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A SHORT RoMANcE.-Some years ago, in one OF
the most beautiful of the West India islands,
there lived an old French gentleman and his
only daughter--a charming creature of sweet
sixteen. A young Spaniard who had an estate
near by became enamored Of the sweet Famee,
and she, yielding to his passionate opportunities,
consented to run off with him. They were not
married, and in month or two he left the almost
heart broken girl to the whitening sncers of
heartless world. She dared not see her father,
for she knew that her shame would bring him to
his grave. Famele came to this city, where for
many years she was looked on as one of the most
splendid women in New Orleans but by degrees,
she sunk lower and lower down the depths of
CRIME, until at last she rcsorted to stealing for the
purpose of keeping her from starvation. She
was sent to prison, and as soon as her term of
punishment had expired, she again came forrh
to renew her career of misery. Yesterday she
came to the Police Office Of the First Munici-
pality and surrendered herself as vagrant-she
had no health, no food no place of shelter, and
she would rather rot inch by inch IN JAIL than
die like dog in the street. And this IS the
epitome of the history of one poor vagrant.


New Orleans Crescent City.