New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-06-20
HERE ONE orr.

The words twice repeated came over the area fence
end in at tie open basement window, though aimed
at cur head We sat az breakfast slipping ice-waer
and eating hou,iny boiled Yesterday aud fried today,
while Ne read the morning paper thus accomplishing
double good purpose" killing two bids with one
stone gaining information and eating slowly of cheap,
Wholesome food. We started little al the firs;
port Of Here's out, just a. men do at the first
report that ssys, here's out, when bullets begin
to fy on the battlefield from muzzles aimed a.
mems heeds and hearts But these suggestive words
we're not aimed at our head or heart they spoken
for companion they were merely aimed at our house,
which being Of good -trong brick and mortar they fell
harmless down into the basement. But what could
they mean To-day, as applied to The inmates, not
true. Who can say they VIII not be tomorrow And
as applied to fifty other houses to-day, how sadly
true-when one is out never to return. Perhaps gone
out the day before leaving the memory Of his presence
still fresh with those who remain. Perhaps it was
one who but few days a few months before had
come in TO give joy with infant smiles to those who
now feel parents griefst his early going out. How
these words in all their clear ringing sound, as they
burst from boyish lips Of June morning, have come
home to "a every night that we have since walkedup
the great Broadway Of This City Verify it is typical
Of Broad il the way For upon its pavement, at
every few rods have been reminded that Here's
one out" Out, perhaps, from the home of dotng
mother; away from the of loving sis;er; when
at midnight she should be asleep sister is out on the
broad way that leads to destruction. Out, truly; out
from home and fIiends-outcast from society-Ou be-
yond the pale Of hope. But the words gave another
thought as applied in their original meaning. And
what was that meanlngl was explained by the
words that followed those ir,t heard: Any glass
put in ?" Yes, here's OUT The boy preceding
his father, with eye ever intent to broken pane,
had discovered and cried back TO him the joyous news,
that at length his anxious search had discovered one
out and in his Joy at success almost dspared Of had
given him the clear voice that furnished us with text
for this hOmly. The man came and looked down up.
on our plain table but he saw what he could not
upon bis own-food plenty and to spare and his eyes
spoke what his tongue could not, for his only English
words were those that told his occupation. His boy
had acquired enough Of our language to hold slight
conversation, and he appealed in words. while his
father made a stronger though mute appeal by looks
for the job.
Please, put him Inlet him good said the boy.
6 am hungry am an exle-I am q stranger in
your country-l am one out from my own have no
money but am willing to work" said the mute ap-
peal of the father. The appeal was irresistible and
opened the door and led the way to the room where
the broken window had attracted the boys attention,
and sat down to finish paper while he went on with
his work Presently, having occasion, we used pa
per-cutter, and then tossed it upon the table near
which the man busy. 1t fell with rafting noise
that might well attract his attention for moment, but
il did much more than that The instrument was made
of the wood of the Oiveree, and had upon IT. blade
some characters in an unknown tongue, said by the
friend from whom we received it to be Chaldalc.
For aught they had ever enlightened our understand
ing, they might have been the scrawls of some "wri
ting medium But they were medium of spiritual
communication with the gazer and his ar-Oif native
land. The moment he caught sight of them his eyes
diaed with quick and pleasant emotions, while he
took the knife in his hands and pressed his bps reyer
emily upon the little word. We spoke few words,
but they were as dark TO him that word was to U.s.
The boy had remained outside looking up and down
the street peering at every square OF glass visible in
hopes that lie might be able to say again, Here's one
out The father now looked out an1oUsly after him,
and called him in, still holding the papercutter
and gazing at the inscription which he explained to
his son. II was Chaldaic and the first phrase Of that
language which he had seen since he touched these
shores. His native country Persia, from which
be had been driven leaving all his property and family
but this boy who had escaped with him. and chung to
him in his exile, and now, after years Of wandering,
they had reached America, and were still wandering
through the streets of the City, haDg with delight
the discovery of broken window. Glass is iral. So
is the thread that binds us to home country, yea, ex-
stence and there no telling how some passer
by may point at our dwelling and say Here's one
out" Out only to be recalled to memory by word
here and word there. May they be words to bring
more smiles than tears.