Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-03-22
A TOUCHING AND TRUE sTORy


A correspondent of the N. Y. Rnicker6ocke
Magazine relates the following touching story
which possesses also the merit Of being actual,
true
q have something strange in the history o
epilaphs to record for. There iB n story con
nected with the one which give you below. l
has the merit of brevity. at least
'O"e night about ten years ago, medica
STUDENT one of the widest of wild GLASS, left
the Walnut street Theatre, Philadelphia, before
the eud of The farce, to go home. Shortly afte,
turning up into Ninth street, he came upon 9
thinly clad female, making Roadway against a
driving snowstorm, and sobbing piteously. In
endeuvoring to answer his questions To tell the
cause of her sorrow, she burst into violent iii
of weeping, and would have fallen 10 the ground
had the not been supported by hackmaa who
stood near. A carriage was called, and the wo-
man taken home, where she fingered in very
precarous state for upwards Of two weeks
During this time the student was constantly at
her bedside, when not at lectures. In good lime
he saw her cOnvalescent. | would merely men
ton here, that the cause of her grief was meet
ing, in the theatre, her seducer and being
Stunned by him. Poor girl!-it broke her heart
Two months had scarcely passed when the
student himself was taken sick md it gradually
became known that lie had contracted that lcath
some and contagious disease, the Small Poo
When the fact was announced in his boarding
house, II was too late to remove him and the
house itself became suddenly empty; no one
remaining but au old coored COOK and big
student, who swore great Oaths and drnnk bad
whisky.
Two days after the house was so suddenly
vacated there came soft tap OF the door, and in
walked the female, who as | have mentioned,
was Drawing the cold blast, one night in Ninth
street. She laid down satche took OF her
bonnet and shawl and quietly settled into the
position of nurse, much TO the astOnishment of
the black woman. Yes, here the beautiful and
frai one staid; for ndeed she was beautiful and
many who walked Chestnut street might have
envird her her complexion her eyes her hair her
accomplishments. Here she bent over the lOath-
some bed, though her white arm was unmarked
by the charmed protection V,ceiHc. For four
long weeks her eyes scarcely knew rest aud her
gentle voice soothed the sick ona when he irelted,
and read to him when he was still. The daily
papets and the news Of the city she read ami
commented GU ; sue chatted to him of literature
aud science and when he could listen to music
she played aud sang to him ; caroling some sweet
ditiy, learned in by gone days. Poor girl
0nr student was rapidly gteing well; and
the people of the house were to venture back
the next day, so she put on her bonnet drew her
shawl around her, and said "NOw Harry, the
people nre coming buck Tomorrow, have done
my duty to you, good bye" and STOPPING down,
she kissed the student and-was gone. Being
encountered come time after she refused every
thing in the shape of presents, and even listened
with reluctance to attested gratitude. al have
but done my duty" was her only reply.
1.-The following winter she died. was one Of
o party Of one hundred students who paid our
last tribute Of respect to the beautiful girl. We
"laid her down to rest" and few weeks after,
there was. erected over her grave this tablet
HIC JACET
0ne of the Fallen; By Name
HETTY HAMILTON.
She was Woman; and by the seductions of
Man Fell SHE HAD a HEART; she DIED; AND
Con Is HER JUDGE. Jesua said unto her; "Wo-
man, where are thine accusers Hath no man
condemned tbeef" She said: mo man, Lord"
Aud Jesus said unto herr "Nether do con-
denim thee; go and sin no more"
On the foot stone is this inscription:
THINK OF HER AS wASDEnER WHOSE HOME IS
FOUND
have visited the grave three times since
An old man who lives near by receives a yearly
stipend to keep the grass shorn down and every
fortnight be places there a fresh offering of
flowers. Sweet, gentle grl She would have
graced any society. The cold treatment Of her
family made her an outcast; her seduGer desert
ed her. God was good to her, and took her
away early and one hundred as warm hearts ms
ever beat stood around her grave when the cold
earth fell upon the coffin and breathed prayer
for her souls peace.
"This last epilaph," says our correspondent
s. gyirg the locale OF the others, lis in the
UT It Philadelphia Many an old student
i ~, Ter the girl. Not one who attended
- .esusi"s ever forget a scene which took
~ ,uuy 1 W! W. = earth was falling upon the
oilin. A brothers. he. permit him 10 I TAXA
ad to take up the coffin |, facs nncs n ooSo
,oli upon his beautiful sister 0'''' ''O's'
Honsnr sEcrpKs-"Ethan spiA. - writes ,1l',,, 70