New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-10-10

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every argument and entreaty that her simple soul
excited by despair. could originate, 70 DO her the
right she had expected. and which he so oiien had
sw orn 20 her. All, all IN vain she had a seducer,
not man 10 deal with he insulted her by an offer OF
morey with which to leave the town, and insuted
her far worse by attempting To prevail upon her, a
they reached a lOnelier part OF the road, 10 permit
hum again the favor which had been her rum. lndlg-
Dantv was this overture repelled The heartbroken
girl hardly had voice with which 10 detail the insult
10 her counsel THIS dreaTy interview continued
long she ching 10 hope and StrOve with the perseyer
ance OF despair At last he endeavored TO shake her
of and get her back to Newark She said, IN her
wretchednesS. No. she would not go back, she would
60 around 10 the water and stay TIL nlgh-iall and
then she wished somebody would put an end to her
and If nobody else would she would put an end To
herself The lnhuman Seducer told her 10 do 1t, to
go to hell for what he cared he never would marry
her-and so they parted
She went 20 the Iiyer. rs she said She walked on
toward Belleve. staying uli quite late at night, up
TO spot where the bank Is steep and thick with
trees, and cambered down the steep To the waters
edge She took of her bonnet and laid It and her
handkerchief upon the ground, and. had not Gods
providence lnterpOsed, IN another moment her fear
full purpose would have been accomplished - IN
another moment would have occurred another in
stance so beautifully described by Hood
One more unfortunate Anywhte-anyyThere
RaShly mpoTtmaie. pe-,sbing yloop.lv
Gone 10 her death Souu,d nv contumel,
Culied from hles history Cold lnhumanity
Glad 10 Deaths mystery. Burning insanity,
SWln 10 he hurled Into her rest
Just as she was about to plunge forward, a boat
with ladies' and gentlemen ull OF life and gayety, no
noubt, thinking, oh now little, of the terrible pangs
which ragged IN that young bosom within ten yards of
them.) came directly where she was, 50 suddenly and
near that she had quickly to retire to escape OBJ
seTvatlon Before they were fairly gone some boys
came also near, and space for renewed thought
was gwen her. Her early leSSons-essons perhaps
of fond mother now gone to her rest whose heart
"A
and. She knelt and prayed to God there IN that des
oate wood, with the wave that was almost her wind
ing sheet dashIng Soemnly on her ears, and "sOme-
thing put II IN her head use her own simple 6ut
expressive Misunderstanding put II In her hcadto
come back and not take her own life, and she did so.
something put II IN my head Yes, poor crea-
uTe, deserted, and Spurned by HIM who least OF all
should have sand one word to pam thee. God would
not deSert-GOd would not spurn thee-lle waSby 10
save thee from that guIt-tliS ear was open-tlis
eye saw-flis hand restrained thy trenzIed selt-de-
slfuctlOn-Oh, that he may stand beside thee, and
breathing has mercy INTO the hearts Of these, thy
Judges denver thee from the fearful peril of this day
she, poor girl, returned late at night and alone,
and Ttcounted her miserable story her wretched-
ness was well nigh complete she spent that week
IN misery unui,erdbe She had been wretched for
weeks before, but none can tell or estlmGte the
depth OF wo that then gathered upon her weary
night chased WeaTef day. Literally, her tears were
her meat day and night. She had sleep she ate
food. and wept necessarily. She was not her
self she was distracted, unable TO attend to her
that dTeary week sometimes hope would sg<lng
again, for she was young, loved and trusted and
hope loves tie youthful and trusting soul out she
would rise early 10 make despair more poignant.
She was deserted and lnsulted by him to whom she
had sacrificed everything III whom for near two
years she had garnered all her hopes who had the
hIst warm oUtpOunngs OF a faithful hear, VINO was
her plghted, YES, III every thing but legal form, her
actual husband. She was dsgraced ms friends and
hers knew OF her situation she must leave her
customed places she must 20 from her friends and
Ter kindred, where, unknown and foTorn she could
bury her wTetchedness IN obscurity oh for a tongue
to describe oh that you may be able to conceive
The terrible wTetChedness Of this poor child
Men may be weary, but time rolls on Monday
came, and N the afternoon she went down town and
called upon friend. At about l.. NJ. she returned
hdggaId and wild. Drum was married, and TO Ann
Mcclure Married TO the very woman whose sis-
ter mad wept with her, and sympathized so deep
ly with her trouble had SAID so earnestly and with
such seeming sincerity, that ring Of his should
nevef 20 on her niger The mind of my uniortu-
nate client is 10 Gibraltar she Is young. uneducated
slnpe sorrow, sickness. "akeiulness want OF food
disappointed love, affections scOrned, Insuited and
uampled upon her bnghtes, hopes In life blasted
she could not bear up all these frenzy took possess
SION Of her, and Drum died. Not perhaps 10 Us, the
glowing but Just language Of Erskine, not that rea-
son "as hurled entirely from her seat but that dis
tTact on sat down beside her held her trembling IN
her place, AID frightened her from her propnety
Thss her defense, that at the time She struck this
oiO" she was through grlei, sickness, and disease
IN such state OF mind regards the act as not 10
be crlndiiy responsible 81. that II not, she was AZ
le asst sInafung under reasonable proyocatOn, 20
recent and 30 aggravated that her first resentment
had no time TO cool and that # crime at all, II was
tut mansiang hter.
II IS hard, II seems 10 me- gentlemen OF the Jury.
that there Is NOT st another defense afforded by the
law But on The subject OF female chastity the Com
mon Law l. very strange.
II man forcDly violates a woman. the old law
punished him with death and m Massachusetts south
arona, and several other states, that Is stlll his
doom II, IN the commission Of the Ofense, the
attempt 70 90 u, he IS destroyed by her hand that
OF any friend, It Justhaole homicide no endeayOr
70 escape L. recessdry-she can Justify more esslyn
defense OF her chastity than OF her Ife And TINS IS
ris NJ. perfectly right The common heart Of man
KIND apfrOyes the doctrine. The mlscreant's death
is ocance 10 society, and all good men rejoice IN
the triumph OF virtue. Men ooh With horror on his
crime he Is a orute-he would rob a woman Of her
all. Death IS no more than his eesert
But, gentlemen. there Is an offender far more hide
ou> tnan the TayIsher With helhsh ylliany he
iects his favOriie victims the young, the aress,
the conlding the beautiful He does not rush madly
upon them and! crcloly roo them Of their chastity.
On 10. rs appetite IS more epcurean, and he has a
pleasure IN MS art. He slowly lnsnuates himself
INTO confidence. tie Is the deiereniIal gallant lover
lie approaches with The dulcet tones u fai,ery He
veayes ms internal web 70 ensnare the heart Grad
ually and patiently he encRcies his ready prey,
goatlne all the whe III anticipation of his hna tn
umpn. He assumes the ar and the language OF man
OF honor. and offers honorable love. marriage, and
life Of happiness IN exchange for the love he asks
Through Neeas, and months. and years OF conhdlng
happiness. he steacl!y pCrsues his object increasing
cay by Gay IN his power over the affections he has
won. At last the courted opportunity occurs Steep
ing ms soul IN perjury the 100 cOnfdng victim Yields
yields 10 exchange hope ;or despair, peace for a
gbawlrg conscience, gayety and innocence for
wretcfedness and guilt And what is his fate So
cieiy stretches is the seducer the night hand of fel
iowship while The poor sport Of MS lusts Is driven
away Is an ogicast-alc the law-ihe law gives 10
her father an action for the loss of her seryce-to
herself aofhsng-nothHag. On strange law-thus 10
deIre tie wre;ched You hang The murderer OF the
tcdy, but the murderer of innocent peace. the vile
poisoLeT of The SOUL, Is your welcome friend. You
ncarceraIe the robber Of your house, but the vie