St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1872-08-16
A Country Funeral.
AN END OF LOVE AND TRAGEDY.

merchant in Central Ohio. She love,
him with all the intensity of an Italian
and the SteadincSs of Il New Englamdcr
After two years of great happiness. the
/ knowledge came to her suddenly and
unmistakahly that her husband, not
with>tanding his apparent fondmcS> for
her, loved not her. but another woman.
| The poor creature became cr;iZed. \
StealthN, avcngctIl purpose seized her
soul. Keeping her grief to herself moth
ing could betray her mood, save the
glare in her eyes and the whitcneSS of
her face. \ few days later the neigh
horhood was aroused. The husband
WAS found dead shot in his house.
and the home deserted. At tiISt il WIS
supposed that the wife had been ah-
ductrd. But this suppoSitiom WAS sub
scqucntll abandoned. for six months
later she was found in New York City.
arrested. tried. convicted. and sen
fenced for life at Sing Sing.
There lived in New York at that
time and one still lives there. while
the other has passed on Il Judge and
his wife. who. with regular frequency
and almost uncNamplcd taithfulnt>s
and kindness, iSitcd the city and neigh
boring prisons. They found one day in
one of the Sing Sing cells II Young We.
man of great beauty. but whose c"ndI
tion of mind WAS such that nurhnm
>ecmcd To have amy affect upon her. At
times she was So Violent that clo>, con
timcmrmt was rrSorted to: but usually
She WAS silent and li>tlc~~. with i tirIct.
hungry expression i'll hen eyes After
several visits to her without ANY avail.
the Judges wife. upon one occasion.
vi hen about taking leave. said To her
"MN dear child. can | NOT dn something
for l"u See. would \ou not like tht.~,,
hoWcI> ;, taking from her breast WhcIr
she had them pinned. Il bunch of Wild
roses and clover. The girl looked at
hen eagerly, bent torW ard. pat her hand
>l"Wl I" htl forehead, and then reach
my II toward her. took the flowers.
hreathrd then fragrance. and. then
bursting INTO tears. sank To the tlnnI
with deep, Con\ ul>INt SohS. Not since
that fatal daN Whcu she learned thai
love WI> not hers had she shed Il tear
Every thing had been hot and dry and
arid. Her hlaln had been in Il whll of
fire. There had been mnthimg sweet
and fresh and innocent. in all the Years
between. The sight of the flowers and
their fragrance carried her back to her
New England home. where the roses
had clamhtrtd over meadow wall. and
the clover filled the air with their fresh
Sweetness. And ;I> memory after rntml-
"rN of her chldlIo"d days pictured
themselves before. her. the hardness and
trrIihlcneSS of the tat'.tul Years melted
into tears. The angel of mercy, who
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thing >wectrr than Il rod. FASTENED to
the .iamit"r, hegging t" hr admitted I"
the cell. Comforting the poor creature
a- she might. which could. for the time
being. hr hardly more than to sit be
side her until her tears had hcrumr cA-
hau>ted. She lifted her. now weak and
helpless a> Il child. to her cot. cooled
and >oohrd her a> She 81 we'll knew
how. When she left. she asked her
again what she could do toI her. and
the girl. holding the fading flowers in
her slender hands. IS if they were trag-
lie things nt inc>timahlr value. Whi>-
pcrrd "Fl"wtr> bring me flowers"
From that the convict WAS it changed
Woman. The lady visited her often.
always carry ing her flowers. Upon ,N-
cry visit she hrcnmc more and more in
trlr>trd III her. Her lady like man
ncr>. her drlicarN and quickmc>S of per
crptIou. her gratitude and her rare /
beauty made her most winning. When
her restoration seemed complete. the
Judge made an effort tn secure her par
don. which after time WAS granted. .
Taking her AT once to their home. she /
with them Il loved and loving
inmate of their household. As no one
hut the Judge and his wife knew her
previous history, she wa> esteemed and /
respected without prejudice
\ visitor To the Judges Il Southern
gentleman of wealth and position. SIM
her. cultivated her acquaintance. he .
came deeply i'll love with her. and of
icrcd her marriage. +" marry him
without telling him what she had been
she could not do. +" tell him WIS in
all probability. tn put from her not only F.
her own happiness but To destroy his .
There was one of two things to do, tu
dismiss him outright and keep silence
a> to the cause, OF to tell him the truth /
and trust t" his honor to preserve it, /
She decided upon the latter. and when
the gentleman came for his answer she I.
>ald Il love Nnu: but when Nuu know .
my history. YOU will not only feel ag-
gricVed. but imSulted. that YOU should |
have been allowed to make my ar-
quaintamcc. But could not tell Nou.
and these good friends with whom / /
live. and to whom owe all that am. |
could not tell you. But now. if Nou .
would know the tmtlI. 90 to them for .
II. That | require them to tell Nou
will hc my answer to the honor You
have done me. and may God forgive
Whatever wrong there may have been"
Al her in>tigatiom. the Judge detailed .
To him the tragic story and its sequel .
The man thanked him. arose gIirNrd |
and hur,cnrd. and Went away At the
end of ii few months he returned. de
Glazing that his love for her was unal-
telahle. and repeating his offer for mar
riage. She accepted it. WAS married.
and Went South with him t" live. Two
SonS were born to them, hut one of
them grew to manhood. Upon the
breaking ont of the val. both husband
and son joined the Confederate army.
and persisted in the final conflict at
Richmond.
Berett of everything, home and ful-
tune destroyed, Il history IN the past
that litigation might disclose, she came
North with her heart blIrdemed a. few
hearts are burdened Us all are and
settled quietly in the strange little vii
lagt, from which she WAS yesterday
carried away to he seen no more
May the sod lie lightly above her.
and may kind hands plant over her
heart and her peaceful hands, the flow
ers that she loved so we'll.
Central NeT York. J"iy, lS72.
\ Newfoundland dog is Il good thing
to have. only one must get one or two