The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1867-05-07
A Discarded Daughter--Why She
Was Driven Out.

U0 uuu tHG lOlfOHtHk Ii euo liiUStrd-
ted New York Police Report, undor the
head of st. Louis correspondence;
"a discarded daughter! This sentence
sounds harsh and heavy upon the ear, and
when it is kEown that she is child of
wealth and good position, it appears that
something terrible must have caused such
a decree to fall from the lips of father,
much more motheri But such is the
case, unfortunately losoddoor against
daughter, and right in the midst Of ar
listooracy.
sEndeasors have been made for some
| little time in obtaining The real facts Of
the case,whieh go to shox iasg tern and
determined some people can be in case o.
necessity, or even at juacture of time
when open stubbornness is strongly evin-
ced by an iron heart as it were. A gen.
ltleman residing in this city, not many
miles frem the stronghold Of what may
be called 'upper-tendom, has daughter
somewhere in the neighborhood of seven
teen summers, tall, majestic and finely
formed-more PUPPY and voluptuous than
| is generally accorded to one of her years.
Her mother died In 1861. The father is
rich, nobbish, retired, and very reserved
in hia ways. She has step-mother who
has been confined to an invalid bed for
two years past, but she has always seemed
to.be friendly to her step p-child, as she
has SO frequently called her The daugh-
ter possesses much beauty, is the owner
of two evil-looking blue eyes and is re-
markably forward in all manner of ways
During the past year she has been not
only extravagant, but very imprudeut,im-
moderate in her vehemence, wayward in
her actions, and wicked in design. A
devil in petticoats, is no harsh name for
her, taking into consideration the Incl
dents of some of her startling episodes;
for certainly she has been big bill of
expense to some one! First of all, she
purchased span of horses and ordered
the bill to be presented to the father. 1t
was paid. She then reined her steeds fu-
riously about town, having sometimes a
boy or girl with her. Hearing that a
prominent man had made public remark
that no woman could ever drive him, and
she knowing him, drove up in front Of his
place Of business, called out for him, and
ghen he made his appearance she invited
him to tase ride behind her high -spir-
tied steeds, which favor was accepted i
drive my own team, said she, as he was
about to handle the reins, and in Jfy
off she went, driving furiously through
the public thoraug hfares, turning corners
rapidly short, while he endeayored 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 upin the presence of dozen
or more gentlemen: Whenever you make
another assertion that no woman can
drive you, bar me out, and bowing, Of
she drove. Next she got to drinking
huge horns of old brandy at home and
abroad, and using profane language on
the public streets, whenever anything
crossed her path, thinking it would be
overlooked because she was rich man g
only daughter. From this she got to ca
rousing in divers ways, turning male COM
pany out of the house soon after they had
called, asserting that she didn't want any
ganders about Talk to herl why her
fathers reprimands were Kissed, scorned
and laughed at as SO much nonsense; but
he told her last for all that her, actions
were intelerable, her profigacy terrible,
and stop she must-which threat she pas
sionately hurled back in language unbe
coming lunatic, much more woman Of
her culture originally, and both father
and step mother agreed that she would be
the ruination of them both. She, il the
|absence of the former from the city
called around her in the family mansion
certain characters none too good in NOR,
ais, some half dozen of both sexes-and
thus IN closed rooms, under the very roo
where an invalid relative could hardly
move, unless assisted, scene occurred
which was kept up the entire night, of 8
most licentious and degrading nature. Or
the return of the father, and after learn.
ling the particulars, she was discarded al
once, drove away, and is now making a
sinful living pretending not to care fol
man or the devil" s.
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