Juniata sentinel and Republican. [volume] (Mifflintown, Juniata County, Pa.) 1873-1955, 1881-05-11
TIES Harrisburg rslsrrcpl several s.v,

THs Harrisburg Telegraph several DAYS
sgo said: A young girl landed in the Penn.
sylvanis railroad depot in the latter part O.
week before last IRON Aspleton, Pa, and
desiring porter in attendance to conduc.
her TO cheap private boarding house, that
riussy heni took her TO a brothel on Cana,
street. This girl is innocent, gu,le.ess and
q strsuger IN the Cspitsl. IL did not take
but few hours in the brothel to reveal to
The poor girl its character, and her siarm,
suffering snd struggles we're Overwhelming OF
as she proprietress OF the Cen importuned
her incesssntly 10 sire herself up 20 It's
iesd inmates, which she refused TO the last.
4 weil-known wine merchant Of the CITY
made business cali st the place TO collect
bill, and seeing TIE girl ami her distress,
NJ once took charge of her and removed
tier from the abode. Conducting her to the
depot for the purpose Of purchasing tick
st, snd while be was in the act OF doing
This, with the girl in waiting. two of the
misty scsD,ps who loitsr around the depot
looking for victims, informed the girl that
The man who had her in charge was not
trustworthy, ard that they had been watch
ing chance to get her away, urging her to
core with them. Brwildered and distress
81. the girl followed the scamps, who said
they would get her boarding place on the
other side of the river. When the gentle
nan returned to where ne had left the girl,
lie discovered her absence, sud al once en-
Listed friend 10 go il the pursuit, which
~ss hurriedly done, and the girl with her
sbductOrs were found on the bridge, when a
scene occurred, ana tho poor, distressed
girl wss once more taken In charge by those
who meant her no harm. Bringing her back
her TO his home, resolved 10 aftord her
shelter in that sanctuary where all is pure
and safe. We must digress now, to get at
smother feature OF the romance, in order to
complete its eyciticg incidents. Several
weeks ago sR itslian who carried on the
shoe business in Altoona, had his shop bur-
glsriled, losing all his stock and tools. He
came to Harrisburg, and here the gentle
man IN whose house the prosecuted Maple-
ton girl had beer sheltered, furnished him
with means 10 go into business. The Ital-
ian happened 20 be at the house when the
girl Was brought in and he recognized her,
Msple;on being only a short distance from
Altoona, where he had seen the girl. A
short consultation followed, the trouble of
the poor girl WAS seen, sympathy aroused,
when the desoiate Italian offered his heart
and hand to her in honorable marriage. She
had no home, no protector--none TO love
her-snd seeing the honorable purpose of
her wOoer consented, when the party at
once proceeded 10 an Alderman TO have the
connubisl knot tied. But tere an impede
ment arose in the fsct that she sas only IL
wears old, the Alderman declining to per-
form the service. Another Alderman was
appealed to, where the girl was represented
as Is years old, but he too declined. In
this dilemma a well-known pastor was next
desired TO lie the bonds, and not being as
punctiiious as ~ age, tha happy Italian WAS
nnitec with the lonely, homeless, much
troubled Mspleton lass, who found in him
sturdy protector, ardent, able, loving and
teuder, with strong arm TO defend her
against all assaults