Morning journal and courier., 1890-07-03
ARomanes OF New York.

A beamIng, placid, fine looking woman of
IS attracted my notice as the races on the
dav of the great Suburban. She was in
box, and about her were many OF the hand
some men and beautiful women that make
the history of high society hereabouts.
girl of 10. possessing pair of hazel eyes that
proved her q daughter of the handsome
woman, was eagerly watching the horses as
they drew up to the starting post. The
girl will be one Of the bellies Of the town
when she comes out three seasons from
now.
miserable suffering eSdured by her In her
youth remained in the beautiful face. 1t is
| so long ago now that / can only just recall
| her story, so much has happened since TO
bury 1t.
One night seventeen years ago Eddie,
bright, handsome, and dissipsted youth from
mp town, was wandering about the slums OF
the city alone. He had qusrrelled with his
father, the rich railroad speculator, who
seemed TO be reaching ont for all the mill
| ions In Wall street, and he had decided not
/ to 90 home to the parental roof until some
sort of an apology was made 1t was J
o'clock in the morning when he passed
through Bleeker street, which was thorough
4 ly deserted and very dark. Suddenly he
| heard cry of pain, and then a door opened
on the opposite side of the street, feminine
figure was thrown ont into the sidewalk, q
fearful volleys of oaths filled the air, and
the door was banged to, leaving the
woman outside. "a she gazed about the
street Eddie saw that she was q remarkably
pretty girl, and all the sympathy in him, of
which he had fine share, was instantly
aroused.
He was preparing to cross the street TO of.
| fer his aid to the outcast when she turned
and fed away from him. He called to her
softly to wait for him, but she TOOK no
heed, gliding along with q rspidity that he
could hardly equal. Not a policeman was
mat in the flight, and so the pair sped on un-
| noticed.
A sudden realisation of the girls inten-
| tions struck the young man when he new
| across the last avenue before East river was
reached, and he now began to regularly run
: after her, while she, hearing him behind
, hsr. caught up her skirts and endesyored
10 escape, striking straight for the long
wooden pier extending over the river.
Had the distance been q little shorter the
, oirl must have carried out her desperate pur
! pose of suicide, bat by the time she had
! gained the middle of the dock her pursuel
had overtaken her and was holding bel
, tenaciously by both arms, while she demand
ed 10 be released, and struggled to throw of
her reeeuer. The young man was sharp snS
sensible, and the first words that he uttered
a were such as to convince the girl that sh
q | might do bstter than to die. He met he
e declaration that she would not go back Z
o | the old life with the assurance that he couii
! ont her into an honest business position
3 where she could be free and comfortable
i. He was influential, and he wonld csrtainl
see her provided Hor. She listened, aud sh
o went mp into the streets sgsin with CD
q Young man. he took her to an all-nigh
= restaurant, and, by ordering an immens
z supper, gained the privilege of sitting at
s table there until morning. Then he left he
f after making her promise TO meet him at Q
o appointed place that same day.
b At IL o'clock he was ct his fathers ome'
. p,pitsnt, apologize, and declaring on b