Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1860-01-06
From the Springfield Republican.
ASAD STORY or NEW ENGLAND LIFE.
Seduction Elopement-. Adultery--Death.


school was about to be organized in
CRANKY, Ct, and the selection of a teach
er became a mooted question. The
merits Of one, well known ia this vicinity,
were canvassed, but he encountered OPP
position on the ground that he was a H.
centiOus man, an adulIerer. His friends
carried the day, however, and be was in
stalled over the school, and became an
inmate Of the family Of Deacon Kendall,
who bad espoused his cause warmly, be-
lieved in his innocence, and treated him
with confidence. The music teacher
sued the person in the village, prominent
in circulating the stories against his
character, for SANDER, and the case was
pending in the courts at Hartford cr
some time. The defendant obtained con-
siderable evidence 10 sustain his charges,
but not enough to cover and protect them
all, and therefore yielded to a settlement,
and paid the costs Of the suit Deacon
Kendall had a daughter, young, beautiful
and accomplished, and fond of music
After the singing school season was over,
she insisted on leaving home and taking
care Of herself; her purpose was opposed
there was family quarrel, but she
succeeded in clipping, none OF her family
or friends knew whittier.
For years she was lost to them ALL
Meantime. her father died and suddenly
she re-appeared, and claimed her share
in the estate. II was given to her, and
she departed again in,o obscurity, refus-
ing to tell her friends any more than that
she was living in the vicinity Of Boston
under an assumed name. Then came
suspicious and reports that she had been
seduced by the music teacher, who had
been befriended and defended by her
father and the family some years ago, and
that she was living under his protection
somewhere. Bot efforts to solve the
mystery, and discover the place of her
concealment, still proved fruitless. Only
last week was the veil lifted, and that
through her death. Her friends received
information that she had died at South
Boston, and her remains were at their
disposal. They received them, and learnt
the full story Of her life for the years that
had interviewed since her elopement.
It seems that she was seduced by the
music teacher during the season Of the
school, and disappeared to become, GER
tainly, mother, and, as she expected, a
wife. But her seducer was already
married man. ard his family resided in
the vicinity of Springfield He was,
however, about this time q clerk in a
store in Boston and established his vic
tim in secrecy in South Boston, as Mrs.
Jones, the wife of George JONES'
Here she gave birth to a girl, and here
she lived, the mistress of her seducer.-
tie visited her but seldom, however.
taking the whole time through, and sup
ported her in but scanty style. After
the death of her father, he became more
attentive again, and pursuaded her to 90
and receive her share Of the property
This she did, and paid the money over
TO him, under assurances it is reported
that he would establish her in finer
quarters, and live with her more con-
stantly. But his desertion now was
more marked than before-he robbed
her not only Of character and home but
her money. Her cruel disappointments
and mental and moral sufferiugs naturally
nurSed fatal disease, and this last and
most cruel treatment fastened its pro
gress, and last week relieved her by
death. In the last days Of her life, the
woman with whom she boarded wrote to
her seducer by his proper name in
Springfield, urging in her behalf his
presence TO see her once more before she
died. But he came not; and she, pre-
serving her mystery TO the last, refused
TO divulge her real name, or the resi-
dence of her friends, closed her own eve
lids, and died, proud, neglected, deserted.
hcart-broken. Her child she had pre-
viously given to a Catholic school in
South Boston, and bespoken from the
same institution q Christian disposition
of her body. A few days previous to
her death she called some of the members
Of the house, where she boarded, to her
room, and requested them to burn all
papers in her possession at once, in her
presence, in order to prevent, if possible.
any facts concerning her fate from ever
reaching her friends, whom she had dis
graeed. This was done, and but for an
old Album. which contained many good
wishes from her former school mates,
with her own true name and place Of
residence upon the margin Of the book