The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-10-29
A STRANGE INFATUAfI0N.
,HE LYGHTs AND SHAD0WS or a
YOUNG GIRL'S LIRE.

Tao Of sorrow Married ut Fineen-A
widowed Mother at sevcntccn-Hato
,,rped 10 Lsye-A Marriage engagement
proisn sis Times-Thrce Attempts ut
snicide-A Lovers Crueity-A Young Life
Crashed.
csrr,sY onfcucc Of The sun.
Royporr Oct 06-A short time before the
,.s.ltrreu' Al the late war Capt George Bucknam
,eafhy Georgia planter, lcft his native State
,od removed 10 The North with his family, consist
S,ofLs vic and four daughters Shortly after his
,rr,yll hc-e le purchased beautiful residcrcs at
rislkdl, where be proposed TO live until the trou
Ne. between the di'afcc,e1 states and the Fed
uai Government should be settled.
III, youngest daughter, Miss Emma, then about
4 years old. WAS sent TO
FASHIONABLE BOARDING SCHOOL
n Poushkeepsic Here she a, once became a great
s,ortc among teachers and pupils, and before long
her extraordinary beauty attracted number Of
suiors for Der hand. Among these were II. A.
Downing n Rondcut dentist, and young man
named Colder. Mss Emma became much ut.
tshed TO Colder, but toward Downing she
snoyeI no feelings but those Of aversion
and ecn,cmp, Tho fact Of Golder's attentions
% his daughter soon came TO the ears or Capt
Bucknhm who lost no time Ia visiting Fought eepsie
COMMUNICATION with her lover. A short tlmc after.
ward, the Cartain went to Georgia on BUSINESS, AMI
scarcely had lie reached his destination before he
harmed ttat his daughter had olopoi with Colder
and married him. She WIS not yet 10. Tho young
couple lived together happily for fifteen months
Wien tac husband died. leaving portonless widow
Of Tut Il Jcars, with n little bate to care for.
rus LIFB OF WIDOW.
Mrs GJ!dors father made her a monthly allow.
ncc for tie SUI port oil herself and child and secured
for her comio table home with Mrs llagcman Of
Pouglkccpsic Before another year had passed the
young widow had len her scclusion, and become
once more a shining s,ar in the soeil armament,
with countless suitors pleading tor her smiles.
Among these was Downing, the rejected, whose
love h not Tel cooled. lie again laid siege 10 the
widows heart, and in course OF time found himself
rewarded with the promise that she would become
bis wife.
Removing from Poughkeepsic to Rondout, the
young dentist soon established 1our.shing bust
ness, ind became immensely rorular He was
great fsvorte y ith the yours iad'es, among whom
was daughter o. one OF Rondoui's eenlihiest ciu.
tc'a. TO hcr he was uhiaii..''r. 10 His niteutons,
AMI ere long The Terort went forth that the poor
widow was TO be Intel. Cant Buck nam hal died a
snort tine before. leaving lis daughter nothing. A
fN months atcr his arrival az RlHGou. Downing
write TO Mrs. Colder, beg ung her to release INN
assent vas fvlurned Downing was now free; but
IN lew days lie again changed his mind, and begged
oxcE uorr TAKEN TO MR. urtrr.
The widows love proved stronger than her indig-
nation, and o., broKln en- l:smcgt was renewed.
Do 1is retained 10 RoH.Vut. week clapsc
4 We icic MAJ once more dem ndcd reiea set
a r. u-cl u aide Icy ttc .tcrms Of his contract
TIE v'row NJ c.ce sought her ti'h''s' lover at MS
ot,e. wt,r ui,r niny iutlc eaoit- 10 obtain from
him renewal OF his pied.c, h,r Nh! ,ical strength
rave way AMI sle 81 into terrible spRsus ste
Wa laV5u to tie Mansion ;iause aal pr, Wa. u.
On rtns o'asi u~or ly ST., 7cror.,r in r,s.
uenco q. c-se, tie Doctor tae statement, u
Nhica tie folio Wing Is tie "a 's.tl'c;
TIA pooton's STATEMENT
.lr~,wet ''r.. Colder ct ,nc M.,son Hou.e N lie
src't - wing. T. ana hrr N violent cou,o's or
y. n5@ ~ sa aG all IT i S0i iy
sTn-,, "i.u.a ?, 60 ~ die. o.. 90 not de,
vi .I' siin.i Goa c',g.Ic. nc so ~ tal, her.
,,,, ~ c",,' ra haur... on , iSs .o, ia,
W., oc NJ , '"icr sGi st.e Ia 'a5i
n,.r J.. .5.. hal 1. ana he. unconscious. LSr fac
cove " p hgni rel cf f-fprs'sd via cnloro.
t &. %, , ~; sd& ts 5dqSaJf 2!
ale "As @14-l wool. hive s--Itl tnsl~:.
ANOTHER AT11HrT AZ SUICIDE.
Afer The tGr.o days illness. Mrs. Colder undcr
the escort VI IoNnlns TO &c ra,-a on the steam
~ Jatuth " J % tJi od~ ttprle W ltllc go
ing down Tie It'. -uo rushed To" -id the railing
AMI again az o4H's- TO 'Ll1.it suicide by julnpiug
Downing, WHO b..eiy nah time 70 each her wbl.c
In the act q sys ,iug wlory grave. Dowring
succeeded h taxing her sli,,y home, aud aner many
proicstatioE1 OF 'o'y, and reneHI o their ensag-
meni, lie returned to Roniout Ia > ics
months, however he for 'hc third tune
wrote Ter he coui rot keep lis prom
Brooklyn nov advised her 90 seek legal redress, in
forming lor iEo' void fG.t IN her IN any proc-ei-
sN..T .ttrI MT fn - H.....
BERN her c"aouei Ia G aug aftor her trulnt Oyor,
The plainly tci ter tLey would not. To these pro.
thai he yoL 1t not, 'oI sic did not visa TO injure
iaiI OF lis IA, t Auj,witI her strange infatGatlOn.
Der Wild GpconqceTab'c, unr qlitcl love, she again
NisiIeI Ron oui calling nvuA Downing. Tn.re sac
Nas again take. sc,, ani conyeYed TO the Mansion
House, her syr.. oms being OF tue SaJne nature as
before only in more =. srayated 'orr, lbis time
she WIS ticS eleven days, Downing being almost
constantly at Lcr bedside, utLe!ms tic same lAmen.
Siiops. A, Ma. Goder's request the Rsv. ". II.
kon1Out, oil 81 ish Downing was a member, var
Zen, Tor, and into his ears she poured
rHs FAD sorry OF Her WRONGS.
tpon VISITING / r. 20 found sac Was Ia very
oei CONDITION; god vita her and then tried
u poin, uut aGI her how ioollshly che w.s
I: ,b IN le T ar Pa her S mind on ~
love ser and she had better le, him 60 TO the
dog not 10 waste her dearest feelings, her health
lope a.d happiness On one so unworthy To which
ihe rc"ttd =" can't rive lin up ] atn strong in
eveiytun. ESQ, DolGihe, lat in this matter am as
weak o. a cuI,t; E.NN iTIei hard TO do So but
L.1 an pOV"ries. Why did he cast q sweet ligh'
lloh ny he, 90 make iis darkness the more terri.
lcI' IAv IN&t taY -.rs. Col or wrote several g..
fe'il0Lat, % VI i-rcYel 10 her friends, inform
iHs Iheu DIT w.. ,ired Of ne t.: sac was. indeeJ,
TauLT uGARTsEokES,
nd ven fcT TIC tuiId tine attempted suicide by
tglIas cllol- Crm, HLo VAC a,am fortunately Tes.
tr.u. Erie fa O. icth paroles Row inter lcs.d, and
Ser.g"' Downing 10 marry hcr. mis- he ~ in PROF..
r.l to 30. mi, tine uc Lup'..l Cay appointed,
and oil supposed lE't the WcdIiBg would certainly
tAc place. UpC Nfs GoltCTs recovery, Do ming
escorted ..Cr to luughkGepsie ilur friends furnish
y '"f wtth ample ncans tor tie purchase OF the
Us. "a, arrangements were being uetiCc ed
Nai I.U-. WLiCh was 10 DO an elegant affair.
80 20 tato place ut tie mai sion VI Mrs, Iopcr
On % .'.'l s..ug., Bro. N,r, W.tu all were again
turrI-r. uj tao l'r-ip. Vi .e.ter from Downing
a. o. 3D. OF .., cutas -... At Mr5, Colder
l r.t |.. Ted t.nt tl2 should t.tlcr give in
u. ., r.. I..l .., or else lose C. cir Low. and Iv-
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