The River Falls journal. (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1857-1861, 1861-01-30
Hott;y Hamilton.
\ STORY.

We ta.c he following touching story
from the Z Iitoy's Table in ihe February
num.,p Il the Kn;cherbockcr Magazine
i have now something strange in the
h's;ol, ofePitsrh. to record for ycu.-
There i a story connected with tho ono
~Ir"b gr- !on leiow. 1t as the
#'rit Of broviIy, at Last. One light
;i"i; ;tIl ye ID ago. a medical stu lent,
&C Of tie widest of a wild class,
-, tho aIaut-street Theatre,
? ,l,nd.! lhia, before tie end Of the farce,
- 20 home. Shortly after turning up
IN Ninth street lie came upon thinly
dad feuI#I', making Roadway against
sri; NJ snow-sto:ni, and sol biag piteous-
~. In end-avoring, in answer 10 his
questions 10 tell the cause of her sorrow,
$40 burs, into n Violent fit OF weeping,
;,rd would have fallen TO the ground had
she not been supported by a hack man
who stood near by. A carriage was call
Il, AMI the woman taken hone, where
'h> Ing rod il very precarious state
f'r upwards If two weeks. During this
Time he ssa,lcnt wa, constantly at her
bedside, when net ri lectures. In COOL
iinac lie saw her convaIcscc. | would
merely mention here, that the cause Of
her grief was rao>ting II lie theatre her
ssdueer, aus. being Stunned 10y him.
POOR girl lit broke her heart
Two months had scarcely passed when
the student himself was taken down; and
ii gradually became known that he bad
contracted that Ioathsome and contagious
disease, tie Small Por. When the fact
Was announced in his boarding- house. it
y as too !afc to remove him; and the
Louise Itself became uileniy empty; no
o.3 remaining hut an old eolored cook
AMI big student, wEo swore great oaths
;al drank bad whisky.
Tive days Ter the house WAS so sud
Genly vacated. there cane 4 soft top at
the door, and in walked the female who,
- hare mentioned. was Drawing the
l4ast one csld uigh, in Ninth street. She
lai@ doNn satchel, took off her bonnet
%::'l shawl, and quietly se;ted into the
position OF nurse, much to the astonish
yacrt Of he mex worlrn. Yes; here
the hcau,.tui and frail one sta.4: for in
deol she was kcautiiul; and many who
walked Chestnut street might have CT
Ned her ceniplex;on-hc eyes, her Lair,
accomplishments Here she bent over
The loathsoaie bed, though her white
srrA was unmarked by thu charmed pro
tcctio"-I Iacc:Ee. For fear long weeks
ksr eyes scarcely knew rest; and her gen
tie voice soothcd tic sick ole when he
rzs still. The daily papers and the news
81 tia city she read and commented on:
als exalted to Linn Of literature and
.sunco- and when he Could listen to mu-
- she played and sang to him, carollnG
sszaD swwet ditty, learned in by-gone
Gsys. Poor Girl!
'Opr student wa, rapidly getting well;
and the people Of tie house were to ven
faro back tho sext day she put on her
bonnet, drew her shawl arou I'd her, and
ss5i, Now, Harry, the people are COM
ing heck Tomorrow; | have done my
duty 10 YOU: good-byn and STOPPING
down, she kissed the student, and-was
gone. Being encountered some time al
ter. she refused everything in the shape
of presents, aud even listel ed with relue-
'mce to astcstat;oHs Of gratitude. 4 have
Iut deue my duty, WAS her only reply.
The following winter She died. l was
Que Of a barty of enc hundred students
who paid our last sad trNhrto Of respect
+. Ike beautiful girl. We lad her down
IL rest: aud a f5w week. after. there was
crested oys. her grave tvs tablet: