Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1856-05-10
q sbort STORY,
& ROMANCE OF REAL LIFE.
A TOUCHING STORY.

The editor of the Chicago Times. having
been on the north side Of that city 20 see Il
friend. was recently prevented from reaching
his home in consequence oI Il steam tug hav-
ing passed up the river with a small fleet of
vessels in tow, one Of which had been cast
off aud hauled in just west of the bridge. lea
wing the draw" still open. While waiting
he witnessed the following scene:
The vessel We have mentioned was moored
and made fast ontsile Of several canal boats:
and as we s,ood looking at the men upon her,
one Of them approached female. who had
been crouched upon deck, and addressing
her, pointed to the shore. then TO the bridge
and then down towards the throngcd and
busy streets Of living. moving, hcadlorg Chi
cago. She rose. picked up small bundle,
from which she drew forth coin which she
rendered to the hardy sailor. lie refused II,
whatever it was, unh lending her hand,
! helped her from the vessel to the dock, and
from the dock up to the bridge. BY this
time q large crowd of persons thrOnged the
north end OF where the bridge would be if il
were always bridge and in contemplating
the new faces. aud the representatives. Of the
various classes there assembled, we had al
most forgotten the incident we have related.
Our attention was called from the vain en-
deavor to discover some cessation of tugs 90.
ing up and down. and brgs and schonncrS
pulling in and ont, by hearing n most audible
sob from some one near us. 1t was not the
sob Of childhood, caused by some sudden
change from gnyety to grief; it was the sob
of some maturer breast. filed with sense ni
loneliness and despair. 1t reached other ears
than ours.
lady dressed in n manner which bespoke
wealth that could crafty taste and ele
| ln 10. At, .,;n
at that place, stood near, accompanied h,
three children. whose desire to get at the cX
treme edge of the platform she with difficult,
repressrd. With wOmau's tenderness he
heart recognised the stifflrd ebulltinn Of sor
row. and approaching the person from whom
it came. who was none other than the womal
we had Just seen land from the vessel. sh
quietly. and in that soft sweet voice of wnma
which none can resist, inquired if she stoO
in need, or was she i'll, ur was her sorrow sue
that she could not be relieved. A portion c
the railing near us was vacant and towar
that and almost at our side these two wome
came to converse. The stranger was ra
handsome girl Of about seventeen years
neatly but cOarsrly dressed with shoes 10
- only well worn but heavy. and unsuited a
much for her Sex rs for the season. Tn
n poor girl, in honest simplicity. and with II
a earnrstuess which despair alone can impair
e related her history. uninterrupted by singl
d observation from her companion, hut oItr
= accompanied by the tears Of both. We hay
y not space for il at length hut we will give i
a changing its order just enough TO enable I
To state it briefly.
s. She said that she was horn in Boston 81
had no brother or sister now she rempn
D. hered that she had a sister the oldest. who's
= name was Lizzie that sister, years az
7" against her fathers will had married. az
with her husband having heen banished fro
her fathers sight, had gone Off aud had N
e' been heard of since-nO doubt was dead. !
the time of her sisters airiage her paren
nd were wealthy. The pride which drove aw,
Lizzie had brought silent regrets. and af,
awhile came melancholy complainings by Il
mother signing for the embrace Of her frs
born These soon led to anger and Grimm
fd tion at home. and dissipation by the faith
abroad Losses came upon them. and at la
gathering the few remaining goods they pc
sessed they left the proud city ef their brt
and settled FIVE years ago upon land pnrcf
sed Of the Government in Wisconsin. II
al brothers, some older and some younger tn
re; herself one by one drooped and died a
sst soon the mother, calling in agony upon !
long exilsd daughter, Joined her boys in
N. happier cline None were now left but I
nd father and the poor girl. He too was hu
bled and stricken by the slow but certain
esss which lights up the cheek and 6res 1
lsys with ths brilliancy Of health, sven vh