The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-09-24
LIFE'S CHdNG Is.
John Hoey's aud Huxh Hastings's stories
Told n Steamboat.
FrOm Tie n ilftmOre american.
ahnrt ftfn.a "A ~ a.su.sfnI nantI an

from The n iiumOrs american.
A short time ago several gentlemen,
among them CJmuissiuner Van Mort, Hugh
Hastings, aud MIR. Jonn Hoev of Adams Express,
nus Dand OF the former we'll known leading .dy
OF Wsllack's Theatre, met round dinner tatle
ON board "A North river steam UUat, and oekuiled
toe hours teIiDl s.OrIes.
Everybody knows Hugh Hastings. the editor
OF The COmmercLu A Iuerttser, leading light In
the Churcn, All Superintendent OF sunday
schools pous. out not prigxish man whos .
heart sOftens readily, out mis- head never. John
HOey ~ not less well aud favoraDly known.
though he IL not membcr of any cnuron.
ms W Hugh Hastings's story. when was
In Paris some We rs ago 4 was persuaded one
evening by some fellows. wno dou otless thought
i a Joke, To- 10 To Tue Jdrdine Aab'lie Ofcourss
was totally ignorant of tDe sort OF place a. 20,
ana was therefore not a little surprised at the
Tree anu easy manners that prevailed there. l
Kept on nv nat. Usrty because that sesned to
be the neral CUSTOM. partly Dec ,use L was do
termined to eject H. y escape soon a possible,
and Was still more astOnished wnen nay and
festive dansel came pirUuetting down upon me.
anu SAID, How do, Hugh; now do, ,r Hist.
in-sr A second glance discovered something
peculiar. ana when she sad, why, Mr.. Ha Z
you we're an editor In Albany the thought
flashed upon me That had xnown her as .
young, pretty, and innocent rirl, the re spected
daughter hen OF poor out very honest ana re-
spect Ole y rents.
''Sbe as.ed me to go and see her, and. curious
to know nov sue naI drfted into such life.
anu determined, II possible, To get her out of iL
! went. she h,d married. sne told me, after I
had left AlOanV. "A tuan VINO treated ner so
cruelty that sue finally ran awav from him with
another person. who took her 20 Paris. aud
wnen ne was tfed Of ner desertsd her. she had
visited the Jdtdine MiDilie with this man and
her dan ing mad attracted tue attention OF tho
PROPRIETOR, WHO conplimented ner upon H.
AiJue, pennies, IN fureigl Ia al, it struck
her sue mignt turn this one HIit 70 account. She
.pplird Tor a position AS pad ian .er ana an
tiiued II. d your pr mt know ANYTHING Of
your career, or your whereaUoutsi 1 asked,
No. sue replied, 'and snuul ! dIe with snams
I" have them know II. l OF YOU u Keep nv
secret. aud not Oetr v me assured her they
should learn moaning disadvdntaseous to her
from mr, but begged dnd mplOred her. with
Tears in- prayers, 10 return nome, relieve the
ANXIETY oI her y .rarts, ANA lead yirLuuus life.
he would not promise. AMI left her, mention
in1 to no one toe 80 ret Ol ner past niJtary. A
year afierwdrd " - Ia Albany, wtlkins q ,wn
state rect, when wno snould 1 meet but thus
very girl very m destly nd quietly DIRE Il. aud
waiAIns sedat ~ with Trend. She accosted
me "a; once: You see / an AT nome. sue said.
| II Jrsssed the pleasure il Afforded ma Ia Wit
ness the f,ot aud asked her II she was con.
Tented ana INTENDED u remain. she replied,
with a sigh. mat she didn't knew tina now
she htd seen her folks, dnI the novelty was
over IL Was hor'lDy slow aud humdrdn.'
STORY No. 2
Life has strange vicisltudes," remarked Mr..
Hoey. I'VE all know tho nttis Massaohusetts
singer who IL now the VIE of the IN lie Of the
King OF Portugal, and your story reminds me OF
IA incident wnicn uefsi me at Is den had, N.
Nhila there | q iuld not belp rem,rking IA very
handsome and uistinguisheu-l looking woman.
covered with ~ monSs who. rather 10 m v EN-.
Ulrrlsstnent, from tue nrsL moment tnat saw
her, singled me out a. tue ooject of especial rs-
AT last one day met the lady face TO f,c.
when was alone, and tnen she asked me with
some hesitation ana emDhfrlss nent II was not
j lnn Hoe, from New YORK. | answered Ia ths
dinfmatlV,, an sue tnen recalled 60 my memory
certain dancing ac deny WhIcl mad "A, tend
ed IN my youth, anu sewing rlrl. poor tut
pretty AMI Intelligent, VINO mad for time fre.
qurn Ell the ; me place, out owing 10 her plain
dress aud reserve ~ manner received little at
tenuon. had often Singled her out for u re-
ntr on this account, and had once or twice
treated her u ice cream, and once INV ed
her o. - 10 ne OILY mpIc. Her gratitude tor these
litlle c'Nli a, which ia quite forgotten. Wa
unhounded. lhe,. were tue Only br ~ -DDts
IN hef NE, she assu vi me. anu she had never
fur5ottrn tue person 90 whom sne owed them,
All the more nee use she Knew that he W ut
terry unconscious u having done anything To
excite htr ~ utude. Sue invited me H. break
Last AT hrr house, Nhich was magnificent villa
IN the rnvirnns, Out this utciIn,d. 1 PROMISED
O. cell, Il lNever, AZ nrr ursrnt r quest. aud
aiterw ird ana 50. found tnr establtsnmsnt aud
retlhue - "a pfin ess, anu Was IntruduCed to
lhfer lovely con lrrH. Sc told me some part Of
tie story ~ hcr ne, nj a. h ID moTe ( romance
thih novel. ; 20 hAd us n tho tvOiiLe II "A
KING, dud dutlng tn I peri ID ,d a'cu nulAted
wealth ehougu to buY Hnphlemin Tor husb nd
an Insure "a fortune tor the tIturr. Her name,
conciud"d Nr. Hoo q, = 80 well knuwn N uistin-
gulshed cruces tndt II snnud nention II you
would reroSnlzt her at once, yet she pOof
sewing Rirl ia tue CIV of New York. hds uern
Tue mistress n "A king, AMI Is now Lne OouTted
WHO OF he repr sentatve OF ~ anci5lt line,
and string vi names - long as from TINS 20
ALBANY