Bloomington herald. [volume] (Bloomington, I. T. [Iowa]) 1840-1849, 1843-03-17
THE WILD WOMAN.

THE WILD WOMAN.
It will perhaps be recollecied, that about
wear and half ago. the ST, Louis papers gave
an account of a woman who had been dlscov-
cred in the woods near tina, city. almost naked
and apparently quite wild. 1t appears that
she had lived in this manner until lately. when
the severity Of the winter drove her 10 ho'
man habi,ation. and there, being mnch eSha's-
ted for want Of food and badly fros'-btten. she
expired. Previous to her death she became
quite rational. and gave the following account
Of herself. which we coDdense from the Saint
Louis Daily Organ.
She vas born in New Jersey, whence with
her parents she had removed TO Cincinnati,
where they lived until she grew up to woman.
hood. young man whom her fa,I'er ci! moi
like paid his addresses to her. and they e'ope1
for St. Louis. A, Louisville he persuaded her
to take lodgings with him as his wife, proms.
ing to 90 with her TO clergyman and get
married in the morning. lie left her in the
morning to 90 for minister and never return.
ed.~-AIl day she reinainad almost distracted
with fear for the safety of her lover. whom she
could not think had abandoned her, but finally
she learned hat he had taken boat going
down the river in tho morning. The shock tn
her feelings was so great thai she tainted and
fell in the street. She was taken up ny some
kindly disposed person who as soon as she re-
covered. paid her passage back to Cincinnati.
Her heart almost failed her as she approached
her home. She could see her fathers resi-
dence as the boa, passed along up the river,
and It was her intention TO 60 directly home.
aud throw herself npon the mercy of her father
and mother and tell them how she had been
deceived. On approaching the door OF The
dwelling, there appeared 10 be an unusual bus
lie in The house. and on entering il she saw
her father lying dead upcn the floor. The old
man had heard which way she had gone. and
took passage on the unfortunate steamboat,
Moselle, which blew up at Cincinnati and be-
ing one Of the unfortunate sufferers, the body
had just been recovered and brought home.
AS soon as the mother saw her, there said she,
there is your murdered father. She ran from
the house, but not before her mothers curse
was upon her.
1t was then summer. and at times severe
hunger would induce her to 90 near the habIa-
tons OF the people as she wandered along
through the country, and at one time she slip
ped in and took the hocake from the fire. while
the farmers wife was gone TO the spring-at
other times she caught the fowls from The
fence, and devoured them raw. How she liv-
ed so long, she was unable to tell, but berries,
nuts, fruit, and such game as she was enable
TO catch, has been her food, and for two win
tiers she lived in an old deserted cabin on the
banks of the Missouri. She filled it nearly
full Of dried leaves in the fall and would creep
into them in cold weather. Somebody burnt
down the cabin last fall, with some little stores
of nuts and dried frni, she had laid up for win
Ter. since which time she has been sleeping in
a large hollow tree.
She says, her clothing being almost entirely
gone the cold was very severe. and though,
would come TO house and get them II bury
me. How have suffered, no human tongue
can tell, hui had made up my mind to die in
the wild woods and never again to suffer a
human being 10 speak to me, but my resolution
failed, and am indebted to the kindness OF
this poor family for villa, little comfort they
could afford me on my dea,hbed.
How TO GET FEATHER BEp.-sIn carry.
ing off even the small thing Of feather bed.
Jack Tat, the bowld burglar showed The skill
of high practitioner, for he descend lerod
the stairs backwards. -" Backwards :" said
Larry Hogan. "what's that fora" You'll
see by-and-bye,' said Groggins; he descend.
Eered backwards, when suddenly he heard a
door opening. and faymale voice exclaminu
"Where are you going with that bed I" I'm
going mp stairs with II, ma-am," said Jack.
whose backward position favored his lie; aud
he began TO walk up again, "Come down.
said the lady, 1--WE want no beds here, man..
"Mr. Sullivan, ma'am. sent me home with i,
himself" said Jack, still mountg the staires.
"Ccme down, tell YOU" said The lady. in a
great rage. there's no Mr.. Sullivan lives
here II beg your pardon, ma'am,'' said
Jack, turning round, and marching off with the
bed. fair and aisy. Well, there was regular
sh'iloo IN the house when the hing was found
out, and cart ropes would'nt how'd the ladv
for the rage she was 10 a, Leins diddled -
Lovers Handy Andy.
"Ma'am,' said quack Of Long Island 10
nervous old lady. " your case is Of serum.
nu,ernry complaint"
Pray, doctor, what is that -
1t is the dropping of the nerves. ma'am
the nerves having fallen ia pizarin,om. ,ae
chest becomes morberons, and the head he
comes tisarizen!'
All DOCTOR exclaimed the old ladv
"you have described my feelings exac,ly."'
Sic Semp:r 1yroanis.'" as St. Patrick
oAid 70 the toads.