The New York herald., 1878-11-23

tered the profession .nd sitter being trained became
ons - the mast ssprt riders. % - the bills say,
learnd Ia NeM York aud IN every part Of
ins continent ] played ~ times under the
With Barnnm and Howe under other names
! VIII not tell You my husbands name because II
would bresk his heart. H. i a good man. YES.
wsy o. s@u sitting herr be i good niannne ~ the
best the world ever W hal thrre children. but
th"y IN canada with my fiiends. Iwas happy.
Mr. Reporter. Ia the lite led then. and might Rave
contng.d mp o. this iss had not NY jealousy been
arouss by ts attentions my husband paid t. another
him. accused him X inadeli,y ami On my bsnied
lnsss swort would never never hve With him again.
We parted Me was hasrtbroksn. and have his lst-
'erS heggng me - return. and promising to do any
thing every hing IN the world for could not
be moved. aud have messr -oea him sinre
- fht oRsss 90 NiAKRt.
Prom that hour fsded oat ~ nay own world
~ - only couple ~ years maybe httc more,
heart and quieksned 4 once with Somsnly inn-
pulsc-. woman Like ms. that h. Of my orgsniza-
ton, nn.i los. .onsthins. vas born and forisrcd
warmth | wosid lr-triiy ~ wthrr Ny heart was
ashes when met Wright. Ny -oul parched tor
te gentle dcws o lose. loF tho hrst fln. la y lite
Mas alone absolutely aud entir,iy alone. lie and
othsrw ~ his arsuclstss | met and they, la my
wrfehelnsss bctriendei and saved me from going 10
dertrnrtion. l would mot stoop ~ vice. snd 1 never
dr~aned that thr~e men we're rrooked To
make long story short 1 married Wright
| met his fricnds, they l.came my friends. / met
William Burke too. aud found him good fentle aud
any of these we're crcoksd.' when | did. though
shocked. could not rrfreai ard would not IL could
All. ar YOU do not know how men like these win
upon woInan's heart Al n~t, MS true. they hide
their calling from her and wn her purely on their
merits. Ihey prove that they love her. they lay
all they have or steal ~ her fstt and treat her
with greater Kindness and consideration
than right men. that D.. honest business men.
erachs ,hoe Who 2sse r.s Ss" eSnca,,a. n a's and
nnc instincts. They psriahs. outrssts from
s"ciets and have NO one ~ love them except
4tasas 49,
Aud her they cling o. and cherish With fcrvor all the
greater heeansc she l. all they have the world that
hnd what the, are the fear and dread ~ the evil
that may at any time bsfali the-he bullet of the
night watch; the LONG term % imprisonment. the
turn-make her cling to them all the closer and binds
up her love like sheltering arms about them.
HuRkE's KISDSHsS 10 MIR.
Wright and Burke always rivals for my afrrr-
tions and did not know which loved best. Wright
grew Jealous drank abused more or e~s frittercd
away his means and time on unworthy objects, and.
by mis- inhdeli,y latterly. alienated from him.
Then he was convicted of counterfeiting and sen.
worked night and day ut trade had learned 10 pay
his lawyers and keep him supplied with every
only doing these things for him because
he in trouble, not beesus. ! loved him
No. had ceased 10 wayer between him and Burke
loved the latter aud told Wright l would and
will marry Billy II he gets free. II he doesn't and IL
settled viii abandon my old hannts aud wait until
he il released will work night and day for him 90
that end, aud untl the church yard mold shuts his
face and form from my sight forever Ill never give
up the hope and desire 10 live with both earth'
We rose, left the tavern. the woman wiping the
moisture furtivcly from her eyes. and stood
outside the church on Second avenue said. "flls.
why don't you go back TO your motherg She surely
would not cast you or.
mo, no. sir" said she in a sad voice. which trem-
bled behind her veil. which She had lowered hide
her sorrow; "I1l stay with those love. II
worth million of dollars would do scl''
"Have you never asked yourself. Where will this
all end! Where shall die? Ieaceaby in bed at
home? In hospital ward? by cnraged cracks
mans hand? On the streets, OR will my body lay
in the Morgue, a. those of many other lost ones do
with the simple epitaph pinned to their ragged skirt
No home! no friends! Died in the riyorf /" s
Il have thought OF all that. sir! have taougM or
all that and feel that II may be Nevertheless, III
go to the end The die Is cast! I'm the bride OF
a crooked mani Good night"
moment after she was merged in the shadows of
the church seeple and the clock therein struck nine