Vermont daily transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1868-1870, 1868-07-24
TERMS:
IA Eiopt ment With IraOicdt Con-
sequences.

A merchant of standing and wealth,
not far from Binghamton, n. Y, had q
family consisting of his wife and sever
al children. The lady had great per-
sonal beauty, was very accomplished
and intelligent, "A capital housekeeper
and earnest Christian, and greatly de-
voted to her family. Not far from her
residence lived a young lady of % sum-
mers, fall, coarse-featured, and IA unat-
mother was dead, and she kept house
for her father. The visits of the mer-
chant to this house attracted consider
able attention. 1t was known, hOwev-
err, that the father was generally present
ut the visits of the merchant, and the
community was generally divided about
the matter. Riding and walking sue
ceeded, and the scandal became gener-
AL
One Monday morning the merchant
informed his wife that he was going to
leave-that he was going to sail tor Cal
ifornia, and take the girl with him.
Her father, he said, had given his con-
sent, and agreed to keep the thing Sc
cret until after his departure. He told
her that no power could prevent his
leaving. If she kept quiet until after he
was gone, he would give her the house
i'm which she lived and 81, 600 in money.
If she did not, he would go all the same,
but would leave her penniless. He
asked her to fix his linen and pack his
trunk, and have it ready by Thursday
morning, all of which she agreed to do.
He bought a trunk for the girl, ana gave
her $500 for her outfit.
On Thursday morning he left his
home. While his hand was OH the door
latch his wife told him that she should
remain just where she was, and take
care of the children, and if at any time
he wished to come back the door would
be open to him. He went over to the
house where the young woman was in
waiting. He gave her father some mon
ey, and he accompanied the parties to
the cars. On their way down the faith
or referred to some expenses he had in
Cured in giving his daughter music
lessons. The merchant handed him
5000, which he pronounced satisfactory.
After the train had started the old man
told the story of the elopement. When
some one remarked to him that the mer-
chant would desert his daughter as he
had his wife, he said that it was impOs-
sible, for be had never seen such love
before. When he was asked why he
did not put stop to step that could
only be fraught with misery to all sides,
he said that his daughter, when she
told him ofherintended journey, showed
him bottle of poison, and said if he
opened his head on the matter till after
she was gone she would poison herself
and him too. And she would have
done it, he said.
The sequel to this affair is more than
usually tragical. The parties sailed i'm
mediately for California, and for some
reason not explained, took the return
vessel back to New York. They land
ed in the city where the girl was left at
hotel penniless. She succeeded in
reaching BinghamtOn, deserted and
ruined, and sent Immediately to her
father, who visited her at the hotel
She agreed to go home with him the
next morning. He called for her at the
time agreed upon. He found her a
corpse. She had committed suicide dur
ing the night.
In the mean time the merchant had
not been heard from after DESERVING the
girl at the hotel. Ten days ago he ap-
peared at the door of his own house.
True to her promise and to her woman
ly love, his wife threw the doors wide
open, and babe him welcome. Hidden
from the eyes of his neighbOrs and friends
he remains indoors. The community
are equally divided whether he ought
to be tarred and feathered or forgiven.