Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1889-06-13

incident occurred in the house which for
merly belonged To Owney Geoghegan, and
in lis worS; days he boasied that no visitor
was ever robbed or assaulted in his place.
GREEK AND TURK.
Over on the steps of the Bowery Savings
Bank is Greek, and like the Greeks of
cid, he deals in siatuary-0ny the images
of the modern Greek are not made oil mar
BILE, but of plasier-psris A few PAGES re-
moved Is a Turk dressed in an extreme
~ picturesque costume, but his at
tire Is the only attractive feature about him.
His general appearance indicates that
Turkish bath would do him no harm. If
the Government imposed tax upon the
foreign citizens of this country il would be
a close question to decide whether the Turk
should come under the head of real estate
or personal property.
4 couple of lars pass by. locked arm-in-
arm with two of Gotham's unfortunates, sing
ing that rolicking song now so popular in
all the minstrel halls:
We've botn been there before,
Many time, many time,
We've both been there before many time
oh. its many glass of beer
Has Redeemed your nose and mine.
For we've both been there before
Many a time. many a time"
PATHETIC INCIDENT.
Let us go into the basement and see the
sights. Over the doorway l. q transparency.
Ii informs us that twenty beautiful lady
artists" hold forth within, and admission is
Tree. 4 blind musician is seated at a
Wheezy piano, pounding out discordant
notes when he Is not engaged in drinking
beer. In his musical efforts he is assisted
by greasy Italian, drumming on harp.
The ladies" are evidently artists i'm one
sense oi the word, for they well know how
To paint. There are a number OF tough
Looking men in the room. lying about i'm
variou, inelcgant attitudes Occasionally
they develop energy enough 10 indulge in
"can can" with the "beautiiul artists"
The proceedings are interrupted by the en-
trance OF n woman, who seemed 10 attract
universal attention. She was neither
b onde nor brunette. yet possessing some
"f the features of each. blended in such n
munner a. To- make rather striking form of
beauty. and bring her in sharp contrast
with the other unlOrlunates in the room.
Her hair WIS dark and glossy. while her
ewes were large and OF n light blue color,
aud about them was an indescrihable look
of sadness As she crossed the floor toward
n group of girls in one corner. n tough seiz-
ed her by the arm and invited her Ia dance.
She shook of his grasp and said in 4 quiet
voice: "Not t-night. Charley" As she
approached them the women waited for her
10 speak, rs if half expecting some unpleas-
ant news. For an instant she hestated
then in a gentle tone she said: Girls. Nell
lie Stevens : dead have seven dollars
and half and want 10 get money enough
to bury her. VIII won help?" Everyone Of
the women contributed something. And
then the bondo-brunelte girl passed out of
the place ~ quietly n she had entered AS
she reached the street she was sczod with
violent in Of coughing. which told only too
plainly the story Of an early ending Of that
sad life Whom her final summons shall
have come will there be one true friend 10
keep her ashes from that dread place, the
poiicr's field?
As The elevated train rulls ont Of the sta
iion bearing ~ away from al this poverty
and misery. q glance through The car vim
dows reveals The moon. half hidden by n
cloud. rs ifaslamed 10 look upon tho scenes
presented by the night. ID. B.