The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-06-04
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From the St. Louis Times, May soth.l

A sad story Of nm Elopemenf.
The circles of uppertendom have been
terribly excited lately over q case OF
heartlessness on the part Of one of our
leading merchants, which has been the
means of first separating his daughter
from her husband because he was poor,
and then driving her, by continued acts
of neglect and coldness, to life of
shame and crime. For the moment We
suppress the names Of the parties to the
transaction, merely exercising the right
of public journalist to chronicle the
facts in the case. 81
The daughter q year since, contrary
to the wishes of her father, married q
clerk in a wholesale house on Main
street, whose only crime was his ina
bility to set up an establishment which
could compare with the princely one OF
her stern and naughty father. He was
honored and respected by his employ
ers, received salary of $1,000 per an :
mum, with prospect of future advance
ment, was possessed of a good charac-
ter and excellent repute; bat he was, in
aristocratic parldRee, poor, and that is a
crime which our modern CrGsus car
never forgive. Mary loved him fondly,
if not wisely, despite the opposition of
the Governor, and insisted on becoming
his wife. Other elopements had occur
red under Just such circumstances be-
fore, and stern parents had relented in
their wrath, and finally received both
the runaways back, and Mary thus
fondly hoped would be the sequel to her
hasty wedding. Not so, however, was
the result. Mr.. j. was made of sterner
metal. He had sworn not to forgive
Mary, and with the same determination
of character which led the fair Julia to
exclaim, "My honor, Clifford, my hon
orw he said, 81 have pledged my word,
and it must not be broken"
With the narrow-minded vices of sor
did wealth, Mr.. s. received daughters
heart and affection as SO much corn or
tobacco, subject to the fluctuations of
the market alone. and to be disposed Of
to the highest bidder; and this selfish
view of the subject does more, perhaps
to destroy domestic peace and quiet,
than any other engine of fashions ere
alton. For season the honeymoon
passed off agreeably, naught disturbing
the happiness of the newly welded
pair, save the continued alienation of
daughter and father. A mothers wrath
cannot endure forever, and Mrs.iS. clan
destinely visited her daughter, and as
sured her that If she would leave her
husband, she could return home and be
received as Of yore. 49,
! To this proposition Mary at first in
4 ~ 30 Egta I'm hninor
repeated, she argued, hesitated and then
consented, and gathering together few
of her souvenirs, left her husbands for
her fathers house, placing upon the ta-
BILE in the parlor note for her husband
stating-"l have gone home to my
father. Farewell. Be happy. MARY"
The blow, SO unexpected and sudden,
fell with crushing effect upon the young
husband, and at first, thought he re-
solved to plunge madly into pleasure
and vice. But sober, second thought
came to his relief, and commercially
he pursued his regular avocations as
usual, not even mentioning the name of
her who had so foully wronged him,
and who, despite her almost unforgiva-
BILE behavior, he still loved fondly and
devotedly.
Mary returned home, and met her
father, and with arms extended, she
rushed towards him, but to meet no
assuring reception. He merely extend
ed his hand, and with no more familiar
ity that he is won't to assume in the
counting room, or on Change, respond
ed, ~ hope you are we'll, Mary" Poor
Girl. she now saw that of the two evils
she had chosen the greater, and despite
her mothers oaresses, was miserably
unhappy. She had deserted her hns-
band, lost her fathers respect, and now
felt in full force the meaning Of what
it was to be alone in the world. Days
passed, and no letter came from her
husband asking her to return. Her
fathers house was so chilling and for
bidding to her that she could not con-
sent to become the mere child of chari-
ty. Again she packed up her few re-
naming articles of dress, and starting
in the world alone, hired small apart
ment and took in sewing for living.
For while she earned fair livelihood,
but soon employment fell off and rent
day came around with no money to
meet the demands of the landlord. In
this terrible dilemma where could she
got Her husband, though he could
never consent to live with her again,
would cheerfully have rendered her any
pecuniary assistance in his power-but
she had wronged him too deeply to ever
see him again. She went, therefore, to
her father, aud begged for Heavens
sake that be would loan her sufficient
money to cover her head from the storm.
With as little feeling as a stone he per-
refused to assist her in the
slightest degree. She begged, almost
on her. knees for little succor, aud
inquired, "Where shall 90 ?
fGo to the Devil, for all care" was
the response. ...
Enraged at the remark, she replied,
81 triH 90 to the Devil, father, and the !
sin be on your head. i will humble |
your pride to the dust, even if peril my !
soul" The entreaties Of her mother
were in vain, Wildly she rushed from
the house ints the street, ripe for any |
sin. Satan never deserts a poor crea- !
ture in such an emergency, and she soon |
fell in with fast young man, who had .
known her before her marriage. She
told him the story of her wrongs. He
accommodated her with money, and an !!
was made for the following !
day. She is now irreparably lost, and
belongs to that class of unfortunate fe-
males, the pattering Of whose feet is
heard far into the late hours, endeaver-
ing to selbbody and soul for peeuniary |
consideration, The husband is discon-
solate, the mother full of grief, while
the father Is as obstinate as hinty rock.
Thus ends another chapter in fashion
able iife-not fancy picture, but terri !
BILE in its truthfulness. J77A |
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