The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-02-15

and matrimonial ADVERTISEMENTS, anu ner
mother sends the story OF her ruin TO the
Mayor, in the hope that no other mother
may hereafter have to mourn from such a
cause. But the letter will explain itself.
N Y. Tribune, 7M.
To THE MAYOR +. WOOD:
Sri see by L e paper OF to-day that you
are going to break up all the fortune telers.
Sir, | will tronble you for few moments to
tell you what those women have brought
into my family. AN mother of respecta
BILE family. have brought up eleven child
ren. and all are alive aud married, and doing
respectable business for themselves |
but lovely girl. o: fifteen years old next
A prll. She last summer saw in The Herald
notice of a gentlemen who wanted a wife.
She and another girl, schoolmate OF hers,
answered it. | did not know anything OF
what was going on, or it would not have
happened They were directed TO go to Mrs.
Prewsfer's in Great Jones ST.. corner of
Bowery, to meet the gentlemen. When my
daughter went there the wretch told her thai
the gentleman was suited, that she would
have him, and that soon; and that she would
tell her about it Tor five dollars. The poor
child thought it was some very great ttiDg
10 know who was to be her husband, and so
she sold her earrings and breastpin 10 get the
money, and gave II 10 her. In telling the
fortune she described her future husband,
and told her to come on the Friday following,
and tell her what she had dreamed. She
thought at first sire would not go, but the
other had been there, and found beau to
her liking, and been to Coney Island with
him, and she tol her such story that she
thought she would go and see Madame Prev.
ster again.
When she went in she saw a man who
said "Mrs. brewster, what charming girl
that is! u, my dream is completely out.
That lady has been in my midnight dreams
for months past" With that he went out OF
the room. 40, ho!" said Mrs. brewster,
"did not show you this man in tie cars,
with such black eyes," He then waited
upon her home; asked her name and if s e
had father or brothers. He said he would
not let her parents know for the world where
he found her, nor she; but he meant to find
her il she was TO be found They would
keep company until winter came on, and
then she should conlriye 10 60 TO ball. and
he would be there and get respectable intro
duction. He should not be willing to let his
father know where he got his wife from, but
ne would meet her, when convenient at Mrs
Prews,er's.
Sir, this is her story, and believe it is
true one. She has been TO school, and as
she has so many married sisters and brothers
where she was in the habit of staying away
until SIX or seven o'clock, did not think Of
questioning her, as thought her as pure Us
air. All at once saw her shape alter aud
her lively spirits gone. 1 asked her what
allied her and what had become OF her school
mate. She said that she had gone away
from home with a very bad man, and lived
with him in bad house. Aiy eyes were
opened; saw it all. She began to cry, and
told ne that she was in a family way. The
man that has made her SO is married man,
18th wife and four Children. He has DESERT
ed them and ruined my child. II | expose
him.. shall also expose my whole family.
| thought, rather than make city talk, |
would keep her shut up until she is confined.
| called upon lady IN Lispenard streets,
TO see if she would board her through her
confinement. She says she will boa her
aud give her baby away when it is boru
told her my story she said she often had to
hear just such story--that was their trade.
II her brothers hear of it they will certainly
shoot the scoundrel. l think sometimes how
great fire a little matter makes. OIL must
conceal my feelings, and not make my sons
murderers! Do, sir, all in your power to
send those fortune tellers away, or make the
press not advertise such. peoples business.
This is the first letter ever wrote to an
officer in my lite. l am so worried do not
know what to do or say. o, if had known
it before it was too late. Two families
ruined-one in a brotheI; mine as bad
Pity poor MOTHER,
and put stop to that before another mother
is wronged. .a-