, 1843-09-09
A SOrrOVvfui Tale of DisappOinf-
ment and Crime.

fhent anu sflIne.
The New-York Sun gives the fol-
lowing history of the unfortunate
Chrisriana Gilmour, who is now about
TO be sent to Great Britain TO answer
for the crime of murder.
The history of this unfortunate
Young woman should operate as a
warning to parents. and teach them
to beware of u%nreIenting opposition
to an honorable attachment formed
by = daughter. or ever a son. merely
because the object favored by such
is not Of equal wealth or rank IN lIie
with themselves. 1t were better
far bttter-to raise one than TO pros
,rate and destroy the other. Mr..
Cochran. the father of this young wo-
man. is n wealthy farmer in the Shire
Of Renfrew. near Paisley in Scotland.
She received a paSsabIy good educa-
ton. and we have seen i letter writ
ten by her 20 her parents since her ar
rival here. couched in sweet and at.
fecIing language. and written in a
practised pretty hand. About five
wears ago it appears. she heIng still IN
her stecns' she became acquainted
with 4 Young man in the neighbour
hood by name of Andersen. and a.
mutual attachment sprung NJ be-
tween them.-Although of excellent
character. and of good moral conduct;
he was in humble life. being Il gard
ner in the employment of Il gentleman
in his native parish. They made no
secret of their attachment. bnt i, was
bitterly opposed nv her parents. PAL
,icularly as her father and the father
other husband had already decided
that she and the unfortunate John
GiImOur were to be united. The
great object OF her parents. from the
time nC discovering her attachment 10
Anderson. was To keep them apart.
and with this view she was al tunes
/ confined IN the attic Of her fathers
dwelling and a most rigid system Of
coercion applied to her with a view
TO compel an "Dand"n"eh' on ner
part Of the object Of her affection. but
without effect, although stripes, and
at times. sever "e",lh@s were resort
ed 10. oh. father" she exclaimed,
las we are lnfnrmed.l one day. 81 can
nor marry J""h "'''nouF--l nave
nothing 10 say against NM. cul OF"
moi loVe Ihh-Pern'' me 10 injury
J"hn Anderson Wh"m kh"" Is 81
'ached 10 me ana 'o'e i'h-an !
VIII 2" down on my knees ana o'eS>
YOU ne ana cah 'aNe 'lie 'd''l'
"h,ci' WIZ 10 Il >"o't 'inie DE 'IcdI''
ana my niue sister can i've WIN me-
ana we sha" AL ne !dpP! III each
i%"'hers society," Jnhh G,iin"uF can
ma another @iri an" VIII loVe n'm
and make a good vile; but on. ia'heT'
cannoi-cannot. marry nm.
n "Ppea! was ~unheeded, ana ser
we'd but to make her situation worse,
ard she determined upon escape, TO
wander, she knew not "he'I er.
Watching her opportunity she He'd
but was soon pursued by her father
and al! the servants oil h's household.
she took shelter IN a thIcket' "nere
she renamed Tor some time undLS-
covered. although her perSuerS n!teh
PASSED the spot where she lay,tiIi her
%'avorite dog found out his mistress
and came fond'Ing upon her. This
led 10 her detection. and she was ia
ken back to the house and severely
beaten. Finally goaded almost TO
madness, or to what has been claim
ed in regard to her, "%lnsanlty,' she
gave her consct, so far as the law re-
quned. to an union with GlImour, and
alter being tedecked n bridal robes.
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