Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1854-07-27
A Female Adventures.

A Female Adventurer.
Some four weeks ago there arrived In this city,
and engaged apartments at BaInum's hoteI, q
young aud Unprotected female, who called herself
Elisabeth Bushnell, aftaysd ~ the peculiar costume
! of the Shaker community Of New Lebanon, NJ
IY, Whatever her personal attractions may have
been we must leave 10 conjectuIei II she was not
nDassing fnirp she was believed TO Ue so Though
of COURSE, the most exquisite personal charms Nre
somewhat maned by The eccenlrcilies oil SHAKER
"habits" oil whatsoever SORT. IL was enough,
however, 10 engage The sympoties OF Tile excelent
host. MI. Mclaughlin, that an unprotected female
was in his house, and appealing 10 him for drec-
lion in a trying emergency. She hnd recently es.
| caped from the community above namedi had eva
| dt Il designs upon large property 10 when IN
short time, at her inajotly she was 10 come into
pcSseSSion. She had an uncle IN the community
who would spare no efforts 10 discover her where
abouls, but she had also u loverin Shakenlom WHO
would himself in short tinie eude tie vigilance
of his brother cslbaies, escape the bondoge Vi his
tribe, and HE upon Tie wings Of love TO her and
matrimonial delights. Till then The hopeful maid
en- resolved 10 veal her Shaker dress, and Il is quite
probable that our citizens mOy have Seenlhe quick
footed Elizabeth upon Uur streets, or ~ one oil Mo-
Clintock & Eutoll's very lest coaches, Pnying her
visits upon the little preliminary business auilcpa-
tive OF the nuptnl hour Upon her arrival, she
conftlcl TO the host, q package OF money, which
size desired 10 lie solely kept until her departure.
In the meantime, she las provided herself with
number OF dresses Of The choicest mnletiul aud
style; she has been quite avotiIe with the ladies'
OF the house, and in the enjoyment of their conf
dencc, freely given 10 one so peculiarly situated,
has had familiar access 10 their apartments. In the
name Of one lady she purchased gold chain, ana
presented il 10 the llOusekeeper as an apendHge 10
u gold watch which the hOuSekeepet already pos.
sesSed. As an aid 10 the management OF her A.
fairs, legal advice was called IN, and Mr. S. Tag.
gnrl had HE honor Of waiting upon lie lady US her
solicitor, her choice no doubt being partially inau-
cnced III this case by her gOOh asle. Suffice II,
that for Tour weeks the Shaker lady has been n
feature ut BNrnum'S; has distributed her lhvOrS
quite freely in the community; has puttOnized the
best establishments; and OF course SindlCAied her
gent lily by invariably taking tie air in MCClln.
locks u Eaton's hamdsomeSl coaches The most
interesting feature Of the whole aIInr, however,
was reserved for last Saturday, on which day the
fugitive swain from NJ lebanon was 10 arrive, the
queer toglery Of ShakerdOm was 10 he put oil lOr'
ever, The bridal robes were 10 be put on, nnd the
happy pair, the nupiiA benediCtiOn said, were To
he lnaugeTAted in'Othe iullneSS OF those joys 50
cruelty interdicted by The unChOICtcOl community
from which they had escaped. The eve OF The
important day hal come; the weather was nClSo'
ly hot, and the lady quietly left The house lOt
stroll. SHE never came back. The denCuenent
| is with the reader.
Perhaps il may aid conjecture 10 say, that the
10 which NIL the guests VI the house were invited,
las proved the vanity Of ell sublunnTy hopes. The
psck0eeo Of money, securely deposited in tile private
safe, has been opened, aud that also has seriously
imported tie faith OF tile excellent lost in external
evidences OF things not seen. SnndFy garments
after The fashion Of this world, have come to The
house since the departure Of Elizabeth, but they
have been returned to The hands OF those whose
leXtcrily shaped them "lo orller." One ot tie
umknlsSt cuts consists in the laCt that before SHE
| left she borrowed the houSekeepers witch, aud
| that gold chain she had presented 10 her, IN The
name aud oil The expense Of Lady in The house,
aud TgOt TO return either watch VI CIain IN the
preclplancy oil her TetIea,. is hardly nee essnry
10 say that the police in various quarters are put
npOn the gui Uips respecting the l0dy'S where aOOnS
and II is 10 he hoped, lorlhe relief OF that general
sympathy with So adroit an adYenluTcE, that success
Inny attend their eiforls.-BdH. Sun.
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a NOBLE CONTRlBUTIoN PRoM GEORGE PEABODY,
Esa-Wm. W. CorcoEan, ESD, Of Washington,
has Just received The following letter GIom George
Peabody, the liberal American Bonker, resident in
LondOm
/ MY DEAR SR:--.I have just returned from bril-
liant celebration Of the glorious Anniversary Of our
Independence, al the Star and Garter Hotel, Rich
mend, which as made dOubly interesting by the
Queen sending from the Tltone Rom In The Pal
ace fun length portraits Of h,rseI and Prince
Albert, 10 place by the side OF TINT OF Washing
ton; compliment which cannot too highly qp-
precinte. f.
H While seated beneath the calm and dgnifed
TEXTURES Ct our beloved Washington, and listening
to The beautiful clUgium Of Sir. james EmeISCn
Tennent, (who is a highly influential member Of
the Government,) it recalled to my mind the mag
nifcent Monument now being erected in your city
in - EUllnlsV-ihp
world but bearing no comparison TO the proper.
lion Of his exIulted character. Thai may have
n hand in its construction, nS ave long Intended,
| beg 10 contribute my mite, aud herewith author
ize you To place my name on the subscription list
for one thousand dollars.