The New York herald., 1869-02-25
TIE CrTY,s CrsaLrREN.

DO the nex bes, thingwe such atrocities when
time anySodys ~ho avn Win % follow Us through the oowns
force 81 ali wssa we have a and viii feel
| wei repaid for their trouble AS We'll
shovel Ss your .ssSat" 2 ;,
yoa"
cents for ha az hour aud ~ do any work you're amnd to
mo- tell yoai Go home and keep ou. of the stree,s Go
70 school Iont see what psrenis can be thinking Of to
ss sl peasp 10 81 S a vic Carried upon
hs shoulders rade constructed wooden shovel and shs
Seymour who ossnPed psais mansion in one Of the
saaISiy dressed and wsehed booking enenh there WAS
something about his eounenance which could not fail to i'm
| press a close oberver favorahly
ayenne y his macniaen Sleigh and about entering the
S s walked s s hey saa &c
sons in front Of which he was passing paused and accosed
About hour after the above conversation Mr. SEYMOUR
The be as the s ssS 90
rudely answered the boys petition and in imagination he
half Of fear haf 81 SURPRISE rom his lips he
ay met The mournfu gaze Of the boys large, sorrowfu
n bu, single glance and the boy with
sprang he han, then at the door, and In
Here bnyr sad, huisdy, he touched the lad
n Ss S Ssns ysa wss s asking %
ai TOO small to shovel and too big 70 beg and
ss
nsser s aass his x.ssd a =: ss IN 0 .e
murder before 90 home without anyhingw
YOU Saying Upon MY fe yon k IKE arfsst young saw
Age Hare here's some change for your And he placed in
Instantly blank despair from boys
sasory slaskns money whsS shs Tieh hsd
a ~ he nasSy ~ u @ sose ana
Mr. Seymour stood looking after the boy TIL he saw him
followed in tho same direction.
S.s @ be G ne wass oes a slon
also hungry Who tell don't know that it's anything
deTstand mpes me to follow him. and viii do So les what
The boy was hungry hungry for he smerged from
tore piece from and rvenouy gnawed IS ae started
Atengh the boy daed mp dark aeyway, the entrance
70 which Mr. Seymour reached Just IN time TO see the object
Mr. Seymour also entered the dismal habtao and after
aoor The small one, and from is position the
thsn excluded The clsanly scrubbed,
sened srsa IN The sanes as clean board
% % ss s e 1oo o ana S
| the apartment conisiued no furniture
cluessd bread which raveaopsy
torn nouthfu and lying at her SIDE with his face
he'd IN 1e Pillow M s and & oss s5a rs nnS was
Mr. Seymour unable to scan the woman's features
as Sr as % G s rs q y the
in subdued light but he enough TO shock him greatly
erof the boy and shaking hn gently he said In kindly
up, my little man, run fitting
food than ,hss You shall want for nothing now, Tor w
took some silver coias from his pocket;
OF the gen.eans voice fell his the boy turned
and faced the st.e was surprised 70 see upon his fea
.nre no. % oox o. gratitude but an expression amounting
eco away 7! exclaimed the boy, bitterly, "go away and
Sand why should hats lad p inquired Mr.
sssPsu IN tone q ''slsn'' surprise ! never injured
.You exclaimed boy passionatey, '.you have
l
are rich aud bee.a.e you oa care who sarves 80 long
away feel al though could I'm and may. too. II
soaSP asP an 81 ons Sr have the strength to do IT
Upon fe believe the bog getting r exclaimed
i believe am returned the boy vehemsnty'' and il
Woadn "aSH sGesh which, o S1 '''
seymour was about make some conci!iatory reply
about nine years Of entered bearing in her hand bowl
her clothes antdy her har uncombcd and e
aSges
her meek, reiring eonnisnance
eS s ne IGy I. ap s & sa sn % ss GO
aiere Charley i've brcnshi bowl Of real nice soup for
your nsilsI and know M ds her ssod Mr.. Maddos,
water bat In not hungry, and will be so aice for
The boys lip auvered he struggled subdac
H. Maggie Enom hs you
| time stealing glance at MIR. Seymour ~
"He : rich mar answered the boy, aloud, "who in
aoh, glad 2 exclaimed the girl joyous,y '.for am
of equrseI will my liie lady," said Mr. Seymour shat
No you won'ir' exclaimed the boy bitterly, 'bccause you
can't help her now! II you h.d given me only
oa bot is too e s now Ls a. nsSe s1ns hnS Ss
throwing himself face downward upon the bed he way
ho,ria suspicion dashed The mind Of The million
a ana gS6s aee ~ :. Inc God of
xeTcai Heaven p he eseiaimed hoans r.. ha nd, be-
fore his 10 shut out the frishtfa spectacle Is
Yes, sobeed the boy. "dead-aead-ieadi And when
There wll De Tor then n -''''9
while S be @ sas thus wildly nd Ian ls@In,ns The lite girl had
staining n her mild eyes had advanced Kneei.
threw nsr e white arms around his neck and d ,se
IN tone o. @ Mingled & pss9. and gensle rsproaeh
Instantly the boy checri bis vocni greg looking up
sSssA h tears he eped as he a'eonaey pressed ts
oh forgot ron Marsei = f0rso yoq but you mustn't
! yery, very bard % zee them take her awayr'
The rs shock vhr bis foeFng had sussinsi ana sIa sp
enre horror ~ se sIs anew ss e. +.
i 20 for a ne ehanGs Which death hal
swhai i your name boy I" b. asked e1eitedy, turning
The boy stubborn would not answer but his little
.s'iii. name 5 Charley Hoiis.sr, air"
Si ~Esi ss @ pi fsssis assr lssh ssa
Ne sposs truly II ~asa frishf death, for The wOrnsn
had disa q ssyaiioa starvation IN midst of plenty
Esger appesse the frghtu Of hunger
seized the loaf a mouhfu bui even a. sae
esayed 70 sses,e the fatal reaction took p.ce death
sciLsd her 10 the AID she tasted the
swres of afuence, sat there be victim OF cruel want
l a Einened corpse GRIM gnunt and ghAstlyi
Gaspg look A. the children, who.
nos "a hr ngtaoD, the millionaire rushed ifom the
house anf took his way towards the cor1nefx osice
4 An ingurs wa neid the % n
ceri hy The weeping boz shr had left
unknown woman The coronsrs Jury Of men VINO
hal suddenly been taken A. r.rd n.o
me service oAi pronpy aDd without hsr 10
o "no or Nhs she was, retususd verdict that Nary
Eolsef, We unknown aforesaid.
death by starvation wealthy ADD exemplary eitis.n - had
seen the poor victim Of cscrniv LA ~ ys.a
rrcnWoo1 AZ he expenses attending fnnern
hayinr nern sid Out ~ be own tour persons
had asttnhed IN tht room Oniug one In which M.r
Hnlsicr dei, No tsk the sad sy.nt Th.s. .sy .yy
Chsries Hollister. the of deceased xcn,.n -
little girl, Maggie Mrs Bridget Mullins wssh., Wv
unrn.iasany Setc oslspi and ~; Phiip Yerry Known
IN the peighborhood ~ "th. the Ptilaaot s' ~
"And 80 the hne gentleman has offered End ,.~. "a.
you has he Charley, sear" asked widow sid,es,iag
4 The deceased womans son
The poor boy, ho abscfbed 81. deep grief ,ai In =,
OF The corner, dio not hcAr he tle Mace.
mure became his rpvI.h piece.
"Dnn't spcst 70 nim now, Mrs xuius, please don't,