The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-07-23

LOVE AND SU1CIDE-The particulars of the
suicide by drowning Of Miss Persa R. Brown, Of
Troy, N. Y, have already been given. The fol.
lowing letter, written by the unfortunate young
lady to q female friend previous to committing
the act Is supposed to depict her own case:
Mon AMI:-listen, and will tell you an Ger true
tale. Once ON . time, in the land Of --, there
dweit maiden; her heart was light and ffes :. the
she was joyous and happy al the day. The sum shons
pleasantly her path for there guile in her
heart she had been brought up in the fear of the
uoId she loved the ways OF holiness; the thouyhts
her standard OF purity was high and lofty she de-
spised all that was low or base, and loved with her
whole soui all that Was pure and good. What was
worldly pomp and ambition for her? To tread the
path of purity and peace was her greatest aim this
was the bright morning star of her existence from
her childhood she had trusted in God. With his
strong around her. what could her to stray
How could she err when Christ was her Polar start"
And In process of time youth came to dwell in
that lsnd he was noble, generous and tIue-hearted
The youth and maiden mst; they were often in each
others society they walked together when the stars
Ahone bright above them, and the maiden was happy.
He came 70 spend the pas.ing hour she liked it. and
thus the passing hours sped This maiden's heart
had not known blight ur mldew. IL it strange that
she learned to look for his coming with throbbing
heart and the SQUAD of his footsteps would cause her
heart to beat and eyes to brighten! He taught her
to love, and oh how well she loved him. Her heart
was flied to sveafowins; she has thoughts that
are not Of him; he has become part Of her very ex.
Thousand cords net one to be broken. Mysterious
passion what art thou, that would her to
ritics ail-even her hopes Of heavena How changed
this msiden-she has been an idohe il her life, her
all her love has become idolstry
What means this? He talks of love, aud then, that
they must part. She knew Of no other love but the
first pure love of m honest heart.
"Hnsh, be still.n God has withdrawn his strong
arm; ministerinE spirits stand back. why IL this!
Oh! why has God left herf Il IL becauss she first
Withheld her love, ip permitting mortal receive
that homage which due to her Maker. or s it TO
teach her that the Hesh II weak why old He for
sake one who from her infancy, mornng, noon 81
night, had bowed before Him and prayed for his
blessing! 4sgs
A change has come over the maiden she awakea
from her dream to find she clasps sshadow. The sun
shines no nero upon her pathway; the stars dim
OH how can she live when anothers form IL clasped
In those arms, another head rests on that bosom!-
How can she smile on the ssme, Though her heart
was not molten lead, desclats and blishted2 There
il darkpess over her soul nsusht earth can chsel
her new She knows the greatest saints have erred,
and abe hears the voice Of Jesus saying, Go and mn
no more. Not all can e4ce that dark spot from her
memory; there 10 fear that reason may forsske hez
throne. She hears the dashins Of the dark wsters,
whose waves waiting to make her shfcud, and Z
veice saying Come here IL rest for the weary. She
stay with this rai tenemeuti she must leave
1t, hecsuse 1t has proved % weak. ESQ
There 10 something which dread ss
II ID dark. . fearful thing;
,Tis not she dresd of desth-'tis more; 81
Iii the dread of madness. "a &