The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1861-09-04
A Loving Girl 'E'lsree Years Be.
fore Tie ITass.

A fine locking, bright eyed girl of six.cet
years was on Friday last placed under tn
protection of Miss Fostc r, the !natrcn of th.
City Prison, New York; Tier case presents
features Of an interesting character Her
name is Bridget Dokay, and her parents still
live in the city Of Dublin, which is her ra
tive place. The particulars of her care.
were given by herself, with such an air Of
modest truthfuincsS that no one would wish
to question her veIacity She stated that
when thirteen years ofage she became sc.
quanted with worthy young man NAMED
Kelley, a carpenter, who wished to ,narrv
her. Her parents, who were well to do, rru-
dent people, objected 10 the thach, tecauac
Of her youth, and prevailed on the yona.
man to leave the ncigllborhood, giving f5iin :
fit-out of s1oo His departure gricvel h,r
and she de termined to follow him After 3
tlapse of a few months she learEoszz that,As
had procured employment on board vassei
as ships carpenter, and that he sailed out OF
Liverpool. Fhither she repaired as quickly
as she obtained The means, but only 10 learn
that Kelley''s vessel had few days previous
sailed for New York The ta,lSal va Dis
appointed, but her desire. to see her tr1unt
lover was not conquered, she Immediately
iprocurel a suit Of sailor boys clothing, for
which she discarded her own girlish attire,
and then shipped, under the name of Ed
ward Johnson, as cabin boy for a tip to New
Yeik, whitber she arrived ,sbut still failed to
accomplish the purpose she had undertatcn.
Friendless and without means, after she
had been here week or two, It becarne ne
ccssary that She Should obtain errioyment,
fand, notwithstanding the hardships to wh:cL
she had been Subjected on her first yqyasc,
/ there wasa certain fascination about saiiprg
tife which induced her to f,llow Il. So, for
three years. she has been yoyaging from port
to pert, two Of which were passed in the ca
pacity Of cabin boy, and the third as az able
seaman, her robust constitution enablipg her
to take her trick at the wheel, and perform
the varied duties other lot as well as the best
man on board, Daring all this time, not
withstaFdirg an cvident refinement of man
ner not Characteristic of an ordinary sailor,
ard delieacy Of appearance, which ought to
have betrayed her sex, her secret was never
disq7verpd. She peEioSn2ed hgfs duty 80 well
that her three. last voyages shsyc been made
in one; ;yessel-thc ship Reseil!n, Of the Black
Fall line--the captain having .sesscd her to
remain with him, and cornplinenting her as
a "promising young man" BIT, amid all
the hardships Of her condlti she lost no
opportunity Of searching for eycung car
pentcr, cfwhom, however, she has lately lost
every trace.
On Thursday ght, cherishing hope t!,at
Isle might encounter him in some of the low
saloons in Water street, which scafaring men
frequent, she determined to explore them
Mixing freely with the unruly characters
there, she found it necessary to treat them
to liquor. An attempt, however, was made
to impose on isr iiberality, which she resist
ed, and one of Che ruffians made an assault
upon her. The discovery of her sex was
4 then made, and created such excitement that
the police were attracted by the disorder
which the crowd occasiohed The Young
sailor girl was taken to the station house,
where she made a partial statement tothe
/ Police Captain, whowas favorably impressed
with her ingenious manner, and provided
her with good accommodation for the nipht.
Yesterday mernias she was arraigneti before
Justice Osborn, who ieeturesl her upon tbs
Iimproprety Of her conduct, and inforntd
her that she had been guilty of amisdemear-
or, at which she seemed greatly surprised
Miss Foster, the matron, made her change
her male attire for one more appropriate to
her youth and sex, and she is now metamor-
phosed into. a very pretty girl, rather sun
burned, it is true, and having her hair crop
ped too closely, but withali interesting and
womaaly She acknowledges to feeling
great restraint ia her new garments, but de
olares she viii never discard them again.--
Her great hope now is 10 obtain some re
spectacle emplcyment, aad doubtless itwll
soon be fog.nd for her. 4 ~, ss.s 5sH
BrLE RtS ASD sS IRISH BrLL.-The Gal
way Tiaai6at0r. in commenting on the Sat
tie Of Bun Run, speaks Of the famous E4ir-
tgnia B.ackHorse Cavalry as 4 company of
eolorca soldiers, who furnished tohistory
, the anomaly OF 'yolunteers fighting for the
lperpetuation of Their own slavery" TIE
, TiRdiettor ascribes the panic Of The Federal
, troops to the fear inspired by TIE appearance
Of this co,ored company on the field Of battle.
\ distinguished writer says, There is
: but one passage in the Bible where the girls
are commanded to Kiss the boys and that is
in the golden rule "Whatsoever that We
; would ttat men should 10 unto you, do We
. even 50 % them.
\ Croton ice pump has been placsi in
the Central Park at New York. The pipes
for ninety feet are iced, and supply fluid
OF the most frigid kind .sf tts,,s
Three commanding Generals, Barlow,
Bee and Smith, and four leading secession
, editors, were killed at the Bull Run battle.
Stay awake in church. 1t is shame for
the church to be made cemetery, where the
living sleep above ground as the dead do be-
neath.e 50 '
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