Vermont telegraph. [volume] (Brandon [Vt.]) 1828-1843, 1836-03-03

ped at the Temperance house in this place,
with an interesting young lady, and left on |
Tuesday for New York After his de-
uarture some circumstances were devel- |
oped which created suspicion in the minds |
Of gentlemen that all was not right, and |
the next morning they proposed to defray
the expenses of an express to pursue
them, and endeavor to rescue the girl from
ruin, if their suspicious proved to be true,
He accordingly proceeded to New York
found that they had arrived there, and
were met by another monster with a car
rage at the wharf, and taken up into the
town. On further inquiry, he found they
had for some reason turned short corner
there, and taken the boat back to New
Haven. He then took the mail stage and
met them in New Haven, came on here
in the stage with them last night, inform
ed the girl of our suspicious and his COM
mission, when she most joyfully threw
herself on his protection, transported at
the prospect of deliverance from the infer
nal kidnapper Of female virtue; who was
permitted for the present, to have leave Of
absence after footing the bill
Her conduct and her account are such
as to satisfy every person that she is res
cued safe, and her story substantially as
follows:
She is a motherless child, by the name
Of, and was residing with an
aunt in Boston. There her decover,
with whom she was acquainted, found her
OUT and invited her to ride out with him
to Worcester. There he told her he must
go on to Hartford. She demonstrated -
but was without money and without
clothes, and had no means of return. He
solemnly promised to return with her
from Hartford When they arrived here
she refused to go any further, and he told
her they would take the stage to Boston;
but he deceived her and put her on board
the New Haven stage She found his
deception when they arrived there, and
demonstrated. He imposed upon her
again by pretending to put her on the
Providence boat, when he put her on the
New York boat. When they arrived at
the wharf in New York, the tiger for
whom she was designed was waiting with
his carriage for her reception. It was
no other than a certain Gen Cushman.
formerly candidate for Congress, in YER
mont, with whom she was formerly ac-
quainted, and by whom she had before
been insulted. Then for the first time,
the mystery was unravelled and the truth
other situation flashed upon her mind -
she was alone-moneyless-
in strange city-the victim of heart
less marauders upon female virtue. She
was hustled into the carriage with both OIL
them and driven to a "ao0y to heU," ush-
cred into a splendid ROOM received very
graciously by the affectionate hag who
had charge of it, and who endeavored to
; comfort her by promising more kind,
ness than a mother Her distress and
exhaustion induced the miscreant keeper
to say she must need some refreshments
some toast and cup was brought the
smell Of aOh1c6 made her afraid to drink
; and she dashed 1t IN the fire.
Soon she was left alone with the Lea.t
of prey. Now E" he exclaimed, ~
have you" She protested he should new
er touch her while the breath of life re.
n manned. He entreated, coaxed, hired
and threatened, till she averred, if She was
not returned to her friends, she would &C
into the street and raise an alarm, and al
eleven o'clock at night, finding all efforts
unavailing, he left her with the solemn
assurance on her part that it should never
be disclosed. On her return he. e hovey.
er, she could not account for her own
conduct without bringing it to light; anu
: 1t has thus been wrung from her. Ineed
not say the just indignation of the CITY IS
excited, and if her story is corroboratvd ty
s further investigation, and her present ap
y pearance of innocence confirmed, The mat.
= ter will not rest where it is. God grant
: that every combination to destroy limo
: cent, and decoy the unwary, may b, SIM
e larry detected, and brought TO naught or tc
+ jud gment. Yours in Gospel bonds,
n J. L. Parsons.
Il The postscript of the letter states thai
a Cushman belongs in GuiIdhaII, w., an1
is on business In New York, has be, n
. away from his wife and children nun
!. Der of years; and Miss states thai
!. ne has ruined several girls in Vermont
h [Other letters here follow, from Hurt
ford, corroborating the same statements
! for which We have not room
Such, beloved sisters of America, are
the evils and stratagems to which all
= classes of young females, especially the
D unprotected, are exposed from the preya-
lence of RIGHTEOUSNESS. The demon IS
= becoming more and more Unsuitable in b. S
demands, and greater and still greater
number of victims must be sacrificed e. t.
ry year on the altar ofpollution. If we
. see and know all this, and do nothing to
prevent it, will not our very silence and
inactivity serve to perpetuate the evil of
.. licentionsness, and contribute to the rum