American Republican and Baltimore daily clipper. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1844-1846, 1845-11-04

From the Boston Nah
THE BOSTON rDY-lkTEREsTf AND
PAINFUL FACTS.
It. seems that Maria A. Rickford, formerly
Maria Johnson, came to this city, from the town
of Oldtown, few miles from Bangor, u few
years ago, and obtained y situation in Cigar
Mandatory, near Boston, where she worked
very industr0usiy for more than year. She
there became acquainted with Bicklorl and
was married to him. Accident soon after in.
PRODUCED her TO ono Of the most dcprapcl oI' her
sex, whose mGIGtrci0uS ornaments da22Iod the
unsophistiCaed girl, and in an evil hour promp-
ted her to violate the sacred oath OF marriage,
and train OF intemper6 nee, blamGablo to both
husband and wife, led the misguided woman to
sac iice the Invaluable principles of virtue and
her own honor, for the purpose Of TnjnistCTinE
to the too common wants OF her sex II dress,
and finally led to a separation. Sho was then
thrown upon the wide world, bankrupt in char
acter, though rich in beauty, and her walk be
came with the cOurtezans of the city--a ready
sacrifice to gold. Her youth, her beauty, her
personal charms, were often subjects Of ADM
ration, and these were so nicely blended with
native mOdes'y, that had not yet been cradica-
ed by vice, seldom betrayed to the pasier by
the character which vice was stamping. Her
acquaintance with rirreil, we learn, has been
upwards of year, and during that time she
has had the reputation ofboing his mistress.
Intemperance sooner or later is the sure fol-
lower Of incontinence, and it was eminently SO
in this case. This vice added to others, and
assisted by passion naturally rCsulute, and an
Impulse unweonlng, produced upon the doIdad
one a certain degree Of reCkiGssDess, and an
ungoyernahle temper, which daily grew more
Sir II led lnF IN, n tho brink RI Tho
fright prccipico of utter degradation and
ruin, and there, # we may Judge from wha: We
have heard and arc authorised to state, Tosolu-
ton determined her TO pause. This purpose
was fixed upon another event in her life, winch
renders her unhappy fate still more mournfnl.
A young gentleman, who had known and low
ed her in the days of her youth and innocence,
and who had been lost to her for many, many
years, saw her recently, and the old love, that
love whose fire had nearly como out, was again
rckindled in his heart. He made frequent vi
sits to the house where she lived, and although
knowing her history, was willing to forgive the
past, and to become her husband. Every thing
had been arranged for their marriage it being
settled that she should remove with him to his
residence IN the western part Of New York
The most convincing proof of sincere repent
ance for past errors had been recently mani
tested by Mara Of late she seldom went out
during the day or evening, and scarcely any
one was encouraged 10 see her. Her purpose
of marriage and removal from Boston was Of
ten talked of among her several acquajntanccs
and few days before the deed Of death was
| committed, Maria left her clearinghouse in
the afternoon, the last time that she ever was
seen in the streets, and made purchase of Il
new dress and number of httle trinkets,
which she showed to one Of the girls, and stated
that she was tired Of the way she had boon liv-
ing, and was resolved that her future life
should atone for her past folIies. The dress
she sent 10 Mrs. : dress maker, m
Washington st., with an order that ii might be
finished IN one week.
These facts were narrated to US in the pre-
sonco Of the deceased. She lay before us a
ghastly and bleeding corpse. Her diabGveIed
and lascerated body, aud the strange disorder
OF things near the bed, gave evidence Of
dreadful struggle between life and death. a
little distance from the bedside was small
workable, tho draw of which was partly open,
exhibiting several rings and tinhels worn by
her the day betorc; and upon the mattel were
arranged with the most sCrupIlous iioatness,
various costly articles Of pertumery and cosmo-
tics, used To add something to the attractions
OF that once beautiful person. A small open
truni, stood beneath the mautel, in which were
discovered a bundle Of letters, which appeared
to have boon but recently receved--severli OF
them were addressed To Maria T#ft, and post
marked OldtOwn; and one was written in Ian
guage the most enduring and ref eshug TO the
suu and signed, San Affection ate Mother"
There was another bundle tied with pioce of
white rbband / part of which we're post
marked Boston, and the others New Bedford
and Providence, aud addressed TO "Mara John
son, Boston, Mass, IN hasie!" Several of
these were Of very recent date. Upon the
wall near the bed were hung a number Of
prints, in neat gut frames; and over one Of
the pillows, yet wet with blood, lay daguer-
Ieotype miniature Of the deceased executed by
M. Pumbe. 1t was taken in ndmg-hres
and cap, and looked uncommonly lovely and
lInUCent.
WHO knows In, thoughts that but 4 few
hours before filed mat breast now sc,thnd by
he clement ~ tire Whp knows tie lays, the
PROMISED hope, thai revealed i.erlf lor future
HE, and whispered 20 that close. AMI doomed
heart, peace and good t'dings ot great ioy that
said, abe Of good cheei, thy 'ius aro forgiven!