The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1867-05-08
A Discarded Daughter.

We find the following incident recorded
In New York paper:
gentleman residing in this CITY, not
many miles from the stronghold of what
may be called upper. tendom," has q
daughter somewhere in the neighborhood of
seventeen summers, tall, majestic and fine.
~ 1ormed-more phlpy and voluptuous
than is generally accorded to one of her
years: Her mother died III 1861. The fa-
ther is rich, nobbish, retired, and very re-
served in his ways. She has a step-mother
who has been confined to an invalid bed
Tor over two years past, but she has always
seemed to be friendly to her "step-child.n
as she has SO frequently called her. The
daughter possesses much beauty, is tile
owner of two evil-looking, blue eyes, and
Is remarkably forward" in all manner
OF ways. During the past year she has
been not only eytravagant, but very i'm
prudent, immoderate in her. vehemence.
hayward in actions; and wicked in design.
a devil in petticoats' is no harsh name for
her. taking into consideration the incidents
of some of her startling episodes; for Ger.
tainly she has been q big bill of expense
to some one! First of all, she purchased a
span of horses and ordered the bill to be
presented to the father. 1t was paid. She
then refined her steeds furiously about
town, having sometimes q boy or girl
with her. Hearing that prominent man
had made public remark that mo woman
could ever drive him, and she knowing
him, drove up in front of his place of bust.
ness, called out for him, and when he made
his appearance, she invited him to take a
ride behind her high-spirited steed, which
favor was accepted. 81 drive my own
team" said she as he was about to handle
the reins, and in a .jiffy Off she went, dri-
wing furiously through the public thor
oughiares, turning corners rapidly short"
while he endeavored to tell her that She
was too fast altogether, but what cared
she! When he was fairly landed in front
OF his place of business, she spoke up in the
presence of q dozen or more gentleman:
Whenever you make another assertion
that no woman can drive you, bar me out"
and bowling, off she drove. Next she cot
to drinking huge horns Of old brandy at
home and abroad. and using profane Ian
guage on the public streets, whenever any
thing crossed her path, thinking it would
be overlooked because she was rich mans
only daughter. From this she got to Ca
rousing in divers ways, turning male CON-
pany out of the house soon after they had
called, asserting that she did not want any
ganders about. Talk to her! why, he ia.
theirs reprimands were Kissed, scorned and
laughed at, as SO much nonsense; bat he
told her, last for all, that her actions were
intollerable, her profigacy terrible, and
stop she must-which threat she passion
ately hurled back in language unbecoming
a lrHatic, much more a woman of her cui-
tnre originally, when both father and step.
mother agreed that she would be the ruin
alton Of them both. She, in the absence of
the former from the city, called around her
in the family mansion certain characters
none too good in morals, some half dozen
OF both seXes-and thus, in closed rooms,
under the very roof where An invalid rela-
tive could hardly move, unless assisted,
scene occurred, which was kept up the en-
tire night, of q most licentions and degra-
ding nature. On the retnrn of the father,
and after learning the particulars, she was
discarded at once, driven away, and is now
making sinful living, pretending not to
care for man or devil"