The Portage County Democrat. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1868, 1859-04-20
esces, Domestic Economy, Social Improvement

height. and her upturned face was lit with
radiance which it had never known before.
oh. Jenny, Jenny groaned Gilbert Thorne.
throwing himself at her feet, for Gods sake
curse me Do not say you forgive me. This
is my punishment; see it all now
! Gilbert Thorne,' she rejoined, and deadly
pallor overspread her features. this is no time
for impiety; my carriage is waiting, and 4
must go have said all that have to say;
but kneel with me one little moment, that !
may intencede for you
Her voice was singularly distinct, but very,
soft and low. and faint tremors ran through her
frame. The strong man was bowed; he kneli
beside the outcast, and she, whom all men re
yiledi offered up, for him petition to the
Throsie of Mercy, which was -up py angsls
and borne, to himwho sufereth not sparrow
to fall to the ground unheeded. The words
of that prayer dwell ever in the memory ofl
Gilbert Thor6e. Tears came back to him as
when child. The agony of the strong man
bowed, pen may not describe. In vain he
told her that the house all we're hers; that he
would go forth. and leave her to her posses.
sions; that he would work as a galley slave
ANYTHING to make up for the wrong which he
has done. .is l5... e..7 ,t-.=.f a- II
She only said, TOO late, too lale!! All is
prepared for nv departure, and ] must moi,
cannot stay. We part now, Gilbert Thorne
and let il be quickly over, Good byer And
she took his hand in both of hers and press
ing it once only to her heart, glided from the
room. -f-.a.t.s5z -'-st..t- I'D
She opened the street door. and as the cold
rushed in, wrapping her frail form in it's chill
embrace, and moaning through the hall II
seems to seek TO drive her back again, saying.
60 not forth; go not FORTH A moment only
she pansed, while her. sLuddering frame had
need of all its resolution to urge her forth in
to the desolate night. She closed the door.
and forth into the desolate storm she went ;,
out into the bitter night, amid the drift snow.
and pitiless winds leaving blessing upon the
threshold. which she was never to recross
again, for him who had been the cause of all
her ruin ..
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On the 9th of December. 1885,, the daily
papers of the great metropolis contained
among their city items the following announce
ment: !, s5 e,.s ,fss,.y -.s--a.. ft.f r---.
DEATHlFRoM INTEMPERANcE AND EXPOSURE
-Ghrisfnas morning Officer Styles, while pa
trolling his beat at day break, found, partial
| ly covered in the snow. onthe steps of house
in Fifth avenue, the body of an abandoned
woman, commonly called Wild Jen; hut whose
real name is supposed to have been Jenny
] Irwin. sr
She was taken to the dead house, where an
inquest was held Verdict: Died from in
Temperance and exposure She is supposed
ito have lost her way in the storm, while re.
turning intoxicated from some revel the pre-.
vious night and becoming bewildered and
chilled. sought refuge on the steps whore she
was found. She Uiu be buried in Potter's
Field pa ieH go @
Thus ended the life of Jenny Irwin.
i
! It boots not now TO record the secret salts
faction which mingled with the remorse of Gil
bert Thorne. as. reading his morning pape,
over the rich breakfast service, he learned fol
the first time the fate of Jenny Irwin. The
) world thrives well with him; donors aud riches
await his every step. They talk of making
I him a Judge, and if they do as they doubt
less viii, it requires no great gift of prophecy
to write his future life.
The crimes viii fit him gracefully and well
to the ,Oorld; bis judgments will be clear, ant
and impartial, and fair to the sOorld his actions
will be above reproach, to the ,Oorld; he viii
be "a constant church goer and devout Chris
tian, to the acorld; he will write q book upor
some hackneyed subject of the law, which
shall'so The sOorld appear very profound ant
learned, and then. after not many years, hs
will die. The courts will be closed out of re
spect for his memory; for it is meet that Jus
tice should pause to weep wher good maj
dies. His distinguished brethren of tn
bench will meet in solemn conclave, and pas
Resolutions of coincidence with his affiicte,
family. expressive also of their high sense o
9 his public and ivate worth, and of the IL
remediable loss to the country. There vii
be a meeting of the Bar over which distil
Z gnished Judge will be called to preside
That bright luminary and celebrated advo
+ cate David Little Esq !, will pronounce hi
stereotyped eulogy. Counsellor Slasher wi
7 recall fome happy "Reminiscences of the depart
r ed greatness, and will tell how he knew hil
d intimately and well, and that he held it anon
q the proudest recollections of lis life to hav
r been the friend Of scch man. The head {
9 the great firm of Dragon. Bully & Dunn, th
d great special pIeader, win add his mite
l the occasion, and in few brief remarks wi
: move himself and his audience to tears; an
q then the usual Resolutions will be passed
3. and the Bench and Bar will attend his funera
is The Church ofthe Holy Money bags will b
n crowded. Sexton Goldboy, in bis ,s-s5
. ae5. "Customary suit of solemn black
will open the carriages of the great 'law-gi'
le ers' who come to pay their last tribute to d.
'e parted worth. He will lead decrepid mem
4 decrepid both in mind and body-who sti
IL dole justice from the bench; and venerab
y white wigs, who had long since retired, feelir
that their age had gone beyond their Judg
ship-through waves Of crinoline impregn
ae BILE, save to his accustomed eye. The Re
ny DR.. Siivercup will read the well.known servi
id with peculiar unction,r and in short funer