, 1869-08-17
JEALOUSY.
The Mysterious Lady oI Aurora.
Her Sins and Her sorrowA
The ,Aalignity ot Jealous Wivea
Anonymous Letters

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Hpd qulet population ot that pretty and pictur-
esqne pIsce, Some Journals, remarkable for petty
jealougy and lack Of enterprise, pronounced The
gtnry ncttor, aud eudeAvoted 70 console their
readers In thai way for not publlahIng the newA
Since then We have come into possession Of new
facta1 fully bp11sin and corrohorase the former
dt2tcmeAla made in Tits Interesting aud aomeHha1
rumanuc Gaze.
6ono Two yesr1 ago, the city OF Bloomington,
IN thtt State had drcasmaker who was ali the
rnge with the county ladies' Andouk to decorate
themselves IN the newest styles and taest
tsbhiopA she " as the Madame Democrat Of the
town, md tue olac!e8 which al eonAult-d In
mol 1t I'll surprising That her busuess was 1hr1y.
Ing. and thr In lalr way TO make a snau tor
tuue-
Among Mre- fauItbe's cus.omers was the wife
OF q prominent merchant OF tue town, = Lady who
led Inc fashions, ind wns the head centre OF what
Tern 81 gu0d society. aatters Of business often
where she met the Merchant himself. He
wis tuscept!nlc creature, although mar
II Ls t aas sas VIZ ,tnae,ts .a aa
slender, Of pa:e complexion. proud TT her dirk
nna fasting tycs, tlaAttd by lalKe and deiltaiely
rcpc.Iied eytlaIhea and Of her forehead, crowned
ny Il wealth Of black tsesses- The merchant i
Nile YVES laksaelY handsome, but her beauty pAls.d
hefote the t1aIscGudeut loselineSs OF her dress
ntaEef The merchant, Wluee Lame We omit out
G,f charity To his family. Was "smtte1," as the
Rirls ray, With very had attack OF love for MIA.
Pauline Here W must drop me curtsln. and the
audience upst IN; ;ag.nc the events i,at happened
during the yeaE that elapsed leI1re they nfe II.
trpuuctd to the next act --.
The scene Is transferred to the city Of Chicago,
In Of the whEus Of the hospital OF the Sisters
Of Chantf. Lying on = bed was q #onan wish q
tiny lit Of wOmAhhood nestllng Close 10 her
Tns, Gqsss Tot o.
Fntnshcd the pillow, and compassionate eyes
WATCHED the s1etpnE baoe- Tho M0thrr'a lace
as ead, straDge contras1 to The sm.le OF happy
n
child. bhe was frequently found weeping bitterly
and mouTn'ng her 'atr- This grief, about the
her recovery and prolonged her eolourn at the
hospital for two month"; At the end OF that time
she . a. ab:e TO move She paid well Tor the kind
Treatment she had received. and dcpattsd-no
Once more the scene shifts; thistiue 70 Aurosa,
In Kane County. Ono dny neatly dressed NO
registered hur name n Hrs. Pauline IN the regrs-
Ter OF the uuntoou House, ous-horte hotel on
The west SIDE Of tho Fox River. The iady was
iordea She pad .a ns7 hus aud no
ss1 1usf adding nenps ann 70
stories Tor which the1e Was not shadow Of foun-
tauon- But the lady was nggrefy, and people
Tic a. consumptife and ,fss rusticailng to at
was dlatip9ulshed foreigner, hiding IN the Far
lovely and peaceiul scenery thai Leg along the
,anks Of lie ma1mu1ins Fo1 This xaa inisE1ed
E5ory e '1,s over the '' tremulous ~uten, nad
sea ss1e 5es 10 shs
stopped ever Hn1 anon. ~ Il to catch inspiration
from the scene khe WIS to transfer TO canvas She
was 3 widow IN reduced circumstances, who
sought qu!ct and RETIREMENT where sne waa un-
Known, and where the OplnIoua 1f former friends
could not moItifJ her PRIDE. she Wns thousand
~iIh whom the came IN contact- This mystery
lasted for tntne TIME, until circumstances drew
her down frum the rather exalted position Of n
guise, to the mean level Of common mortsls.
There WIZ boarding In the hotel, when Mrs
Pauline went there, mnn and hts wife They
were retidrntE OF Aurora, aud the man was pro-
pstctor OF q 1our1Rhing billiard saloon Some way
Or auotheF this lpdivtual took Il strange liking TO
his vile took the Opposite course, KTew Ma.ily
Jealous AID hated II M Pauline With an intensity
;ha1 would hare delighted Dr. Johuso1. There Is
no rrasoD for snppo+lpz th1t Mtk Pauline MAS
guilty OF any improperly or gaye the bllltArdists
wife any rrason fer her sntmosty. The latter as-
suncd In appearance Of friendship towards her
supposed r,sli. aDd, having now her confidence,
learnt that hhe vas supported by gentleman 10
bloomington. With wonans craft she wrote to
The gentleman wie !nstead Of to ths gentleman ~
NlrDlntngtou fscssDaker aud The errluG husband.
That " ns whHt she wanted. The facts tnfher pos.
sctsun were Instruments Of vengeance with which
tlotnily Won the admiration OF her husband Sub
segment evcDA make 1t appear that thts woman
acted II concert with the merchants wife In
Nra Faulinc soon began 10 feel the effects OF
the combined hatred OF the Two Jealous uomeu-
could not continue 10 1--we a. the hotel for It was
TOO expensive. 1iere her toes gained thttr drSt
triumph. They actuallg drove her from the
hotel. She advertised for board, and Nj. and Mrs.
IsEown, an old and very WORTHY couple, who lived
aiouc III . lAree house on Ga1ena street. took her
IN, murr for tic sake Of her eomPaotonship than
for nnt pecun,ary benefit theg expected 10 derive
She remained lhere for Rote tne, and to al ap-
pearn0ces was exemplary in her conduct. There
necu-td to lie uothlng ~roog "a her behaviour. Ev-
err evening found her n the house, anil sne Kept
no company. Mr aud Mra DrowR. tender heart
ed and Kind 10 the lonesome stranger, had COM
pAs,on upon nsr They sy@Ssssnzed With aes n
baEEAssmeuts distressed her and often she was pen
nttfA. Nj. Byron llfoWn, 500 OF tue old gentleman
who liteA next door, wns rather pleased thai the
When Mrs. Pauline EsB hard up she borrowed
some mouey from him and afterwards paid It
Iicr family 1elatlous we're seldom spoken Of. rs
tile Stunned all conversation on the eublecL The
Sps nat 1h1 e G e
AL he! fefterR Were sent to or received lrou
determination. She Lived happily Il the hospnso'e
and comfortable home Of AE. Brown uutll ono
day Mr.. I'yron llrown received abusive and OBJ
scene lcslefa trlduclng tue unfortunate outcasL
The following are extracts from one Of the letters
IDENTIFY disguised:
M. ErrGh: ,--
meto say 10 Tou that she styles herself MrA Pauline
is Just what have tu1d you she wAs, and now she
tells inc that she thinks she Will finally get IN with
G1anm2 Brown, ~ sue calls her.
She says the can fool the Old lady every time Tho
father Of her child Ia In Bloomington, and his wife
has sot track Of the nrair ani she viii take her
hsa Gut of 'ns can e P.n a1a aon
rand = mistress She says that you Viii care Tor
her. Don l let her 20 IA With Rraatna, foI II that
5ou Is true. Yours In haste .........
THIS letter WIS unslgned. The portions omitted
are aart fer I1e anslfsy Of the ,nfa.
ao ,ast s0 ara Faaitae aeA'' vas s1a not ejec'ea @
nrcnep. Young Nj. brown. ike tue man,
ecorued to notice the insputatlous Of writer who
scrreDed herself behind an anony moas comnunl-
determined to befslend the petzccpted woman.
The letter wna evidently inspired hy the Blooming
ington partner Of the Jealous nlm- There IL no
fury Ike that al woman scnfned While nf MI
Dtown's strange gentleman Visited MTA Pauline
on iwo occasions, aaL transacted Some buSt1esa
r1n a nu1 s1sed ' Gny ssT As sa
NAs rEla!hlul to his Wife and she, hearing OF his
visits from her authorized agent at Aurora, was
determined that no more visits should take p14ce
at MI. NrownA nouse. As VIM said before, yonug
Nj. brown, liberal Christian gentleman, uuso-
phisttcnted In the Ways Of The wicked, and not
mrn, was induced, from hugh motives, to help her
out o! her dtlcultttA Anyway he took tnc mauly
and ctaltous siae. And deserves credit ioE help
knew nothing batt, though there was strong sruund
for suspicion.
TO make long story short, shc left the Browns
OF her own accord and took room in Dnnnins's
Block, wheTe she dragged out poor aud preca-
neuE cx1sscnce ny her needle She got *ork from
Mga. Dunno, a mllLtuer and drcssnlaier. bu. hers,
again. the relentless and nc5er-faiiinS Nemesis, Ia
the shape Of more ANONYMOUS letters, followed
her. Mn punne wns threatened WITH nre and
birthstone generally II she Eave 3ffs. Pauline any
.hfeal tHshtened ner: Thn was pretty
ns ns l. u ee .opo r53 saa s1 e Ill
II hne had erred and ltan rel'entei, and Was now
trying TO reform and lead rirtuous HE, It was
nssuiy talr or Just, md certainly It not m"rrt-
rul to snatch the bread that she Was about TO
grasp lIona her hands, and, Perhaps drive her 10
% ssne plsdicsrncnt. and s1sa; Teacher ss r. and md
M.Tast toltf those Who uphEalIieA her that II Aoy
among them had not stunned. thcy should cast the
with stones all the t1ue. Even the landlord OF
nunDtnG 5 l3lock wAs Informed that shelter to the
outeatt wouln be rewarded ty the destruction OF
his property. He took chances for tuAx. however,
snd when deep poverty OVERLOOK MIS-. Pauline, he
fnrEavr hcE tant she owed him, bat lost nothing,
a. Fhc subsequently rr1a!d bin.
AsIout this tine the jealous nrrp wAE reinforced
by the A1altlop 0! thtsd woE2on, fresh and ac-
use, spelling for mischief aud ready 70 continue
The persecution with Increased vtaor. Johnson Ia
as eooh h name A. hny Tor her. The motive that
tmtH!lcd Tits new recruit to enter into the sJs-
trnnuc course OF treatment Is Unknown, but there
Are ssroDE plcols hat she WIS In the pay Of the
senior or Bloomington member, ANYWAY the
nrr Of pcfsccatiou t4a1cd rercer than eFtr. and
eren D.. llawlr!, who attended Mis- Pauline 10
sickness, was Threatened with the torch. lie was
ncr.onh about 1t and tin!1, hut did his duty for alt
lhat.
After ieav1ng Dupninsa Block, Ara Pauline
wen, to i've With wtdow lady named Brcese, iiv
ing In Gblena street She vent there hs = doEncs-
tic Threatening documents. couehed IN tac rllest