Daily American organ. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1856, 1855-10-02
From the Chicago Times.
Scene In Real Life.

we DO not often indulge in the sentimental, but
occasonaiy In our walks attention is called 10
events happening before us, which leaves an i'm
pression upon our minds, and leads us to thoughts
ana reiectlons which Il is well we as all other men
should indulge In at times. sa Iis6TT
Wehad been on the north side 10 see an ac-
quhntsnce Al his hotel, and returning by Clark
street, found, as Is generally the case when man
- IN hurry one Of those little busy inventions, a
sieam tug, had passed up the river with small
heet Of vessels In tow one Of which had been cast
OIL, and had hauled in just west Of the bridge SEE.
ing no hopes Of getting to our Office for some time,
and knowing that our oompositors could not be h
any worse temper an hour later thanthen, we re-
solved 20 bear II neekly, and fnd mental occupa-
ton BY observing what was going on about us.
We little expected what did occur. " III alala L
The vessel We have mentioned had been moor
cd made fast outside Of several canal boats and
as we stood looking at the men upon her, one of
them approached female, who had been crouch
ed upon the deck, and addressing her, pointed 70
the shore, then TO the bridge, and then down TO-
wards the ihronged and busy streets Of living,
moving, headlong Chicago She rose, picked M a
small bundle, from which she drew forth coin.
which she rendered 10 the hardy sailor. He re-.
fused Il whatever u was, and lending her hand
helped her from the vessel to the dock and from the
dock up to the bridge. BY this time large crowd
OF persons thronged the north end Of where the
bridge would be, If II was always bridge. and IN
contemplating the new fhccs, and the representa-
tives Of the various classes there assembled. We
bad almost forgotten the incident we have related.
Our attention was called from vain endeavor 10
discoser some hope Of cessation Of tugs going
up and down, and schoonefs and briggs pulling In
and out By bearing most audible sob from some
one near Us. IL was not the sob Of childhood.
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II was the sob Of some maturer breast, filed with
sense Of loneliness and despair II reached other
ears than ours. A bdy, dressed IN a manner
which bespoke wealth. that could CRAFTY taste
and elegance, and who IKE Ourselves, was detaih-
ed at that place, stood near accompanied by three
children, whose desire TO get at the extreme edge
Of the platform, she with difficulty repressed.
With woman's tenderness her heart recor-
missed the stied ebuIlihoa Of sorrow, and approach
ing the person from whom Il came, who was none
other that the woman we have Just seen land from
the vessel she quietly and In thar soft sweet voice
Of woman which none can resist, II she stood In
need, or was she III, or was her sorrow such that
u could be reieyedf~ A portion Of the railing
near us was vacant and toward that, and almost AZ
our side, these two women came to converse The
stranger was fair, handsome girl OF about seven
teen years, neatly but coarsely dressed with shoes
not only well worn, but heavy and unsuited as
much for her ser ss for the season. The poor girl
IN honest simplicity and with an earncstness which
despair alone could mpart, related her history un-
interrupted by single observation from her com
psnioa, but often accompanied by tears OF both.
We have not space for Il at length, and we win
give Il, changing its order just enough 70 enable
us 10 state IL briefly Ar9
She saidth she was born in Boston she had no
brothero or eisternow; she remembered that she had
asistsr the Oldest whose name was Lizzie that Sic
ter, years ago against her fathers will, had mar.
ried, and with her husband, having been banished
the fhtbers sight had gone of, and had not been
heard Of since--Do doubt was dead At the time
Of her sistersmsrriage, her parents were wealthy;
the pride which drove away Lizzie had brought s..
entregrets, and after while came melancholy com
plainibga by the motherslghing for the embrace of
her first born These coon led 10 anger and crimina
ton at home, and dissipation by the father abroad
Losses came upon them, and at last gathering the
few worldly goods they possessed, they left the
proud city Of their birth, and settled, Eve years
ago, upon land purchased Of Che government In
Wisconsin, Her brothers, some older and some
younger than herself one by one dropped and died
and sOoh the moshcf, ,callng IN agony upon her
long eSiled daughter joined her boys n happier
cline eaii TN 39e8 10 gQanal8 ,gga0
None were now left but tho father and this poor