Nashville union and dispatch. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1866-1868, 1868-08-11
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The fend of the plot had fed, aud soon,
in the darkness of a tempe5tuous night she
disappeared also.
They met in New Orleans according to
previous arrangements, and hastily pro
ceeding nOrlhward, took mp their abode at
a small watering place a few miles from
st. LOuis Here they lived in sinful inter
course, until few months after child was
born 10 them, when the false lover suddenly
disappeared, leaving his mistress and child
entirely penniless and friendless in a strange
State. Then followed in quick succession
other retributive blows. The little inno-
cent result of this crime siGkened and died.
Word came that her father had sunk under
the grief, and at length was laid TO rest in
his tomb. The mother Of her paramount
had also grieyed away her life over the
course of her only SOD. Well nigh dis
tracted with grief and Pecuniary embar-
easements, she was on the eve of despera-
ton, when a Federal Captain from Madi-
son, Indiana, came to the springs for his
health, met her, and at once became enam-
ored Of her beauty, and learning her sad
history, with plausible proposals of protec-
tion, marriage, etc, soon overcame what
remaining scruples she had of a deeper
descent into the depths of infamy. They
accordingly repaired as man and wife to
st. Louis. Board was procured for her at
a house of ill-fame, the nature and charac.
ter of which she did not ascertain until too
late. Thus matters progressed her decep-
tive partner deserted her in few days
after arriving in st. Louis, and broken
hearted and despiring, she resolved to flee
from the painted halls Of vice and its vO-
taries. She returned to the springs, and
found during her absence that her first
lover had been there seeking for her.
Alas for the stability of woman her
old violent love for the man who
had ruined and deserted her returned
with more than its wonted yigor. She fol-
lowed him to the Crescent City, and he,
overcome by her prayers and entreaties
not to desert her, at length rented neat
little cottage in the suburbs of the town,
and were fully believed by the neighbors
as man and wife.
One day Immediately following one of
those terrific battles of the Mississippi vail
ley, st. Louis daily paper happened 10
fall in her hands. Among the lists of
wounded lying in the hospital there was
the name of Capt. --, = Indiana,
MORALLY wounded" A thrill Of sympathy
shot through her heart "Good heavens !
she could not, would not let him die" She
approached her master on the subject-he
spurned her. She resolved upon going
anyway. He became furious and turned her
and what little clothing she had into the
street. There alone in New Orleans, with
no other acquaintance than the man who
was the author Of her whole misery, she
was doubly resolved upon going. Select
ing from the scanty wardrobe left her, some
of the costliest garments, she carried them
to a pawnbroker, and upon a promise to
pay in A few days," she procured enough
money TO pay her passage TO st. Louis. In
due time she arrived there and was
soon by the Captains side. She nursed
him through long and dangerous illness.
Soon he became convslescenL but his old
passion was gone, and when able to travel
he left his nurse without kind word or a
dollar.
The many gaunt fends Of want now
lowered over the fading beauty, until
but one course was left her. She took II .
She descended the last step 10 the cave OF
sin. She entered, and the black doors
closed upon a common bawd. SO to-day
she moves about these streets a glorious
leper. Cleans OF The beautiful sun trace
the sin furrowed brow, and we Pause, hslt in
fear, half 10 admiration, 10 hear the warn
ing cry, ''uneIean unclean = Tor ~ .l
''She has fallen
Into PIT Drink, that the VIDE sea .,.
Haiti droUps too few to wash her elean again.