Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1860-12-31
a Terrible Lire-D Remarkable Coin
eidenees-Strange Fatalities.
From the Rochester ENnress

From the Rochester Express.
A somewhat romantic though very melan-
choly domestic drama has recently TRANSFERRED
in this city, the facts Of which are brought to
our knowledge by one whose intimate reactions
with the family rendered her familiar with the
case. 1t possesses all the requisite elements
OF an exciting narrative, and in the hands Of a
professional romancist could be wrought into
the most thrilling form. We feel that we
violate no confidence in briefly presenting the
case, While emitting locality, dates, and NAMES.
Several months ago respectable widow
lady removed to this city from Syracuse,
accompanied by her children-her only rela.
tives-a boy and two girls. The family were
supported from the widows income, which.
though moderate, enabled them to live in
respectable independence. The oldest Of tile
daughters was eighteen years Of age, and the
son was the youngest Of the household The
girls were well educated and handsome, the
elder possessing remarkable personal attrac.
tons, She was Of very pa sionate temper,
and when reused, extremely wilful and in
tractable. To her brother she was devotedly
attached. He was effemnate and refined
and fully reciprocated her affection. They
were almost constantly together, and seldom
went from the house except in each others
company,
The family had resided in the city two
weeks, when the eldest sister and her brother
attended private party in the neighborhood
of their residence. They there made the ac-
quainance of a young gentleman who i'm
pressed the young lady so tavorably that he
was permitted to accompany her home AZ
forwards he called by invitation. A friend,
ship was rapidly formed, which soon generated
still warmer attachment and in two weeks
from the date of their acquaintance the parties
nod tn be ri.,J
tleman's impatient ardor suggested an mme-
date union, although it was strongly opposed
by the. brother. With singular foreboding
OF misfortune he earnestly begged his sister
to break the engagement or at least to indefn.
ltely postpone its fulfilment But his efforts
were unavailing. The new conner seemed to
have entirely supplanted him in his sisters af-
lection, and at the expiration of two weeks
from the date of the engagement the lovers
were married
The bride was Immediately removed from
her mothers house, and the newly married
couple set up for themselves in another dwell
ing. They lived happily for the period of two
weeks, when the wife suddenly announced her
intention of visiting female friend in Syra.
cuse. Her husband demonstrated, and an an.
CRY colloquy enSued, which resulted in the
husband declaring that she would do so at
her peril and tue wife with equal determina-
ton asserting that she woad 90 immedioteIv
if only to show him that she could not be in
timidated nv threats
Without further alteration the husband
went to his customary business. and ON return
ing found that his wife had fulfilled her threat
Size had left an unsealed letter addressed to
her husband, stating that she would return the
day following that she had zone solely far
the purpose Of redeeming her word. and that
she trusted his natural complacency as we'll ne
her own, would be restored bv their temnorn.
ny separation.
True to her promise she returned on the dav
following, to find that she had formed wrono
estimate OF her husbands character, and had
strangely miscalculated the effect Of her pre.
cipitaton Not until she discovered that her
husband had taken every article of his ,riyate
wardrobe did she realize that he. had deserted
her and then brief note was found in place
o. her own. solelunlv assnriuo nor tLot Lls la
her never to return
The immediate effect of this discovery was
to awaken the most intense remorse She
flew TO her mothers house, narrated what had
occurred, and irantically impored her brother
to assist her in recovering her husband. The
boy had not visited his sister since her mar.
riage, but her distress moved him. He man.
fully declared that he would find her husband
and compel him to return and with this de.
termination, though in feeble health. he left
home on the following day. But he lett. neyey
to rotnru