Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1843-09-09
a Sorrovful Tale.

tory ofthc unfortunate Christiana Gilmour, who
is now about to be sent to Great Britain to an
swcr for the crime of murder :
The history of this unfortunate young wo-
man should operate as warning to parents,
and teach them TO beware of an unrecntlng
opposition to an honorable attachment formed
by a daughter, or even son, merely because
the obrct favored by such is not of equal worth
or rank in life with themselves. Ii were bet
tcr-far bettcr--to raise one than to destroy the
other. Mr. Cochran, the father Of this young
woman, is wealthy farmer in the shrine Of
Rentrew, near Paisley in Scotland. She re-
have seen a letter written BY her to her parents
since her arrival here, couchcd in sweet and at
iccting language, and written in a practscd,
pretty hand. About five years ago, it appears,
she being still in her 'tccns," she became ac.
quaintcd with young man in the ncighbor-
hood by the name Of Anderson, and a mutual
attachment sprung up between them. Although
Of excellent character, and of good moral con-
duct, he was in humble life, being gardener
i'll the employment Oft gentleman in his native
parish They made no secret of their attach
ment but it was bitterly opposed by her pa
rents, particularly as her father, and the father
of her future husband, had already decided that
she and the unfortunate John Glmour were TO
be united. The great object of her parents
from the time of discovering her attachment to
Anderson, was to keep them apart and with
this view, she was at times confined in the at
tic of her fathers dwelling, and most rigid sys-
TEN of coercion applied to her, with a view to
compel an abandonment on her part of the oh.
iect of her affection but without effect, al.
though stripes and at times, severe bcatings
were restored To. "Oh, tathcr,' she exclai-
med, Gas we are informed one day,"I cannot
marry John Gmour-i have nothing to say a
gaiust him, but do not love hm-permit
me to marry John Anderson, whom | know
| is attached TO me, as love him-and will
| 90 down on my knees and bless you. lie and
| I can take the farm, which will in short time
! be vacant, and my little sisters can live with
|
society. John Gmour can find another girl
who will love him aud make him good wife
but oh, iatEer, | canno,--l cannot marry him.
The appeal was unhecdcd, and served but tc
make ner situation worse, aud she determined
upon escape, to wander, she knew rot whittier
Watching her opportunity, she fled, but wa
/ snn, nursucl hv hnr e., lpr aud all tho Sprvo nj
his household. She took shelter in a thickct
where she remained for some time undiscovered
although her purSucrs often passed the spo
where she lay, till her little iavoritc dog foun,
out his mistress and came fondly upon her. Thi
led to her detection, and she was taken back L
the house and severely beaten. Finally, Goad
cd almost to madness, or TO what has been clai
med III regard To her, "insanity,' she gave
consent, so tar rs the law required, TO an uniol
with Gilmoul and after being bcdcckcd in bri
da ! robes, was brought rs an OK to the slaugli
ter, or a lamb to the sacrifice, from her plac
of confinement, and her destiny interviewer, fo
lite or death with that of John Gilmour. Th
parents had given them fl000, or about $500
each, making $1,000 in all, and they were SCI
tied on the farm at lnchinnon, which bccam
their property. In about five weeks from In
marriage, the unhappy husband, after sho
illness, i'll which he experienced severe ;ortur
, pcrishcd. Circumstances came to iirht whic
T afforded but too much ground for suspc ion tn;
he had been murdered, and that this hls unto