New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-12-21

au,iors csre with which The child measured ont with
her ine tn. sJv % ss, 10 .oen TIE osJ e'-
preston Of her arp feature e. he ned TIE pro-
cess of ,...p,ng Tie beverage ADD finally, 20 mark
Der flitiye .lanoes 81 her moaning motneri now
al th. PROSTATE dTuukard, While s1- took ira sHeh'
Of bread IF the shelf, cit so1e ihn sces from y YIN
broken kn e. aid Drowned them a, the scinty nre'
So old her childish face, 50 strangely SOW aud meas
I cred were her motions, she s-emei - be Ia.her
dv AFT woman than nfant OF scarce SIX miserable
Wlo;eis-f Summer, in the sense OF life
/ sle he'd lever known. -
When the dirty rqud which the poor child iancisi
TO Re es had been 0uy prepared, aud poured mt2one
Of the eariben cups she soty approached her mother,
ard whispered az it was ready ard Tie sick woman,
stiTrjpy nsnfnlN received Il from her her hands.
! Here was another scene for preacher or painter 70
fk.tch; the sufferer upon tie straw ri-ing WITH DIM
! cul,, her trembling head from IL wretcled pillow
the weirl-Hke ehil1, striving with feeble arms 20 as
si-t ard the strong man VINO shonf have been helper
and protector Of both, lying dumb and sense!ess AZ
/ their feet.
uEeasy a. the PROSTATE drlnAari.
YES. mother be tell down, when he came in
answered the child, with fearful look. 40, 10
hope ne won wake up now.
The woman sighed, and put away tue ten from her
us with y nauseated look. d" Is SLOPE SIC said.
:" Dear me the fire wouldn't burn, aad there's 40
milk" replied the child, msurnfuly.
" And 10 m0ney,' rejoined the mother. bitterly.
"TbeJc's seven cents, mother, and | can go for
milk, please. Id gone before, bat was afeard you'd
mis- me-.
ward the window.
cts the anoa-there was biz slow come in the
night"
8 Go for come mlk-ani gee if you can pick up
few chips in the street, NCh.'
" There's STOW all over, mother
" No matter, Mol--tTy -
The woman turned away her head, an1 the wretched
child took 10 an old mood from the Il or AMI placed il
over Der matted hair. TAe hood her motDers
and Molls poor face looked still more witch-Ike
peering ont from il. Then, throwing ta'tered and
filthy shawl about her halt-Eaked shoulders, she sat
down to fdston her shoe spshod and broken at every
side.
" DeeI, / might as well BE- barefoot she mutterei
in her old manner ruefuy Surveying the torn leather;
but there DO help for toe matter; and so M)l
rose, ard climbed 20 the she, where siXpeoce and
copper hidden under OF the cups. TIE silver
she at placed in her mouth, and, jumping from
TIE chair, was about 10 depart, when her foot was
erasped by the outstetched hand of her father VINO
had recovered from his stupor or ieigned sleep, and
was eyirg her with an ill-omened expression.
81 seen ye, Mol, muttered the mas, with drunk
cbucBle, as lie detained the frightened child You
Lei her go, Phi !. cried the sick wife, hafrising
from her bed.
Stop up, ould woman nobobys nterferin' with
you Jes' you stoP, ould woman replied the has,
himself on one hand, while with the other be held the
now weeping child.
{" Lie down, brute !" mu.tered the woman angrily
"Yes-you-sham sick, wllye = cried the husband
" No go, ould wOmaD-ts no use Mol! 90 for ;un
It's sixpence ye got-I cent"
please, father let me so f,s the milk ani so ne
chips, pleacet the child, strlvirgto get away.
Run-go for run tell ye.
d" There 10 bottle, father
"Oli Fer-Ferret il lend bottle e. replied the
druDkard. "GO-aud ask him..
so, dear father mother - so SICK, and was going
for milk :"
you. Here, now !-gi' me tie sixpelce!'
go, please father, dent take IL ~
Gil me il ~ cried the druukari twisting the chds
ankle as be dragged her back I'll! che fell, with ptn,
upon the floor. Open your mouth seen it,
The wretched chlds mouth was forced open by
her brutal parent and the SILVER taken out Then the
rufian with a chuckle, released his grasp, and she
fed sobbipg to the door, But her mothers sharp
voice recalled her:
Mol ! never you mind the drunken vagabone Go
for the chips, girl and ask Ferret to trust you iJr
penn'orth milk"
Hel not, mo:her. lie said, last night, he was
Rent h", no Laughed cac -cne., pnso.ry.
" Wish he may get it, the onld skin-bint "
1t horrible to hear that laugh, from those Lips
twchiDg with feyeIish pain and to hear echoed by
the wretched husband ne staggered to his iee AID
leered vaeantly at his partner.
"NagabOne-am yegatOnc-oud woman J" lie
sweyed backward and forward a. he spoke, endeav
oring to sustain bs balance and shekiDg his fist the
while by turns, at mother anddaughter. Then, eX-
aiming the sixpence which lie cluched between his
fingers he staggered to the door, and out upon the
He's gone " cried the wife, striking her forehead,
as if relieved. "Dont go yet Mol maybe he1l
fall and break his neck God forgive for the wish!
The sick and her weird child listened TO tle
pluDges and steps of the drunken man, as he de-
scended the stairs, fight by flight intent satisfying
his thirst for rum. What " home for human be-
ipgs this attic cha nber of koleIbnt College
Hardly had the last vibrations of the drUnkaris !
downward steps reached the listeners ears, than C.
lew football sounded in the passage, and knock was
heard outside. Mol opened the door, and admitted
Mr.. Peleg Ferret who glanced around the ROOM eye !
irg its squad appearance and the halffamished fea
lures Of Its tenants with professional scrutiny OBJ
viousy the inspection not productive Of satisfac
ton for he scowled at the frightened child and asked
g" " here's your father J"
" lie went down stairs, answered the child.
"Ay to pay his good friend Ferret visit, aided !
the woman 4" TO change hs las. sixpence tor Ferrets
poison, that has turned a hird.workiDg, sober man
into drunken loafer =
. He'd better pay bis rent, snarlei Pe9s.
And what matters 1t to You whether the penny |
comes first for rent rum p muttered tie wOman.
He and his are yours and the devils, body anu |
SOUL
"Come, come, woman none o Jour abuse, 0. you'll |
pack of, sick or well don't keep harbor for Deg
CARS. Your rent has been due now fortnight, and |
| IN losing money every day.
" And Phil has been drunk IN your shop every day |
for the last mouth Ferret How many times id |
beg and pray that you'd rot sell him the liqaor It's
"Yes, and III have H. or you'll al march, sad me
agent yindctivey.
Maybe you'll sell my bed uuttered The woman,
with hollow laugh as she kicked the loose straw
that had broken through Us dirty sack.
Wen zee We u see = was the reply, a. Peeg Fer
ret frowDilg bsckly, shook his head at bis tenant,
ana left the apartment. When be hsd disappeared,
the woman sunk back with closed eyes, IN a deep |
swooD. Excitement api Suffering had exhausted her
to the last point, aDd che lay one dead Mol
looked, and, with sharp cry, ran 10 the bed, and
threw herself upon her sretched mothers breast.
Meantime, tie miserable inc oris;e boiling the six
perce in his clutch had descended 10 the Ion pass
ages Of kolephat College, and thence, be'akins HIM
self tie street. Ieeed toward the Du.eh grocery