The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1867-11-28
4 SAB CASE.

/ The Washington Star of November
10th says: A little more than year
! ago n young lady In the interior of Penn~
sylvania. left her home and came TO this
| city in the hope of securing an appoint
ment in one of the Departments. She
was urged to this step by the poverty Of
! her parents, and the fact that she was the
| eldest of six children, and she but seven
! teen years old She arrived here with
very little money, saved up by teaching,
and with no friends in the city. She tried
for long time without success, 10 get a
place, until her money was gone; she
could not 60 home, and alone and friend
less, 10 strange city, with a months
board due, the poor girl knew not what TO
do
In this situation, good angel, as it
seemed to her, in the form Of young man
who boarded at the same house, came to
her aid. He learned her story, told her
he had sister, and for her sake he would
help her: so he advanced Eer money TO
pay her board, and promised TO aid her in
getting situation. He seemed so good,
SO gentlemanly, that she placed all conf
dence in him, In a short time her debts
were doubled, she bad no situation, and
he told her that ndthing could be done for
her. The girl was nearly crazy /; the
landlady was threatening, and then she
found that Satan indeed could clothe him
self in the garb Of an angel of light, for
the young man took advantage Of the
power he had gained, and the young girl,
driven to desperation, fell. He took her
to remote part of Georgetown, and kept
her as his mistress, using threats to pre-
vent her frem seeking help from any one,
and compelling her to write to her people
that she had at last got a clerkship, on the
penalty of being exposed TO them and to
the world. He soon wearied of her, and
deserted her. She sought him out and
begged of him to give her just money
enough to go home she would GO to her
parents, confess all TO them, and try TO
save herself but the brute spurned her
with a curse. Is it a wonder that she
commenced a career which could end only
in death ! Another young man learned
Of the case, and tried TO aid her. he offer
ed her money to 60 home, but she said it
was too late he then tried to find her
pdIC1tSs Out size HOulu not tell t0elE aU-
dress, She was lost sight of for several
months, but few evenings since color
ed boy called on him, and said dying
woman wished to see him. After some
hesitation lie followed him to low den
in the city, where curses loud and deep
resoupded, and in miserable room, upon
bed of straw, lay the poor girl, and dy-
ing She thanked him for his Kindness,
gave him the address of her parents, and
Immediately expired. He telegraphed to
her father, who came on TO take her re-
mains home. With the aid of a few
friends, money was given him by the kind
youth, and he took her away. 1t was
agonizing TO behold the grief of the white
haired old man as he bent over his daugh-
ter's cold form, calling to her with words
of endearment, His heart was almost
broken, and he would not be comforted
He did not wish any legal measures iusti>
tuted against the seducer, so he goes un-
punished nay, more, he moves in the
best society, and smiles sweetly upon the
daughters of fond mothers, who think
him TO be model youth.