The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1827-08-12

stafbs ot blood are f1til perrepflbe ON this spot
and have defed The operation of the setubbiug
brush vent With young Vac kenssoiaer into
the gare', wbeHee The course taken b, Slang
"hrh be f"n Tor the woods, pointed oui
20 ne, On q rail hing the clothes Of Whipple
black coat, viii . velvet co.lat ~as shown
me. on the left shoulder Of which there was a
petofaiipn large enough to arifnii your little I'm
ger. lie sierse lining aud the shirt were stiff
with bluod. On gong down stairs, ] vas re-
eesed by fiie Lady of the huese--the aunt OF
Ms. Nhippie. She nmcd atey remarked
that she had noticed rne n Court during tie
tfial Of ssltang taird conversation enbra cling
the whole neriIs Of the case took place She
stated her views oiihc character of the deccas.
ed. and ms unfortunate alc, with much eaudouf
aud freedom That the latter was weak, aud
without the common share OF prudence, (she
observed, every one who knew her was sengi-
bic but She could not belle, her guilty Of any
participation IN the deed committed by suang.
THIS opinion she grounded upon many facts,
which the good lady related TO me but which,
rs they viii doubtless be given IN evidence by
her the trial Of Mrs. Nbipple, | do not think
should he made public previously.
Having enieredupon so delicate a sulJecI with
person 50 nearly connected with this unfortu-
nate woman, aud finding her not averse to I'M
part TO me facts Of winch few could have any
accurate information, | was led into inquiries
rs 10 the general terms on which Mr.. and MIS-.
w. lived ; and thence the conversation turned
upon the marriage of the parties. On the whole,
drew from my kind entertainer statement,
which, IN the absence of better, may s.rye as
= history OF Mrs W. and may correct some re-
ports founded on doubtful authority.
The grandfather Of Elsie Lansing now Mrs.
WhippIe, faad father of my informantl was a
wealthy man, who had, long before his death
4 =, -
leave each Of his children possessed ola hand
some property 10 the father of Elsie he had
BEEN somew hat more liberal ihan 10 the
othprs---While her father aud mother lived he
had been particularly kind 10 her. and seemed
10 tkc much INTEREST in her welfare. In his
he had to combat III" weakness oil an inou geut
mother Elsie ~ only i'd and bad sucb
winning ways that ,cnder mother could exer-
else litdc authority over Ter. she WIS pmtcu-
lary AYERS TO slaay nor could ncr parent, IN
due her to apply to il thai labuur winch might
have made her aGquirments respect Ibe. Her
! grandfather saw thiS with regtei; aud finding
that while n home With her mother, she was
likely 10 remain IN ignoramus since she had
passed bri tiireenth yea as such lie made use
If strong AZ umcnt 8. AID cen con hands o III
| ducc hci mothe q send her e. somr disfan, Sc.
| minarv. Consent was a lat Obialnrd on CON
dillnn thai the old erutlcm1n should take her
mother 10 see her very Saturday. She accor-
dngly went To Iaov, where she had remained
bnl three months wien her mother died The
care of the orphan then deVoyed II on the good
lady ftom whan ] obtained my information,
aud she was sent 10 Waterford school for Il
| quarter. Al lis close she returned TO the house
Of her father, to spend a vacation 81 two weeks
iler aunt felt degree OF compassion for Elsie
who was very pretty and apparently doclIc-
aud did not think il proper TO exercise over hcl
any greater restrain than had been used b,
her mother. She ther fore permitted her eve
ming visits 10 a neighbours house, between theirs
| IA d which lived the brother of John hhpple
With the family of Whipple they then mad NJ
intimacy. nor did Else's aunt, OF father, Lno"
AT that time of the xi,tence oi her aiter-hu
band. Elsie was gone every evening during
the vacation, and generally reluenrd ia ,lmr l..
her prayers. at whiCa her father was IN the
strict habit Of joining his family at 10 o'clock
each night. She said. being asked where
she had been, that she had spent the evening at
! the house Of Mr.. b. The vacation ended, she
retut ned 10 Waterford and renamed another
quarter, al the end of which her grandfather
came for her. The term had CLOSED on Friday
but she prevailed upon The old gentleman to re-
main until Monday, ana again until Tuesday
But ON Tuesday morning the bind had nn"n,
aud her graud ither returned without her he
whole fanny were hlalnth ava tAthtu upon me
occasion and the more 80, since no one knew
OF Any mdlvid al with whom she could htte
cultivated sufficient intmaoyto lead to IN eopr#
ment. This remark was one day made ~ her
aunt in the presence of her ne ghbor, Mrs.. Is.
! 10 shnn she observed that during the vacation
| Elsie had visited no house but hers: though III
sie il was true. had gone ont every evening.
This Ted 10 an explanation in which II appear
ed that Elsie had been Al the house OF Nj. +.
bur a few moments each evening, and thai the
remainder of the time, until the hour Of prayer,
had been spent IN the house OF their tntarm"di-
ate nrIghboI the brother otthe deceased where
the lovers had been allowed TO ENJOY each others
society alonc. john Nhppe. The decreased.
was then man without propelty-he worked
| as a common hand on board his brothers. Soop,
for which he received ten dollars per mouth.
How this courtship began Is no known Tina
the marriage of Elsie could not have been ac-
ceptable 10 her friends, will certaialy not be
surprising when itlS considered that she was
but child, being Then only fourteen years y five
months old--that she had married man with
out property on standing, aud that she had Ia
doing 50. shown a Total disregard TO the wishes
of her relatives --Buth Nhlpple and herself
were for long time ekiled from The family.
Her father died; and. 10 aggra,ate the breach,
I Whip lie filed bill IN ehanCcry against ElSie.s
| grandfather, ia relation to some part OF the
property which he had given his son, and from
whom il fell to her. The KIND old man could ne
vet forgive this act, and TO the day of his death,
which happened a short time alter, he never
saw either his grand daughter or her husband
Time. at length eradicaled much of the feel
ing which this precpitate match had excl-
ted The deed had been done, and could not be
undone Whipple proved a good husband and
an enterp iSirg man; he was ca efl of his
,Xif,'c tender IN her and al
WAYS sulicitous with regard to her health. She
wanted intellect and education, and he seemed
to look upon her as Il child, who needed hind
ness aud care, rather than woman arrived
AT the full possession other intellect Many IN
stances Of tenderness ON the part OF her has-
band, were related to mr. hat Mrs w. was
frah no one denied and It may he fairly ar