The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1857-01-24
TIPTON CEDAR Co. IOWA---SATURDAY JAN a. 1857
A Sad Case.

n S6U Vt3USs
Several months since. beautiful
young lady, the daughter of wealthy
retired merchant, residing in this vicinity
won the hear, aud hand Of gentleman
in the medical profession. living in New
York city, and they were belro,hed in
marriage. The wedding took place a.
the residence Of the brides father, and
was attended with grea, pomp and csre-
mony, an immense sum having been ex-
peaded by her parents to give zeast to
the occasion. The dress won by the
bride cost, in itself. several hundred dol
lars. She had in attendance upon he. a
troupe Of bridesmaids and their atten.
dan,s, all arrayed in robes OF spo,less
satin. Her friends. who rank high in
society, aud among whom she was almost
liberaliiy in the matter of bridal presents,
loaded her table with the mos. magnf fl
cen, silver sets, suits of sable and of er-
mine, and trousseaus procured at almost
fabulous prices. Her husband was a
wealthy. intelligent, noble looking man,
and proud of his newly acquired treas
ure. Everything Looked brlgh, and pro-
missing on that wedding night.
After receiving the congratulations of
their friends, the married couple started
on wedding tour, after wh ca they set
settled down at the residence oi the hus-
baud ia New York. Here. all their
friends predicted tor them long llie Of
happiness aud prosperity; aud, indeed
In, re was mucn upon which To base the
hope tha, their predictions would be real
lzed to the iulles, extent. The bride was
young, intelligent, beautiful well educa-
ted, and the picture Of perfect healtb; the
husband, high-minded, noble in charac-
ter, rich in this worlds goods, and prac-
tiCIng In lucrative aud honorable pro-
iessloa.
Thus matters remained for several
months. Letters received from the bride
by her friends in this city, brea,ned a
mos, happy spirit, and expressed the Ut
most content with her position. But a
Iew weeks since she returned home, as
she said Tor a visit. She remained until
few days since, bat her presence n
longer afforded JOY - those who had once
been s. happy to NEE, her. The bloom
upon her cheek was faded; her eyes
were sunken aud had wild and hag-
gard expression /; her language was nc
longer characteristic Of that high refine
m1nt which had once marked 1t. 1t was
all tuo ev,dert tha, fearful vice Wa,
prey!ng on her system. When inquired
oi as TO her husband, and whether she
lnte nded to return to New Y York, she eva.
ded any reply. Her friends at last be.
came alarmed, and wrote 10 her husband
asking him to come and take her home
with HIM.
He came not-but instead came a let
ter of fearful import. The injured maj
said his hopes had been blgh.ed, the
trust which he had reposed N his wife
shamelaly abused, and his family god;
overlhrown.
She bad sunk her love for her husband
7 in tie mania OF the wine cup, and was I
, victim TO habtual Intoxlcalion. He re
proved her. She became angry, quar-
relied with him and lett his home for tha
Of her parents, taking with her nothrn.
but the clothing which she had upon he
: at the time OF het departure. Unde
such circumstances, he said, he could n
longer Consent 10 union with her, pain
full as separation must be. BY expires
he forwarded to hei, her jewels, sllve
ware, piano, clothing ng-everything II
: fact, that belonged to her personality -
r Thus he r,nounced her, aud forever.
Y This last scene In this drama of req
life closed yesterday. The once beau,i
lul maiden, honored 5y all who kne'
4 her. the ldollzed wife, the noble womau
: died at tue residence of her parents, c
e brain lever, induced by intoxlcation. =
I Thus the curtain of death falls upon tn
sad scene.
The father Of this young lady has bee
: called upon within three months to meur
the death OF L vile and daughter by IL
loxicatIon. aud son, once no. lie an
manly, whose highest .pature has bee
x perverted by the same cause.