The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1843-04-04

q. and other pursuits. In this class thor elore,
e'", many earnest and Influential friends not
,'av disihterested perhaps but likely on that ac-
70 feel none the less anxiety to the result of
flair and the developements towhich its progress
"" eive rise Being extremely expert at play and
',,;ng himself to it with assdsity and remorse-
w., rurpose, he greatly increased his fortune;
hecome one ofthe wealthiest as well as most no
''.;ous and fashionable gamblers Of our city.
roris who was a man of much the same stamp
an bimself-engaged in the same business, though
An less marked success, became acquainted with
a., Cotton during her husbands temporary absence
poston last autumn or in the early part Of winter.
mLo;, intercourse became criminal, and was un-
rnted for some time. Her attachment to him
49,. very ardent and engrossng, and she gave him at
,iasrent times presents, mainly of jewelry &c. to
,ho amount of nearly 49, 900. Their intimacy was
.,on discovered by friend of Cotton, who after
.;ms waited upon Mrs. Cotton, informed her that he
.os sprely aware oft and threatened to inform her
ashland of it unless il was at once broken of, She
,,eoted the matter very lightly, and manifested no
;,;naon to follow his advice. Coltons friend then
went to Corlis who through his influence was persua
aed to return the ewelry, Sc, he had received from
Mrs. Cotton. Their intercourse, however was still
continued; and on Coton's return to the city he was
INFORMED orhe whole affair by the friend who had al
e,eady nterfercd in his rehabilitation Immediately
ent TO 500 Corls and told him that he was acuuant
cd with the whole transaction. He promised, how
>sver for the sake Of his two Children to drop all
memory of the past if Coris would pledge his honor
that the intercourse between himself and Mrs. Cotton
should and never be renewed;" you do not"
said he "you'l find me desperate man. Corlis i'm
mediately gave him a solemn promise that it should
be so. Cotton, however, soon became aware that
the intimacy of Corlis with his wife had been renew
ed and Corlis known to have boosted of it in
the coarsest and most insulting terms at public no.
tel not long after the promise he had made to Cotton
This of course, aroused all Coon's hatred and re-
yenge; and he then made the attempt on the life Of
Corlis, for which he held to hail.
Cotton after this refused to live with his wife
whom he left his former residence in the family of
Mr. Wallace, taking lodging himself at the adoin =
ing house. Mrs Cotton soon found herself entirely
deserted, as Corlis; probably from the apprehension
that his life would yet be taken, which he is known
to have entertained refused have any thing farther
to do with her.
Finding herself thus blasted in reputation, scorned
and turned off by her husband, despsed and desert
ed by him forw hom she bad mado so dreadful and so
prncpled sacrifice, Scout off even from the
ofliving, it is conjertured and certainly with some
show Of reason, that attempted reconciliation
with her husband met by the declaration that he
would listen to nothing of the kind while Cors was
in the way We have n rumor Of such an interview
though we cannot vouch for its correctness 1t
may to many impossible that so terrible deed
shoad be perpetrated by woman, in cool and de
termined manner, upon she had ever loved yet
there is deep truth in this Poets strong lines:
earth has curse like love to hatred turned,
Nor hell a fury like woman scoued.'