The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1870-10-03
CRixv cEkil-l LeClL R0MlsEE.
Wild Woman Of th. Woois--She Carries
the skeleton oi Her Bmbe-A Romance in
Huron s'nUufy.

wild Woman Of the Woosis--She Carries
the skeleton oi Her Bmbe-A Romance in
EurOn County.
From the Huron County IN. VI News sept 2s.l
Ilany years ago, IN the Dominion Of Canada, lived
iaiaiy vi well-todo French people, who immi-
grated hither IN the year 1858. fiir young nower
was the dark-eycd Celia, ana her three sturdy
brothers were jealous the man VINO might In
future years secure the budding rose full blown and
break The chain OF happy hearts around the social
hearth. Tune passed. The war ani It's re-
wards hai called the brothers rom Their
bome the ,aiher, aliured by The rewards
which smuggling presented at the time
and which WAS engaged In 10 such an extent on the
lake shore IN the years lsdl-o2, had turned his
honest fish boat into iark-sailed SMUGGLING craft.
Celia. battered 10y the cOnim0ncrs and recognized BY
the SELECT On account OF her grace and beauty all
unconscious o the laWless Father ami the fate Of the
three warrior brothers, laughed on, all needless OF
what was IN Store Tor her-becomng vaiIi careless
and FOND OF dress Vanity Is always the Thin OF
Destruction and IN Ce!ia's case 10 PROV cd excep
uon The spOer was on the watch. He recited
10 he daughter the story or her fathers crimes
her brothers death In southern prisons, ana
ended with the iairest proposals o marriage. In
her terrible despondency, caused by these noriid
ner destroyer IN the reckessness OF her despair.
Shortly after one OF hcr brothers returned rom the
war alive and well as eve. ana through his instri-
mentaity the real character Of the villain was az,
covered ana made known 10 hts SISTER. Knowing
| the disgrare aud degradation INTO winch .hc had
fallen her reason began gradually TO fail her ana IN
| snort time she disappeared from The ncighbor-
I mood, going no one knew whittier. During the rail-
I the frcncninans daughter. two hunters from The
! township OF White i.ocA discovered Ia . wild ana
lncnanted forest the footprints of 4 human being
| bareroocj ana alone.
tnelr curiosity was al once aroused. and b5 lie
aid Of dogs alter chase vi eighteen hours obey
shcceeded III obtaining view OF The OBJECT ~ their
pursuit. Nearer tley approached. the form hecom
lug more papabic at every step, when tie obIec,
hearing the approach turned fuli unOl them IN All
is horiid semplance- u the humanity IL WAS nor.
Eevolng and hIneOus rs irs appearance, the
hunters recognized through All the allonl.liSe as.
"A -.tYf lei he .ittL
wiid, insane eyes; the matted ana tangled
hair; the snrcds OF illthy covering; The SCARED
anu festefins sAcieton 0ria all tod o. reason
lost, o. hie wrecked, OF soul wnicn had
pclishei. Win scream Wild anu uncsrtniy
she gathered bundle from the ground ana ais
appeared with the sWiiDess OF the wind. Inc pco-
pie VI ,tc le,giDorhuOd were aroused: the excite
mem ran high aud long into the cary part al winter
hunting parties were securing he woods IN SCI rel,
~ The lunitic woman. At last she captured,
Jn-t over the Inc ia caiillac county, ani taken 10
the common Jall. People gathered III crowds TO see
ihlS strange .sichoinena. The bundle winch she
was always seen 10 DC carrying whie on her .rhis
III The forest was opened 10 me pubic gaze ana
there Oh horror OF horrors-lay HE sGuii amt skee.
too OF All lnILut--.lef babe. which she earned
through all her e lious marches by nlghr and BY
dty TO- two long years or more. she was Inmate
% tlte JAN during ne whole or the winter and the
following Summer.
TIE only service which she rendered at the time
was knitting al winch she was an expert. inere
are many yet who rccoect the "Cld crazy woman
and but few who saw her will believe as wien sse
state mat ner age, instead Of being from nfty 10
Sky, rs j reniiy seemed, WAS less than tnrts
year. Al times she WoIid humble over 4 lisi Of
names, winch the jailcr would hurriedly take down
rs nearly IL possible, In theif JunDled state, and
then inquiry would be Instituted ana leilers written
10 all parts bull 10 no purpose. her name and his
tory remained . sealed volume The follow
lug Autumn however, she TOOK advantage OF
Tie liberty allowed acknowledging away and
was never heard Of more. Following some jgitis
JdtuuS her unsettled brain, died, er,ap - alone
unknown, WITH only ne wild beasts 10 llsten 10 her
expiring cries. Ana inns was Celia. The lost INK In
Tins cham d circumstances was only discovered
snort Time since, and hc writer OF tins article Is one
OF Tic ilree only WHO knew the real facts There
ma. pc SOME SghI errors III the dates above gwen:
y raise name nus been gwen The subject and the
picture may 10 slightly cOloreti, but thc main the
details are correct AMI lie statements facts. The
Di0iler above alluded u - yet alive, orphan SUI
len IN his desperate purpose of wreaKlng ns ven.
geancc, ana The tragedy may be bat half old.