Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1854-01-12
THE HUCKsTER FRAU OF VIENNA.
RY RICHARD STORRS WILLIS.


THE HUCKSTER FRAU OF VIENNA.
BY RICHARD SToRRs WILLIS.
The following strange incident happened
while / was living in Germany: a9
In the neighborhood Of Vienna there
dwelt a young peasant woman, who sup
ported herself by the cultivation of vege-
tables, which she disposed of in the
Vienna market. She inhabited small
house, attached to which was her vegc-
table garden. Young as she was she had
been married: but her husband had died,
leaving her little girl, who was now just
old enough to run about and play with
other children in the neighborhood.
The mother was still handsome, and
desirous of second marriage. About
this time, indeed, there was visiting her
a young man for whom she had conceived
an affection. and whose proposition of
marriage she was now beginning inn
patiently to await. A dark thought
finally crossed the young woman s mind,
that there must be some obstacle in the
way, and that this obstacle was in all
probability-the child.
An unnatural struggle of jealousy took
place, which resulted in fearful determi-
nation-she would make away with the
child
Beneath her house was q deep cellar,
where she occasionally stored her vegeta-
bles. Taking her child by the hand one
day, she led it down stairs, and thrusting
it inside, closed the door, locked it, and.
hurried up stairs.
Tie same evening her lover came:
they sat chatting together, but no men,
ton was made of the lit lie absentee.
The next day, after desertion of twen-
ty-s,ur hours, the mother went softly
down and listened at the door. The
q uick ear of the child caught her moth
el's step, and she implored her to take
her out of that dark place-she was so
cold and very hungry. No answer was
returned, and the mother returned quietly
up stairs.
III the evening the lover came again.
They took supper together, and passed
socia evening. After the second twenty
four hours had passed, the mother made
anoth er visit to the child. Again the
little sufferer heard her, and With feeble
voice begged for a crust Of brcad-only
one cru st of bread. This pulled little
upon th mcther's heart, but her purpose.
was fxed.
Another day passed. The mother went
quietly down stairs and listened. All
was silent. She opened the door softly
the child la y dead.
Taking s Witty the body up stairs, she
laid it upon a bed; and Immediately
making gre at outcry, called the neigh
bors together, telling them that her child
had suddenly died. And SO it seemed.
The day after there was a funeral.
The child was lying in its coffin be-
strewn with howers-brought by the
little p1ayn4ates in the neighborhood, who
had come to sttend the funeral of their
lost favorite. The procession moved
towards tbs quiet Gettes-aeker, God s
acre) where was to be planted this little
seed of an immertal flower. A clergy.
man was in attendance. The mother
stood looking down upon the grave, over
which the holy msn was repeating, with
solemn voice, sour Father, who art in
Heave n, hall owed be thy name; thy
kingd ON come; thy will BIT done on earth
as it is in heaven. Gre us this day our
daily Jread--."
A piercing shrek, and she mother fell
with groan to the earth. Looking wild
ly around her, she then in crazed and
gibbering accents, related in the shudder'
ing tf,rong at the grave the very deed hel
own. hands had committed.
Che IivoJ NIT 1ono. fto~ (fro1 1oE and
smitten by the hand Of God, she misera.
bly, died; a signal instance of the retri-
button of the Great Revenger, and a
startling lesson upon the words: Gire us
this day our daily bread.
A ROMANCE OF THE 18TH CENTURY.
AT Rutland assizes, says the Stamford
Eng. Mercury, held on the 4th of March,
184l, Samuel Careby, alias Kirby, aged
81, and George Bell, aged 26, bothof Stam-
ford, were convicted of slaughterng a
sheep, and each was sentenced to ten
years transportation. A wedding had
been arranged between Kirby and q young
woman named Sarah Ann Burning, who
was enciente BY him, but the apprehension
of the parties on the above charge prevent
ed its solemnization, At the time the
offence was committed, Burning was
sleeping at the house of Kirby's mother,
and, on its coming to their knowledge
that suspicion attached to Kirby of hay
ing slaughtered sheep, steps were i'm
mediately taken to remove some mutton
from the premises; and as Burning was
seen by gamekeeper in the employ of
Lork Exeter, to take from under her
clothes shoulder of mutton, and throw
it over hedge, she also was apprehended
on suspicion Of being implicated in the
offence. She, however, was discharged,
but compelled to become q witness against
her sweetheart. Upon sentence being
pronounced, a painful scene was witnessed
in court. The young woman shrieked,
threw herself upon her lovers neck, and
became overpowered with grief. Kirby
afterwards averred that he had nothing
to do with slaughtering khe sheep, but
being about to be married, he accepted o
the mutton that had been taken to hif
mothers house.
Sarah Ann Burning has since obtain
ed living for herself and child by max.
ing stays, and latterly she had been ir
the habit Of visiting the neighboring vii