The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1867-11-08
Revenge OF an Injured Woman.

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''e ioiio"iuS ''"3'o"' "u" numerous
series OF occurrences:
can Irish girl, Young, an orphan,
and OF good character, while going
home one night last summer, was ov-
crtakcn ON the common by an Irish
man connected with the Lafayette and
Indianapolis gravel train man from
IKE same county in Ireland. and with
whom She had an acunaintance. He
insulted her with dishonorable pro
posals. and finally by force, as she al
leges ACCOMPLISHED her ruin. Thepoor
pir went home. weeping and heart
broken ForWeaty months She brood
ed over the outrage. and az last the
Blood of am Emnet seemed 10 be in
fused iu Her veins The hclplcss. frien l.
les orphan Girl. bushno for the do
nifty OF her womanhood. but strouo In
her rcsolute purpose. became a sccond
Joan of Arc i'm her strength and reso-
ution. She procured laloe bowie
knife. and following the man like
shadow. coinered himon Monday nipht
I'm nm clubhouse. He had refused to
make the only reparation I'm his pow
or hy marriage. and with cry of an
ruish and revenge. she sprung at his
; throat like the luiics. The biinh blade
Of the knife elistenod in the LIGHT of the
street lamp. the blood spurtcd from n
cash in his check but. elnline her
deadly onslaught, he fled To the house
and took shelter in an upper room
She followed quickly on histrtck. gath
l erlng up an nrmful of powders as she
, pursued. The door was closed between
her and her revenge. the lock turned
. the bolt SPRUNG. and the wropc-d oer
j., thought himself safe from pursuit: but
he had underestimate the strength
of an injured woman. and had vet to
I, learn that "hel hath no fnrv 6ko a
woman scornod in an instant one
y Of the heavy powders vert crgsbne
+. through the panel of the door. The
entrance then was easy. and She boun-
y dod into the room, coufroniing tie poor
culprit, who coward IN a corner beg
) mpg piteoualy for his life. "Fuisn um
q and bad luck to the likes of him, ex-
g claimed the woman of the Iausc, who
had rushed IN and understood the stu-
aa0u. lit HIM for his mother. cried
I amad wae, Who was contemplating the
scene with Satisfaction "ll marry
you to night; anything, but spare nae,
!, lac decentralization streaming from
the wound ia his face, ana trembling
ii every limb
1t was a thrilling tablcaux "a fan
grown man covering i'll the coNaldsc,
of II conscious wrong at the feet oi tbs
+ woman he had wronged- Woman-hk,
She relcnted, and they marched Oh ID
gother to Father HAMILTON for repairs
The good father aroused from sount
sleep, was not oyer-ammbie and Nhel
lac learned something of Tire purticu
I lars, hc camo down li6e foar tuoustu,
= of briefs, kiln count, on the offeudin,
skaawug. But he could not withhalt
TIE solemn sacrameui Of the Church in
The Irvine 0rdnauce of marriage. aut
le the twain were made one flesh A lara,
crowd, attracted bv tho first assault
a,@ Gathering fresh recruits at ever
e corner. had followed tie novel bwda
ld party 10 tic rnsidsnea a., he nlie.t
70 raev ,luonoed ia bis little front vorl
ie and lneu. women and children of eve
la ~ natonality ana every faitb. elinhe,
on he fence ana pe.reI into the win
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