Delaware State journal and statesman., 1867-11-12
AN HEAREss DESERTED By HER
HUSBAND.


There are romances in real life as full OF
thrilling interest and as replete with instruc
tive lessons as those which grow enchanting
under the colonng of the novelist or the
muse of the poet The subjects Of them
pass before our eyes daily, but in the whirl
of business or the more practical duties of
daily life, they are unhecded. The victim
OF heartless persecution, or the sufferer
under great moral wrong, iostles us in
the street, but the tale of her suffering ia
unnOtlced, until the gnawing secret of her
heart eliminates in tragedy or ends in des-
pair.
On the 4th of the present month lovely
girl, known as Beulah Britton, died at the
bagnio, No 11S South Tenth street. Her de-
meanor, gentleness of disposition, and kind
ness of heart removed her from classification
with the depraved womanhood whose society
she had sought. There was mystery about
her past life which she resolutely refused to
unravel, until the near approach of death
made further secresy unnecessary. She had
been an occupant of the house but few
weeks, but had become general favorite,
and was regarded with all the affection her
depraved associates were capable of bestow-
Ing.
Her story was a short, but a peculiarly
pertinent and suggestive one. Her maiden
of her death she was but twenty three years
of age. She was born in Canada. Her
parents who were rich and highly respect
able, were of French descent and lavished
upon her everything which her girlish whims
could cevet. She was educated with care,
and schooled with accomplishments, and
being extremely beautiful, she was courted
by many young men OF respectability and
wealth. She was married at the age oi
seventeen, TO a merchant of Toledo, who
stood high in society, and was deemed by
the parents of the young girl splendid
match for their daughter Nellie loved him
to distraction, and apart from him, life tt
her was a desolate waste. The young daugh
ter had considerable property 10 her OWE
name, and, upon her marriage, was given {
respectable sum of money as wedding por
tion. Soon her husband began an organized
system of neglect and ill-treatment of her
He spent his time in carousals and gambling
he led an Incorporate life, and, as a conse
quence, sacrificed his BUSINESS spent all hi
own money, gan through with the propert
and means of his wife, and then deserte
her, penniless and heart-broken. The dii
grace was so great that she desired to kee
II from her parents and 10 do so she wa
compelled to leave her home and relative
and seek different associations In the Yves
Accordingly, she came to st. Louis, witho'
money or friends. In her poverty and aftli
tion of heart-with family, husband al
friends iorsaken to her-she commenced
short career of vice, which lasted not Ion
but, combined with the sorrow of her heal
ended IN her death. She took up re
dence at the house mentioned above, b
after she had been donnciled there bu
short time, becoming disgusted with II
foreign to her sensitive nature, she ma
application to the Guardian Home, but frC
some cause was not admitted, being infor
ed that there was no place in the institute
to put her. Returning hopelessly to her
of debauch, her career was ended SO depl
ably, and the memories of the past vi
made sealed book unto her. Aiter
death, having no use for the means VIII
would have saved her from dishonor q
death, she fell heir to $127, 900. Her pare
had both died, probably in part from
daughters desertion; and the family I
v. perty had fallen TO her.
The unfortunate girl was buried in eleg
ne style, encased In beautiful metallic cof
ing and was borne TO her last resting-place
The the associates who had respected her
,en highly, and felt in her death loss VII
ngs was evidenced in the sorrowful look and
ing ing tear.-iS Louis, No., Dispatch