The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-12-06
PERDITA'S DEATH.
The Miserable End of Molly Nor
ris.

From Chicago Republican, 2Sth.l
MoRRIs-On the 25th inst, at the
residence of Mrs. Rudolp, 1916 Fourth
avenue, of congestion OF the brain,
Mollie Morris, aged 81 years.
Such is the brief paragraph which
tells to an unsympathizing world That
another of its outcass has stepped over
that invible line which divides the
mortal and the immortal life. No
words Of sorrow or regret, no friendly
remembrance of the good deeds of the
dead, and perhaps, it may be said, no
prayer for her spirits welfare. in the
world beyond, will follow the perusal
of the short announcement. Society,
ever on the alert to condemn that for
which its own ostra cism and contemp-
tuous scorn is in a great measure re-
sponsible.
NEVER DROPS A TEAR OF REGRET
that it did not stretch forth hands la
denced with charity, ~forbearauce and
forgiveness, and restore to virtue and
usefulness the life that closed in
shame.
Like nearly nine in every ten OF
these unfortunate girls who live in the
better class of disreputable houses, the
one whose death notice appears above
had a secret history of famillyrespect-
ability, unhalloNe ed love, and cruel
wrong. The main incidents in her
short life have been placed in our
possession by one who knew her well
in the happy. innocent days of child
hood, before the finger of dishonor
scared her life, and has watched her
hayward course with bitter tears Of
sorrow. The dead girls real name and
that of her relatives are withheld be-
cause of the disgrace it would bring
on a family whose social standing and
honorable position r unquestioned.
MOLLIE Norris
as she was called, was born in the city
of Cleveland, Ohio. At the time of
her birth her father was INT Of the
prominent merchants of the Forest
City, residing on Euclid avenue,
whose word of honor was taken with
as much implicit faith as the oath or
bond of another. Her mother-now
bent with age and grief-belonged to
one OF the best families in the Buckeye
State. Mollie was the third child,
and was the only girl in the family.
She grew up to be the joy of her
fathers house-the very apple of his
eye-and the pet of his friends and
acquaintance. After having acquir-
ed the rudiments of a sound education
in some of the schools of her native
place, she was sent at the age of
twelve to a first class female seminary
in another Ohio city, not more than a
thousand miles from Mt. Vernon.
Here she made such rapid progress in.
standard studies and the higher ac-
complishments, that after a%sojourn in
the seminary of three years she reach
ed almost the topmost pinnacle of
honor, in a general competitive ex-
animation. Her father, however, de-
cided that his girl should learn every
thing that
MONEY AND MASTERS
could secure, so he removed her from
the Ohio school, and placed her in one
of the very best educational establish
ments in the United States-female
college on the Hudson. Here she was
to remain a year and complete her
studies in the higher branches.
She had not been in the seminary
but n few months before she became
acquainted with the parents of a
young school companion, who resided
in the village where the college is
situated. She was invited to their
house, an elegant residence, and,
through the indulgence of the MAN
ayers of the seminary, became a fire.
quent visitor. One evenining she was
invited to attend a grand party at the
house of her friends, and received the
reluctant permission of her teachers.
Her brilliant musical accomplishments
and modest, 6nassuming manners were
the theme of admiration in that large
assembly
in particular, the SON Of an eminent
banker of Broad street, New York,
who was so smitten with the varied
charms of the young girl-just then
budding in to all the beauties of wo-
manhood-that he fell hopelessly in
Io-o Ha naid hpr the most assiduOus