The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1871-11-23
ANOTHER WORK or CHARITY.
The Rescu of Q Texas Girl from a
House of m-Fame in this City,
By the Agents of the Home for Friend
less Women

On last evening We were informed that 1
Gentleman, an officer for the Home FOL
FriendleD Women, had received letter ,ad
dressed to the ladies in charge Of the instiiu.
tion, informing them that at the "Br.nch
House." on Main street, near the depot,
there was young girl from Texas, who was
anxious to he rescued from the life into
which she had been led by the treachery OF
one whom she had loved mot wisely but too
well"
reared in affiuence, that she was an orphan,
but that, trusting to the honor Of her lover,
who told her that he would wed her at ST.
Louis, where his family lived, she sccompa-
MED him aboard ship, where he accomplished
his end; the journey proceeded, and he de-
serted her just four days ago, Al the house
where she now was, in the darkness Of night,
alone and penniless in the world.
Not wishing to Use force, but accompanied
BY two Oficen, the gentleman aforesaid, with
the reporter of the TINES, knocked at the
door of the Branch House, about ten o'clock
laM night.
An alarm was then raised by diminutive
specimen of darkey, who had seen the
squad approaching, and who was the runner
for the bagnio
But after = rap At the door,
Mis Vic. Horton, the landlady, appeared,
and invited each one to enter.
The Doctor briefly told the cause of his
visit, and proceeded to read the letter, when
the landlady interrupted him by calling for
Hattie, whom she said was doubtless the
summed name and the young lady could speak
for henself.
She came in; dark haired girl, with
Close cut hair, large blue eyes, handsome,
though sorrowful lace, and a simple dress.
She advanced with the slightest reluctance,
while there were traces OF keen emotion on
her face, for she had bsen setting in darkness,
and alone, in an adjacent room and had lis
tened to the beginning Of the story.
LandIady-I have never wished to keep
you, Hattie, will you go?
Mi@ ''Hattie"-Yes, know it. wish to
return home. tried to get work. Isought
it ali over town but could not get employ
ment. And, 80, and-and, I came here.
The Doctor here interpos,d and told her
that there was a refuge and q home for her,
and abe crimsoned and paled with emotions,
which are known only to God and herself at
the announcement
go and get ready" said the landiady, cit
10 a good place for you"
The girl Immediately obeyed, when Miss
Horton said, land we give it as another YER
sion of story. which neither we nor the
public may ever ruIly know, that
Mis- -, or Mn -, for
her certificate which had arrived that day by
post evidently proved, she had been the wife of
Sheriff in Texas, 50 she said; her husbnnd
hid been shot, and she had had avenged his
death, shooting his assassin in his irons rs he
Wa being conveyed to a judicial release; had
afterwards escaped and found herself reduced
To poverty, and the shelter of house Of this
character, among strangers.
There was another story to, she said, and
- might lie equally true. thai Mrs. - Was
'. widow, that she came To this State To- OBJ
Sin property due to her, had stopped At a
,notel in this city, where her last dime had
been expende for hoard. and been forced 20
leave; that meeting colore man, sh. was
directed 20 her house, taken in for humanity's
sake, was entirely unfit tor the business and
ought to go elsewhere. That she sought
work; for several days, looking for honest
aid, hut each day returning with failure on
her face, and II at her only hope of rescue,
up to this time, had been in the expected ar
rival OF a sister-in-law, who was looked for
every day, but who had not come as yet.
%! am glad for her to CO." said the wo-
man Of the house. at will he better for
her."
And very soon she made her appear
ance, her scanty baggage was taken in charge
and she was passed out of the portal Of the
place whose paths lead down to he'll. We
bade them all goodnight, and blessed God
Tor the good ladies who have
established home for the
friendles of their sex, and sent forth honest
and earnest agents to work for the redenp-
ton and rescue Of those who are ON the eve
everlasting ruin and dishonor.