The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-06-23

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One Of those truths which are stranger than "A.
ton. has recently come to our knowledge, and
though the details may not elevate certain man Of
wealth in the eyes Of his fellow-ctizens yet it were
well that the story should be told
On fashionable street in this goodlv city If the
Crescent, lives purseproud libertine, who fares
sumptu0usly every day, and fattens on licentious-
ness. His great boast is. the number of the fair
and young whose ruin he has compassed bv A
TONGUE OF fnlsehood and deceit, and profuse az
penditure of corrupting gold. And on nothing else
but this base popularity can he depend for even a
notoriety, as much lower than the lowest note OF
fame, hell is lower than the heavens In order To
procure fresh aliment for his corrupt desires it Ia
the wont of Mr.. F. to visit New York eyery fsw
months and advertise for governess to take charge
of little child. This of course, in such CITY as
Gotham Is answered by numerous applications for
situation 30 desirable, and he makes a selection
which he imsgnes will please him. He then re-
turns with his victim to the South, but before he
arrives at the land of the cane the orange and the
vine, the character of the governess Is blasted
and too frequently, she becomes a willing "a.
crifce, bowling to her fate even as the unfaithful
israelites Of old bowed in worship to the golden
calf"
The last of Mr.. F.s conquests, was recorded by
s'the accusing ANGLE but little more than month
ago, and bis victim has but q day or two since been
released from his centious clutch The girl is fair
weak gentle, and coniding creature, scarce seven
teen years of age, whose beauty, till recently has
leen her greatest fault Her employer brought her
to Cincinnati and took her to Of those houses Of
INFAMOUS CndIdCter, 10 De IOunQ In all large cities
under pretence that it was boarding house. There,
after the employment Of corrupt arts and agencies
among which even force was not wanting, he suo-
ceeded in accomplishing his worst designs.
MLen reason returned to the poor deiuded and
abused one, she was all despair, and felt inclined to
shut out recollection by plunge into the abyss Of
death but her seducer then promised to marry her.
III d on that promise hope chung as the drowning
would to broken reed. She next was brought to
this city, but instead of the soemnizaton of the pro-
missed marriage, the wealthy Mr.. F. took her to
such place as might be expected, where she, for
week 30, kept close prisoner, and alternate
ly threats and gifts were employed to reconcile her
TO the fate which he destined for her. Two days,
however, since, she managed to convey information
by letter Of the manner in which she had been de-
ceived and treated, to some kind and energetic
ades and whose names she accidentally became
acquainted, and a prayer for their protection and
heavens she fervently uttered. The ladies at once
unlike what many fthe too sensitive of their sex
would have done-determlned to bravely rescue the
fair wanderer and restore her to her parents And
the greater portion of their plan of Christian kind
ness has already been carried into execution. The
girl has been rescued, and her restoration to her
parents will be accomplished in due season. It il
said that F-s greatest regret is the loss Of some
jewelry with which he had Ornamented his victim
before he had comprised his designs He also con-
s0les himself the fact that the force employed in
order to the accomplishment of his designs was used
in State over which the laws of louisiana do not
extend. Can such things be, and justice not arise to
aPlace in every honest hand whip
And lash the rascal naked through the world.n