New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1856-09-10
THE STORY OF 4 CRUEL WRONG.

To the Editor Of Then y Tribune
SIR: am sitting in my pleasant little nursery. De
elder children. tired of play have dropped sasy.
Baby. too, is lying Ike folded blossom, with Ia
dimnled hand upon the cheek that still wear 4.
sweet smile which never leaves it. The roen
bright with the glow of cheerful lights, and ever.
thing about has that cosey look 30 dear 20 every Zoo.
loving wife and mother
The air of love is breathing all about me. Levels
bappiness. But am not happy. With every jori
thing in my own lot, there is feeling OF pam AL
unrest intrudng itself constantly on me. WHY
Within ten feet Of ME there is a breaking heart.
know il by the great despsiring sigh that every few
miputes walls through the half-cosed door Of the u.
Joining room know it by the brilliant eye and tie
hollow check Of my poor sewing-gui as she pauelay
plies her busy needle.
She was always delicate. For years there has beea
nm unnatural beating of the heart and lustre Of The
eve. But within the last six weeks there have bee
sudden swoons and hurried summons to the vdh1
doctor heavy signs and sic, pers nights. The chez
are growing follower, and the black eyes brightsr.
II YOU wonder that canno, forget her sorrow, real
tire cause Of her sufferngs, and Jet every Christians
heart send up prayer to that God without WI IN ND
u sparrow TALL IN to the ground for the motherles
child deeoyed by fair fair words perhaps to utter run
and for the brokcn-hearted sister who is writing ard
quivering upder the long anguish of hope deferred;
kosANYA DoLAN, n few years ago. LEFT Ireland is
America arrived safely, prospered well ana sent nom
aid from time to time, 10 her widowed father and tol
motherless children who remained al nome, On
brother John almost Immediately followed ber
this county, but il only on the 2lst OF last MAY
that the father in ROsconmon received the remittan~
from John and Rosanna TO pay the passage oil thea
sister, Catharise Doan, to this country
On the Sd day of June Catharine sailed from Liver
pool in the shin Calhoun On the 18th of July at half
rast three the vessel arrived AT Quarantine, and
small steamboat came and took The passengers 70 Case
Garden. Rosanna was TO meet CatharIne when shs
arrived: but not seeing her sister there Catharine
walked Just outside the Castle Garden gate and stood
there crying.
nv child ?" he asked
III expected my brother and sister here she an
swered, ~ and they have not come n tI
What are their names " asked the man M
John and Rosanna Doan," she answered.
"Dolanl" exclaimed the man. Il know thea
well. Come along with me- and Wal show youms
very house they live in.' =,
The young girl wiped her eyes, went in after her
bundle babe good by to the two or three neghbon
who had been her fellow-passengers, and went away
with heart full of hope at the prospect OF meeting The
lopg-pafted ones she loved.
Five minutes later Rosanna was at the spot a lite
boy who had beer the companion of her sister on the
voyage, told her all that had happened. But whee
she had gone or with whom he could not tell. At fnt
ROsanna was not so much alarmed. But that was the
last she heard of Catharne Search has been made
by the distracted brother and sister amid all the low
haunts they could hear of in the city. They have visit
ed the Mayor advertised in the papers, but all to no
effect.
Rosanna has settled down into still despair, and
her brother dares not write home to the poor tather
until he hears of Caiharine. He has saved up a few
dollars which he is willing Ia offer To any one who may
bring him information of his sister,
After advertising at first he received letter. signed
s. Johnson No. ~ Roosevelt street. informing him that
there he would hear Of his sister Catharine lie went
there, but there such man there. The house
inhabited by Il respectable grocer who knew no.
thing of any such girl whatever.
After considerable search he found man named
John Johnson at No. 80 Roosevelt street. but he de-
MED oil knowledge OF the letter. called down oil the
"bOHrders, some twenty-five girls, and allowed hun
to search the house. One woman sand that girl had
landed from ship, and been there for while, bG
bad gone to the Hospital with felon on her finger
The man directed him to IS Jones" who lived
by suggesting that he might have written the let
ter. John called there. s. Jones denied the writing
OF the epistle and John says he saw no eyideUe
against the respectabilty of his house.
mention all these facts, because they may afford
clue TO some enterprising and humane person VINO
would restore Joy and life TO three aching hearts and
perhaps save one from fate far worse than death.
Rosanna says in her quiet, desparng way, lie
"glad did hear she dead, so only knew she was
8" safe. BIT leave her to Almighty God, for He can
take OF her,"
The doctor says Rosanna cannot live unless the load
that is breaking her Heart be removed IL there
who read this that might save human life
CATBARINE DoLAs nearly nineteen years of
age very dark hair blue eyes average hight, and al.
tie time Of her arrival a brown merino dress
plaid wooden shawl short hair confined by met, and
straw hat trimmed with red plaid ribbons. she had
only bundle and FIVE dollars in money was enrolled
on the ships register.