Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-03-04

a SAD CASE "A case has been brought to
our notice during the past week, which for its
melancholy associations surpasses anything of
the kind we have heard of for some time past
A young and beautiful girl, the only daughter
OF one of our most respectable families, con-
ceived the folly OF advertising for husband
in one OF the city papers, some time ago. She
was not alone in the grlish prank-a compan-
ion of hers, an estimable young lady, assisting
and countenancing the delusion. She received
a large number OF letters from various cores.
pondents, and selecting a few, apparently the
most respectable, she opened regular cores
pOndence with them. Sometimes one and
sometimes another would write the answers,
and it was considered by both of the thought.
less girls excellent and rare sport. In course
of two or three weeks her companion moved
into the country, which LETT all the business of
responding to the communications to herself
Narrowing the limits of the correspondence
still further down, she ceased writing to all but
two, and with these an exchange of letters be.
came quite frequent. In about month from
the time when her companion left the city, she
had dropped writing to all but one, and this
correspondent beginning 10 assume a local
habitatiOn and a name in the mind of the be-
wildered girl, became the constant companion
of her imagination and her inexperence. Da.
guerreotypes were exchanged, and in mo.
ment of we kness she promised meeting. 1t
was to take place at the tleateF. She went
there on the night appointed in company with
young gentleman who was utterly ignorant
of what was about to happen.
During tine dance her unknown correspond
ent, recognizing her from the daguerreOtype,
passed over to where she was sitting, and took
seat Immediately behind her. Leaning over,
he addressed her in familiar way, and with
assured familiarity of her own, she turned
round and shook hands with him. They ell
gagged in conversation few moments, when,
slipping note into her hand, he passed over
again to the other side of the theater.
1t is easy to tell what supervened upon this
interview. Their meetings were constant and
clandestine. He was a finished rOue OF easy,
polished exterior, and found it by no means
difficult to impress upon the mind of simple
girl of sixteen summers the idea of roman.
tic attachment. A few more weeks passed
over, and the climax of an intimacy begun so
ill advisCdlY was. reached. One day last week
she was missing from her home, and as yet
has not been heard Of Her parents have
written to her friend in the country. who has
informed them, albeit too late, OF the melan
choy circumstances, and given them clue
to tile wretch who has robbed them of their
child His daguerreotype has been found in
bureau drawer, and by that the terrible dis
covery has been made that he is n married
man.
Thus the imprudence of a Jest has become
fraught with sorrow aud wrechedness to all,
afiordlng another instance Of the danger of
young ladies INDUCING in the frivolity OF cor.
responding with unknown persons 1t may
be the primrose path Of girlish sport, but it has
serpent under it, whose sting is almost inev-
liable ruin Chicago Post