenance. His eyes had resained
their expression OF intelligence Us he cIung to
tins baseicss hope as drowning nan 10 a
straw.
We left the Post Office few davs after this.
Yesterday we inquired concerning this wretch
ec man. and was told that lie had been fur some
nme ~ the Luustic Asylum, aud Il ravin- maniac
May God reward him in eternity.