The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1867-07-25
An O,er True Story,

On Saturday, there was brought be
fore the Police Judge a woman who's
bloated face and reckless bearing be
tokened q career of dissipation and al
entire absence of that womanly virtu
I-modesty. By appearance, one woult
judge her to be in the vicinity of fort!
years, although only some twenty.si,
summers have passed over her head bu
her latter course Of life has anticipated
time, and eradicated the personal charms
which she once possessed in an eminen
degree. -
The name of Mollie Hooper is ia
miliar to the hangers-on of the Police
Court, ana her appearance on Saturday
indicated repetition of the old charge
"drnnk and disorderly,". which was fol
lowed by the familiar sentence of thirty
days. God help her, those periodical
thirty days are, we believe, the most
contented: as they certainly are the
most innocent, of her abject and miser'
able existence.
There is a history connected with
poor Mollie Hooper which might
Point moral and adorn tale
but it is the same cid story, which, alas,
but too often repeats itself.
Less than ten years ago, Mollie, an
innocent and beautiful maiden of six
teen, left her rural birth place at Mt.
Vernon, in this State, to reside in the
city with Ter aunt, Mrs. c., wealthy
lady, who resided in palatial mansion
OH Sixth street, below Mound. Mrs. G..
had an only son, who, shortly after Mol
lie was domiciled at her honse, returned
from an Eastern college, where he had
finished his education.
He was fine, handsome and accom-
plished fellow, dangerous companion
for young and susceptible maiden,
and with poor Mollie he soon cOnstitu-
ted her beau ideal of cavalier. The
young man was equally attracted by the
charms of his cousin, but their love
passages were secret, for Mollie was II
dependant upon the bounty of her
aunt, and the partial mother, who was
proud of her son, looked higher for an
alliance than with penniless niece.
Under such circumstances, those stolen
interviews could only be pregnant with
evil, and poor Mollie fell, victim of
trusting too implicitly in
the love and honor of her seducer.
Time passed, and the result of their
illicit intercourse was too apparent to
be longer concealed, when young G.,
fearing TO encounter the storm of his
wrath, left for the East, and
the poor girl was doomed alone to face
the shameful exposure. The denOumcnt
came and Mollie was driven by the
heartless aunt from the shelter of her
roof, to beg, or starve, or end her blight
ed life by suicidal death.
She, however, found refuge with some
humble people, where her child was
born and from whence she wrote letter
after letter to her seducer, but he either
did not receive them, or wantonly aban-
doned her to shift for herself
At first she endeavored to earn liv-
ing by her needle, but ii was a struggle
for life, and soon to her accumulated
was added the death of
her offspring, who, with the mysterious
of a mothers heart, she loved
the more for the misery it had wrought
her. Another depth was reached; she
was despairing and reckless, and finally
swelled the census of city prostitution,
sinking steadily, from grade to grade,
in her infamous calling until she has
finally reached the "lowest deep
Her seducer, young g., at the break
ing out of the war, joined the Union
army, and soon distinguished himself
by attention and bravery. He was pro-
noted to General Rosecrans' staff, and
participated in most of the great bat
ties of the war, finally meeting death at
the battle of Chickamauga. He fills
soldiers grave. His victim, less fOrtu-
nate, now occupies vagrant's CELL
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