New-York daily tribune., 1861-08-10
CITY W,EMS

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A Salt WATER SroRY.-In the Comfy Glare, Ire
land lives respectable, wellto-dO family OF the name
Of Dc Lackery The family is not extensive, but COM
prizes among its members dark-haired, black-eyed
plump young lady, not yet sixteen, named Bridget
Dockay. About four years ago, when Bridget was but
little twelve years Of age, abe made the aequain
of dashing youDg sailor, and speedily became
enaored Of hs blue shirt and wide turnover collar TO
say nothing of bis pleasant face and ovial spirit. The
saor-boy was also ciptivated with the juvenile
Bridget, and their childish love bssfully induged
until one urlucky day the parents of the lovely maiden
awoke to realizing Of the inevitable tendency Of
affairs, and took measures accordingly. Believing
Bridget TO be too young and inexperiencedto To have
lover, they took steps to get rid Of him,
telling him that be had better wait a year
or two before launching upon the broad sea OF
mairimoay; they gave him an outfit and induced him
to go upon another voyage, hoping that time and
absence would cure the young lady of her folly. For
few months letters from the absent lover reached
Bridget regularly, but suddenly they ceased altogether
which BridAet attributed to unfair nterposton on
the part Of her papa Suspense was gradually devour-
ing the Little Miss, aud having mbibed love OF
adventure from her briny lover she resolved TO seek
,aTb Of sailor and night when her parents
sound asleep, quietly stole away from her bone with
out once stopping to ray good bye. Proceeding on
foot. with now and then "lft" from some good
natured toamstcr she joumeyei to Liverpool.
Arriving there, Bridget, disguised as sailor,
frequented the docks for several days, and eventually
succeeded in shipping, under the assumed name OF
Edward Johnson as cabin boy on board an American
bound passenger ship. Faithfully she performed all
the duties required OF her the passage, her true
character never once being suspected. Reaching New
York, she was regularly discharged, and coming
ashore sought high and low throughout those places
where sailors most do congregate, hoping to encounter
her truant lever Her search was fruitless, and in
despair the boldhearted damse shipped on board
another vessel, bound for q foreign port This time
abe went beforehe-mast as a rue.blue sailor in which
capacity she gave entire satisfaction to both officers
aud crew, no one Of whom suspected that the stout
bu t. chubby, hard-fs,ed undersized boy was a for
ken maiden searching in the forecase for her sailor
lover. For three yeas and half Bridget kept up
this dsguse crossing the ocean five times in various
slips and visiting also several ports IN Spain and
other foreign lands
A few days since Bridget arrived once more in
New York and being discharged put up at Sailors
clearinghouse in Water street. On Thursday even
ing Bridget was "cruising about tie city in company
with several other eailos and at last sIayed into
drinking saloon. Here the disguised maiden invited
her companions to take nip" which Of course they
cheerfuy I'D at her expense. Other drinks were
then called for and after they had been dsposed Of,
the men were ungene-ous enouphto insist that Budget,
who appeared to have plenty Of money should foot the
whole bil To this she objected and was, IN eonse-
ouenoe, handled rather roughly. During the little
melee which ensu.d one of the sailors struck Bridget
inst "aboye the belt" and Immediately exclaimed
MY God It's wOmanw Thereupon Bridget
Lepcd up her pantaocns aud took to her heels never
,lacking her pace till she was mugly ensconc-
ed in her own clearinghouse. Still she was
no. safe, for policeman Of the Fourth
Ward hearing Of tbs trouble in the saloon, and
having learned the facts Of the case, preceded to
the boaIding-house, and took Bridget into custody
She was conveyed to the Staton-House, where she
unbosomed berso relating, in detail, the adventures
of her life. On the following morning abe was taken
before Justice Osborn at the Tombs, who transferred
her TO the care OF Miss Foster maron Of that nsitu-
ton, who soon arnyed her in tho more becoming,
though less convenient garments OF her fex. Bridget
has made up her mind abandon the forever, now
that she has been discovered and will seek situation
in some benevolent. family.