Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1861-01-09
From the New York sun.
A Terrible Story Of Wrong.

Within day or two past certain facts
of very peculiar and romantic nature
hayc come within the knowledge of one
of our reporters, which, with merely the
suppression of the names of the parties,
we lay before our readers All the ac.
tors in this thrilling drama of real life
have moved in our first circles of socie-
ty, and, with a single melancholy excep.
ton, do so at the present time. Leav-
ing the story to convey its own moral,
which it cannot fail to do, we proceed
at once to the facts. To be properly un-
dcrstood We begin the narration in the
little town of l.. in Maine, where
in 1858 two sisters, the Misses NJ,
resided, with their widowed mother
fhe family was one Of aob loviedged sos-
pectability, and the girls, Emily and
Caroline, were both admirable specimens
Of American beauty, though very ditlo.
rent in face and figure. Emily was 10
years of age, tall and darh-eycd, and her
cheek of the rich olive complexion which
it was said her father bore while Caro-.
line, or Garry" as she was usually
known, the pet of the family, and be-
loved by all who knew her, was petite,
light of cheek aud hair, and her eye IL
beautiful blue. At the moment we have
introduced the sisters, Garry, although
by two years the youngest, was engaged
to marry a young man residing in the
vicinity of r, the nuptails to take
place early in the spring Of 81, after
the conclusion Of a six months visit
which she was to pay to an aunt residing
in Boston, Tn the month Of October,
50, she accordingly wen; to Boston, It
was believed living happily with her
relative until the close Of December,
when she suddenly disappeared
From various incidents noticed prior
to her mysterious disappearance her
aunt was forced to believe that the poor
girl had fallen victim to the wiles of
some unprinciplod villain, whom aae nal
too confidently trusted but, strange to
say, suspicion was net directed to any
one whose acquaintance she was known
to have formed. All means Of discove-
ring the unhappy gill failed, but after
months of an almost despairiug search,
it was believed that she had committed
suicide to hide her shame, and that the
waves into which she had plunged for
rest and conccalmont had borne her far
beyond discovery in this world. Bowed
down by the great sorrow which had fall
len upon her, the mother of poor Garry
sank into an untimely grave. The
young man whose bride was SO suddenly
snatched away, seemed for time fran
tic with grief, and when, after long ILL
ness he was able to travel, he vent to
the far West, unable to live longer amid
scenes which constantly reminded him
of the wreck Of all bis cherished hopes.
Emily also left r, and came to this
city, where she resided with cousin
who had been married couple of years
previously to a New York merchant, Mr.
W. In the merry holiday of 1856,
two years after Carry's mysterious dis
appearance, Emily made an acquaint'
ance in the person Of Mr., b., one of Mr..
WIS particular friends and brother mer-
chants, who won SO rapidly her favor
that in short time she became Mrs. B.
Time passed on without anything worthy
Of note occurring to their little family
except its enlargement by an addition Of
one, "the very image of papa" Mr.. B.
seemed fond Of bis beautiful wife, and
settled upon her, in addition to her in
heritance from the sale Of her mothers
property 10 Maine, a very liberal allow
aDce from his own resources
They moved in the best society, and
tho appy wife and mother had almost
forgotten the sad tale Of her sisters
shame aud fall, when on an evening OF
last week, as she 10 company with her
husband was about entering her carriage