Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1861-03-30
IL From the Buffalo Republic
THE Ups AND DOWNS OF THIS
tit LIFE.

About five years ago, among the fash
lonabie boarders at one OF our prominent
hotels in this city, were two fascinating
and well dressed ladies and their husbands
who mingled in the good society Of that
day, appare ntly the happest and the most
attractive IN the circle in which they moved
| The husbands of both beiug in the com.
mun pariance Of the times, clever whole
souled gentlemen, always "ha,e fellow we'll
met with everybody, and Occupying
| pr"mlneut positions, their society was
! courted in their circle Of friends aud $3.50
ciate. Every lavish!ng expenditure, was
induiged in to crafty the wishes of thr
ladies, in extravagant dressing, and enter
tanning their friends in the rounds Of Eaah
lonable dissipation. Lie moved al0nh
seemingly all sunshine, and to the less
tas oreu, not a cloud could be seen to mar
the pleasure Of their gay and happy en-
joyment. \ few short years passed. and
one OF the enchanting and once happy
wives, IN her glrllsh days the pride OF a
dotlng father, and mother, residents Of a
Southern city, educated in all the accom-
phshments Of one Of the first Female
Senlnarles, after dragging out miserable
sickness and disease, the result oil former
imprudcnce and issipaiiou, became the
inmate Of onr County Poor House, where
death terminated her career. H.r hus
band, an actor OF considerable reputation
throughout the country, who years before
separated from her, last season in bar
room alteration in New Orleans, was shot
dead. The husband Of the other lady, a
few years ago, was detected in q forgery, or
swndling operation, for which be is now
serving out term Of yecrs ia the Auburn
prison. And now come. the last actor in
this domestic drama A few days ago in
passing through the work house on tour
Of inspection, among the inmates of that
institution, our attention was called to one
who bore the Appearance Of having seen
better days, and, on enquiring, found it
was the unfortunate wife Of the imprs-
Oned confidence operator, and the last OF
the once favored and attractive Quartette.
Reared IN wealth and luxury. she left her
happy home and parents in PHILADELPHIA,
to follow the fortunes of one she had
sworn to love, honor and obey. She, who
once shone so cons picususlv at concerts.
balls, and amid the festive scenes. hy
her accomplishments beauty, and all thai
goes to make VI a bewitching woman, sunk
so low, seemed almost impossibe Step
by step she had fallen in her career Of
dissipation and vice, until, from the former
ensiabls position she occupied in the ray
world Of fashionable life, through the in
tLnence Of the Intoxicating cup. she had
become the associate OF the vulgar ard
abandoned characters. such az fill cur
prisons. Her health being 50 bad, through
the humanity Of those who execute the
laws, on Saturday she was removed t.
the County Poor House, there to receive
the kind attentions of those who minister
to the wants Of the poor ard unfortunate.
This IS no exaggerated. sensation item.
bn. plain simple story, Of facts, as han
dredS who read this paragraph can testify
to. 1t is one ct every day acts in the
drama O. life. and illustrates It's ups aud
downs. To day occupying a high round in
the ladder, tomorrow who knows where
And still on moves the busy world