The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1872-09-17 00:00:00

SUICIDE OF AN AMERICAN GOVERNESS.

Au iniusat was h•la on the body of Alto' Shisehe
Oswald, an American Governess. woo threw howl/ WI
Vibb•riou bridge on Thursday afternoon, and was
drowned. One of the Thames Tahoe 'wavered her body,
and her "Dolly Varden" bat dolited. On the bridge
Was found kw green silt umbrella. There we • purse
containing a bronze haUpenny, • &wheats for • Shawl,
• wedding ring, and a snail box key, and a ring WM an
her finger with sewn small diamonds. She had a pair
of gilt earrings and • small brooch ; • locket, with a
black enamel cross outride, and the photograph of •
gantleman bead.; also • small orals OA • bbs. ribbon
round her neck. There were several papers found
in her pocket and her purse. The following latter wee
there:—

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London, Sept. 3, 1d72, 17d, High- dreg, ShadwelL
crtme that I am about to commit, and that I must error
for harrier, la nothing compared to my present Mary.
Alone an Weldon. not • penny, or • friar to advise ar lead a
halping hand, tired and 0n.,, with looking for rimething to
&N. Whin in every way, foot-.ere and heart-weary, 1 prefer
death to the dawning (another wretched morning. I have
only bean la BriUan nine riots, I came as • nursery governor
with * lady from America to Wiak, in Scotland, whence oho
dochargai me, ref ming to pay ray pilaw back, giving re nay
wren which &immured to /.3 10s. After ray asperse to
London, I found rojooU in thls gnu city with only lin What
was Ito do! 1.014 my watch. The paltry sam 1 error
Irma that boon went in paying for my board and in looking for
• situation. Now lam destitute ; eery day las Wow, tom. /
no friends, no hope, no money. Oh, God of reran ham
mercy upon • poor bengal. sinner. Thou Unman how I ham
striven against thr, but fur is against re. I cannot trod the
path of tin, Mr my dead mother will be watching mo. Polka.
rm. motbrier, bore I have none. Oh ! for the rarity of
Chrotteo hews*. lam not mad ; for days I hays foreman that
this would be the ends May all who boar of my sad forgive
me, rid mei GM Almighty do so, before wiling barl must ao
soon appmr. Formren to all, to Go. brutiful and yet
wretched world.—Arca BtAircua OSWALD. an, 20 year
of age on the 14th Mr month,

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A mattiet mea rektroed " Thet the demoted sommitMA
midde while in a mate of temporary lomat,.

Purchasers in the Bristol Cattio.markot may be inter
listed In hearing that the Isiah Goversuaact are pressor'
lag to adopt restrietious similar to these adopted dadoe
tbe cattle plagu. in 1866. At that that the isis•rte-
twit ot catch, to Ireland from gag Shad was prehillstals
and drovers were sompelisd to surcoit Seth. dalatostios
at clothing on sac& return voyage Irons &giant
A Stockport pablesan, who was sturasosted before WI
maspstrstes for selling liquors daring " eke* thee," gave
evidence in hie own oohed midst this provistoes et the
now law, and hbocoby aueeeeded ía oleartag humid troth
the new @barge. Ho showed that he bad been " sailed
up" at as. o'clock in the morning by several peaces
whom be did not know, and who represeatod thamesives
se travel/ars on their way to Bury elegem a pease-
man, who his:spend to tames the traireselea,
can's spastonsers as reillealis in
recognised
the publi
. nuisletrates dismissed the elms% and
shamed that suinatoussa should be Betted maim. Ile
=who had Moly toprarsansad thamalvei uMad
veils%