Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1866-12-08
GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.
The Female DrunGard--A Strange Story
Of the EicissHudes Of Life.

A few years ago considerable excite
ment was caused in Buffalo in certain
circles, which unfortunately include
many young men belonging to respec-
table families, at a marriage between q
leader of the demi monde and q worthy
but infatuated mechanic of the West.
The result of the union is thus told Ia a
ST. Louis journal:
A few evenings since Mrs. n,
wife of a well to do and respectable citi-
zen of St. Louis, residing on Washing
ton avenue, was arrested for being
drunk and disturbing the peace. At
the time she was in a state of uncon-
trollable inebriety, aud was forced to
spend the night in the calaboose with
the low characters who usually inhabit
this institution. True, she was provided
with separate room from the more
common criminals, but still she was
prisoner and deprived of her liberty.
Her history, as narrated to an officer by
the lady herself, furnishes a chapter
suitable for anovel of the modern times.
But her husband is an artist on mar
BILE, who by close application and at
tention to business, has laid up a snug
competence, sufficient To meet the de-
mands of domestic life. He is reported
rs a man of exemplary conduct, and
affectionately fond of his wife.
Not many years since he went to tie
city of BuffIlO, having been drawn
thitlIer by business, and in the course
of his visit met the subject OF this
sketch, who, at that time, was the mad
anne of bawdy house. She was what
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feature, and, notwithstanding her low
and vicious associations, still maintained
the manners and bearing of a lady
Having once met her, Mr.. - was
irresistibly charmed, and forming a
more intimate acquaintance, he soon
acquired vast influence over her, even
in minute particulars. He knew her
course of life, but even this did not
cool the ardOr of his affection. He
was in love -ardently, deeply in love-
and proposed terms of marriage. After
much persuasion she consented and
Immediately made the necessary ar
rangements to dispose of her establish
ment, in order to assume the RESPONSE
BILE and honorable position of wife. -
This accomplished the newlymade
bride and groom set out for the West,
and made st. Louis their home. He
being then but a poor mechanic,
sought ont humble apartments, and
paid close attention to his business,
saving lis earnings with scrupulOus care
and IL short time his savings aug
mented, SO that they moved into a
house of his own purchase ON Wash
ington avenue. Wealth naturally
brought eddying around hlm LARGE
circle of friends, and among them Ill
this woman, his wife-but now, alasl
how fallen-was the bright particular
star. Whenever friends paid a visit,
the sideboard glistened with liquor in
all its sparkling temptations, and
among the first and most devoted vic
TINS to its insinuating influences was
the artists wife. Her appetite for IL
quor increasediuntil it became a second
nature, and IL was no uncommon oc-
currence for her to be found in state
of intoxication. The Temonstrances of
her husband were not needed, and this
woman. who had been snatched from a
life and grave of infamy by too con-
fiding lover, continued IN her course of
intemperance, till the career of a COM
mon drunkard was her inevitable fate.
The feelings of the husband NAV be
better imagined than described, as he
thus saw the wife of his bosom forfeit
ing every claim of affection and respect
The main cause of her fall was, how
ever, not removed, and she finally
brought mp in the calaboose.
How the matter viii end is not posi-
lively known, but a suit for divorce is
strongly limited at, when the domestic
history of this family will be made
known. For the sake of the woman's
friends, who are deeply mortified at
this woman's unnatural and disgraceful
behavior, the names of the parties are