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PERSONAL ITEMS. 
Madame Parepa-Rosa hay had a relapse and 
is again confined to her bed. 
Vikijxtemps, the violinist) is coming to this 
country on u professional tour. 
Hans Christian Andersen h:va written that 
lie cannot visit America tins year. 
Prince Napoleon lias been standing god¬ 
father to (ii 'irge Sand’s grandchild. 
THERE is not one Bourbon wtuTwefli* a crown 
to-day, and live of them aro exiles. 
Makqois nt: MoitsriEit, Into French Minister 
of Foreign Affairs, died on the 6th insf. 
Mathew Aunolii’s recent essays arenow pub¬ 
lished in a volume entitled “Culture and An¬ 
archy.” 
Theodora Me not, < laugh tor of Miss Mulii- 
baoli, is coming to this country as an opera 
singer. 
Anita E. C. E. E. D. H—, is tho name of a 
Massachusetts baby, which has survived the 
infliction. 
Jules Favrk recently gave a literary lecture 
in Paris upon “The Influence of Manners upon 
Literature.” 
Represent ArrvF. Washburne of Illinois, has 
been confined to his bed for some days, owing to 
a Severe illness. 
Prince Cabignano, who is a possible candi¬ 
date for the Spanish throne, la a nephew of Vic¬ 
tor Emanuel, and not his son as supposed by 
many. 
Gov. Chamberlain of Maine has been tlireat- 
ened with assassination In ease he signs a certain 
death-warreni, which, notwithstanding, will re¬ 
ceive his signature. 
Major Nicohemus of tlie regular army lias 
been appointed liy President Johnson to the Pro¬ 
fessorship of Civil Engineering in tho Western 
University at Pittsburgh. 
Judge Goonuxon of HI. Paul, recently re¬ 
turned from Europe, has presented tho Minne¬ 
sota Historical Society with a facsimile of the 
famous “ Doomsday Hook.” 
John W. Wittai., a prominent resident of 
Waterbury, Conn., tual manager of the Croat 
Brook Woolen Co., died suddenly of apoplexy 
while at church on the 7th inst. 
James Russell Lowell's recent article in the 
Atlantic, entitled “On a Certain Condescension 
in Foreigners” is received by the London Satur¬ 
day Review with snarls and sneers. 
Fanny Kkmule has been prosecuted for caus¬ 
ing the doors to ho locked at one of her readings 
in Pennsylvania. That Commonwealth imposes 
a tine of $. r >fHI for such a proceeding. 
President Johnson is going to send a special 
messenger to (he I try Tor togas to curry Mudd 
liis pardon, being fearful that otherwise it will 
not reach him before the 4th of March. 
Puesident Taylor’s grave is but six miles 
from Louisville, Ky. mid has only a simple slab 
to mark Hie last resting place of “ Rough itnd 
Ready,” the hero of liuena Vista and Monterey. 
During a trial in which the judge had repeat¬ 
edly ruled against him, tlia late James T. Brady 
blandly asked, “ May tt please your Honor who's 
retained on the other side of this case besides 
the Judge 5'" 
Col. Caved A, the loader of the movement at 
Villa Clara, Cuba, is tt resident of Philadelphia, 
and was a distinguished volunteer ollieer of a ! 
regiment from “l he struight-stroctud village,” 1 
during the war. 
Mil Carlton, tho Irish novelist, and whose 
best known work win “Traits and Stories ot the 
Irish Peasantry,” died on the 28th of January. 
False reports of Ilfs death were in circulation 
just previous to that time. 
Andrew Johnson has been tendered a passage 
to Europe by one ot the Gorman lines, and has 
accepted. After tho tt liof March he will make 
a brief trip to Tennossooto arrange Ids affairs, 
and will sail about the 1st of April. 
In the argument before the Massachusetts Su¬ 
preme Court at Boston, upon Hie meaning of 
tile word “surv ive.” In tho will of the distin¬ 
guished lexicographer, one of the counsel cited 
the define ton in Worcester's Dictionary, as giv¬ 
ing tho inf on! of the testator. 
Felix 1'yett, a French journalist, litis just 
been condemned to five years imprisonment and 
a fine of live thousand francs for attacks upon 
the French Government. But as he happens to 
live in London. Felix will rather enjoy than 
otherwise the distinction this sentence will give 
him. 
Thomas Dutton of Delaware Co., Pa., who 
I lie oi lier day celebrated ills one hundredth birt h- 
dny, is said to be the only person living who 
heard the. tiring of the salutes at Philadelphia on 
the Fourth of July, 1771!. He voted for Wash¬ 
ington and for Grant, and at every intervening 
election. 
Rev. Charles H. Bingham, a clergyman of 
Ann Arbor, Mich., and a contributor to the 
North American Review, is replying to Father 
Hecker's lecture upon “Luther” with a course 
of lectures upon the “ Age of the Reformation,” 
which are so largely attended that many cannot 
obtain entrance to the hail. 
Francis Dkwky of Worcester, Mass., a mem¬ 
ber of tiie Hi ate Senate, has received from Gov. 
Chitlin tliO appointment to (lie remaining va¬ 
cancy in the Superior Court. H is father, Charles 
A. Dewey of Northampton, was one ol' tin* Su¬ 
preme Judges for twenty-nine years- until his 
dentil—and hhs father before him was appointed 
to the same court In 1814, but died the following 
year. 
Mme. Ivahchew a row is the first lady doctor 
in Russia. The degree of M.l>. was conferred 
upon her by the Medico-Chirugical Academy of 
Hi. Petersburg some throe weeks since. When 
her name was called by the Dean It was received 
with the greatest enthusiasm, and after she had 
been invested with the insignia of her dignity 
her fellow-students and new colleagues lifted 
her upon a chair and carried her with triumph¬ 
ant shouts through the hall. 
Major-Gen. James Barnes of Springfield, 
Mass., died in t hat city on t lie 131 h inst. He gra¬ 
duated at West Point in 1K.V, in the -ame class 
with Robert. E. Lea anti Joe Johnston. At the 
out break of the rebellion lie accepted the com¬ 
mand ol' die Eighteenth Massachusetts Infantry, 
and became distinguished in the Army of the 
Potomac, where he commanded a brigade in t ho 
Fifth Corps succeeding Gen. Martindalo; sub¬ 
sequently be luiitimandod a division, and was 
brevet ted Major-General. Recently lie was one 
of the Government commissioners of the Uuiou 
Pacific Railroad. 
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. 
HATE CHARITY. 
BY FRANCIS S. SMITH. 
Through the great, siu-biasted city 
Toils a homeless liltlc one — 
Not u friend to soothe or pity — 
Not a bed to lie upon — 
Ragged, dirty, bruised and bleeding — 
Subject still to kick and curse — 
Schooled in sin and sadly needing 
Aid from Christian tongue and purse. 
But the rich and gay pass by her, 
Full of vanity uud pride, 
And a pittance they deny her. 
As they pall their skirts aside. 
Then a sullen mood comes o’er her— 
Reckless she ol woe or weal — 
Death from hunger Is before her — 
(she must either starve or steal. 
She doe* steal, and who can blame her. 
Hunger pangs her vitals gnaw — 
None endeavor to reclaim her, 
And she violates the law. 
Then the pampered child of fashion, 
Who refused to give relief, 
Cries, with well-affected passion, 
“ Out upon the little thief!” 
Censors full of world-wise schooling, 
Cease to censure and deplore — 
When the girl transgressed man's ruling 
SI it- obeyed " higher brut. 
Take her place —feel her temptation - 
Starved, unhoused — no succor nigh — 
And, though sure of reprobation, 
Ye would steal ere ye would die! 
THE CITY’S CHILDREN! 
T3BS.RraX.Xi ATROCITIES!! 
A LITTLE GIRL’S FEET FROZEN OFF!!! 
TIIE FLESH CUT FROM HER BACK!!!! 
CHILDREN’S 
ID SOC IETY 
VICE MORE PROFITABLE THAN VIRTUE! 
A SAINT’S FACE AND A DEMON’S HEART!! 
How Long Shall Such Things Continue ! ! ! 
Iloiisjer ! ! ! ! 
RBTRIBIKLTON!!! 
lated » fervent “Tliank’eo. sir!” and fled away up 
tbe street at his topmost speed. , .... 
Mr. Seymour stood looking after the tm? till he 
saw ftiin enter u baker s simp on the corner, and 
then he mee.hnnle.ally Billowed In the same direction. 
along, “and perhaps lie i 
one who is iiI*h> hungry 
know that it's anything I 
thing which I cannot ex: 
to follow him, and 1 Wil 
of It.” 
The buy inis hungry 
“ 8o she’s gone at l»«t, eh ? 
“ she is, Xloetlior MeNab,” replied Mrs. Moiling, 
“ sin is. nnor cravtber ! Heaven lest her sowl.” 
‘•And the hov. whut will become of him now?’ 
asked the man.' while a greedy took lighted up liis 
dull, gray eyes—“ I hear that a. rich man a Mr. 
siot'niinir ha,, uttered to taku charge 04 him. Is 
of It,” . „ . . o<if, vch Miinis' ,\1> dear JRIlo Maggie!” ex- 
The boy inis hungry 7 very hungry, -lot as In- ,,| i ,p’.u^r .vitli nffe- ted tomb rm-s-, a« lie 
emerged trom Ibo bakers r!i*'P eltil* lung a loaf ot t mid -Is: will tell mo all about it. 
M m "is no,von., grasp m■ Hey mo u ry who f o- conmand live win. me. bow. I guess. Kha 
lowed closely, obsorved that he foie a piece, from it 
and ravenously gnawed it. as lie started on u run. 
At length tiie hoy darted up a dm!; alley-wav, the 
entrance te which Mr. Seymour reaehed just In I lino 
to see tho object, of Ins pursuit older a tenant budd¬ 
ing which stood tar back iu tho rear. ..... 
Mr. Seymour also entered the dismal habitation, 
and, after some delay, found hluisoo In un apart - 
sneut <*0 the eeeniid floor. The room was a small 
one, amt from its position the light ol day, exeopt at 
meridian ft was about three o'clock then.) tv.is al¬ 
most exelmlcd. The ll""T was > h ardy -emtihed. the 
walls were white, and the window-panes, what few 
were left, glistened idightiy in the sunlight, toil save 
a clean board which, res! mg upon a barrel, served as 
a table, arid abed which occupied the darkest corner 
of the room oil the floor, the apartment contained no 
furniture. 
Sitting holt upright upon tins l itter article was a 
woman, wasted away almost to a skeleton. Jii both 
her bony Hands she" clinched a loaf of bread, from 
which she had ravenously torn n rnouth ruLand lying 
prone at her side, with Ins face buried In the pillow, 
and groaning and sobbing piteously, was the hoy 
whom the rich man hud followed. 
Mr. Scymnur was nimble to scan the woman’s feat¬ 
ures closely, for the briulil glare of the snn upon the 
snow without had t.omporimlv untitled his eyes to 
view objects m a subdued light, Inn lie iiw enough 
to shock him greatly, and stooping down lie placed 
his hand upon the shoulder ol t he boy, and shaking 
litm gently, he said In a luridly tone; 
“Get up my little man, and run out lor some more 
fitting fond than that. You shall want for nothing 
now, for 1 will be vour friend. See. here is money I" 
And as ho spoke lie took some silver coins from his 
' Rising from his recumbent position us the first 
tones of the gentleman's voice I ell upon his ears, 
till' boy turned ami be *'d the latter, who was wir. 
pi-Wed to iux« upon Ins feat me*, not a look ol grati¬ 
tude, but an expression amounting almost to mn- 
l " v '"uVi‘awav !’’ exclaimed the boy. bitterly, “go 
away, and leave mo stone. I hate you!” 
“ And why should v*-U hate me. oiv poor tad ?” in¬ 
quired Mr. Seymour in a torn! of umeij.uOd surprise 
“ I never injured yod 1” 
“You have!' 1 exclaimed the hoy, passionately, 
•you have always Injured me, and such as me. I 
hate you because you are rich, and because you 
don’t euro who starves mi long as >*»u have plenty to 
eat and to drink, and to wear, and throw away, I feel 
as though I .. Kill you. ami I may, too, u you 
don’t go awviy. for I have the strength to do it nutv, 
although I am only a boy I” 
•• Upon IIIV lib- I believe the boy is gettingertuty! 
oxclauuqd Mr. Seymour, in a sort of half soliloquy. 
"I believe I am. - ’ returned the hoy. vehemently, 
“and Itwonldni he much to wonder at if I did. i 
wish I was enuy or dead, I wouldn't care which 
Mr. Hey mi,nr was almnt to make some conciliatory 
reply, hut before he could do so tile door opened, 
,md’n llllle girl about nine years of age entered, 
hearing in her band a b m l of soup. Him wu- a beau¬ 
tiful, brig be-looking cli lid, all hough tier clothes were 
ililttd v, mill her bab w;i.« urn embed, and lt*ll strait- 
gling iiround her face. Hi r Urge blue eye* were full 
of gentleness mid love, and an almost angelic look 
rested ii poo her meek, retiring eouidonunce. 
Hlo- was Moniewliat ill semi mote l upon discovering 
a stranger, hut beckoning the boy to a comer, she 
said In a whisper, while a snide ol joy lighted up her 
little, tlilli face: ...... . 
“ Here, Charley, I’ve brought a howl ol read nice 
soup for yntu mother, a ml I know it.’ill do her good. 
.Mrs. Maddo.v, who lives ill' sllilrs, gave It to me tor 
fetching lid'a pall of water, bill I'm not hungry,and 
it wall be SO nice lor your poor mother." 
The taiy's Up quivered as he struggled to subdue 
some terrible emotion, and lie answered, at last, in a 
husky voice: 
“ She don't want it Maggie / know ntw don I — you 
eat tt yourself." _ _ ,___... 
won't want t<> stay hen* after they take "*'iiy her 
p|:iyTii:»ln | Won't vmi cvimc with mo, Mityjtfo I 
“ No. t wont!” exclaimed the child, with a shudder, 
lind at the same time she crept close to Mrs. Mullins, 
anil seined tightly hold of that good woman sapron, 
ii:, I hough she loured the doc tor might seine her 
forcible and hear her oil. 
•• Ami why not, my little dear?” asked the doctor 
with gnat hliindiiess. , 
•• Because I doo'l like you,” replied the child, with 
great candor — “ I'd rather go amt live in that dark 
dung* 4 * nt where mv father died than to go home with 
you. I'm afraid or you !” 
“ Now. thill is hard. I&n't it. Mrn. Mullins I said 
the doc tor, appealingly. “That te really hard. I »t- 
lelidod Chat little girl's father professional!S’ ml 
through hi* many tits of sir knesa w ithout charging 
him •on' i • lit. and now when 1 want to continue my 
kindle -• bv giving her u home, she Won't eouie hear 
me. I dare* : a) the leir is Just like her I utlemb:'l 
Ms motliiu 1 professionally, also, without receiving 
any pecuniary recompense save a fewtrinkets, and I 
ilon't suppose he lias any room grntltafle than Mag¬ 
gie Rap. Will you come ami learn to he a doctor, 
HilariesV” he continued,addressing the boy. 
“No, not wl111 you,” sententtously answered the 
grid-stricken youth, turiming his lear-swolieii eyes 
upon the qinssUoner. ..... . ,, 
“ No,”wind Maggie, “(’hurley and 1 will go together. 
Wherever he goes, t will go. It Mr. r-cymuur takes 
him 1 will beg Mr*. Seymour Intake mu.” 
I ir MeNab bad good reasons, for feeling interested 
In the children, amt wlint those reasons were will 
appear in the course of our story. 
It w a • one morning about a week after the events 
just narrated look place, that Mr. and Mrs. Seymour 
sal jit, the breakfast t*h1c, tile gentleman reading the 
morning paper anil sipping bis endec by turn A, While 
ihu lady remained silent.,apparently in deep thought 
about sometafiiR. ... , . , 
At length, throwing down Ills paper and emptying 
his rnp at a draught, Air. Seymour said, with • sigll: 
•• j nev er take up a paper of late, my dear, that 1 do 
not come ,,cross the uetaUs of some horrible ease of 
destitution and misery.” _ .... 
■1 have noticed, Andrew.’ said Mrs. Heynmur. 
" licit of late you seeiu more than usually interested 
in the Hufleriligs c.l the poor. My attention, toe, ban 
I,, ,.,1 inneh attracted to suuli ease* since I heard of 
yo nr prni r worthy art Ion in reference to that uni or- 
lunate woman w ho died of starvation. Although 1 
must admit that your conduct was commendable. 1 
cannot understand w hy you have taken sin h an in¬ 
terest In her orphan hoy. After superintending i bo 
funeral, amt paying all the expense*, von bring two 
(l.-stitnte children hero to your own home, cue of 
them the mil(•ruinate woman’s son." 
Mrs.Heymour paused,in order to give her hutdnftid 
an opportunity to say something in explanation, but 
he remained silent, and she continued : 
“ And another singular phase of this muni singular 
matter is. that you seem less Inclined to converse 
about the boy Ilian you do about He girl. \\ itliout 
am inquiry upon my part, you told ineull you knew 
about the girl, but when i v in, to red io qiiesttnn you 
l oneeinbig tbe. boy, you evinced a palpabh' disinell- 
nutieii to converse on the subject, and would not 
give me the slightest satisfaction." 
** Well, mv .li'iir," said Mr Heymour. apparently 
with great riluetanee, “ills true that I have all along 
tried to avoid this subject, but. in you torch uie to it, 
1 will admit that there is a mystery about the boy 
und ni* mother -a mystery which I have reasons of 
mv own lor not wishing to explain, ami whit'll fnuM 
advantage yon nothing,even 11 1 shouldd" so. Lot me 
implore von then, as you value ..ur domestic quiet, 
not to allude lu the subject again. The boy w ill no 
out of the house shortly, and, after he is gone, lei as 
cease to talk or tbe past. I spoke to ■« omoloying 
silversmith about him yivderduy. Mi. Rural; .1* lines, 
and Charley is to lie placed in his caro to-morrow. 
Hat how about vour fluid pro!<>/ik Maggie V Unvo you 
found a place for her yet, or do yon moan to adopt 
her f _ . . _». „ *,. .. u n „ 
the charge of his employe™ week before he* discov¬ 
er,.,I t but • here was something wrung about the man. 
although the latter tried hard to appear excessively 
parent-bko and ninlabhs. . 
Among the apprentices who operated in Use "Dec. 
hive,” us the shop was termed by Mr. Jeffries, was a 
little, jxslc.faeeJ, cnnsuniptlre-iooking boy. about 
t he age of Charles Hollister, who ut once nttrueted 
the at tent l< m and excited the coromiascruMon ol the 
oewly-onuen-d apprentice, who felt a secret sutisfur- 
tion when he was mtormed I hut the hov In question, 
whose name w as Richard Manners, was to he hi* 
room-mate. The two boys became fust friends the 
very first night that thoy »le|rt tegotliev. and they 
grew more and more attached to each other us their 
intimacy been me closer. 
Tin* Brat effort of the new apprentice, naturally 
enough, was to gather from Id* companion some idea 
of Ills employer and hls fellow .apprentice*; but. 
at rangely enough the hoy would never allow himself 
tube drawn Into conversation tin "thru, subject. Be 
would talk freely enough on any i.rber theme, hue 
the moment tiie shop wan mentioned, lie was dumb, 
nor could all the* ingenuity of young UoUister put 
him oil ills guard. 
It wav the night, before the one upon which the 
probali u.ov fortnight of the new u,•prentice would 
expire, and he and ills room-mate had lellred to their 
expire, and he and his room-mate had lellred to t heir 
room. 
Hollister was the first to throw Ills clothes off and 
Jump Into bed, and as lie lay there watching his 
room-male, lie could not help noticing the look of 
nahifhl anxiety which rested upon the features ••* 
tin* latter, The boy was never nt any time disposed 
to be mirthful: lint now hls face wore a look which 
plainly Spoke of some especiul c in ice or regret, mid 
before getting into bed, he.contrary io bis usual cus¬ 
tom. carefully looked under il.aOd around the room, 
and tinally. he opened the bed-room door and looked 
out into tint entry. 
“What's the matter. 1 tick !” said Hollister, when 
the latter had at length stretched himself out at his 
aide ” You ain't afraid of burgle I 5, are you?” 
"No,” replied the boy, in a whisper; “VVii-s’em 
that." 
“ W hat is it, then ?" asked Hollister. " Come, speak 
out, don’t be alarmed !" 
••litisli b-h!" Whispered the boy, trembling as lie 
spoke; "don't speak so loud he might, hour you." 
" And who Is hit” aaked Hollister, without altering 
his tone. 
I won’t talk to you, Charley,” replied (tie boy. In 
a whisper so towns to lie almost inaudible, “if you 
don't speak lower. I know lie Is around somewhere, 
and I tel) you ho win hear you.” 
“Well, then,” whispered Hollister, who, willing io 
gratify the lad, htotistl 1 1 Ills voice down t" tho lowest 
I pitch, ” I will speak low ; and now tell me Who la that 
n/C you are so much alruld of f” 
‘‘The lb V" repllisl tin* tiny, in a frightened tone; 
“and you'd bo afraid, too, if you knew him us well 
as 1 do." 
"Well I don’t like Inm very much myself. Inek.” 
replied I L l li-tcr, " lod l don't bet) anything In him 
to be frightened at. and 1 don’t see as tvo've much to 
complain about. I lu uses us pretty well AVe’vCgot 
plenty to eat, and to drink, and to wear, and don't 
have to work very hard." 
“t»li. yes," whispered Dirk, significantly. “ that’s 
’cos he’s got a new boy on trial. \Ve alien* iln liuvea 
high eld linn* whenever a new boy rotm .*; hut wo 
have !•• pa v up for il afterward, ll seems t<> me al¬ 
most as if "you were mv brother. Charley, and I will 
m v tl\u much l/> you, if 1 die lor it—don’t you bebwinfl 
to him r 
“ What are you whispering about there. Richard?” 
broko in tiie shrill Video ol file ktng-bou from tin* en¬ 
try outside " I am a) raid I will have to curtail your 
sleeping hour you've pot too much time for sleep¬ 
ing you have.” 
“I knew he was around I" whispered tbo little an- 
fortunate. “Oh! won’t I catch It fur this?” And 
turning Ills back to Ins companion, he refused to say 
another ivord. 
The tin* * warning was not without its effort upon 
the iniiul of young Hollister: tint, having omxt re- 
dvod upon Ids course of action, lie wns not easily 
U. he swerved therefrom; and before closing hm eyes 
in sleep lie determined to carry out Ids original pur¬ 
pose, let what, would happen—which ho mi bBequ*ad.iy 
•lid : inn lie had nut been an indentured apprentice 
torty-cigbl hours when he bitterly regretted not 
having taken his little room-mate'* advice. 
From iho moment the document* were signed 
which placed Charles Hollister beneath the entire 
control of ,Mr. .1 cirries for seven years, the demeanor 
of the latter toward hls apprentices underwent so 
complete a change, Hint the newly bound lad. al¬ 
though prepared to witness something • it the kind, 
from what Dick Maimers had said, was greatly Ur- 
bintslied. Ignorant of Hie world, and thoroughly 
art less and inmost himself, he never imagined that 
unv one eould exercise such perfect hypocrisy. 
During the whole fortnight while lie was on trial, lie 
had noticed tiie boys were Uented with great tsmstd- 
eration. All tins was changed, however, a* soon us 
the neuplivt* heeau'O) a i idl-flodgoil "lire” -then 
ta-ki. were imposed upon the ill-starred apprentices, 
the completion of which took them from twelve to 
sixteen h"urn per day. and they were compelled to 
submit daily io a thousand harrowing nieces of iri- 
lustlee, winch were calculated to wound tin* pride and 
fMoernte the feelings of any boy po&seaaing the slight¬ 
est spirit, 
U was oil the morning nt the second day of young 
Hollister's apprenticeship, and ln» was busily em¬ 
ployed at (heside of Dick Manners, under wbusu tui¬ 
tion he liutl teiuporarlly been placed, when Mr. Haruk 
.ball L * i tuei'cil the *' beehive." and, as was lib* wont, 
began the even c-e of UD daily tortures. Walking 
lx spite of the exertions made by tiie “Children's 
Aid Society,” “The News Boys’ Lodging Rooms,” 
und city missions generally, there is still much to 
do in the matter of relieving the necessities of the 
suffering little ones known us “ The City's Children ' 
—little, whltc-f.ieod, penury-pinched suKurera who 
live in pestilential,subterranean abodes,dark courts 
and filth yntr-pedanned alley-ways or roam the streets 
in tint day tiuloand sleep nt nlglit in covered wagons, 
coal-boxen, or any other place thoy maybe able to 
steal Into— somoni’ whom have neither parents nor 
friend*, and others who have relatives but would be 
butter off without them. 
Everybody will remember the ease of the unfortu¬ 
nate orphan girl who, some twelve, or fourteen year* 
ago, was taken from the poor-house by u tieiifl in 
human shape named Mrs. Decker, who resided at 
the* time on Staten Island. It will be in the recollec¬ 
tion of many how this poor, friendless little creat ure 
was tortured by t-lo* wretch who had adopted her, till 
death kindly put uti end to tier • utTerings. limv .* lie 
xvus beaten till her little* body was a mass ol bruises 
—starved till liel‘honos seemed bursting through tin* 
skin —turned out into the Motor cold almost naked 
till her feet wore blistered with frost, and her emaci¬ 
ated frame racked by rlieunfhtism while all the 
while tho monster who subjected her to such tor¬ 
tures attended Church regularly and was regarded 
as little loss than a aalnt by those Who did not Know 
her. 
Tills, as wo have said, Occurred nearly a score of 
yours ago. bill who can nay how many similar cases 
have happened since- are happening every day in 
fact. Tho Mrs. Meekers are not all dead yet—Society 
Is full of them and their victims, and, what is worse, 
this will always he the case till i he inilloniumconies. 
We eanuot alter human nature, but we can do the 
next, best thing — we can expose such at roe.ities when 
they tome to light, and such i» our purpose at tho 
present time. Anybody who will follow ua through 
the following narrative of wrongund retribution will 
acknowledge Hie full force of all which we have said 
and will l'eel themselves well repaid for their trim Ido 
us well. 
“ Please, air, may I shovel olf your sidewalk Y" 
“ No, hoy ! —go Bonn; and tell your mother to lake 
earn of you." 
“ I only want live cents, sir lust live rents let 
me lin\o five rents for half an hour and I'll do any 
work you're a-nnrid to set meal —1 don't care wluit 
It Is." 
"No, I tell you! Ho home and keen oul of Hie 
silt'd-! Ho to school! I don't roe what parents 
can be thinking of to allow their children to go run- 
nliig around begging!” 
The tlr*l speaker was a stunt-built lad, who car¬ 
ried upon hi*, shoulder a rmlely-ronstriietetl wooden 
shovel, and the person to whom he addressed liim- 
self was Hie wealthy Mr. Scmuoiii', wlm occupied a 
•• ay In, is that gentleman ?” Whispered tiie girl, at , w ,,„| ( f willingly adopt ll©r, replied Alrs.Sej’- 
tho same time stealing a glance at Mr Seymour. mour. who saw at oboe that It would be useless i*. 
•* He Isa rich man," answered the boy aloud, who attempt, to penetrate her husband s secret, and who 
lives in a great house up town." assumed a satisfaction she by no means tell, it X 
lives in a great house up town." 
“Oh, l am so glad I” exclaimed the girl, joy¬ 
ously, “ for I am sure he will do something for your 
" “'oV '•-nurse i wrti, rtry 1!<tU* fiwlv,” said Mr. Sey¬ 
mour i nut I* wlmt l I'iUiu* hero Dir." 
»* No you won't!" ekelaimed tbo hoy, bitterly, “ be¬ 
cause you tu/i'f help her now ! H you liad given me 
,,i,i v live cents when 1 tlrat asked you for It, it might, 
pci'nstps, have done some good, but d.'s too late now. 
Look at her!” And again throwing himself face 
downward upon the bed, he gave away to another 
passionate uni-burst ot grief. 
A horrid suspicion Hushed across the mind ol the 
millionaire, whose cyis* by this nine luid become ac¬ 
customed to the moderate tight,and looking ilii',*ctly 
at tiie woman, God of Heaven, what a sight broke 
could recooutle such a COBrse W illi 111 y conscience, but 
i tear I am growing too fond of her. and we should 
mu place our allee.tlons upon thtnuo ol lid;' earth. 
Tin- t ,. l that our Heavenly Katin I Iris i.evei blesseil 
ns with children is tin* Lcm piuol tlial ll<* i iended 
I should devote myself ci.lliely to ID» sorvlee- Hie 
I> .1 sweet elnld. and 1 am happy In having been al Io 
In pluck her at a brand frot" Hu* burning, (this was a 
IL ,'orite expression with the ladyl but I eanuot make 
hi* mv mind t" assnim* ibe entire can* of her. atel so 
1 think I will permit Airs. Doekett, who ha* made 
upplii'JtIon to our Society fora little girl to adopt, to 
t ike her. She senilis a very pious kind "f woman, 
and has promised to bring Maggie up )u the tnlth. 
Poor Maggie! she lit tle knew tho fate iliai u waited 
her. And had Mis. Seymour been aware of it. her 
Wliile lie was thus wildly lamenting, the little girl 
had planed her howl upon (lie rude table, and with 
Hu* tears standing in Iier mild eye* bad advanced 
toward him. Kneeling beaide him as the despairing 
words lett his lip*. Mu; threw her little white arm* 
around hls neck, and murmured, in aluuoof tulujilcd 
pathos amt gentle reproach . 
" No oils, did you say. Charley ? No oar at aH V ' 
Instantly the l»*y checked Ids violent grief, and 
looking up through his tears, lie replied, as he iitt'oo- 
Uonillely pressed her hand : 
•*Oh, I forgot you, Maggie —I forgot you, hut you 
mustn't Vila me me. 1 was thinking of nothing but 
hor. It will be so very, very hard to see them take 
her away !” , 
Bv l Ids tluJP Mr, Sex mour had recovered somewhat 
fruiil the Mistshock which III feelings had sustained, 
and uppriinching close in the. corpse, he began to pe¬ 
ruse the features attentively. A Hirill nt horror 
shook Ids frivnio anew us lie did so f< r. not with stand- 
(UH ||ie I'luinge which di'alli had inaile, lie leltinur- 
ully certain he had seen the lace before under tar 
different i lrrumslunoes. 
What is your name, boy? 1 lm asked, excitedly, 
turning toward tin* sorrowing lad. 
Tin* i>"> wa* st uliUorii, mid w ould not answer, but 
Ills Ml le I’oiiipanion replied: 
“Hls name Is Charley HoUisler, sir. 
•> r is slip, ami we have met again ut last, hut under 
whut terrible riri uiimUinee*! oh. xvliat u frightful, 
frightful death lor her to die t” 
Hr spoil*- trillv, It «i'*i.x- a iriglulul death, for the 
wnman laid <l"'*l ot starvation! Slurration in Iho 
midst Ot plenty! Eager to appease tin* frightful 
craviiigR of hunger Ube had seay.ed Hie l**al mid tom 
Horn il a mouthful, but even a- she re.sayed to mas¬ 
ticate it the fatal reaction took place, death seized 
her In tin* effort, and sin* who had once lusted the 
sweets **t ufHueiiee, now sat there, the victim of 
cruel want, a stiffened corpse, gum, gaunt and 
b Casting a look III the children, who, in their great, 
prlel had not noticed his agitation, the niflllonaire 
rushed from the house and took Uia way toward the 
Coroner's oiltec. 
An inquest xvns held upon the hotly of ft wretched 
and — except by the weeping boy she had left behind 
ifl'iiui muiiih x uu' |.*..... _ i 
■ llow old dll! you sax she was I" asked Mrs. Dock- 
ell alter seme preliminary observations US' I passed 
between hen-' lt ami Mrs. Heymour. 
" It is impossible to say,exactly, replied the latter 
1a.lv, “ t,*r Hu* child due* not Unoxv her age. 1 should 
suppose her, however. If be abottt nine years old. ' 
*' 'i'i,*, dear child(Orrlil inied Mf- Ooekoit with fer¬ 
vor; ” and xvliat Is her name, mem Y" 
"Of that we are also ignorant, answered Mrs. bey- 
0,0111 “she is a poor Utile wait, of Whose history xvc 
have been able to lonrii but ItUtu. About throe yonp* 
ago her lather, a besotted neature, who was not to 
t**‘ have the. eh algo ol a dog. much less a tender 
child hired a room in flic house from which we look 
i,,>r. Tte died miserably In prison not long nitenvard 
ol .*.■•'(, cim t j erto-us, and frnrii tn it time nil we louiul 
her. tin* little unfortunate picked up her living by 
runiiln : errands tor Hie tenant*. Muggie is tiie only 
name Uy ivlueh she I* at. present, known.' 
“'('lie pool'd. ulm', unfortnit little soul!" exelaimed 
Mr- ijo* tu it, appijriiiiJ tier handkerchief tohoroyw. 
••nil, Mr-, ifoyiuour. I miL-t luve that cUltd I feel 
like I in mid eat licr up now without even seein ot 
I,or I w:iuted to get some poor hole waif, us you 
solt-possi'je-od.ar she eontemplaied taking charge ot 
her. liul slie did not know it. and she was happy In 
'"•‘You will treat her io all respect- 1 us H she were 
mv child, ami 1 hod placed Io r xvitli ion to l" 1 *™, 
will von Y" asked .Mr-. Seymour, deliglded wilti the 
iiaitoriug allusion vvlileli laid boon made to tin bo- 
‘ 'mu. Doekett looked up toward Heaven,as though 
calling the sacred Host- to xvilucss her aiueerity, 
then wiped her eyed enorget teally, smhed luaxi- 
jy, and t hen *.ifd etii|ijiatn.afly • 
•• Arid* vou’wVuViroig her up Ol the fsilli Y” couliii- 
ueii ,M rs. si'vmimr; " you will si udioiis v teach her to 
i i ii* noCe t in* pomps and vanities ol I Ii 1 h wicked 
world and all tiie sinful in -i. ••! the Beall t A oil will 
see to It I ti.it she OsteiiH mil)' to aouml doetrino ? 
o. 1 .; ui.iir." reseondOJt Mu. Ih.ekett. half re- 
** Richard !" squeaked the inunaeulate proprietor of 
the “ beolOve.” ... 
At the sound of but voice both boys looked npaud 
Hollisler m.Heed that the lyuiit held In hls hand a 
rawhide, which till then lie had kept concealed behind 
"Richard!" repeated Jeffries, *• you did not lluish 
soldering them ert; thimble* last night. ’ 
- So. sir," replied the hoy apprehensively, if you 
please, sir. I couldn't." 
“ Couldn't,” oxelalmcd Mr. .lefll'lcs. nssumlnga look 
<d oll'ended dignify, *' cnuhtn'l. sir t Do you mean to 
toll mo to tu v p.ioo Hud I have imposed a task upon 
• no oi my boys which lie couldn't perform f I am 
grioved, I mrchniui grieved. Richard Manners, to find 
that t",ui are rich a hard ease melt a very hard case¬ 
in spite of all my talkin’ to you. and advising , *| you, 
am) persuadin' ot you to do better. 1 can't* allow -.loll 
conduct In mv * lieehive.' Mr. and although I am ready 
to blio.I tom - when I think ot doin' of It, 1 shall have 
to punish you severely again. It's very try in'lu a 
man of my sensibilities, and I shall have to do il, I 
can't help myself. It s a Booty xvot I owe to yob and 
your mother, und to myself!” 
He took the poor trembling lad by the shoulder, as 
lie »pnlc<v and elevated lu* whip Ol the all", but be¬ 
fore be Imd struck a blow, Hollister, who wasal first 
rendered flu mb by surprise, exclaimed, imploringly : 
“Oh, don't whip him. Mr. Jeffries! I’leano, don't 
Sir ! I Icuoxv lie tried hi* hest to finish Ills stint, ior it 
»•:• - lloop o'clock this morning before lie got b> bed. 
Besides, sir, he's sick. He couldn't get to sloop for 
coughing, lor an hour after he laid downs’ 
Mr. .loi)no* dropped Ids uplifted arm and Mood 
gazing at Hus now uppruQtlOO xvitli a look of perfect 
amazement. _ . , ... 
" Is it pi unable that 1 can bo In my right m-uses! 
lie exclaimed »it length; “ Have 1 acted os principal 
of tin*' lieehive’ up to tills lute day to have, a frcsli- 
modo apprentice a glvln of me advice. Master Hol¬ 
lister. you have committed a very grave offense, sir 
—a offense, sir. which nothin’ but your ignorance of 
mv ruled und regulations eould Induce me to over¬ 
look. t will forgive you this time, sir, but look out 
in futur’ how you ventur’ to speak afore you re 
spoken te. a* for tills 'ere boy, 1 can t forgive him 
l wish I eould I shall have to give him some 
wholosuUdO punishment, and I shall also, much 
against my wishes, lie obliged, to report hls out- 
TV'Jti'tUMJ 1J1UI IU! Ili'lfl Mi niite’iy u *»»i i * * i mi’ ii"? a 
p,j II Pm, and in imagination ll« again beheld tliL* 
pleading t.iec. Suddenly an exclamation, halt ol 
tear, hall ol surprise, burst from lu* lip* a* he actu¬ 
ally, met Hie mournful gazu of the boy's largo, sor¬ 
rowful OVOs 
It was hill a single glanco.nnd the lioy passed away 
withuiit offering te stop, but soon recovering him¬ 
self, Mr. Seymour sprang to the hall, then out at the. 
door, and in an instant was at the* boy’s side. 
*• Hero, buy!' he said, hurriedly,a* lie touched tiie 
lad mi iln? shoulder, " have you got what you were 
asking fur Vet Y” 
"Nil. sir, replied iho hoy, dejectedly; "Hie peo¬ 
ple (ell me lliai lam P ki small toshOVel snow, and 
too big to hcg.und so l s iiose I -ball have to go homo 
without anything No I won t though. In* added, 
suddenly, while a look ol savage recklessness settled 
upon III* pallid feature* ”110 I won't! 1 have never 
done anyt hing wicked yet, bid I’ll steal —I’ll murder 
before I (to homo w ithout anything! ’ 
"Loud gracious, hoy ?” oxci-iiined Mr. Seymour, 
“Whatlire you saying? I pun niylit'e you talk like 
a perfect young savage. Hero lim e's some change 
fur you I” And he placed in Ida hand a fexv silver 
coin*. 
Instantly the look of blank despair vanished frotn 
the boy'* fuel-, and an expression "f intense satis¬ 
faction took Its place, as eagerly clutching I he money 
which the rich man held out te him. lie hastily cjacti- 
ffln; and xir. I'liinn perry, kiiuwii m un; nciguum- 
hood as “ l*liii. the FbiloMipher." 
'• And so the flue gentleman has Offered to nmf a 
place for you. bus lie. Charley, dear ?” asked the 
widow, addressing the deceased woman's son. 
Tin* pour boy, who. absorbed iu Ids deep grief, set 
tn an out of the way corner, did not hoar her, and 
little. Maggie once more liooumn id* mouHi-pleec. 
"Don’t sneak to him now, Mrs Mtilling, please 
don't ," pleaded the HUM creature-’-he feels no bad 
lie don't want to bilk. I know all about if, ami ill 
jirnwof your I Mr. heymour oirurcu lu 
Tin*] a pl'aeo fdr Charley-l heard him." 
The eoiivei'Mitiiin xvas Interrupted by a knock at. 
the dour, which was Iipoued by Mrs. MullIbS, UTfiJ a 
tall. Inlloiis-lookitig man, ol a sinister expression of 
countenamax, wriggled Ids xvuy lnt.il the room. 
•• Kels j" wlusplfred tiie philosopher, run singly, as 
soon aa Id* eves fell upon the nexv coiner—'‘ I can 
see ’em sticking out all over, ftfljqjory and tricky — 
twist himself into any Simla! he Die axes a nil adroitly 
lu.'lke hi* esi -ioc fhr* nigh tin? *mitlU'*l klnn ol a hole. 
Every hair on hi- heud — to be sore there isn't many 
xve can’t he kept together, but it is better mat wo 
should do something for ourselves. ' 
"I suppose n is," rcpln-d the little creature, de¬ 
jectedly, " but l never thought of parting from you, 
o Never mind,” suid the boy, hopefidly, and a bright 
gmlle overspread Ins line features us he spoke. " wo 
ahull see oueli oilier often. Mr. Seymour haa prom- 
isiui me that already. Ho lias told me vriioro Mrs. 
H.u kett lives nn Long Island, and il I Work smart, 
perhaps I shall 1)0 allowed tovisiL you every week. 
'"'oior i was (>tdy sure of tliatt" exclaimed tho 
' Besides,” eonl lnned the boy,euorgotlcailj?, "1 am 
to learn a good trade, and 1 am to htivij plenty of 
over work, AVho can tell how much 1 may be a Lie to 
^ve.«P? Why. I mat-’t 
SOflloquizeO, looked sharply aroumi at the group for 
n moment or two. without flBbnJflng, and then turn¬ 
ing Ins gaze tow ard the widow , he said: 
but short-lived Y ’ They had always been familiar 
with misery, but there was a deeper deep of 
wretchedness fur them still! . w _ 
Mr. Soy inenr had placed ( iiarles Hollister xx ith the 
silversmith f or a fortnight on trial, at the end ot 
which lime. If all parties were satjSlled, he was to be 
duly apprenticed; bat the hoy had not boon undci 
Tiie poor xvoinan did not wish to believe these ter¬ 
rible *i iric* ■ md when ihoj ' a. i r nu u man oi 
Hill'll unquestionable respectability a* Barak Jeffries 
—a man who dwell upon her son’s shorteimilng.* with 
apparent reluctance, how could she refrain trom 
conjuring him bv the memory of hi* dead rather, not 
t,u add tlio sin of fate*Loud to hi* other misdeeds by 
di nving the charges which were allged against him. 
Off, how many lender hearts have been broken, and 
how many sterner ones rendered callous and dwid to 
all fcuflng by the (le.viltffli *1*111 vl a Barak Jein ios? 
How many thieve* nml assassin*, and desperate ruf- 
iian* have received the heat of tliolr dmpotutlona 
from such establishment* a* the " beehive ? ' 
No cry or natri escaped the. litmof Richard Manners, 
a* the head who hold him In 111 * gripe, proceededi io 
shower uiiou nlfU » succession of heavy bloxvs. Iltf 
did not strive to get away, nltliouiih the assault in¬ 
creased in violence with hi* missiveuess, and tho 
vital fluid stained hls shirt as the instrument of ter- 
tnre lacerated hi* flesh, for his heart was bloeuing 
Lihi and iln* pain which In* felt there xvas greater 
than Hven his physical suffering. 
He was t hinking of his mother and of the punish¬ 
ment so oft repeated, -which his cruel tyrant had 
threatened to inflict upon her. But there xvas on** 
who felt every bloxv which descended upon the back 
