New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-06-25
MISPLACED LOVE.


.tf Tgrcm the st. Louis Dispatch
| Mans inhumanity to woman, his many
impositions upon her coafdi1g and arec1
tionate disposition are too well known and
der or surprise. But when lovely woman
reverses the order of things, when she Is
the aggressor instead OF the aggrieved,
when she makes man her dupe instead OF
becoming his victim, then the affair be-
comes trif1e more interesting. just such
a case was revealed in town to-day.
A few days ago young man named John
T. Fruscher left New Orleans with the in
tenton of coming to st. Louis, and then pro-
ceeding hOmeward to Adrian. Michigan.
On the same boat there embarked dash
ing young girl, dressed very stylisbly, who
was leaving the Crescent City, bound for
Louisville, Kentucky.
] On the way up the young man formed
| the young w0man's acquaintance, and be-
came desperately smitten with her. He was
about three and twenty years OF age, stout
| built, passably dressed, but the very man,
of all the world, whom any joker, male or
female, would select for the butt of prac-
tical joke. As nearly deficient in common
| sense and experience as he was full of good
nature. he was exactly the person suitable
to become the victim OF a confidence wo-
man, as doubtless his inamorata was.
Her maine is Miss Annie Twitchell, a
bright brunette, wearing a rich garnet silk
| dress, a diamond ring blazing upon one OF
her fingers, and an elegant gold watch
slipped into her silk belt.
On the way up the Mississippi the youth
full twain-the artless and the artful-sat
together looking at the deep rolling waters,
or CHANGING at the bright stars which burned
overhead, till at last the young man OBJ
tanned a promise from the young woman
that she would marry him upon the arrival
of the boat IN st. Louis. She renowned for
1-,f no ,,rnnoca1 frip RI | nllicvilla
and consented to follow whithersoever he
would lead.
Scenes of endearment followed; there
were long talks on the boat, and they must
have been very entertaining to the young
man, for his female companion had even a.
greater share of the power of the tongue
than is even generally allowed her sex. The
swain was delighted, and the hours sped by
unnoticed. In the fulness of his affection
ate confidence he told her his history, spoke
of their future and committed all the
money he had with him to her safe keeping.
This amounted to tritle over sixty dollars,
and to give the interesting female her due,
we are bound to state, at least so she says.
that she; received the money from him
wholly unsolicited, to keep for him till they
reached this point.
Last night the steamer swept gracefully
into our harbOr Miss Twitchell requested
the captain of the boat to order her car
u,
vehicle, she directed the driver to take her
to the St. Nicholas Hotel, where she was
domiciled for the night.
This morning Fruscher arose. and, after
his usual additions, taking, however, espe-
clal pains with his toilet, he started to hunt
up his lady love, with view of proceeding
up town and getting married at once. She
was gone, he knew not whittier, and she had
ais money with her.
He waited for while, expecting her 10.
return, but as she did not put in an appear
lnce, he started out to hunt for her. After
up and down the streets for
'olne time. the conviction gradually dawned
lpon his mind that he had been victimized,
md that his fair companion was fraud.
Convinced of this. he met officer Watkins,
md into the sympathetic ears of that oblig-
ng official did he pour the story of his
wrongs and grievances. Accompanied by
he officer they visited many places where
he experience and shrewdness of the Off
er suggested the bird might be found, but
he search was in vain.
Standing on the corner of Fourth and
Washington avenue, about eleven o'clock,
he young man spied the young woman
ripping lightly up the street, and, Clutch
az the officers arm, feebly gasped. There
he is; that's her; !" and ia few minutes
he whole party was confronted by Cap
ain Tom O'Neill at the central station
arrated, Captain O'Neill called in a re-
orter, who was in the outer office, and in
,rmed the twain that if they wanted to-
ct married the knight of the quill though
imself unmarried. could perform the cere-
lony for them in the most approved style.
he lady, however, smiled and demurred,
nd the young man grinned and objected
here was, therefore, no union of hands
nd of hearts.
The young girl told her story and stated
lat she did OF intend to swindle the
1ung man. As the latter was willing to
Ike thirty dollars and say no more about
NO charge was entered.
Standing up and nervously twitching his
1t, the young man prepared to go. 1t was
ear on his face that the old affection for,
e dashing female before him was still
rong, but it was also plain that he was
sgusted with what he deemed her treach-
y and deceit. ''Well, good-by," he said
rrowfully, and he strobe ont of the Office
dly and sorrowfully She laughed, and
e comedy was over. He had ticket for j
trian, whittier he goes this evening, while q