New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-11-09
LEAF FROM CITY LIFE.
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To re Editor of1he n. Y. TTttune
SIR: Last night, while a friend was returning nome
hom some busiDess which hsd detained him till past
midnight he heard the opposite side Of the street from
which be YVES walking most pitiobe moaning. On
procee ing to the spot whore il was heard, he found
two little gsone about six and the other ten years
Of sge-whO had been q few minutes before turned
into tie street by their drunken father, because on
comog home be had found no Ii shi burning for him.
My fnend obtained p)lcoman, aud went into the
room occupied by the brGa parent aad his four child
rem ard found him stretched dead drunF u)on the
floor and his other two Chldren-one little girl of
three ard be Other a lad of five yeaTJ-ssleep upon
some straw in the corner.
The pciceM al attempted 20 wake up the lOathsome
being but the little PIls bCsougtt him with te rs aOt
TO do &c. for il he disturbed he would give them
AL awful beating in tho morning. And they
CrawCd up in the when The gentleman alluded to
an6 the policeman LETT thom, kuOaing well that they
had rcti ng more fear from their father that night
he had lain all this while uucOpscious in the same
pOsitiO1 In which he was fOuGd. BMlnCss of an i'm.
portrait nature preventing the gensnan who found
them from goiig to see the ia the morning, he re-
quested to look after their wants
-four the father maj az general intelligence, Who
Tad once OWNED considerable property aud moved ia
Tespe table society, bu. OF most terrible temper to
which ~ gave full vet when intox ate1, which
not very rarely. Ten months since he had lost his
wife, Dec death was bast ned by neglect and abuse
The condition of the CHILDREN was ptable indeed
The olcest girl ten years OF agc her forehead already
covered With wrnklts did all the m door work even 10
the washing. The cooking however we infer, ed fro
what was hot usually very onerOus, and upo
inquiry into the extent Of their robe learned
enough to convince that the number OF pieces in tbs
wash could never he v'ry large.
Upon inquiry from the ueIghbors | found that the
children ofteu bore marks of abuse aud suffered from
hunger though the three youngest had Of late aen led
the " Home industrial school, and had in that way
had the warts part at least supplied. The teacher
OF the school hlluCed To gave go9d account of the
three who had teen der her charge said they Sere
bright and ready 10 learn. Soon hope that those
helpess children will he unter the protecting roof of
that Home for the Frienalo,s" which has proved
ss'e rttres to so many in tme OF trouble.
Or gong 10 the siaiionLOuse o. the same ward o
take soTc legal steps in behalf of this abused little
flock / saw GDOihoi mosl heart-s'ckeniug sight. A
woman found drunk in the gctter was last being
locked up. SIZE reported herself es beinz tseny
seven wears of age, having been married six years.
and having child u, no ne which she decarad
Oud die if size couldn't act to it. We wondcrei if
il wBs u quite az lkely 70 die If she eas with il.
wish that all the Pro Liquor law men, aud women
| was gong TO add-(but | beg pardon suppose
there Gle bur have her tearing nj the
iron grating. | am sure no One could 20 away from
such a H. aud Use his Influence III favor of rum
selling. r..