Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1868-11-10
A MAYNARD CAPITOLA.
Out Of the Depths and Back
Again.
Strange but Truthful Story.
Correspondents of the Chicago Journal.

toHu6uL MarFll, OF the Ge0efal DeLectlYl
Agency of Messrs. Marvin, Whipple
Turner & Co., which will do to tell here
although its main points may never bt
known to the public, andsthe names of the
parties have as yet to be withheld from
the readers from charitable motives.
To begin at the beginning, as a good
story teller should, some twenty years
ago a philanthropic gentleman while
walking among the lonely habitations Of
Crosby street, found homeless, almost
frockless little girl, sweeping crossing
ola cold and rainy afternoon. She exr
tended her red and soiled little hand for
a penny He gave it to her. She thanked
him. Seeing, as he thought, something
more than ordinarily pretty in the blue
eyes of the little wait, the man questioned
her about her parents. She answered
that she had none. "Aunt Hannah, she
said, gave her place to sleep in, and
her daily search among the slums and
sewers OF the Five Points supplied papers
and rags which she sold for enough to
keep her in food, seanty and coarse though
it was.
"Will you 90 home with me ?" asked
the gentleman. The girl, whom we will
call Katie, looked up in his face, and saw
it was kindly, fatherly and benevolent,
for her young eyes had learned from ex.
perience how to tell this while serving
upon the street crossing-and she asked:
"Where do you liver ain Michigan"
was the answer. "Will you give me
clothes, good meat and potatoes, and
J n ~ e L., 81 w.
to school and learn you to be lady 4"
said the man. The girl consented to
leave her ragged comrades and the yiti-
ated air of the dark and putrid streets,
and was thereupon taken to a proper
place, her skin cleaned, and hair combed
out, and her little body clothed in better
clothes than she had ever seen before in
her life Katie felt like q new being
when she reached her new home in
Michigan, and blessed her stars that she
had met Mr.. Gardner on the crossing
The latter person adopted the girl and
duly performed for her, to the letter, all
that he had promised. Inquiries, with a
view of finding cut Ksties anteeedents,
we're unavailing Aunt Hannah, the
colored woman with whom she had always
lived, could only say that she had found
her, one morning, crying in the streets
and wandering seemingly lost, and no one
had ever claimed her, although a friend
had inserted an advertisement in the
papers describing her appearance and
place Ct discovery. 50 Katie was never
known by any other name than Katie"
and never had any father or mother.
Like Topsey, she "growed up. But, in
Michigan, she found both father and
mother in Mr. and Mrs Gardner.
Time passed, and the little estray from
Gotham grew up to be very beautiful
woman. Hair as black Us coal eyes blue
as the vault of heaven; teeth whittier than
pearl; lips more rosy than the prairie
rose form more graceful than the girl in
the dream of poet; voice that thrilled
the heavens like that of Jenny Lind
voice that had attracted Mr. Gardner
even whenAit first struck his ears on the
bleak sidewalk in New York
But her life had commenced in storm,
and, after basking a season in sunshine,
it might close in storm
Yesterday continued the detective,
there came into our office a gentleman
from Ohio. He had not slept for several
nights His hair was unkempt, his eyes
red, his voice husky, and it trembled as he
told me his sad story. Four years ago
Mr. Martin-thus he gave the name-had
united his fortune for life with a young
woman who seemed in every way quail,
fed to make him happy. He loved that
woman, he said, as he loved his own life.
They removed to Pennsylvania and took
up their residence in the western part Of
the State where he entered the business
of a grocer and where he soon succeeded
in amassing a competency. One year
ago Martin noticed signs Of alienation
in his young wife She was not attentive
to her home, neglected her child, was cold
and careless in her conduct toward her
husband 1t was not because she was
ill-treated, for Mr. Martin petted now "a
he always had idolized his wife, and filed
his home with all the comforts that moned
could buy. Every wish of hers was
gratifed Indeed, his ncighb)rs said,
that he spoiled her with too much kind
ness But all did not keep her affections
to himself A man from New York by
the name of Purcell came last summer to
pass the heated term among the nouns
tains. He had money, handsome face,
rather progressing appearance, and a
tongue such as Satan assumed when he
spoke to Eve in Para disc. He cast his
eye on Mrs Martin With glance he
took in the situation. lie correctly
Judged that her heart was not in the GUS
tody of Mr. Martin. With Satanic in
stinct, Puscell pursued the lady. She
was not hard to OVertake. They met
They were introduced A mutual pas,
sion grew up which babe fair Cor FOUL to
give GOOD Mr.. Martin much trouble The
season closed, and Purcell came back to
his city haunts and resumed his old call
ing in Wall street He left desolatiOn in
Martins house in the shape of G wife
whose love had been taken away from the
only man who could legally have it in his
keeping. In few months Martin began
to suspect the direction in which his
wife's affections were going. tie knew
long before they were not ebbing toward
himself.
",About a week ago, said Martin, i
had occasion to go to Philadelphia. |
transacted my business and fastened
home, bearing some dresses and other
presents for my wife. Reachingmy home
/ met q servant at the gate. Her face
| Was pale / was informed that my wife
| had gone TO meet me at the Continental
| Hotel, in Philadelphia and was asked
where she was that she had not come
back with me. Perhaps l had passed
her, | thought Going to our room |
| found a note saying, in a few, hurried
words. that she had deserted me- Leay-
| inc our child in the care of its nurse, she
had packed up her clothing and departed,
| informing others that she was going to
me, and telling me, in the letter, that she
was going from me forever. ] was nearly
[ frantic. But controlling my feelings as
| hest could, 1 went back to Philadelphia.
1 / looked at the hotel registers all over
| that city / engaged officers to scOur all
the boarding houses. But my wife |
| could not find. Now, | have come to
New York, and what | want of you IS to
| aid me in finding her. / will spend the
| last dollar have but succeed in that
II was deeply impressed" said the Su
| perintendent, with the earn estness OF
Mr. Martin, and l at once proceeded to
make proper inquiries after the missing
| lady. | placed a detective upon the
trail Of Purcell He was at last found,
traced from his place of business to a
boarding house, and seen to enter This
was in a very respectable locality. On
the ensuing morning went with an as
sistant armed with a likeness of Mrs.
| Martin, to make survey Of the residence,
We told the landlady we wanted to sur
vey the premises for insurance. She