Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1863-01-21
MORNING LEADER.
l,EEDNFsDAY lIORNINe, Is. q. lsea.

ING LEADER.
WEDNESDAY, MORNING, Jan. u. Isea.
ApvENrUar OF A N1aHT.-A G1RL WHO
wzs4 IL PuRsUIr OF HER BOLD soLDER Boy.
As gentleman, who does not desire to
have his name appear, was walking along the
Public Square by the Bennett House, at
late hour last night, he was startled BY
groan proceeding from the alley in the rear
Of the Bennett House. His FIRST thought
was Of the ghost, and he expected the next
instant to see that sheeted horror emerge
into view for the purpose of frightening him.
We may say, however, that the gentleman
referred to Is not one to be frightened by
man or a woman in a sheet, playing ghost,
and if the spectre had really been there he
would have got by far the worst Of it. No
ghost appeared, however, or anything else,
and the gentleman turned to walk on, think
ing that the groan existed only in his imagi-
nation. He had not taken more than two or
three steps before he heard that groan again.
It sounded family, as though wrung from
some exhausted and despairing human heart.
His curiosity IS well as his sensibiiity was
excited. and he determined to ascertain from
whence the sounds proceeded. BE advanced
cautiously into the alley, which was but
dimIy lighted from the lamps in the street,
and discovered what appeared to be female
crouehing in the snow. BE spoke, but the
object did not move, it only gave forth an
other faint groan, which cut through his
verv heart-strinas, it embodied so much Of
human distress, woe and agony. he raised
the woman to her feet, aich was no difficult
thing to do, for she was but a frail young
girl, emseiated through hunger and suffer
ing. He led her INCREASINGLY to the street.
where gas light shono upon her. Hel
clothes were neat and tasty, and adorned a
form and face, which were very beautiful
notwithstanding The inroads which her suf'
ferings had made upon them. When she
looked into his face, and saw compassion
there, and felt with the sure instinct Of {
Eoman's heart that she had met with a pro
teetor. her eyes filed with tears, and drop
ping her beautiful head upon his shoulder
she wept convulsiFoIy. Here was q situation
for cur friend. who is q married man with ;
family of groEn-up children. Alone, on
public street, I'VE might say On g Publ
Square, % at late hour of the night, with {
strange young female weeping upon hi
shoulder and clinging about his neck will
her arms.
He looked around to see if any one wa
observing them He almost wished that h
hadn'tpaid any attention to the grOsns, bu
had continued on home to his family. Wha
if she was on the town?' That he coul
not believe, for the ligbtin her eye shOne to
clearly to be fed by aught but innocence
It was embarrassing, certainly, for middle
aged gentleman Of family and respectability
to be placed in such prodicament, and ye
it isn't entirely unpleasant to have youn
and beautiful girl clinging to you for pTotee
ton, particularly when your heart tells 20
she is as innocent as she is beautiful.
Matters did not remain in this state long
She told him her history in words that wer
broken By frequent sObs and tears. She live
in rural neighborhood in Summit county
with a step-mother who was unkind to hel
She dearly loved a soldier-boy, and hor sol
dier-boy had volunteered He came to Cam
Cleveland and she was wrotched. Her steI
mother rebuked her tears and taunted h'
distress. She could not live without her so
dier-boy, and one day she stole away frol
home and came to Cleveland. She had hear
somewhere that women had gone to IL
wars with armies, and she thought she woul
be 90 happy if she could be allowed to G
aloncwith her soldier-boy's regiment, and
near him to take care Of him should he
sick or wounded. She arrived here to fn
that her lovers regiment had gone, and
with it. Penniless, without friends, and il
norant of the world, she had wandered abOr
the city, until finally fainting with hung
and despairing in heart, she sank down
midnight, and in an alley, to die. The gei
tleman believed her story, took her to con
Portable quarters where her wants were pr
7ided for, and to-day he viii send her to b
friends. She was fortunate in escaping Il
vultuTes who hang about cities, looking f
such tender prey as she. Her exPerien
mny not be Improbable to her, however
We hope her soIdier-boy may return Gen
raj from the wars, and make her his wife.
AN INSANE Notification W
left at the Probate Judges Office this NOR
ing, that woman named Christiana Falstic
wife of 4 German who lives on the st. Cla
road, near Mr. D7atenahI's residence, b
been seized with insanity recently, and 7
ouired to be taken care Of On Saturdi
night she got out of the house, and going
the railroad track, laid down there. She "
discovered by some one who was passing,
time to save her from being run over by
approaching train. She froze her feet Al
hands while lying there. She wiz be brOug
into town to-day and lodged in jail until
proper steps are taken fer removing her
the asylum at Newburgh.
SALE OF A TUG.-The steam tug AM
Dobbins, recently built in Buffalo, has be
purchased by Captain Henry Haekett. Ca
tain J. NJ. Lunay, and Mr. H. GarretsOn,
this city. As soon as navigation opens, s