Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1860-05-05
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DOW n HILL
A True Life Pictare.

No, long since hal occasion TO vis;,
| ene OF our Courts and while cun,ersins
with legal friend heard the maine oi
j ohm Anderson called.
"Thsre is hard case remarke ed my
friend.
] looked upon the man in the prisoner $
dock lie was sanding up, aud plead
guilty to the theft. He was n tall man. bu;
Len, and ihhrn, though not eli. His
gaib WAS torn. sparse, and filthy Lis fuce
was blood shot, his hair was matted with
dirt and hi, bowed form quivered with de.
lirium. Certainly never saw more pit
able object. Surely that man WAS noi
born a vllian l moved my place 10 OBJ.
tain nearer view OF his face. lie pazed
upon me single instant. aud then, Gov
ering his face with his hands, he sank
puwsrless into the seat.
"Gaod God" involuntary exclaimed
starting frward. "Wifl-'
had half 81 oxen his lame when he
quickly raised bis head and cast upon me
y look Of such i'm olor,ng agony that my
tongue was tied At once. Then he covered
his face over again.
asked my legal companion il the pris
oner had counsel. lie said no. ! told
him to do all in his power for the pnor
fellows benefit, and | wou'd pay him lie
promised and left. could TO, remain
aud see ,ha, msn tried tears came 10 NY
eyes ~ lonked upon him. and walked
some distance that could breathe freely.
john Anderson Alas he WAS ashamed
to be known as his mothers son. That
was net his real name, hn, you shah know
him by no other. will call him by the
name that stands upon the records Of the
court.
John Anderson was nv sch oolmate, and
it WAS mauy years ago--aot over twenty
tha, We left our academy together; he to
return to the home Of wealthy parents-I
TO sit for a few years 10 sit in the dingy
.anctum Of a newspaper Office, and then
wandered off across the ocean. | was
gone some four years, and when returned
! found John married man. His father
was dead and had left his nnly son prince
" fortune.
sand. c. he said 10 me-, as he met
ne ut the railroad station, lyon shall see
~ha, bird have Gagged My Ellen j. a
lark, princes of all bird. that ever look ed
beautiful tr sang swretly.'
He WAS enthusiastic, but no. mistaken :
for found his uiie all that he had said.
simply emitting the poetry. And 81 good.
too-sn loving aud kind. Aye. she 40
loved john that she loved VII his friends.
Win, lucky follow 10 find such wife,
ard what lucky woman 10 find such n
husband. John Anderson was As HAND
some as she--,nll. straight, manly. high
hrpwed. with rich ch-snu, curls, aud a
face IS faulllesslv noble and beautiful al
an ar,is, ever copied. And he wns good
too aud kind. pent rous and true.
spent wetk vi h them, and was hnp
pv all the while. Johns mother lived
with them, fine o'd lady, MS ever lived
and making herself Constant jov by doiing
on her +" darling boy" os she always called
him. gave her an account "f my advcn
lures by sea and land. in foreign cline.
| and she kissed me becuuse l loved be,
darling
| did not see John asain for four ysars
! reached bis house in the evening. II,
vas not in hu, his wife and mother wrr,
there h receive me, and two curly .headet
boys were at play about Ellea's chair.
knew at once they we're my friends child
r.n. Every,hinz seemed pleasant nn.'
1.-The little ones were 70 bed and asleep All
IN, n I could SEQ that Ellen wss troubled
She tried to hide IT, but face 20 used I
ihe .npshiss Of sOiles sosN spt seeessa
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