New-York daily tribune., 1857-09-26
A STIRLING REVELATION or CITY LIFE.
THE VESTMAKER'S APPRENTICE;
Or,
THY VAMPIRES OF SOCIETY.
BY Francis $. SMITH.
Author Of "Ev.leeu Wlsor," "The Emigrsnt," etc.
COVE WORE vSFosTUyATE."

a. ascend 20 Heaven from half million OF weary nis as the
Day God rolled his 6erJ chariot Westward and twilight with
her soothing revvying influence spproaced.o act the par
Of tanning h. vered brows Of heat
oppressed ana overworked citizens.
The great city y reekins in its filth Poisonous exhalation,
from tanng CUTTERS mudchoked cesspoos aud de-
composed snne the air and poisoning the nnss
Of those who paynsand dey toofor the removal of
such nuissnces
Vehicles Of every description rolling along the paved
streets Omnbuses loaded down with passenger the nsera
bic animals dragging which emed fit to tumble down and die
every tourpg strdecs with wonout draym.n sitting
shafts thereof and swinging their legs csreiesya
they drove their sded animals moodly homewad-Aacxs'
driving and from the various steamboat landings etc., etc
Crowds peds thronged the sidewalks Of the prncpa
thoreughars each pushing josing aud worrying his neigh
bor Laboren their dinner kettles stAwart mechanics,
sinewy limbs and dirt beghped face Sailors Iner
chants pickep and negroes working girls chiydressed
sdes; stout redced Ip,ewomen, pain ed courtezans and
beggaI Little ragged, dirty children, crmestsined in the1
babyhood ard DID, haired men and women lettering on
verge grave Vice aud virtue, poverty and spendor,
joy grief industry and idenes strength and weakness,
and dsase youth and old all mixed in het
crowd-surgng ard swaypg hither and hthe
the mighty ocean Of humanity.
Hurryng swiftly through the motley crowd and walking
along Broadway the direction of the Battery young
girl whose head eighteen summers might have
passed single glance sufficient TO show that she
quey lovey but her beauty Of that rare stamp which
its very peectnes cannot well be described Like every
other grand work Of discovered some attraction
lorgr, contemplated till the turned away from
sunek Of admiration. This At least was the style of
beauty her eoun.nance exhibited while rest but she
evd, nty sborng under terrible mental agony Her
dark flashed with the fire Of insanty the muscles
around her beautifully formed mouth twi.ched neyousy her
teeth firm the blue veins upon her gaceuycurved
neck stood out fesuy distinct upon the so white surface;
and her yoluptuou bosom wildly sstated Her habi
Inents bespoke the modest working girl she dressed IN
excellent though not richly and II plain to be
through the deep misery whcn distorted her features that
etuded sin entered into her composition Virtue SGT
upon pure broad forehead and chastity cmed
place in every !neament Of her angelic couEnance
On on she went turning neither 10 The right TO the e
bat speeding forward though fate hung her footsteps
Once indeed while passing Trinity Churchyard, she paused
nstart and longing look at the tombstones
he ,nved the peaceful dweeTs beneath hon. but al
ot instantly she resumed her aud did not pause again
till she reached the Brooklyn South Ferry.
By tins time the sky overcast and the low muering Of
thunder the vivid flashes Of lightning that intervals
danced shw art the hozon and the % of wind that
and unnsakabe evidence that Of
sudden and showers peculiar to that Of the
year impending
The gr however, noticed not the hsspproschng eemea-
strife. There mental storm raging within her bosom
which exterior denomination could for instant que
She needed not surrounding obectsght and sound seemed
she her in the sdys cabin Of the ferry
boat
The boat was cast bridge pushed out into
river had about reached the middle Of the when
sheet of Wild flame lighted up the sky, which immed
atey followed by stunning clap Of thunder and the next
ment furious squs Of wind rushed the surface of the
water causing the vessel to feauy and lew large
drops Of rain fell npon the deck Of the boat.
Although the ladies' in the cabin half dead with sppre
hension the girl moved not Till second thunderclsp
than the first Tame crashing overhead and this seemed
to her. rising and pacing huedy and down the
cabin three times she seemed to be holding
with herself At length the foodgses Of heaven opened
and the rain descended In torrents while the wind blew per
feet hurricane and fash after fash of lightning followed each
other in rapid succession lighting the agaed water around
which, beneath its urid glare, seemed like river Of boiling
ink Suddenly as deaening thunder clap seemed split
earth snder and then went rumbng in the distance,
youthful and wtdessed but disspstedookng young
entered the cabin from the fore part Of the boat His
the girls attention and he advanced their eyes met
when with shr eaIpiercns shrek, she rushed out the
deck and before hand could be put forth to stay her she
threw her so and esped into the msddened waters from
the stern Of the boat.
Hardly had abe struck the water when young sor who had
witnessed rash act without moments hesitation plunged
after her. and instantly all board confusion Word
directly passed the pilot who checked the steamers head
wsy and they about making preparations to the
GIRL when the excited passengers perceived small rowbost
containing tins In the stern and the other
ing approaching from the direction of Governors Island
These parties proved TO be young Souherner who
visit friends in the city, and who just returning
from trip Governors Island whittier he had been TO spend
with old acquaintance officer in the army and
Whitehall boatmsn whom he had engaged TO take him to aud
from the city.
Pull" cried the southerner e1cedy "pul for your life :"
and the elastic oar blades bent like bow the light craft
Jun ped through the water with each vigorous stroke Easy
lou easy he continued they neared the Of danger
"or you will go beyond them One stroke more So! Now
back water" And b. finished speaking, the boat shot up
along side Of the drowning couple and the next moment they
were pulled n the sailor painting with exhaustion and the girl
totally insensible
cheer broke om the passengers the steamboat they
witnessed the act and the pilot started hi. again while
the boanan by the Southener pulled tie
point ard they effected landing short distance below the
feuy the Brooklyn s'de.
look stole the features Of the Southerner
and cry Of surprise burst from his lips he raised the nan
Of the girl in his arms and s.zed into her face
Quick my " he cried be stepped ashore with his bur
den quick call carriage and you snail be well paid for your
tIouble!"
The boansn few to obey him. and in q few the
carriage hand, the girl lifted in, the sailor followed
and lastly seating himself the Southerer exclaimed "Now
driver quick! 10 the Dearest doctors Office"
That night fathers related to horrors:cken families the par
culsI Of the fearful drowning which they had witnessed
and innocent suess daughters listened with bated breath
the fearful recital eagerly bending forward catch every
word Of the usnsou which shocked while IL fascinated
them they huddered they Involuntary asked the question
What could have induced her TO do it, Perhaps was in
conssbe grief the loss Of dear eudr perhaps she
far far away from home among strangers snd without the
to buy crust to keep herself from sans-or perhaps
the victim of terrible wroug" and thousand
other like surInises.
They be naIraors) could not tsf-;hey ouly knew what
they had witnessed they could not what had led
And the story forgotten in hour and would hav.
passed away forever from the memories those who listened
10 IT, had they met with paragraph concerning in the
next mornings paper brief paragraph merely stating that
sn unknown girl had Jumped ftom ferTybost and that
voups lesPed aer her 1t every
ay occurrence and the reporters had bothered the