The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-07-20

CAME OVER on THE NAY FLOWER
Two or three centuries ago. She Is the
Youngest of a family OF two daughters, her
elder sister being married to Mr.. Bartlett,
a worthy citizen Of Hyde Park, Mass. 1t
was her SISTER and not Betspy who taught
So oo here in Plymouth county, although
Betsy IL said to possess far superior
education she is u graduate OF the high
school, aud during her III ton she wa
particularly celebrated Ms n writer. Some
Of her compositions are said TO have had u
touch and elegance, and shown depth OF
thought and study, which attracted unit
versal attention. In every branch OF
study she wus remarkably apt and her
proficiency often excited the envy and
irslously Of her schoolmates. While her
father aud mother are hrm and enthusl-
sstic
FOLLOWERS OF THE SECOND ADVENT,
The two daughters were sl~ays de'otsd
B.plists, ana Betsy was Particularly re-
guiar aud earnest ia nor 5aUbsth schoo'
attend,uc In personal APPEARANCE sue
WAS aiwsys very attractive, II .ture supply
inv tbus. rare charms which The most a.
compi,b bed millinery anu dressmSRe'
could not mbellsh one Of her Old schOui
| mates described her to your reporter 81
"srxl, sweet, iull, round face, red cheeks
ruby lips, CT -ar skin, graceful form, auburn
hslr ana altogether tho best looking on
IN the family Taere WAS always some
thing about her that was different iron
other girls. and her associates, Known,
her lutte whims, used t"vrntify them He
parents, t,u, we're very indulyent wi he
and vi ways allowed the Utmost freedom II
everything At school sh" was more iesr
less than mos, scholars. and If she did n"
| commit any very serious breach OF ih'
rules IL was not because she feared th'
con. edusnces. While she WAS clever sh
WAS still
SLY AND ANTFUL.
Perhaps TO say that she WAS "odd bes
describes her character during her scboo
day career. One day she would DO nj
mix aud honey win some oi the schoiar
ana The next day sbe wouldn't hutic
them, She didn't seem to care parucu
latiy tor the society vi gsntemet, 80 Ia
8 any one IN Piymoth knows Sue neve
said anything about Dor sweethearts,
she had any, ana it is more than iik-l
that he burning passion was never iull
developed until she left her home sum
: six or seven years ago. The clrcumstsf
Gee of
HEgFIRsT GoING AWAY
Are in keeping with her singular and cha
, sctelistic conduct ever since. One day si
: suddenly took it into her head to 20
q Boston, and when che declared her intel
I, ton her parents fitted her out and gay
, her 800 ia money. 1T lie said by some
| 4 lst . bat uyaa a All
man IN the case in the shape oi yodr
Boston "runner," who had became a.
auninted with her during one OF his per
,rin.,ions hero in Plymouth and that
va. 10 share her fortunes vii
his thst she left her home. ST
had cultivated Il romantic dispositiU
by libe Al perusal of story papers m
novels, and il is more than likely that
CHEAP LITERATURE is the PRIME CAUs
OF all her woes and mlslortunes After
weeks abscrcs she wrote home from Che
sen that sue WAS gong to Philadelphia MS
clerk for n teinsio physician, and shortl
afterwards she was heard from in th
Quaker City. An interval OF sever
months then elapsed, when her father W
IN tor med that she WAS sick in hotel
Boston, and when he went to her nssi
ance he found that she had been sent
the Insane Asylum in Taunton. III
cause vi her aboral ion of mind was new,
sscertainrd, although IL Is generally ell
missed that II was some fair Of the hear
She WAS very sick during a couple {
months Of her hospital life, and WAS at a
times very violent she would tear b
clothing to pieces, and WAS
GIVEN 10 DtArkUCTIvESEss
Generally. Alter about Blk months Q!
began 10 improve, and about tho time 81
Was TO be turned out MS cured she took
INTO her head TO leave without guii
through the usual formall,ies OF d
charge. Securing u couple OF dresses al
some other clothing belonging To one Of u
matrohs, che stepped superslltiously into
buggy that was standing near the lnstlt
lion aud drove of To n rristiod's in Nor
Briug-water. Aud there were no spps
,nt ~ mpoms of insanity. so the ohicn
thought that aftor that little tret
. ,he patient was pronounced sane and
, lowed TO go, Subsequently she went
Middlebnro and learned thu STRAW hat a
. bonnet business, in winch she ia said
have been an expert. Providence was
\ next objective point, but she remain
/. there "rly few months, when she went
New York.
orr FOR NEW YORK.
This IS about four years ago and
q tory of her rvsntiul life Gin q that I'll
has already been told in the Ii rslo. u
parents have known little of her and b,
heard from her AT intervals OF six mon
= or year She has always Seemed to HI
= an aversion To home and friends slnce
frs, left Plymouth, but for what rea'
. cannot be- OWNED Her father Ia y m
l. nf considerable means, and MS alw-
been happy in expanding his wealth
u the qualification and comfort Of his oh
" drrn, and this terrible tragic affection
) vi. declining years is, therefore, peculis
' piufsl