The penny press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1859-1860, 1859-12-14

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An Old Story Retold-Woman's Wrong
and Woman's Woe-Remarkable and
Pathetic.Letter from Would.be Sui
eide.
on Thursday of last week young girl, less
than eighteen, arrived in this city from the
Northern part Of the State and took lodging at
hotel on Broadway, below Third. She re-.
mained there part Of the day and left in the
evening in company with young man who
paid her bill, stating that he had found for
her permanent boarding house on Ninth
street.
She knew not whittier she was going, and,
as she now admits, her destination did not
cost her single thought; for long before she
had learned, through some mystic power she
could not understand, TO place implicit trust
in her companion, believing that he was all
her heart represented and her fancy had
painted him.
After they had arrived at the house which
was to be her future home, they were shown
into q comfortably furnished room, and she
was told that in his absence-for he intended
to leave the next morning for Memphis-she
would be taken care of by the landlady, who
was his friend.
Before the hour for breakfast the young man
bade her good-by and left the city, as she
believes, for the South. When she had fn-
ished her toilet, however, and descended to
the dining-room she met strange faces and
persons, whose loud conversation and vulgar
appearance gave her cause for alarm and
before the day had waned she became aware
OF the fact that the man whom she loved and
trusted had placed her in bagnio and de-
serted her.
She was overwhelmed at first with grief and
Indignation, but was penniless. In the heart
Of great city whore she was total stranger,
amonga class upon which the doors of society
were closed, without friends or means, she soon
despsired, and camc to regard death prefera.
BILE to life.
Half insane she remained until Saturday,
when she went out and wandered about the
city like one forsaken. II seemed TO her
Sahara, and she looked in vain for an oasis.
No compassionate eye in all her walk met
hers; no face she saw throughout the weary day
smiled on her kindly; and for the first time in
her life she felt the necessity of pouring from
her heart into some sympathetic ear the woe
with which II was well. nigh bursting.
On her return, while passing a drug store,
the thought suggested itself, and she determ-
ined to die. She won't In, and, with the little
money still remaining In her purse, she
thought to purchase strychnine, but it was
refused her. The denial seemed to render her
determination still more strong, and she
sought another store, bat in this she asked for
laudanum, and with better success, for tho M
generous spothecary sold her an ounce of the
poisonous liquid.
She repaired Immediately 10 her room, tell
In kha 10 nd nr ,,L. Al Il.
did not desire any supper, and taking her scat
at the table, wrote the letter which we pub.
lish below. Morning had dawned before it
was finished, and, folding it carefully, she left
it upon her dressing bureau, drank the con-
tents Of the phial she had purchased tho pre-
vious evening, and threw herself upon tho
bed to sleep of life's ftful fever.
When she retired, by some accident, she
neglected to lock her door, and as she did not
appear at the breakfast table, one of the in
mates Of the house went to her room, and
finding it open, entered, only to be startled by
what seemed to be the dead form of this much.
abused woman. Her brow was cold as If it
had already received the kiss Of the Destroy.
ing Angel, and her form was covered with a
clammy moisture which told too plainly what
had been done.
The girl quickly informed her companions Of
tho circumstance, and they found upon exam
ination that "Dora" was still breathing. A
medical friend of ours, from whom we received
the story, was called in, who, through the aid
of stomach pump, removed tho drug from her
system, and by proper exertion soon completely
restored her to health.
Yesterday the deserted girl left the city, but
whittier she went no one can tell. She de-
Partea mystoriousiy as she came, ana no trace
ls left OF her here save the letter, evidently
written while gazing into her beart ,v;tb Az
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DeneL tnat IL would soon cease 10 throb forever,
the memory of the incident which must have
left an ;ndel;hIa i'm nrass;on unn, a. it'll. 80
rev al inaeiipie IMPRESSION upon tne minds OF
all who witnessed it, and this simple relation
of another one of lifa's tra gef|ies for such n
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certainiy IL, aitnouSu IL mas NOT as yet ended
with o death.
Uor uornr haort ho, L.,, ,L, A.,
her young neart mas been crushedj the
FOUNTAIN OF her love destroyed, and whatever
be her fate in after life nothing remains IN her
now save 'ne nienofy ot her piignted nopes,
and the dream which, like too many Others
has bssn dispelled by the heartlesaness of tbe
log ooon u'epon.u ~ W. noat'ieSeleSs VI sne
man who caused its existence, and through
whose agency she has been deprived of the
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uriSnsess Jewei III 'he casket oi Womah's
hfe-her chastity.
The folIow;nc Ia q am, of kar 1ot,or ,,h;,h
NV .Vio"!ns o'Py VI her 'e'.er, Wnicn
was written IN quite delicate hand, and the
story thouoh old Ia told With a; M ,,I;o o;tv