Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1855-04-23

who wished 10 wed het, tiIle,l wihchagts asainst
her honor Some Of her suiiors, wholly disetedlt'
S5ihese calunahlks, but thinking II due 10 her 10
rsIbte them, Instituted inquties 10 trace them to
,6S orisinai source whence they caniej not sin.
Sle MOOT could be had Of even the seulblAnee Of
StiIt, though thousand were furnished perfect
Innocence. Wounisd and Inundated, poor l. F.
lfE refused 10 wed those who could, however VOL
Inv The motive, seem 10 doubt hel honor or inSI'
gale inquiry INTO het conducts and, from yest 10
SeaL dtarged on lifa Of moEttfcat lion aud sorrow.
Pride led bet TO conceal what she SuifeEedj but
those who best knew het wete aware that fOt ma.
ny months sleep could only be obtained BY the aid
OF narcotics and that violent spsslnS and fleqnens
attacks OF the nerves left her seldom Tree from
acute suffering. The effort 10 force gaiety she
was far from feeling, increased her suilerings even
Ia The last The iifSl use she made OF Tie monty
ptoduce by her writings was IL hny an annuity t0T
her rranimIthtr;-tha. grandmother whose ncerLi.
~ Of tennst ond wearing eJigenee had elnUteled
her home. She then went 10 reside IN Hans place
with some elderly ladies, who kept SCHOOL, and
here, again, culntnRy sssailed her, Dr. NJ, mar.
ried man, aud father Of gtown daughters, was now
named as her paranOtlt; and. alt ough his habits,
are, appearance, and attachment 10 his wife, ought
10 have nrecluded The possibiliIyof attaching cle
Ience 10 50 abSutda piece OF scandal, poOr l.. Z.
l.. was again attacked, In manner That nearly
sent lIer IL The grave. This last nsehood was In.
vented little mole than four Yeas ago, VIXEN
some OF those who dsheeved lie other scandal.
affected 10 give orei 10 this, and sluns the senSi
Ire mind OF poot l.. i. l.. almost 10 madness by
their lypoctitical conduct. About this time Mr..
Alaceaii became acquainted with her, nul ufer
some months ptOposed tot her hand. WnnG 10
tho quick by the ISLANDERS heapcd upon her, she
accepted his OlIeri but he deemed II necessary to
return 10 Cape Coast Castle for year before The
nuptials could be sOlennzed.
lie returned at The expiration Of hat term, &c.
ncwed his offer, aud Sle--Poor, dear s)nI lin.
formed her friends, and Inc among The number, OF
her acceptance Of i, and Of her intention d soon
leaving England with him. Soon after Ibis Nj.
hlocean went To Scotland, and remained there
many months without writing SINCE line 10 his
belTOlit1. Her feelings under this treatment YOU
can imagine. llesel by inquitleS ltom all her
illrIldS as 10 where MT. MaUleun was, when size
was 10 be married, &c. &C., all indicating strong
suspicion thai he had heard The reports md would
return no more. A serious iIInrSs assaiIed her,
and reduced her 10 tue brink Of the gravcj When
her - wrote and demanded all explanation
from Nlr. MaClenn.
lie answered, that fearing lhe climate Of africa
might prove fatal ~ lcr he had abandoned tho
intention OF marrying, and lett embarrassed al
Wnltng 10 Soy 50.
She, pour soul miStOok Ills hesitation and 81.
lence lOr generosity, aud wrOte 10 him letter
taught with affection; The III StnfTrl uriun was
again PfOpUSh, but On condition that Il SHOULD Ge
kept secret even from The friends she was teSid
Ing will. From The moment Of his return from
Scotland ~ that of their Departure he wuS moody,
myxtrIiORs and ill.hWlnoEed- continually SneeTing
al literary ladies' speaking Slghlngiy Of lef works
and, IN short, Showing every symptom VI desire
10 disgust lrT. Sir - demonstrated with hrT
I'll his extraordinary mOds u proceedings So did
all lief ieniSj but tho die was cast. lief pride
Shumk from the NOTION Of ngnn having Il said that
unolhet marriage was ktoEen I'll; and she deter.
mined not 10 break with hin. Mystery OH my5:
icry followed; no freud Of hls-lhough un uncle
anu aunt were IN LOndOn-.SdncllUned the mutEagej
nay more, il Is now Known that, two days prevl.
OuS TO II, h. OIL helnE questioned by his uncle,
denied positively the fact oil his intention 10 be
married.
| The marriage lrqsa secret our, and not ovOwed
until few days previous TO tirir sailing iOt Africa;
he refused 10 permit her own InuId, who had long
served her, t0ucCUnpany lrr, aud It was only nj
the eleventh hour that he could he induced to per.
nit a strange servant 10 be attendant. Ills con.
'uct on bUnlIl ship wOS cold nmd mUOdy; for lrt
broken hearted -, whom have seen, told the
tnai lie captain Uf The ship said mat Nj. MacIcan
batELyed tile utmost indifference iIWnfd her. This
| ndiIlrrl nee continued at Cape Castle, aud what
was wOiSe, discomfort, III LunOE and teprGachrS al
her isnO:unCe u housekeeping met het every day,
| until, as she writes 10 hEI -, her nerves be.
came 81 agituteC, hut The sound Of his voice made
her lteInhlr. She was required IL do The work VI
mental; htT irtnale servant was discharged, aud
was to sail on lie day that the hnplcss l.. f. l..
died. SHE has COME ~ Englnnd. l.. Il, l., thus
writes let -.
There ate eleven or twelve chambers hero
empty, an toij yet Mr. Mnclean feIuScs 10 lei
ne have me fOt my Use, nor will he permit inc 10
enter thu bedroom from The hour leave ii, seven
IN tile morning until he quits II at one IN The Of
teTnOon. lie expects Ine 10 cUOk, wnSh and lion;
IN short 10 do Tue wOtk Ul servant, never See
him unlIl seven in the evening, when lie comes
10 Onnefj and when TINT is Over, lie plays the 81.
OiH until 10 O'Clock, when 60 10 he'd. lie says
he will never cease CORRECTING lie until he has
brIken my spInl, aud complains OF my temper,
which you know was never, even under heavy
Trials, Gad,'
This was The last account Nj. - ever ~.
ceived, Judge, ttem, Of his wfctClrdn.Ss.
| 1t is known that MI AlHclean had iVTRIed la.
son al Cape Castle with woman Of that c0nR,Ey,
by whom lie has large famiiyi such HaSOns nre
not Cous,defed diSrepulahls there, and tue women
arc tieuled ~ wives. This petSUn lived in The
castle as lis mistress, until The arrival NJ Nj. Mac.
lean and r0OT l.. f. L., when size was sent or M
tie county. This woman WIS The niece Of Uiu
Of the merchants who sal on the inquest. All The
servants, will lie exception OF The man and wife,
Brought Oul by l.. +, h., were the creatures OF the
former mStteSS, the Whole Of the female natives
reiest Eugsll.womem, because the Irrscucr oil
one ihete GanSlIeS them from society where they
are tolerated III their absence.
Nj. Maclean admits that inliSp)silion anhmen.
ial annoyance must have rendered him far from
being kind aud agreeable companion 10 pUOr
Letllil; but adds that, had she lived little Longer,
she would have found hin very different as lie
was, when not i'll, lOtmentC1 by vaIi. US circum'
stances, which he Goes not expluin-esSY and
good tempered to fault. liz says, that never
was lhcle so kind or - fanltleSS being on earth
oS that poor glt, as lie calls her, and that he Ilev
et knew her value until liz had lost her. IN fact,
his letter seems on answer 10 ChatSeS peteIIrd q.
gainsl HIM BY the depaEtetli and, what is STANCE,
Tie packet lIlaI brought The fatal news, brought
no letter Of recent date from her, though she isv.
CT missed all oppOItumly-and they occur rarely
-Uf writing 10 him. ilet letteIS--nlI OF winch
have breutIIed lie fondesl affection fOr kim-ad.
init that size had little hope Of happiness from ller
stern, cold husband. | have now, my dear Mad.
an, given you this sad tale. have ptrused all
her letters 10 IIet--, nS wellas Mr.. Mucleun's
10 him. ought 10 add that, when they landed In
Africa, Nc. MaCleanset oil, leaving his wife, and
proceeded 10 The castle, 10 dislOdge his mistress
and chilren. The natives were Onery aud Of.
Tended al seeing their cOnnlrywOman driven ON
her home. lIrliuye me my dear Madam, your Ia.