Her brother Jimmie is first seen fighting urchins from Devil's Row, and, like the title character, is rescued by Pete the bartender.
An 1896 version featured such language changes as "kick d'face off im" for "kick deh damn guts out of im.'"  The title character can't compete with Nellie, and her drunkard mother Mary curses her out of home.  Her brother Jimmie is first seen fighting urchins from Devil's Row, and, like the title character, is rescued by Pete the bartender. After Pete leaves her, she becomes a prostitute, then dies.  FTP, name this Stephen Crane story about a girl of the Bowery.
An 1896 version featured such language changes as "kick d'face off im" for "kick deh damn guts out of im.'"  
Maggie: A Girl of the Streets