Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-12-07
From the Gloucester Telegraph.

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From the Gloucester Telegraph.
In Wednesdays paper we gave nm
account OF one Of those precious villains
whose object il is to rob female inno-
cence of its virtue and happiness. and TO
bring enduring shame and misery upon
parents and friends. The following
letter from the victim of the villain drs-
eribed in our last, is as affecting as ], is
solemn in its writing -
"Middiebury, Ohio, Oet s. 1885.
Dear Brother IL take my pen 10
address few lines to you from this
place. But cannot express upon pa
per the feelings of distraction that agii-
ale my disconsolate bosom. since having
taken most imprudent step. When
left my home and friends. gave my
hand to one Thought my best friend -
but the reality proves how utterly inl-
lacious were all my flowery prospects;
for instead of my path proving gay.
light and free, as l anticipated. l find
myself deceived, betrayed. covered with
disgrace; in fine. wrelched, ruined-iar.
far from the sweet society of father.
mother, and you, my dear brother. 10
whose ndvce had | listened instead of
pretended friends. l might at this mo-
ment have been enjoying the smile
and appreciation of kind friends. from
whom am now so widely separated.
In this moment Of trial. to whom shall
l look , Will my parents and friends
forgive the erring and unhappy Mary
Elizebeth . Will they again receive
their ungraieful daughter Or will
they, as they might with property. turn
her. as she turned herself adrif upon
the stormy pillows Of treacherous
world, to bear against its current Of un-
hallowed influences, or 10 sink beneath
the dark wave Of public scorn. con-
demned ouicast forever2 Or shall
again bask in the sunny smiles of pa
rents and friends2 And now. dear
brother. may l ever hope to be forgisen2
Upon your answer will depend, in
greri measure, my future happiness or
misery.
II would be glad to say word to my
young friends, with whom my earliest
years we're spent would warn them
against the articles of the vile scduccr.
who, with the poison OF the serpent up
on his toungue, betrays the unsuspeci-
ing. and brings ruin and disgrace upon
THEN friends, and inlamy upon his vic.
tim. The bright hopes Of happiness
with which we thought the 'ialure' PEG.
Piled, have proved TO me desert Of
boundless extent. filled with frightful
images.
My reflections drive me to despair
| sleep but to awake to a more lively
sense OF my misery. l envy not, how
ever. the reflections of those cruel adj
visers. who. in conlrariety 10 the declar-
ed and known will of my friends. aided
my betrayer in accomplishing his ruth
less purpose.
with sentiments Of the deepest graft
itude. / am your erring sister.
"MARy ELIzEBEFH DYegRT."
Pork PAcKING.-This business is
now in full operation. with very fayora-
bic weather. On Thursday it rained
on Friday the weather was moderate.
Ii commenced frezing on Friday night,
since which the freeze has continued, the
thermometer ranging most Of the time
near the freezing point. and under.
Monday morning, Nov. 10. Fahrenheit.
at sun up, stood at IA deg.
AS sample of the expedition with
which pork packing is despatched. we
state the following: On Saturday. Nov.
i7th. at Charles S, Clarkson's Pork
House. one thousand hogs. nett average
weight Of each rising two hundred
pounds, were worked up in the best
manner. This is but sample Of the
pork packing OF Cincinnati. The price
Of pork is little Of trade secret in our
market. except among those who pur-
chase Of wagons. The range in those
purchases. has been from So TO $3.50
per hundred. Cincinnati Ga=effe.
They recently had cold snap at
New Orleans. which stffened the toes
Of the mosquitoes that they could not
bite for whole day.
A man named Nash. was found dead
on Saturday night in small room 10
Ellio, street. Boston. which he alone 90.
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