Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-03-08


TIE TWO RlNGS-A STORY OF REAL LIFE,
Some time since young Irish girl who, for
want Of better name, we will call Ellen Nc
earthly, 'loyed not wisely but too well" IL young
Englishman from Shrewsbury, England. This
was in the town of Cash6l, Tippernry county,
Ireland. Ii is the same old story Of love. seduc-
ton and desertion. Before their separation, and
as pledge OF his promise of marriage, Trow-
bridge presented Ellen with a peculiar ring,
having green stone at the top, upon which was
cut rose duplicate of this ring John himself
wore The young man was reputed wealthy, had
business to transact, and few days after the
engagement he left for England, promising soon
to return. Ellen shortly afterwards received II
letter from her faithless swain stating lis de.
termination to emigrate to America, from whence
he would write for her.
TroWbridge did sail for this country, and ar
rived at New York in July last. There he failed
to obtain employment, and soon after landing
got engaged in some criminal transaction, and
left for the West to escape FROM the officers Of
justice. He came to Chicago in August and
went to work in an upholstery store as n sales
man.
In about month the gay young Englishrnan
made the acquaintance of q sewing girl we will
call Anna. After a courtship of but two months
he married her, presenting her the ring, the du-
plicate Of which had previously been given To
Ellen Mccarthy in the old country. Then COM
menced system of.roguery. lie rented house
on the West Side, furnished it elegantly from the
money and goods fched from his employers, and
seemed to live on the ''fat of the land, until
one morning he sundenly disappeared, since
which time nothing has been heard from him. -
His abandoned wife was again compelled to earn
her livelihood by laboring with her needle, &C.
cupyiug humble apartments in the South Diyi
siOu.
One day Anna received a letter directed to
MIR. John TroRbrldge. Without suspecting it
was for any other than Mrs. John Trowbridge,
she broke the seal. The contents were strange
enough. The mssiye was signed "Ellen Nc
Carthy" Yes, Ellen had waited long and dreary
months for the promised letter from John Trow-
bridge, and then with the fruits of her shame in
her arms had set out for this fair country in
search Of him. She had traced him to this city,
and being unable to find his whereabouts she
had addressed him note This had fallen into
the hands of wicked Johns second victlnl.-
Anna determined TO seek Ellen out and she
found her and had an interview. The eyes of
each rested upon the duplicate rings when The
two met and shook hands, The pledges of his
faithless troth were there but Trowbridge was
far away. When Ellen saw the ring Anna wore,
she sank helpless on the floor. The full yillainy
of her seducer was then apparent.
The unfortunate Irish girl and child are now
with some charitable people, who were early
made aware of her hopeless circumstances
Meanwhile, a suit for divorce is in progress for
the relief of Anna. II il thought by the detec-
tives that John Cornell, Of whom mention is
made in another paragraph as having deserted
wife here and married another in Memphis, is
the identical Trowbridge, now carrying on his
vile practices under an assumed name.