Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1848-06-02
From the Leriagton Atlas.
An Ger True Tale.


We learned, yesterday. the particulars of
= scene In real life" that ia romance, equals
the widest works Of MISUNDERSTANDING the
old saying, that truth is oltentimes slrang-
er than ficion."
We will give il. as near as we can recol- |
lect, in the language Of our informant, aud
vouch for its being tfue,-every word -
Our narrator says -
In the fall Of 1873, business called me
TO Batavia, in the State Of New York. At
the hotel where took lodgings, became
acquainted with young man, Mr. G., a
book binder by trade. aud his wife. His
wife was beautiful and lovely woman, appa-
rently doa,ing on her husband, and in re-
turn idolized by. him. left Batavia, but
very often my mind reverted back to the
young couple whose acquaintance | had
made, and whose prospects bid so fair TO Sc
cure them long and happy life.
Time rolled on. Two years afler | was
in Batavia | arrived in Columbus, Ohio.
Stepping into large aud fashionable book
store, to purchase book to while away the
evening with, whom should meet but G.,
who proved to be the owner His business
was prosperous, and his wife never looked
more lovely, or himself more happy. As
his prospects frightened, he seemed to look
upon his chosen companion with even more
dolatry--aIas that one so lovely should be
so unworhy--an angel to look upon, fiend
10 know. bid adieu to GO, but as left
him, thought TO myself, surely, ifthere be
happy man on earth, IL IS he. But no
man knowelh what day may bring forth.
A year subsequent to the period last
mentioned, on a bright and beautiful morn
ing ! met at the post office in Cincinnati
my old friend G. lie seemed slightly chang
ed. Upon enquiry as to his health and his
prospects, he informed me that he had failed
in business. and that his baggage was at the
Broadway House, pawned for his lodging
had the baggage removed to my residence
in Cincinnati, and his wife became an in
mate Of my family, whilst her husband went
to Louisville TO engage in business.
During G.'s absence in Louisville, ! no.
ticed dark compexioned. gay young man,
frequently call for his wife. One day, the
two drove out together, and not return.
ing, began to suspect all was not right, !
Immediately wrote TO g. at Louisville, in
forming him of the state Of affairs. He
came, thunderstorm and frantic with des-
pair. He pursued the party TO Columbus,
where they satisfied him that nothing imrop-
er had taken place, and his wife promised
TO 90 10 Louisville If he would return there
and send her sixty dollars. G. returned 70
Louisville. RENTED the money, and received
! in return a letter from his wife, informing
him that lie could never see her again-tha
she loved another man
@. bowed TO his fate with heroic for,itud,
and manly stoicism, apparently. But hi
spirit was crushed saw him in Louisville
few months after his head was perfectly
grey, his counteaance marked and h0ggard
The Joyous dream Of life had fed. the gorge
Gus glory Of morn become the murky dark
ness Of midnight. Poor man my very sou
grew sick as | gazed on his shattered franz
aud haggard countenance, and read on it tn
dark and desolatory despair that brooded
where once had cleaned so brightly the SUI
shine Of hope aud happiness.
) ln'lhe mean time, Mrs G. had married
her guilty paramour. who, for improper con
duct on her part had sought and obtained
! divorce She was now an outcast upoi
} the world, but being an attractive woman
! she soon iuyeigled into her traces an inexpe
) rienced Young man, who married her. lie
| too. for Just cause, obtained DIVORCE
t Mrs G., or now Mrs NJ, was again marie
: TO an old man, a MIR L., but not until sh
Y had made him settle large property on he
I first. He soon died in mysterious mar
D ner--every body believed lie had been pc
1 soned by his wicked wife.
$ The next heard Of her, she was marie
I to a Mr. s of New York. asprighlly, tulen
1 ed young man, belonging to one Of the fir
!. families in that State. s. was an iIIncrar
b lecturer, and in company with his wifi
o spent several weeks in this city Lexington
= about two years ago, where he lectured
e crowded houses. Here, she was noted f
d her beauty aud angelic appearance. Abo'
e year after they were in Lexington,
d dings came Of dreadful murder in Ne
n Jersey. S. had killed his beautiful y,
wicked wife, and thus ended the dark C
!. reer Of woman whose graces aud accor
, plishmenis should have made the circle
which she moved, bright with joy, insleI
= of dark with woe. S. is now an inmate
" the New York Lunatic Asylum.
J; saw G. al Louisville few days sine
= His head, few years ago, dark as the r
= vens' wing, is now white as the drive
= snow. His countenance once so bright al
u happy is now furrowed with care. Sile
$ and gloomy-he never speaks, except VIII
y on bacchanalian reyel-and then he raw
''e1 DER the busted prospects Of an ausPicio
- youth, and the wickedness of fallen vii
- Without one ray of hope to cheer his des
r late pathway in life, he mopes about, pr
W senling that most fearful Of all spectacle
w. broken hearted man!
y RREAKs OF FoRruNE.-Some twenty-f