Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1869-08-12
A DISTRESSING ACCIDENT.
The Fatality Love Finds Curious
Illustration.
Prom one NashYille fTenn.l Press. July 2s.

From the Nashville (Tenn.) Press, July &c.
A young gentleman named Joe White,
vory respectable, industrious, quiet good
looking fellow of about Is years of age,
and resident of Germantown, went to
South Nashville Saturday night to visit his
lady-love, Miss Barnes. He had been
frequently to visit her before at various
times. They were engaged to be married.
He found her in the parlor, sewing, as a
proper Young girl should be. She was
anxious to finish the article, and therefore
concluded not to throw it aside when he
entered, particularly rs he complimensed
her on her pretty appearance, with her
beautiful face, bending over her slender
fingers flying as she piled the stitches with
as much grace and rapidity as other girls
display when Swimming over the keys of a
nasty piano. He took his seat beside her.
They chatted very gaily.
After waiting few minutes, which to
him seemed hours, he became impatient,
and longed to imprint q chaste kiss upon
her ripe and pouting lips. With the view
of carrying out his design, he let his arm
circle her waist furtively, and as he was
drawing her close to himself, she objected
being disturbed until her little work was
finished: but he insisted. She made mo-
ton to shove him off, as girls are said to-,
generally. This motion proved fatal to her
happiness and to his life. He became i'm
petuous, and drawing her to him with much
violence, the needle, which was caught in
her thimble, got between them, the point
toward his heart II entered, and as he
was about to imprint q kiss of love upon
her lips his own became ashy pale. His
vigorous grasp relaxed, and then the fire of
owe died out, as ifby celestial puff, at the
moment of contact. He sickened, fell back
upon the sofa, quite helpless. The young
lady was much alarmed, and ran for assist
ance. The family all ran into the room
and proceeded to open his shirt collar,
thinking that he was in fainting fit, and
that the usual restoratives would suffice.
In undoing his vest it was found that the
needle had penetrated his side very deeply,
circumstance which the young lady never
noticed IN her fright. The doctor was
sent for. He administered what remedies
he could. Partial consciousness was re-
stored, and the young fellow enabled to
talk. The scene between him and his first,
last love was extremely affecting. She
wept like one who feels that all happiness
on earth is lost, and he seemed to re.
oret her loss and not his own condition.
would soon get another lover to fill his
place. who would be me more worthy o
her than he could hope to be, and who
would make her happy. This bit increas
ed her sorrow. She sank down upon the
i floor beside him and cried aloud. Wher
he was becoming worse, and the docto
gave tie emphatic opinion that he coult
not i've, she started suddenly TO her feet
and, running into another room, swallowed
a heavy dose of laudanum, which was KEEP
there for the use of young member of tn
family that was sick. 1t was some tim
before she was discovered, and it was will
the utmost difficulty she was brought bacl
to consciousness. The first words she ut
tered was. 30, where is he? let me go L
him: / will be with him." At the sam
instant the young gentleman was sighinl
his spirit into the hands of its Maker il
the adjoining room. He died about i
o'clock. She is still in precarious con
dition, and eyinces symptoms of insanity