The Minnesota pioneer. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn. Territory) 1849-1855, 1850-08-29

fy on the part oil Mr.. W., anu tue com"
bined tears, entreaties, threa and per-
secution of her family, the fair girl re-
luctantly stood before the altar and be-
came his wife. The next evening
large party was given by them. but 10
the midst of it Mr.. W., being attacked
with vertigo and sick head ache, wss
compelled to withdraw His young wife
hung over him in the silent watches OF
the night apparently in deep distress. and
insisted on giving him potion. She
poured out wine glass full Of lauda.
nun, and he swallowed It, unconscious
of its nature. 1t acted as an emetic.
but left him stupid and wandering. One
moment he lay motionless, as if On the
brink of the spirit world, and the. next
he would leap up conyu!sively, strong
man in his agony. Mrs. W. denied nll
admission into the chamber.
At length he fell into deep sleep. -
She then stopped for momen; over the
srnouldering enbers - approached the
bed-gazed at her sleeping husband
and, holding heated ladle in hes hand,
attempted to pour stream Of melted
lead into his ear! She trembled, and
the kissing liquid, intended TO scald the
brain, and thus kill without trace, fell
upon his cheek. He s,rieked in excru-
tiating torture. and the jewellers. in the
adjoining saloon, rushed into the cham.
Der. There writhed the still stupid hus.
band ,thelead riveted deep into his cheek,
and there stood the fend wife, her bri-
dial fillets yet upon her brow the instru-
ment of death in her hand and an.empty
vial, labeled 'Laudanum,' lying on the
floor The fearful realities Of the case
flashed upon every one; and in the con-
fusion of the moment, she was hurried
away and taken TO a distant state. On
searching the apartment an old maga-
zine was found containing the confess
sion Of woman who had murdered five
husbands, by pouring lead into their
ears. The laudanum and the lead, il
was ascertained, she procured from the
store of Mr.. w few days before the
marriage, and the ladle was part Of his
wedding gilt. The grand jury the next
morning found bill against the fugitive,
and the legislature being in session,
forthwith decreed an absolute divorce.
VIVA, renders this case more extraord.-
nary is. that Miss I. was proverbial for
her blandness ofmanners and her uniform
sweetness Of disposition. She was
blonde. The rose leaf tinted her lilly
check, as a sun beam glows on snow
Her blue eyes were indescribably sweet.
and her golden hair foated around a
form more perfect and voluptuous than
ever Apelles dreamed Of. or Petrarch
sung. The sequel Of this romance is
still more singular. Years rolled away.
and w. continued wretched and soh-
tary man. Bat the spell Of the cnchant-
tress was still upon his soul. He closed
his stores, sold his estates, collected his
ample means, and traced her 70 her
distant retreat, to make new offer OF
his hand. She had just married gen.
tleman Of high standing, ,acquaint' with
all the details of her career-shudder-
ing a, the tragedy, but incapable Of re-
slsiing her Charms Poor w! Then
indee d did the iron enter his soul the
deadly arrow qnivercd in his sde' His
early Iove---his fuctuating courtship -
his marriage and the catastrophe-,he
fight-the divorce--his years Of misery
the new birth Of his passion--and now
his disappointment, final and forever
came crushing over him like an iceberg
in the tide Of bitter memories, and he
prayed for death. Whether this prayer
was granted, ] know not He NAV yet
wander br"ken hearted. over the earth.
If he be dead. a more wre:ched, vet
pnrer and noblcr spiri. never winged its
flight to heaven. Boston Times.