Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-03-05

recently prevented Hasa feaching mas usifEe, IN
consequences of a stcam-tug having passed up i
the river with sasIl feet oil vessels in tow, one
or slieh had been cast Oh and hauled in just |
sess of the bridge, leaving the draw sill open.
While waiting he witnessed the following scene
s.The vessel we hare mentioned had been |
n,oorsd or. made fast outside of several canal
boats; and as re stood looking at the men upon
her, one OF them approached female who had
been cronrhed upon the deck, and addressed her,
pointed the shore, then 10 the bridge, and then
down towards the thronged and hi,sg streets OF
living moving, headioBg Chicago. She arose,
picked mp u small bundle, from which she drew
forth a coin. which she rendered to the hardy
sailor He refused il, whatever it was, and |
lending her IL hand, he helped her from the ses-
sci to the dock, and from the dock up TO the
bridge By TINS time large crowd of persons
thronaed the north end of where the bridge
should be, if it was always bridge and In
contemplating the new fades and the representa-
tives OF the various classes there assembled, we
had almost forgotten the incident we have reia-
ted Our attention was called from vain ear
deavor to discover some hope of cessation OF
tugs going up and down. and schooners and brigs
pulling in and out. by hearing most audible sob
from some one near 1t was not the sob OF
childhood, caused by some sudden change from
gayety to grief; it was the sob of some naturer
breast filed with sense of loneliness and des-
pair. Ii reached other cars than ours
4 lady, dressed i'll manner which bespoke
wealth that could CRAFTY taste and elegance, and
Who like ourselves, was detained at that place,
stood near, accompanied by three children,
whose desire to get. to the extreme edge OF the
platform, she with difficulty repressed. with
a woman's tenderness, her heart recognized the
stiied esulition of sorrow, and approaching the
person from whom it came, who was none other
than the women VIC had just seen land from the
vessel she quietly, and in that soft, sweet voice
of woman, which none can resist, inquired II
she stood in need, or was she i'll, or was her sor-
row such that she could not be relieved2 A
portion of the railing near us was vacant, and
towards that and almost at our side, these two
women came to converse The stranger was
fair handsome girl of about seventeen years,
neatly but coarsely dressed, with shoes not OH
ly well worn, but heavy and unsuited as much
for her sex as for the season.. The poor girl, in
honest simplicity, and with an carnestness which
despair alone could impart, related her history
uninterrupted by single observation from her
companion, but often accompanied by the tears
of both. I'VE have not space for it at length,
but we will give it, changing its order just
enough to enable us to stated briefly. -z
She said that she was born i'll Boston; she
had no brother or sister now; she remembered
that she had sister, the Oldest, whose name was
Lizzie ; that sister, years ago, against her faith
er's will, had married, and with her husband, hav
ing been banshed from the fathers sight, had
gone off and had not been heard of since-no
doub, was dead At the time of her sisters
marriage her parents were wealthy the pride
which drove away Lizzie had brought silent re-
grets and after awhile came melancholy COM
plainings by the mother signing for the embrace
of her first born These soon led to anger and
examinations at home, and dissipation by the IA
Their abroad Losses came upon them, and at
last gathering the few worldly goods they pos
sessed, they left the proud city of their birth,
and settled five years ago uDon land purchased
of the Government in Wisconsin. Her brothers,
some older and some younger than herself, one
by one dropped and died; and soon the mother,
calling in agony upon her long exiled daughter,
joined her boys in happier cline. None were
now left but the father and this poor girl. He
was humbled and stricken ~ the slow but GER
tain disease that lights up the cheek and fires the
eye with the brilliancy of health, even when its
victim is on the confines of eternity. He would
SIT and tell to his surviving child the acts of win
ming love and sacrificing devotion which had
made his Lizzie the very object of his life He
would talk of her sweet smiles and happy dispo-
stion until memory would lead him to the hour
when he bid her to depart, and not let him see
her face again. His decline was rapid, and this
lone child saw the first flowers which the warmth
of spring had called from the soil Of her mo-
TIERS grave disturbed, uProoted, and thrown
aside, that his ashes mi ght mngle with those of
the mother of his children.
At his death he charged her 20 pay off, as far
as she might be able the debts incurred to pro-
cure the necessaries of life. The land, which,
for want OF culture, had not increased in value
was sold, and left her but few dollars. These
she expended in rearing some boards to mark
the spot where she had seen buried one after
how boloyn5 p1rnj Sha boJ
of Chicago. She had heard that in this city there
were Offices where strangers wishing employ
ment could find work She had on foot Travelled
many miles, until she reached Milwaukee, and
thence, by the kindness of poor sailor, who
had seen her day after day on the dock, watch
ing the steamers depart, had enquircd and asccr-
tanned that she wished to come hither, hut had
moi the money. He brought her To Chicago Oh
his own vessel, and told her that by crossing the
bridge she could find one of these places where
situations were given to worthy applicants
Such was her story. She had mentioned no
name except that OF her father, mother, and the
endcaring expectations of brother George, Willie,
&c. Both OF the women were crying bitterly.
The ta;hionably dressed lady turned her face to-
wards the river that her tears at such. q crowd,
ed and unusual place might not be Observed
She requested us to take her two hoys-GeOrge
and Willie she called theul--by the hand, to
keep then, from danger, and then, putting her
hand around the neck Of the poor triendess,
wandering orphan stranger, said; 'f0u are my
own sister. am L2zic!"
These two beings children of the same par
ents, how different have been their paths, and
how deep their sutlerings! We have seen them
together in "LiZzic's" carriage driving along
Lake street. They are doubtless as happy as
their bercavcments, relieved only by the
consciousness Ok agty faithfully performed,
will permit. But while the suffering Of that
father and mother may be family known from
the history of the daughter, what must have
been the mental agony of that other daughter
unkindly bunishhd from her mothers side and
driven out into the world WITHOUT a fathers
blessing? What must have been her grief when
her letters, written from prosperous city, from
the house of her wealthy and kind husband
telling them OF her success, and of the birth of
her children were unnoticed and unanswered?-
She must have felt indeed that the hearts Of
that father and mother, her sister and brothers,
must have been hardened against her. We VIII
say no more. That scene will live in our memo |
ry while we car remember the holy love-of faith |
er, mother, and Kindred. $50.
\ CoLoREn DuEI.--A duel between two color |
ed genmen-a regular built affair, conducted ac- |
eordng to the most punctili0us provisions of
honor-came oil last weak-'rhe fight tool. |
place with pistols Of the most improved fashion,
at sunrise, on a small branch Of the Metaire road |
We do not know what the origin of the difficulty |
was, except TINT one of the parties, to use the |
phrase OF one OF the spectators, was crossed in
lub by de ODER and dat him bona must hab sat
isiacton.' ~ ~,
We have learned from one who was present at
the combat the particulars they trauspired.
They are substantially as follows -
Alter having taken their stands, one Of the
seconds noticed that, owing to their positions,
the sunbeans set his principal to winking and
rolling his eyes. This was sufficient ground for
and he calls out to the other second
WITH .aa sa .e... --...
~ say, puts my veto on dat posishum--it's
do IL. i