Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-10-10
raE FORTUNE HUNrHa,s VICTIM.
A Melancholy Romance from Long
Branch, Treating Of Marriage,
Humiliation and Desertion.
[From the New York News.1

II lFrom the New York News.l
f. Yonder goes finely formed young LADY,,
dressed in black, walking in the pavilion.
| You may have noticed her at table. She is
herewith party, but you don't see her out
often, except driving. A few years ago she
was next to the richest heiress in the State
Her father, a Spaniard, was very wealthy,
and the fortunes of several relatives fell to
him, so that the prospects of his only
daughter were, as you might say, lined
with gold. She was beautiful, gay, and
went everywhere, and of fecursehad great
many lovers. Some of them adored her,
Tor she was of charming disposition, and
of course frank and fearless, for she knew
no such thing as denial, and wanted mo-
body's favor.
There was gentleman among her adj
mirers who made up his mind that he
would have the heiress and her money too.
He was of an old; high New York family,
the D--s, but almost poor, and quite too
proud to take profession and earn q ,livr
Ing. His name, his mplishments and
elegant manners admitted hinazexerywhere
and he needed a rich wife to retrieve
his Fortunes, that being the only help gem
teel enough for his fastidious tastes. He
was very handsome, had been abroad,
knew how to please woman well, and de-
voted himself to the heiress. From place
to place he followed her, used all his arts
cinated. She gave him her admiration
and love without limit. The displeasure
of her mother was intense. She sought the
misguided girl, and set before her the fact
that she was dependent on her mother
during the latter's lifetime for all the
money she received. and though she had
been supplied boundlessly hitherto with
ont a thought, that if she married De
W., all except the interest OF q small
legacy would cease.
The creature had never known what it
was to have wish refused, and she did not
understand it now She persisted in loving
this handsome and most fascinating adorer,
whom one can call nothing better than a
genteel adventurer, and she was determin-
ed to marry him. He was poor, she knew,
but she did not care for that; he had. some
money, and chat would be enough for them
both. Finding her willful, and not willing
to make resistance public, her mother gave
her consent to the marriage, but sternly in
forming her that henceforth not a dollar of
the vast allowance she had been used to
spending would pass through her hands
afterward. He mother gave her trous-
seau and a splendid wedding, to have pub
a sensation at the time. uoi3ueO rsac.Ti
Her husband had a fine suit of rooms at
the BreYoort House, luXuriously furnished
for his reception, and the bride spent one
week in all the felicity of which she had
dreamed. She idolized her husband, and
he pretended to live only for her, Recep-
tions, operas and balls engrossed the even
ings, and in their brief day hours there
was the fendest pleasure that even fancy
could anticipate. But at the end of the
week the costly board bill was brought up,
and the new husband asked his bride for
money to pay it. She was surprised, and
said, Money! Why have no money!''
and looked to him for an explanation.
The unpleasant disclosure had to be made
that he had nothing, as he had spent his
last quarters income preparing for the
wedding. Imagine his state when he heard
that of her expected fortune, not one dol
lar was under his wife's control.
A new fashion of affairs succeeded.
They left the splendid rooms on the first
floor, and took a poor set in the fifth story,
a change which, to the delicately reared
woman. was like beggary itself. Her
mother wondered at not hearing from her,
and went round to see her. The servant
showed her away up to the topmost story,
land when got there, y she said ,tand saw
that girl that had been used TO extrava-
gance and the kindest care all her life, sit
ting alone in that mean looking room, /
thought l should faint" -a-g D., .,....
The husband began to neglect her, an d
be away from her days at time, and was
penurious with her to degree. 1Ah'aunt
happened to call ON her from distance,
and the young bride could not endure to
have her go away without refreshments,
and so rang the bell for some biscuits and
wine. When the husband heard of
this he was angry, aud sternly for
bade any such extravaganza. The
end of all was that he left one morning
for Chicago without word or warning to his
wife, leaving her without money and no
promise of his coming back. She sent
word to her mother, who took, her home,
and as she could not see her suffer, settled
an allowance on her and gave her a house
on Seventeenth street for her home. And
that was the close of a girls brilliantif ifui
ture that promised everything, if wealth
could secure it.. Her husband?. They say
he is in Chicago, and known as one Of the
keenest gamblers there. le 3,ii-aHai ZiS
What a history for that veiled figure
walking slowly by the sea. srfsl ear