American watchman and Delaware advertiser. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1822-1828, 1825-11-04

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The following interesting and pathetic story was
communicated for the WhrcHmAs by friend to
whom we ave indebted for repeated favors. The
narrative is contained in letter dated Gsss.*town.
1894 and the subject Of it appears to have been one
who has d. ank deeply Of the bitter cup Of sorrow,
and ie he chill blasts Of adversely, and whose mind
has also been sorely afflicted.
aDEAR SIsrhn-.t circumstance TRANSFERRED here last
week, which made STIR in the little circle ct my &C.
a autance and which might afford matter for very nite
resting story, to one Calculated Tor telling It'll my s
Pile style, it is This.
was sitting the other evening chatting with friend IN
High ST., when gentleman of my acquaintance stepped
IN and handed me paper containing ihc following s'ns
lar and unconneced expressions thames, II ever thou
shoulst hear OF fate, will cost thee pang my
hearts best blood liquid god woAld drain FOR thee
am well aware IF what have done-I have considered
it well Ibeieve coilscenc be matter OF edca-
ton; it has no standard There is knows what is
beyond tie grave regret not the past-l dread not the
future Heaven has charms Tor me-Hell has no ter
rors."
lie then related tina, going home the evening before,
lie had observed rather well looking female sitting on the
step OF some ones door He spoke 10 her. aud asked her
What she doing there unreasonable an hour, 90
o'clock but she did not disposed to give any account
Of herself and he and left her In few minutes
he was for his store The watch had taken notice
Of her and finding something the matter, brought her
there's when she confessed to em that she had taken
Arge por ION of obu which the boy in the store reco-
eced having sold her in the course OF the evening They
forced her tn take strong medicines and kept her walking
the pavement nearly all night during which time she dis
covered very interesting traits Of character and strong
powers ct mind
The paper above mentioned, she had written at the in
,ervas they permitted her rest and addressed to
her brothers though she said she knew not whether ne
then had such brother for she had known nothing OF him
for Ling time They drew from her that she had come
from some distant part travelling on fool, and selling her
clothes for subsistence, with the hopes Of getting into the
hu1l r1af1f I'm AL
had the rene notification to find she could not be re-
ceivcd without pension Destitute OF money or friends
she had wandered Abortion some time I'LL seeing cong e.
gaon coming Of church, she observed the patssa,
and following him. begged Tor nights lodging, or some
ding procure :he spoke rather roughly to her,
and offered her hive penny bit. This was the frs, tine
se had asked charity: at first she refused bnt
concluding would at least procure the means OF putting
an end to her miserable existence, accepted it In the
morning - L. (hc person above alluded TOY had
her conveyed his house, where she still remains Last
evening ;hey thought she discovered some symptoms of III
sanity. She has clnfessed 70 l. her whole story
(Which is quite roman one,) although they could no
for time prevail on her tell even her namc. She
says she il the daughter Of wealthy man ~ Canada. 1hu
native Of Scotland; thar she never saw or knew her
mother, and thai She has passed all her lite under
med name Her tasAer placed her, lille Young in an ~
teiget family and iurtshel her with library, bit She
c,er had tatnr Instructor Her literary knowledge,
which appears 10 be quite extensive has been sell ac1h
red She interesting and capable OF converting
any subject and although she Is nov oy ~ her t~ent'
fifth years she to have passed 1hrong az age OF tro
Bile. She states that she married very young
Or. - man Of talents but 7ihaa; who, not getting
large fortune with her as he expected, put himself N
possession Of all he could, abandoned her, AID married ano
ft,tr; That she has had children, but they both
taken from her, and she knows uhat has become Of
them That her father dead long since also, the mar
who her husband, about eight months since That she
has been confined in the Asylum at p, n. "
n. c. and several other places, from which she ha
still escaped and says she is not conscious Of inssni
Y, but hat her mso tunes may have affected her mind
when t,k very probable, she appears 70 be posses
sed of extreme sensihi'tv
Size now calls hersei. Margaret E.
N9e-hy the COPPER j. L. afterwards placed her in
Respectable family in NJ County, Mary land, near
H. B. School, where she continued time, but strong
symptoms Of insanity again appearing. she was sen
back 10 q. r. and finally placed in the W hospital
where she stl remains. While L. II. the following
adressed or by H. and the accompanying
reply written by herself