Elizabeth-Town gazette. [volume] (Elizabeth-Town, N.J.) 1818-1821, 1819-05-18

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herself an active and distinguished men,
Der Of the church, of which her father
was Pastor.
"After she had been united TO the
church about a year, a gentleman lodged
at her fathers, and was there confined by
a fiji Of sickness. Charmed with his affa.
bic and easy manners, she cherished, for
this gentleman a passionate attachment,
which, being perceived by the father,
caused him TO tell her, that the gentleman
was married man, and had two children.
But her passion was now too violent to be
suppressed by this information. She con-
ceived, and soon after executed the pur-
ipose OF seduCing this gentleman.
" He was man Of reputation, and was
engaged in business and having fitted
out ship for the West-Indies, in which
he himself was to 60, she secretly en-
parked in the ship, that she might con-
tinue with the object Of her unhallowed
passion. But the God who rules the
winds, would not suffer such wickedness
to prosper The vessel was cast away,
and they narrowly escaped with their
lives.
" Here, to his establishment, Mrs. S.
observes 10 her letter to the writer, Sir,
shall now inform you that have been
relating the melancholy downfall of my
Ipoor unfortunate FATHER 2 man of ex
cellent talents and of amiabIe manners; but
whose infatuation drowned his family in
sorrow, and drove them from his pres
ence.-His wife and two daughters for
sock him, resolved to live with him no
more.
The dying woman continued her
dreadful story. She lived with this ID
fatuated mortal, in habits of grossest vice,
Tor many years. At length from some
cause, he abandoned her, but after a
while returned TO her again. He aban-
doned her second and third time. AT
last suspecting that his family had some
agency in persuading him to leave her,
she conceived mortal revenge against
them, and actually sought to destroy Mrs.
ST. but being unsuccessful, she directed
her malice against the man himself; with
her. own hands, endeavored to take his
life, but her projects for his murder be-
ing also defeated, she suboTned person
10 fulfil her purpose, who actually COM
passed his death. was brought to tsia! fer
the deed, and escaped the reward Of his
, wickedness, on the plea of intoxication al
the time it was DONE"
/ The narrative proceeds to state that,
though not without occasional fits of re
morse, she went Oh step by step, in her
foul career, till she was covered with un
mingled infamy, and became an associate
of the lowest wretches, ever found in hui
man society.
Her venerable parent, (it is believed
a pious servant of Christ, could not sus-
tain the affection laid upon him by such
unnatural conduct in an only child, once
so blooming, accomplished and tenderly
beloved. He became broken hearted, lost
his reason, and in fit Of madness, took
his own lifel
"s heard, said she to Mrs. S. that
you were out of your senses in conse-
quence Of the untimely death Of our fa-
Their, to which / was accessory and
understood that your arrangement ended
in your death. Oh madam forgive me for
bringing SO much pain and sorrow upon
you.' l do forgive you,' Mrs. S. repli-
ed, but am only creature; you must
look to God for forgiveness Forgive
ness for me, said she, there is noue. /
have sinned against the Majesty of heaven,
with an uplifted hand.' But, though you
have been great sinner, the blood Of
Christ is all sufficient. He took our
flesh, and died for the very chief of sim
ners.' Oh madam she cried, can l
look TO God for mercy No. there is no
mercy for me. Oh l feel the pains Of
hell. Hell is my reward Shall /
pray for you, or go for some person more
capable OF praying than myself 2 No.
was the awful answer; and with the
keenest despair in her countenance, she
added God will not hear prayer for
me- To pray for me, would be wrong /;
it would be abusing the throne Of mercy.
But pray for my unfortunate children,
whom Lhave brought into the world with
out knowing a mothers affection, and who
are pursuing the same course of life that
have led. oh MUST ] be arraigned be-
fore the bar Of God to hear my awful
doom ? Oh yes, it is just ; DEPART Ac-
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Some person one day in the Market, pre-
scented to Mrs, S. five oranges, which it was said
her father had sent her. Mrs. S. refused to take
them at first, but being urged, consented. An
ACQUAINTANCE who remarked the manner Of the
woman in urging Mrs. S. to take the oranges, had
| his suspicious awakened, and as soon she had
departed, begged Mrs. S to let him open one of
the oranges, on doing which he Immediately dis
covered greenish appearance, which he thought
indicated poison. Nothing certain on the subject
was known, until now, when this woman confessed
that she had inserted arsenick in the oranges with
the design of poisoning Mrs. S. She likewise