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LOVE AND LAuDAsUM.

Many Of The young fen,sles Of our city,
Of ardent temperament. make II the chief
business OF life 10 get 10 love, and when
10 that Interesting condition. suffer tie TEN
der passion 10 sbsorb their very souls. and
toun6t ihei: minds for calm consideration,
reason or reflection. Their senses thus
STEPPED 10 the soft and sweet sensation,
the business. the duties, abe other ameni.
ties OF life are no longer regarded !; their
thoughts are 4ouly on. or with their.loyef
and they can think OF speak Of nothing
else. save him with whom their. lille
heart is 50 supIemely delighted. When
he is present they jay-when absent.
they Sigh after him and ale sad. Has eye
is the vital spark that electri6es their frame
Ibis voice. the music that nelts most
sweelly on theit ears. This corpplele
absorption otlsoul. 10 The love for another,
while the breezes Of passion are propi.
iions--isls terrestrial heaven Of happiness
to the fair being who enjoy sit--but v ben
cloud COMES over the clear horizon OF
The Affections a sudden gust of
anger rises ID disturb The serenity that
bad SO happily Teigned. and ia temporary
withdrawal of the loved one occurs, ihsn
The bosomlof The maiden is tora With con-
ficiing passions--sngpisb enters Der sopl
-she is pierced with The pangs OF disap-
polRied pride and exacerbaled feeliog-
Tho serpsnls 81 jealousy twine around bier
heart-and, id a moment Of desperation
and despair she flies to iaedarum FOX a
lief, and swallows the poisonous porsiop
that is 10 conssgn her u eternity.
II And though RESCUED perhapsey the OF
-portune instGumentslily OF the physiciaa,
she often, remains disc insolate-her mint
is 10 a morbid state. and her restoration Of
her former happy condition is seldom ef.
iecied until her lover returns To- his allie
glance and re. betTothesshimself TO hes fot
life. Such sIwe have described HIS beeb.
the Gao and condition Of many young
females Of this city. who, ID a sudden 81
Of jealousy or disappointment in naiiett
OF love, hsvs, WiihGreadful Discriminating
seized The bottle snd.swsiiows1 the liquid
messenger OF death. Within afew months
pasttwo such cases as this occurredli 10 one
house 10 our then immediate neighbour.
hood, with The pariicularsof which We
were permitted 10 become aequainied.--
Two young lsdies-the one native Of
another land. and the other OF our own
Empire State--hsd been successful ID
securing the attentions. and, msyhsp, the
affections Of two OF the respectable young
men ot our city, Their visits 10 their lady
loves were frequent, and no evening vast
ed its shadowy hours without 6ndieg the
lovers together. Matters went smoothly
on. until business prevented one Of the
young gentlemen for Two or three nights
from paying bis respects 10 bis duicires,
Thee Of bis absence being unknown
W As construed into an.acs Of abandoh menti
other for some more favored rival. 4
The lady al FIRST became restless and
absent minded. and society lost i,s charm.
Another night passed ~, and the symp.a
toms Of her mental mslsdy becams great;
ly aggravated. A third night. causa aud
went and still no lover appeared. Her
vanity was then deeply wounded-herl
jealousy aroused her feelings, a halfsup.
pressed hurricane. Frantic almost, she
seited Der hat and cloak. rushed out' into
the street at late hour, and entering the
shop Of an sPothecsry. purchased allarg4
phisl Of laneannm. With this she hnrf
ried bone. aud the poisonous potion WAS
quickly swallowed. Nov, said she, Il
have nv revenge. He will como aud
End me dead, snd will ever after 81 un,
happy" The deed Of desperation was
however quickly discovered. and. BY tbe
immediate use oflproper and POlentTemes
Dies. the poison WA removed, apf The
maiden lived. The next day her loverl
Telurned-a reconciliation was e fscted.
aud all was happiness again.
The other you1gfemals. not long After.
VAS placed in similar situation. and sHal-
lowed 10 succession two Aeyeral poison
ons draugh,s. before she became recon
eilee 70 l,ie. Her lover had reiur1ed--
she regretted her rashaess and folly and.
like her female companion, she also, 10
process Of lime. became cheerful, content-
ed aud happy.
Instead Of being beautiful corpses q be
admired 10 their WtndiaeAsheeis.t The yeuoe|
ladies 10 their bridsIs became lovely and
charming wives. "A case lilewIse oecur-
red mRhsn few weeks in the ceAlral|
part q IBIS CITY. which for = time ASSIGNED
the most threatening Appearance Of death.
A young end thoughiless lads. 10 relic ves
her mind from the pain Of some triainks
slight Of her lover. purchased md enal-
ed two large phills Or lzuda1um. Tbs|
7arqenesS o1ihe dose wnr Il mart h,Ssst,i. +