The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1862-05-24
Manhattan Water In New York
4 Romantic Incident Connected with i's
Init oduction.


NmiIaap. Company was chartered 10y the Log
is'ature 1T the STATE to supply our citizens with
pure md Wholesome water. It, charter Is per
Jc;ual--" .. long ~ siass grovs AMI water
runs "-aui 1t hs. banking Privileges II Is
even W one Vt N" s"'inj"s ai'i ri,l"-t ut our
city banks The following story Illustrating
s'mc rumln.ic incidents Attending NE origin oi |
th., Comp'nr, l. rom tue N"Hfy M''. =.
Anout the wear I'"7 thri come I" New ,wk |
r. m the West lndi'> many French eDpgr'' re-
tar' from TIE greet h""inti,n. Among them !
I az not 81 ihem', came IA N"niies-"f' lazy
g. every lrcim'ni AMI line, with world oi
{ mlinel love al p'wer IN Ter dark orb,
wealth Of scanning ,,nsu"u-ncsS -lccring in her |
raven rinslct>. with IT." rich "dtm blood I" |
fr,ncc glowing tItou ~ The crcul tint oi her com
u Son. AMI. ,hptc ail.N!;l such y W,tfle"l fulm
an ,U,h commanding mrli' a. iN their native |
~ .i..V evoked rc.p' ul admiration in place ut |
I'LL vc And Not .he yIs bat seventeen.
shc..,,,, ,y;t,,.,, r-,o,l ar Recommendation and
a. IL, ,nl, hin,,.i ,,y,. nm n,rhau from the We,
Jpli.. H. ,..'ttt.,cn il, claimed to Lc 81 Ida
A. -,-,..or tr.i.f Al l.,.t a. all the sim
H. ~, .i,,n ,,l IN arn,,r,I ON the door Of her
t,ii. inI,i,,.hc,.a in p.,rl street. Uumbl,.
i.Jr,iit v-..n .,n,ll hrick ,wo-story. oc,,,t,icd
,'.i,,,v I.,. vii,,, ,pI hv Tia. Her .ttilio
-, b:r nriy,,e n,,,rtmer,s we've in the second
.t,r,. al a fr,r,c i,,ilii,., IN ihe roar Nys,eri-
an. all. her Nj .ior, her bomr,,nl herself An
x.,.d,rL..eyr, nor uoi MIN, ,a,l her heavy veil
arJ Lrr .ilcr, .T,ri,. Like -,nr a, sh. novel
nutgLlN ainpt, A. "a and fashion al lie
tbron;. al The civ street,.
In Iii. home hal Tia lived, or pc. si'ly only
existed. for s.mr three months, NIL IN ali that
,i,c her ,n,.lc,t ;. m had attracted but two ia
irons. one Of them was voun., vir,n.n Of
twrn,y-on. like herself alone in the world
Cccii Harrison was his name. AnF.F. V. hy
iir,h. nr",I and impml,iyr. in early l,fc the ne,
OF hi. home, and now Door. Wa there over a
nature less iit,,d fot the wnriire Of this hard
wor,ds
With the generous r.cklessncss Of youth. he
had ,oon slunnd,rcd mos, Of the slender means
witch had accommodated linn To- M. civ and
willie vet ,hcre NJ. Ian, n small balance IN hi,
nue., sn,,ohn, H., ,,'rl lie ,ya,. n, Il,'s studio
pT., .ho ,r,,s, ,.,oiS n,;, ill., u,,r,,a;t II w,.
h,r frs, work in New Ynrk. 1hc necessary si,.
-, -. ;,; a. ,,,,
Y.n,,hs Il aa, ',l,ary .,,,. sn,, ",n'.n :,
ioyo aud s' n, ,hn end 'S lire, mo",hs C'ri
lad lis nnr,,ai,. and Id.'s heart md AN emit,
,"'r." $50 '''''''' NV ' '''' "'' -" 'f''
of ,his cxc.r, frs, M. por,r,it and then I,
lne la was unconscious until one ,lny ia. n,
wdnom, truih Of IN. ,mlty pur., was reveal,
Ia her
sCecil " said she after A mo,nent, pnus
"whn, win YOU 40 ?"
81 know not"
Blu won must do something. Cap Won m
iahor far ynur Lr,oJ - "
~ never was accnstomcl to H."
uAbsurd, Do mot l. n feeble woman Lab,
whom I bnv, the olpurtuuity /? Can Won mn, 4
40 Too ?"
II don't know. What shall do3"
ANY tbinr-eycrythinr. rather than 4
i'll"
Cecil paused moment In thought. and the
sad-"i know of something that will suit m.
bur then wcmust part"
.What is il T"
IL can oliain commission in tho army. an
go tothe fion,i,i.."
'Thcn that is your path Of duty. hard a.
may be- Iiston, Cc,il Obtain IL # commi.
sion Immediately. and sch promotion hy Won
merits Ii We mart for n t.nc have still YOU
portrait here. and with a faithful heart | vii
iycit and yonrself Go and 0..ht your wa
to better 4 =. for hath van nnI r,v.Lf -"
"ld, i, shall le n. Won s,v. Ih,ne .,ill 81, Nj
cicnt to reach Washington. and the influence
friends will aid me 10 a post Of honor. Sh.M
20 at oncc;"
"Whv DELAY what must be- done, dear Cecil;
rcplici /, N, with decision.
A few brief moment. and the firewols Of al
fiction had been sail, and lila was lci, alone
Ga the next morning, IA the girl sat nov
miIsins on the past, now touching bits of colo
on "A landscape, the door opened, and a portl,
gentleman Of some fitty wears entered.
" Your servant, mis- You take portraits
boliryt ?" he ,nil boviuy
81 LA sir' r.. seated If van rlc1se"