, 1863-07-10

4 Sad Incident of Real Life.
There arc queer Histories IN the world.
Walking home a few nights ago, in a dreuch-
Ing rain, up 10uth street. We overlook two
females, composediy moving upward under
the shelter ot wide.s spread umbrella. Tue
parties were q mother and daughter. The
latter is about 1wenty-one years of age; the
former cannot by much short Of sixty.
In TIM Rtguc's Gallery is the picture Of a
man named Burke. The original Is still in
the Eastern Penltcntiary. He was sentenced
three Years ago for the murder, In house of
]l1-repute in Locust street, above N1uth. Of q
constable in the office Of Alderman AcA1u1len.
The yic:im was named Johnson. johnson
WIS engaged to be married at the time Of the
murder to 4 young girl who then lived in a
court near Fifth and Christian streets, and
Nho lives there still. The young man was not
worthy Of such love rs that entertained for
him by the girl in question.
A quarrel arose il the house, and stab
With Knife in tho bands Of Burkie took
effect upon lis breast, and he WAS killed The
female whom we met In the pouring slp wer.
as above narrated, we're The girl to whom the
murdered nan was aff1anced, and her mother.
The death Of her lover caused the girl to be.
cone:demented; She remains in that condi.
tion to to this day. Her form Of madness Is
sntla'"Aolia- She believes, however, that at
some time not definitely fixed, between the
hours Of one and two O'Clock in the lnornins,
by Visiting the scene Of the murder, her be-
1rothed viii appear TO her. OF her mind this
one idea has taken sole possession
Every nignt, for three years past, in COM
Cany with her afflicted mother, thv girl has
visited the locality Of the tragedy; nci.
ther rain, snow, cold or heat, has ever yct in
te1upted this nightly visit. They take oac
rcgninr 1oute-ur Fifth to South, up South
to Ninth, and thence to Locust street, iu an
ailey running from which street the murder
vas committed During the whole walk the
girl talks iDcctsaht]y to her mother, in a 1oT
tone of voice, and the mother, with bursting
heart, listens patiently but hopclessly. She
knows the fruitlessness Of the nightly walk,
but takes It TINT her unfortunate child may to
that extent be comforted-
They walk to the alley where the cad event
occurred, needing no one, and steadily mo-
wing to tho house where the murdcrons deed
was done. They wait there for some minutes,
sometimes for rs much as m hour. Then the
girl says, t'Neyer mind, mother dear; he
won't come tonight! He will be hero to-
MORROW" And the poor creature returns
hopefully, eometiucs even cheetiu1ly, and
nearly a thousand to-morroWs have since
transpircd, yet each night the girl, with her
devoted mother, comes to the spot, only to
retire in hope tint the disappointment of 1he
light may be cunsummated by better results
the next.
So we'll is the history known down town,
that even the West ruf1lan in Moyamensing
passes the women By without IN insult. The
girl is comely, with . fresh complexion aud
lair shape, hut no man Eays aught to her. as
with her sorrow-stricken mother she makes
are gr.wing feeble. They are poor; aad not
many days hence thessgirl must do Ter journey
alone God help her!-iniladslpAia North
dHac7ican, 4fh.