, 1876-04-15
A CITY'S TRAGEDY.
A haa Catc OF domestic UMhhtpincAl
IN tEusatAo l.ltes

"A n6A GA1O 01 DOMESTIC UM0Hrp1uGMR
IN humble l,ltes
Hf,c rnrk Jrdphtr,
Tho great city s full Of tragedles Looked At
with Psychologist eyer capable uf potenK dis
Kusea, every Hernet would ia fonnd dthped With
shadows. Amid this compact don OF misery 1t
on single cAac. however peculiar In its network
Of happncs, aud misery or however steop tho
dcscei.t.
But All instance Of sudden uaywardncss and
want In tue very building IN Which tho Grarhtc
Ia printed prompts us briefly 10 outline lis moro
salient points.
Gu Tie iltth floor tho litue family lived. tho
mother nnt her two bapos. III very hunblo apart
monts 10 which they were ma1o to fcot they
wcrc volcomo. Tho father Of tho family WAS
formerly known for Ills excellcnt habits, aud he
ofliciAtcd for home tno al sort Of ianltor's
assistant, but lie became dlssoluto. stayed out
lato Ut night, aud finally deaotled Ills homo al
together, aud At tho srns Of Which We are npcak-
lug lo had not been aeon BY any Of tho fsmily
for months. Tlo muthor lad hoard that ho Ind
found q situation IN QUO Of tho grain elevators
but aIso knew ho WAS no longer worthy Of her
respect, and rosorol to MAINTAIN hstsc,f and
Hho wes pations, Had.eyod creature, never
compalulng, bnt never hoping, g,--ono OF
the last 10 tho world that would naturally
be snBpccted Of any, desperate deod. She
was nswsys neatly but choapy arosscd, and had
gracc and dignity Of teasiuR that showed she
Nobody ovor thought Of inluiring luto her Lis
tors, Aud ahe neeillod incapable Of speaking 1t.
II friend sought her confidence allo appoarod
u, no no. talt abont thst.' sho msio maj - terself i
quito holpfuI. bha bruthed all over tho buiIdlng
eyory morning aud made herself d general
favorito.
Al last tho lttls ones got no that they could
toddlo about tlo building. Tommy leading hia
younger sister. They werc;uot much In tho way,
and. thoy boon booame fayoritoA among tho
workncu, who liked To sharo their lunches With
tha tnfants, who opened thetr vida gray eJca at
tho novcl world, aud gazod cautiously aud curl
oualy At tho bu2zinE machinery.
Une day In the last winter month occurred q
calamity which sonlo ot our readers may rone,n-
ber, and that will not DO aoon forgotten. The
Industrious mother was cut earning tho bread
for the family and tho little nueB wcre in tho
tho roody finEera Of our Krnat four-oyliDder,
WHOM horror BeizBd on the foreman. t4iktle
Dsssls VIA In tho machlnoryl How aho got
caught wRB always q Myatery. llor pain w0s
but Tor moment. nct funeral vaB simple. but
her loss naa sincerely mo,,rucu, aud the shock
iuG accident loft nhadow on tho establishment.
Tommy WEI eveu moro to his mother sftsr
that. Bhe soemed to cling 70 him With dcsper--
ato foat. and won't around approhenBise and
hcayy-hesrtod. Ono esohinR OF thu very ncxt
Neek Ito WIS missed. uc was sought with rus-
sIoilatu nnxicty. a policeman had Bcen hin ii
tho Company Of another etnali chap OIL Tho hex,
cofnbr. In tie tilottiinR hts rc1nalnB were ftuht
iu thu dock.
lis mottar uoyer Hpoke aflcr that. Hho.wa,
cnI.n aud fearless when the cuspBe mas brought
into Aoe apartment, aud took no notice Of It.
blle wont about III mechanical way. eatlne
l4uguialy what was placed before Aer, but sayiut
nothing aud never amIIlnE onco. Htle was Bt'l
beautiful. 6he dressed as sosnpuiouR'y as eve
mud had wistful and fkr-nway look, rs II con
stantly waiting for somebody who never ca,uo
Onco Tho jan!tor found her laso as night 10 ar
opeu window nh II about to dash hefBesf upoI
| .Lo pavement below. From thia time she seem
| to l,avo resolved not to lake her wrstched lf
on the promises whete kho had been 30 lonI
| sheltered.
III week nbe was missing Nobody soeme'
to be much surprised. fiad stso gone out III th
night with tho koy that WAS always within reacl,
Search was cautiously begun. 4 policeman hn.
f. aooa ler Walking on tile roof. With her lni
floating lu tho wnl aud scarcely At all protoctcs
FROM tito ooId.
Her body Was found next morning, stntk ant
! stiff, at tie mouth Of h aewor OH tho Hortl
River.
Har fato wna hard md her lot was ritiful, hui
shs was a most tondcr, motherly, faithful, ATT
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