, 1866-05-30
THE NEW. YORK ELOPEMENT.


:.1. Ter Of suclai Lie.
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-4ae 1e4eetaPu uas aleas ssa naI.a W. .sa
ers meagTe account o. a1eeeat very eAua.
ordinary afaair In some of the upper circles Of
New York. in which Mrs: General Eaton,s
1ama xos ;nvo1.al The New York N,,n, has
a ri, a.oa1,at - ~. r,ottsr Fron, ,ts col
1uil account OF tne 1natte1' ssu.o hs eoi-
ticu1ars:
Those who have st1,diod wifi, any f1aeree of
care the previous history Of onr county viii
have no difficulty in RECALLING t., their reco1.
lady was in her day one Of the most % fsscinat.
uewomen Of Washington: she vas artire
| Intelligent, witty, tull Of lie and anirnation
aud vas possessed Of very fair share Of per.
sonal attraction. BY her social graces she
commanded the attention Of many Of the
leaders Of iashion in Washington, and, as all
narratives inform US, won TIE especial favor
himself. In short, she was at one time tsthe
bright particular start Of the American
From our Republican court she was trans-
ferred TO adorn the court Of Madrid. to which
place Gen. Eaton was accredited Minister,
She passed some time both in London aud
Paris. and well sustained the credit Of the
American name.
After Gen. Eaton's death, his widow was
left the possessor Of IN independent fortune,
well invested. She lired in excellent style,
and was noted alike for her good taste, 1iber-
| nlity and charity. In course Of time she as
sunlcd the guardianship Of her two grand
children, q young girl and boy, and made am-
| Pile provision Tor their future lie, settling
upon each Of them sufficient property.
Meantime yonng Italian By the name Of
B. landed upon our shores. He was, Ee he
lievc, OF respectable connection IN his own
country, but was certainly very poor-and
for considerable space Of time, could pro-
cure no employment. Forced to be idle, and
| yet forced to I've, his prospects were very
, disheaztening. But IN his FAMILIES ne CHANGED
, to meet one OF our leading musicians, who
recommended aim to adopt tne profession u
q dancing master, tor which be was appar
E emily well qualified; The Italian acted upot
= the friendly lint thus given. aud met an en-
couraging degree Of success. Among hi
!, dancing pupils we1e boy and glrloth'
!. eral Eaten.
. B-was man of oily, fnsfnuatfng man
Il ners, rat,cr handsome, though not prepos
Il scsslng to judge Of phystoenomY; bctray
$ ing 1T his fVtA tH:t1nbft more OF the dauctn
master or barber than OF the gentleulan-hu
r slsch Us he was the grandchildren referred tc
q q the boy and the girl, conceived a decide
,s liking for him, and even went so far d. on
Or day TO request their grandmother to allo'
N him to visit ut her house.
,e idea oi this social innovation: but final1
q consented. The rest can be readily srrmIseG
~ ~ Before many months had passed 1t was AZ
j. nouuccd in fashionable circles that til
Ig widow of Gen. Eaton and Bolrgauani, til
4s dancing master, were to be married.
~ ->O", H!tlIh eAc ~oll0ly toACE VI ~
!. italian. Step by step, by means Of detc,
~ NJ mined mind and smoo1he tongue, he col
4. 1rived 10 obtain possession OF all the propetl
&C Of his wife. lie even prevailed upon her
TO annul ler arrangements tor the maintenan.
81 Of her ward (ot whom he professcd to be Il
disinterestcd protector, fathcr, as It werc-o
to speak more by the card. grandfather,) ar
to transfer what was originally designed Fl
their future lives to tue use OF his prcsel
u needs. He also rose in three months tim
ne by her unsclfish devotion. to be the undispu
cd controller Of nearly one hundred thousa1
~ dollars. ,
% KourGanan{ Invested his newly acquire
~ funds in bu$incss''-straw or uiIline
a. qn goods, or something Of the sort-and open
Da- worked hard" but secretly "liycl fast
ne, Utterly destitute Of the timer insticts of
ese / muntty, hut familiar with NIL its grosser
al al sires, he set deliberately to accomplish de-
.!e ~ as biack-aud as mean withal-as ever "
E" conceived In the soul Of a scoundrel.
I'VE His adopted granddaughter, the blood
rs- lntiye Of his own vile, and one who by
m kind word and introduction, had been I
'.f original first cause Of his good fortune, was
H.. ~. quiet, rather pleasing, naturally opeu-hcart
~ II, young girl, easily influenced aud warmly .
No tionship to her gayc him every facility to
By crease this attachment To the ruin Of Il
young creature the former dancing mast
,s.' coolsy and calmly proceeded, step by 81.
n with caution and strataaem worthy o
nd Machiyelll.
'or. ington, where he remained several da
Of Meanwhile the young granddaughter VI
pea observed to be very restless, aud evidently
~, i'll health. Gossip bcgan to assert ITSELF Da