Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1866-04-04
HAnHowrSs EPISODE.
a Ysuug Girl Deeoyed from Home s"a
Induced fafe an Ev1 Lffe-Her Res
cue from ihe Bridoweii-she Ne
comes an Inmate of the Erring
wOiacn,s Refuge.

From The Chicago TimesJ
Chicago is eminent for itschurches an
for its enlightened Christian effort. It
J equally notorious for its haunts Of wicked
; ness. on streets parallel with Wabasl
avenue. where scores Of magnifcen
fanes point heavenward, almost within
stones cast Of these churches are tn
almost innumerahle haunts Of thos
whose houses are ''the way % hell, gOini
down 20 the chambers Of death" Thes,
houses contain thousands Of girls, o
hlackened and ruined regulations, wher,
young men, void Of understanding,
lose their Innocence aud wreck the hope.
that moved them in happier hours
! Those girls appear on the streets gaudiiy
dressed they are almost every day seen
Z as Witnesses OF a. criminals in the
/ courts and they are brought by bevies
/ into the police court.
And they were all innocent once
! Each one must have been the delight of
I some fond mother aud the JOY Of low
I ing father, under whose fostering care
I she grew into a beauty, which at last was
I the occasion Of her fall and Fuin. How
| they lost their innocence and virtue /:
how they wrecked the ezuberant hopes
% the girlhood days and became pariahs
in society, is known to few but them
That knowledge is carefully buried from
the outer world-a secret history, written
indeibly on broken hearts Occasion
ally, however, the outline Of history Of
one Of these cases comes TO light.
On Friday last sn elderly gentleman
and his wife came 10 this city in search
Of a lost daughter. Their appearance in
dieated that they belonged to the better
classes Of society. They told their story,
which was a short but sad one. They
were from Keokuk, Iowa, and had heard
that their daughter was confined in the
bridewell in Chicago. For two years
they had heard nothing Of her, although
they had made many inquiries. At last
they had seen her name in the reports Of
the Chicago Police court, and the loving
parents, taking the first train, hurried to
the great city TO find their daughter, and,
If possible, induce her 10 90 home with
them. On Monday last they had the
satisfaction of obtaining a pardon for
their daughter, which relieved her from
the confinement Of the Bridewell.
The story Of the girls fall is one that
has many other parallels, no doubt.
Two years ago she was i'm her Iowa home,
a beautiful girl Of eighteen, and the young
est Of several children. \ villain from
Chicago won her affections, induced her
to come with him 10 this city, where q
sham marriage was enacted. She was
soon after deserted, and, with no protect
or, in a great city, she found her way into
one of the disrePutable houses on Fourth /
avenue. From thence she went to an
other house of a similar charcteT, near
the corner Of Wells and Jackson streets, /
which was suppressed a few nights since /
by the police, and she and her cOmpan- /
ions taken TO the Arm0ry.
The afflicted parents were ace0nlpa- /
MED in their visit TO the Bridewell by q I
lady missionary, employed by the mana !
gers of the Erring NOmen's Refuge, who /
had already become partially acquainted /
with the girl in her missionary tours. 4
The scene at the BriieWell is said TO have 4
been touching in the extreme. The I
broken hearted mother plead with her
child 10 return home with her. At first
the girl appeared obstinate and obdurate
% all the entreaties OF her mother and
father. At last some WoTd spoken
seemed 10 recall the sweet memories Of
her innocence and childhood, and she,
too burst int tears. " She would try to
lead q better life; she would endeavor
once more TO be woman But she
desired not 10 90 home. She readily &C
guessed in the invitation Of the mis-
sionary to go to the Erring WOmen's
Refuge" where she is at present.
The parents, after making ample ar
for her comfort and support, /
left with heavy hearts for their home ia
lowa--a home haunted by nameless
shadow
In this great and rapidly growing city,
no effort of Christian beneyolence and
can be better employed
than in the prevention Of the vices adj
verted to. 1t is an ugly thought for a
ather TO entertain, thai the bright eyed
little one upon his knee, the idol Of his
heart, may, when gray hairs are whiten-
ng his head, bring desolation and Unut-
.erable grief to his heart.