The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1858-04-22
The Fast Young Lady.
BY T. s. ARTHUR.

Ten years ago Imet her at Nahaut. She was
engaged to fast young man who.had just come
into possession Of handsome fortune, and the
way in which they astonished even some OF the
faster kind of Boston fast young men and women,
was amusing enough. The young lady could
swim, play at ten pins and billiards, and drive
a span of spirited ponies with the ease and non
chalenoe OF man about town, or well skilled
Jehu. Daily she ratified over the Lynn beach
with banded waiter boy,a bright mulatto, behind
her, guiding her spiended pair of horses with a
,careiessness of style that alarmed half the peo-
nle We expected 10 receive news daily OF q
broken neck But she passed through all the
perils Of madcap horsem anshp safely.
The young man was evid ntly proud OF the
attention she attracted, and humorsd her to the
fullest extent in her wild whims and extrava
CANT conduct. few months later and they
ware married. The wedding was one OF thost
brilliant. half indecent affairs, the details o
which get into the newspapers, and form the
theme for nine days gossip in fashionable cir
cies.
But the fast young lady did not make an am
liable, loving, devoted companion. Far from it,
She was now fast young wife, and led her hns
band into all manner of extravagances. The,
were not many years in sounding the depths o.
ths fortune which neither Of them was wise
enough to enjoy. 1t melted away like snow
that stunned them, they fell from the dazzling
pinnacle into the shadowed vale of poverty.
1t was now that the fast young wife's true quail
ity was proved. A weak. ain lover OF tht
world and its false glitter, she could not live II
that humble, domestic, and useful retirement, IL
which SO many sweet flowers OF virtue grow ,anc
fill the air with fragrance. No. no. She vat
the bold, brilliant daliah, not the sweet-scentet
violet nor pure lilly of the valley. nor even tht
blushing rose with such store OF goodness IL
its heart, that no queenly beauty could give th'
corruption OF vanity. And so, when the tempt
,er knocked at her lowly window. she arose ant
went out 30 him, leaving her poor, deluded hus
band to walk his thorny path in life alone. Five
years ago saw heg on the stage. Evil passions
had changed her fearfully. Something OF the OLE
dash and brilliancy remained, but 1t Was plan
that the fires which had burned so fercely TO
years were consuming her. Two years later,an
the sad drama Of her life closed. She sleep
now, the fearful sleep of death. Yet her grave i
without monument or flower, and no hear
makes to it loving pilgrimage.
So much for the fast young lady. Ii her cours
was dazzling and brilliant like the meteors, /
was quite as brief and went out suddenly ii
eternal darkness. In the flush other beauty sh
had hosts of friends and admirers, but no tru
lovers. In the sad waning of life, there wer
none SO humble, none SO poor as to do her rever
;ence for she possessed no good qualities, thos
real things which are recognized By all as OF ster
ling value. There was no pure affetion,no sens
of honor, no unsefsh regard for Others. but onl!
weak, poor, mean selflove. and unbridl ID pas
sious; and these, which were despised by all ,ha'
ruined all.