Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1841-12-28

ccmcd wnhou, company, he addressed them and
he lady told her sorry thus
Twenty years before, she had lch England and
ri,nds with her Young husband, with many hopes
u happiness IN the western world The profits OF a
lucrative dry goods business supported them hand
,omcly In due time five children surrounded their
daily board and all went wei with thom Bm
hopes Of more gain induced HIM TO leave his home
IN the winter Of each year and transact busn,ss IN
New Orleans The FIRST winters he PROVIDED well
for his hmy-in the succeeding ones ms attentions
grew less, he came no, home for the summer SUI
his letters were kind and he regretted that the cx'
pcnscs Of living in New Orleans prevented hs gath
crng his family together Dark and distressing re,
ports reached her that he had grown dissipat'd ana
that he had another wife His creditors IN New
York advised her to take his iavorie daughter and
90 to hn This she did hu, only arrived IN New
Orleans IN time To hear the sad news tina, he had lil
the day previous. with his pretended wife and her
boy taking with them large amount Of goods ana
money The unhappy womnn d'teimnd TO see
her husband once more followed him up the nycr
- When she met Mr. S her money was nearly cx
s,HaeA He advised her to return TO New York
[N~SRlk Raao~epme here and II possible intercept the
and 5e8as and send word to Now ork
snsuastassss SssS.$ psisc, Of the very man
very one to assist hiNfSi S,s aac,vo1s undertaking
The goods were secretly -.ioredan raeN place The
next day, a bluff good looICxs6&o ~ A'sasAc lied
to inquire for them aud seemed sntba StisaI TSisd
at no, finding them Letters were dN1AtMdao I'm
t wife and creditors 10 loose no, n moment ihcemins
here The man with his pretended wife anNehe
, boy, took board in Washington street 10 await IN
I arrival of the goods They remained n week, IL
! which time writ was served on him lie escape
f out the back window of his boarding house, an
ran towards Black Rock The Sheriff followed hin
5 accompanied by Mr. II to Identify him He dreN
pistol at them, and made great resistance, but wa
taken to the Court House, and thence TO the jail 70
d lowed by his pretended wife who hcapcd imprcc'
s tons on the heads of all concerned, and held he
e frightened boy fast by the hand, for fear hr woul
@ answer any questions This woman well know
$, as the keeper of soda shop in New Orleans, an
:, report said she bore about her large amount OF go
II and bills quilted in her skirt She dressed
the greatest splondor and her boy wore gold wa,c
1t given him by his soi-distam father, who had BIO
h rowed Of his daughter telling her they did n
(, wear silver ones in New Orleans II was the Ia
j. ~ of her grandmother, sent her from Engan
D. Alas into what hands had it fallen
b. The next day after his Imprisonment the true wi
rs arrived with his daughter and creditors They sta
s at the L ) Hotel while Mossrs $ and II maj
c. arrangements for an interview in the jail Th
left the ladies outside the entrance and told the pr
IT, oner that his creditors had arrived He seem
in greatly agiatcd and walked TO the window for sol
as water He paced back again--aud ms wife n
"a child were before him His emotion was now t
IN rble 10 behold From his wife he could bc rccoil'
n but he drew his daughter towards him sat down .
p took her on his knee Not a word was spoken
tie smoothed the daughters hair back from her come
nst forehead and groaned aloud She was grown
~ most to womanhood and was the very counters
ed of the fair English girl he had taken from her hoI
We twenty wears before md that girl worn and vast
nd stood matron by his side, and he dayed no, spc
RI To her
it At last the wife laid her hand on him and sa
lr William James how could you deceive M so :
TO He arose, and put his arm around net Ms mar sc
he ON end bip drnye CURSED down his cheeks and
lid Uore.lran frame shook with emotion At Inst
,.s gasped ont How is our WllyF Your pet Y
,p- we'll she replied, when lcf him but my um
1m cxcrtions have not kept him from being both c
in and hungry since YOU deserted us have been
led New ORLEANS, and fouui that while | and my fam
~. had been living in poverty, you have hired
red house for GBofhcT roman and erchnd! CONT
ed see Won for the last time-farewcllr With ano
Try proan he gently pushed her from him and signc'
nd her friends and the lalcr to take her away-and
ore parted thus forever
out The next morning his creditors visited hun
nm told them that the bulk Of his goods were the
dla Sherrod aud the news was received ibn, she
ew blown up-that his clerk and goods were lost
ex wished them 20 take the remainder and divide n
Of with his wifi. His only hope was. never to ae
rec see her whom he bad much injured on this
tint ofthe grave BY the kindness Of the creditors
nts the exertions Of Mcssrs II and S, Mrs James
the parted. with many thanks for New York with at
IN one thousand dollars. which she invested IN a IN
the shop The wrclched husband, with hIs guilty. ?
ks ner and her boy departed for Canada, where
presumed the ayails Of her guilt support lhcm.
me Thcse facts had from Mr., James herself
the board a North River boat and she seemed to ID
IN a special Proyidenoe raised her up two such o.
thy tercsted frirnds as Messrs II and 70 aid her
lro. having one more look At her wrclchcd husband
in making provision By which she could honesty M
rev tain hs children
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