Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1819-10-19

ona ran, who by a series of vii
We deprived hereof the means oil
j.. .,;Lo,d for herself and children. three
rubom are now helpless. and unpro-
t " She enaeayoieIl to recover by
~. Iaw. but she fell into the hands of
a,sous in that profession who made
,niuions of men still worse. The
ess and variety II her misiortunes
rs,r greater than she could bear; and
tor senses wsre lost amidst the a, cnmu
Tod mist ries by which she was sur
r,,,naet. A gaud humored levity sue
,,sdpd u the tears which used To flow
o,tbr prospect of her children's ruinrd
S,,r.t.tiJns and from t ut moment
s,c nccane possessed Of a sort Of happi-
noes UhiCh was unl interrupted by the
srbrne, and terrurs uf wiiG magma
t;oo. She flcquentcd the Courts of Law.
ord p3on one occasion lock d the twelve
Trde, in the ENthfqur Chamber,
rbIr, they were celebrating opon IA
o,,s,ion of life and death. his ex
,raordlnary act she petiarmed for the
rnrpose, she said. Of "kctping justice
,mtcr ok and KEY" hat the thousands
u,o had been l,akinS Tor il in VAIN,
mirhf find it al last, and be suppl, d
r,:n Il for nothing. Som after it &c
,rr,a IN her, that her Own Case demand
eli some .! the powerful interference
og h,r learned prisoners, bal Oh Saiug.
L,rS ,he inunl that even the, had Mo-
lated the pl1nCilles which they We're
boanL 70 Pr tcct by breaking prison.
anl that the, had left MOI an atm III
i,.,i brhind them except their wigs.
She had amongst other strange raucies
IA that every place Of which she
obtainCG possession Of The keys became
from that mnment her own property.
aud had determined IT, leave them As an
Inheritance t. h|r relatives. She was
10 be seen at all ilares nj public res"rt.
Her rrw"rs Of memory are great. A
number Of keys we're Mt ii krtcd. Up
on g!sncirg at them She cntianed
from what particular rooms in honscS
she had taken them fran, and al what
time. She was fond Of getting hold Of
The krys of lad,'S dressing room or
trurk. with the view Of preventing the
owner, to whm nature lad given ouc
face. from makias hers If another.
Upon one occasion she sinle the key OF
MISCONCEPTIONS Gaol. aad caused
thu most extraordinary sensatio, IA
moagSt those who were most interested.
10y it was gsurr&l.y Supposed that anu.
tie lack Shepherd Mas in The prison.
and Ill the Ingenuity of tie keepers was
set { w"ik to pr vrvt an a emit tie :
Capc. Notwithstanding ne, freque'
attentions to this systcm IL pl n,!er. she
Was nc,er kunr n to neglect her CHI,
drea. In supciiulentlng tbeir cduca
ton sic sCemrti IT, have recovered the
use uf her reason, far she performed the
duties &C mistress with great ah.ii'y
and With power OF dis, rimnaii.n
wI'ich it would be well 10 sec i'm
tatrd.
The Lord Mayer said, the poar rrea
tire must not be set al large. Her an
fortunate propensity MAS likely 10 rausc
mach mischie! --!Srrranfs were liable
To be suspected, ami those win were
deprived Ut the keys were put To great
expense in supply ing their losses. as
will rs quito serious apprchensinns that
the keys were takcn Tor trlonious par
poses. She MAS rcmandrd Tor week.
that some prov ision may be made Err her.
and security provided to prevent any
more frantic deprrdatioms.--Shc was