Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1860-01-26

Floating along with the current Of humanity
which one encounters or rather mingies with in a
large city, is many an isolated individual whose
heart history, II uncovered to the gaze of the world
would surpass in its intense reality all the romance
ever invented. While write an instance Is nassinc
along III the crowd under my window in the per-
son OF wretched looking man after whom pcople
turn to gaze. and wonder how human form divine
came to be reduced to degradation so complete
and irredcemable. Ragged, begrimmed with dirt,
hair unconbed and hanging in tangled masses to his
shoulders, face haggard, uIsllaven, head bowed
down, and eyes rowing rcstessly from one object
TO another and scarcely fastened upon the
lace OF man. uncaring and uncared for, he moves
dejectcdy along with the crowd as if his worldly
hopes had ialIen from him like SO many withered
leaves His story, as heard it from a person who
Is familiar with the circumstances is long and sad
one, but will be brief: ~
Little more t.an five years ago, this Door unfor-
tunate was thriving merchant in New England
city, honored by all who knew him. well to do in
the world and with a wife and two daughters of sew
en- and eighteen years ofasc, enjoyed the comfort
which successful enterprise had secured to him.
About this time there introduced into his fam
lily circle one OF his clerks, between whom and the
eldest daughter an intimacy sprung up. Suspect
ing nothing, no objection was made to his society
but suddenly one morning he was missing. He
had gone too far, and the old story was re-enacted
de had won the daughters affection, effected her
ruin, and deserted her to escape the punishment he
anticipated. Discovering her condition. the Girl
eff home to conceal her guilt
The mother, broken-heartcd at the sha me Other
laughter, was taken i'll aud died, and, as if the hand
81 Providence was Laid in wrath upon them, the 4
Youngest daughter. in few weeks after, was also 1
aid to rest beneath the chancel-stone. Only lit I
lie while elapsed. and an infant was one morning
ound upon the river bank with note pinned to its
op1a -.cx,. c
Is wretched mother had terminated her sorrow by
uicide. riraf - 1
From that hour the father was an altered man,
,cvcnge became the only object of life, and forsa-
ing his business, he started in pursuit of the author
this misery Months passed without success.
ut ne hnaily learned that the young man, under
\ assumed name. was in a remote town in the
est and following with all haste he there found
i'm. ''.t .iil H !
Both want of space and ability make it impossi 1
e tor me to describe the terrible interview that i
suited; but appears that the seducer, far zone
lth consumption, was confined to his room, and r
hen the broken hearted man he had SO decpIv y
rongcd abruptly entered and stood before him. his
'n terror and the fearful agony. and denunciation d
the almost maniac father, so worked upon him a
ata hemmrorage of the lungs was brought on and A
died on the ensuing night. 1850 n
Since then, the father has been the miserable =
snderer / have described--"the world foree,tinp &
d the world forgot" The only memento of the b
st visible about him is dirty cord arond his neck,
lich suspends leather enclosing locket with
rtraits Of his family. His home Is among tho 4;
uallid tenements OF the Five Points, his daily n,
nts are supplied by p remnant Of his pronerty, OF
with hopes crushed, ambition DESTROYED, Bit n,
past behind and raylcss future before him, his 81
70 society gone, and he moves among men a cl
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