The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1862-05-07


God-an evil. therefore would have no hes
iia'on in periIing The lite OF another. II they
could themselves escape The penalty I'm
posed by law thonoh DO not see why
that penalty also if it is death, should not
be deemed a blessing, yet they seem to lear /
il and dread to incur The very death which !
TO be consistent they ought 10 invite; thus
il appears, that after nearly year of calo-
ling attentions, she was not wholly won, !
and il became necessary TO poison her prln-
cipally. and uprooi her religious views, be-
fore his purposes could be attained in this
unholy deed he was partially successful -
but she had lauerly resolved TO abandon
that church, as teaching VI safe doctrines,
and return 10 that Of her parents.
The last time saw her was at meeting
of the Society for Home Missioas-apparent-
ly gentle, quiet, modest maiden
On the day of The funeral the church was
crowded in every slip and aisle, and after
service The practice of opening the coffin TO
the curiosity of the multitude was complied
with. All who wished to look upon the
swollen disfiaured face, late so fair, were
told TO pass up one aisle and down the 9th
er, and take their leave of the corpse before
the altar. As the crowd pressed slowly on
one geniIemanly head, lowering high above
the rest attracted my attention by bending
TO speak TO person al his side, there was
a sort of motion visible among the people;
heads uned,-some half rose-some
muttered-an indignant and surprised look
seemed TO pass over them-two or three
covered their faces TO shut him from their
sight and lady whispered that is he -
| saw him pause, leaning against the coffin
(near where the stricken father had just
raised his tear washed face which had rest
ed there buried in his arms. during the
whole of tie Prayer longer han any other,
alone--for all seemed to recoil from him,
and either passed on, or paused for his
passing, uGtil he also slowly walked away,
with head bent dowa, but searching anx-
ious eye, exhibiting, as all who saw his
face. declare no other trace of emotion what
ever. The feeling against him was so great
that some gentlemen were disposed 10 for
bid his approach.
He bad sent to the parents TO beg the IA
vor OF sitting with Them in church, as a
mourner! which request was Indignantly
denied. This was probably ruse 70 ward
off suspicion. Nothing has ever occurred
al P creating great sensation, OF
at which The Indignation of The people has
seemed 20 thoroughly aroused
What has shown more than anything else
the biackpess of this villains hear is the
the effort he has made 10 blacken the char
acier OF his victim and show that he wat
not tie seducer. To the folly of this wher
conrrasled with his avowed design anc
wish 10 marry her (neuher OF which, how
ever. anv one believed J he seems to have
been blind; aud in this mean design he wa
. sienally deieaied-the utter falsiiy OF hi
accusations having been proved by III,
persons he implicaisi-and many threat
added thereto.
H. charges his arrest wholly to hos,ilii,
, to his universdism, although il i probable
thai, had the dead victim belonged 10 an,
, other denomination, than that 10 which sh'
,
r be, he would not have passed unquesiioued
, The father has reared his son in his owl
, strange faith: Dad one even for this life
and no better than any other Tor the next
. even if it we're irue-bdl if false o. hov
great the errori Eternity alone can shov
lis magnitude. His mother, ! learn is
pious, good woman, and lanents the wrong
which she cannot remedy.
The end OF the tragedy, i. appears, is no
, ye.; few weeks have rolled on, and tn
sad mother has only at intervals been arous
ed from her absorbing horror, consternatio
and grief; and now, il is said. that the ago
niziug shock has sapped the springs OF life
and that she is likely soon to follow her los
i. darling TO The grave All my friends, be
ware of beginnings. | suppose that III
sinful acter in this dark drama-ihe hearI
less cause of all this misery, would scarcei
have dared the deeds which are likely {
fill so many graves, if he had ssen the en-
! from the commencement; or, II he had
soul capable OF remorse, would have bee
= willing to allow il perpetual resting Plac
in his bosom, as the result of his iutrigues
And she, The lost one, where is she hui
ried, without the power to utter one praye
| for mercy, into the presence of an ofendin
: God not willingly, or with her own know
edge but in consequence of a blind conf
n dence in her destroyer. Avoid, pray yol
o my young readers, the frs. step toward
n iniquiiy. You here see its awful iermin'
ton.
}, Oae year later, and not Jet, it appears. q
e the curtains of the tragedy fall, o: the ba
n OF evil consequences stop rolling. IT
physicians report that the young man abo'
o mentioned, has been for some days in
e constant state OF delrium. and is not like
d 10 recover His apprehension anxsiy,
o shame, for it does not appear TO be gre
-has af lanuth iaid him on sick he