The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1849-09-08
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"--:Rnmou next, and chance,
Aud tumult and confusion, all embro,l'd
And Discord, with thousand va rious mouths"
AlLToN.
"But life TO mes a weary dream,
A dream OF one that never wakcs.'-Burns,
In the evening train of cars of that very
day on which Varney and he had the rup-
ture, Parkinson, disguised, left the city,
with the view of reaching Boston, ere the
packet should sail for Liverpool. But ow-
ing to an accident and slight detention,
he arrived just in time to be too late. His
flight was resolved upon and made with so
much preciptancy, that he had not taken
leave of his almost distracted family; nor
could he bring himself to do so. And now
when he sat down to attempt it by letter,
he found his mind in such whirl of con-
fusion, and his brain in such feverish and
nervous excitement, he was compelled to
abandon the undertaking. CHANGING over
a morning paper, day or two afterwards,
he happened to read the following editorial
remarks:-
RrMouE.-Tt is rumouled, and we do
not vouch for the truth of the report, that
a certain high officer Of a certain banking
institution in -- has peculated to an
enormous amount-some say, a hundred
thousand dollars-some less, some even
more. And that he has absconded, leav-
ing truly amiable, helpless and innocent
family, almost at point OF death with grief !:
for they neither knew of his crime nor
flight, till his very interesting daughter
read notice of the affair in morning
paper. He had not even taken leave OF
them. We shall await further particulars.
1t is also stated he is a desperate faro
player"
Hurrying up stairs in perfect phrenzy,
he shut himself in his room, and just then
CHANGED to hear some confusion below, and
his fearful mind leading him to amagine
that officers of justice were about to arrest
him, IN paroxysm of madness, he drew a
razor from It's case, and severed his throat
from ear to ear.
Some one passing his door heard deep
groan. Alarm was given-his room was
Immediately entered: but only to find a
bloody corpse.-He was identified by pa
pers found with him-and part of the
money was recovered
a few days after, his family received
another shock, from reading in paper an
account of his suicide, &c.
The confusion in the city, but more par
t:cularlv among the directors, inmates, ard
stockholders # the ank, can better be i'm
agined than expressed, as soon as thousand
tongued rumour made known the offenders
criainalty ana flight, with all the accom-
panying exaggerations.-lt is scarcely ne
ceSsary TO say, the energies of the hank
were greatly crippled-the approaching
dividend was supended- the stock depre-
GATED and La Valee with many others
suffered much.-When we take one step
divergent from the line Of rectitude, where
may we not land? Alas Alas Where
1t is due to the great considerateness
and liberality Of the directors and stock
holders, lat a called meeting held soon af-
teri TO state that they generously present.
ed the widow with the amount of year S
salary of her late husband. With this she
was enabled to purchase and retire to, a
small, neat place in the country-where a
field of usefulness was presented to Ella /;
who instructed class of JUNIOR misses,
while hoY mother conducted the mennge.
Thus passed few years Of retired enjoy