Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1873-01-22

become betrolhed, il onlI the little, siekly
Ann Eliza we're out Of the way. Thb
was soon accomplished. ''She died .bou
noon. says the mother-nurdersss, ''au
was the hapPIest child 1 ever aw.'
These Eve deaths we're all wrought viii
the original package Of arseni, procure
by the direction Of the MsphissopheleE
Sergeant Me-. Then kind Provldenc.
took away Lidia, by feaver aud unpoiso.-
ed, the girls pastor, Rev. Mr.. PaysO.,
tending her through the whole sickness.
She now changes the manner Of her
life aud ny the aid Of her son, John Wss-
ley, young butcher passed into Pennsyl.
Vania as family nurse, then back again
to New York as clerk in sewing machine
store, finally into Connecticut as hsuse-
keeper for Mrs Curtiss, an old lady of
Stratford. Here marriage was soon ar.
ranged between her and old Mr. Hurlburt,
a man of little property then living
alone. He soon died of drinking cider
with salcratus, which saleratus by no cot.
nivance of hers had become mixed with
arsenic on the pantry shelf She did not
know there was any in the house, and
once was very sick herself with some ci-
der that the old man gave her. She came
ioto the possession of Hurlburt's farm,
and was soor laid siege to by Horatio N.
Sherman, widower, who wanted house,
keeper, somebody who could keep the
peace between his daughter Ada and his
mother-in-law She refused for some time
TO 60, and in both of these matrimonial
ventures does not seem horself to have
been the aggressor, but seems to bave
been led into them by professional match.
makers. Sherman was in debt. lie had
had sickness in the family, had to support
his mother, his daughter was taking less
ors on the piano, etc. They (" took .
walk" and she gave him her hand and
loaned HIM $500. Before they we're
married she loaned him $500 more.
Ihereupon he bagan most dissipated and
debauched life, squandering all of her
} money that he could get, selling the piano
and spending the proceeds, about $500,
} in single spree. After her previous ca.
reer, it was then natural that she should
resort to her never-failing refuge. She
: arsenicked bottle of brandy, which the
sOt drauk up in one night. leaving it near
the bed handy where he could resort to
: it constantly. OF course he died within
q few hours, circumstances which led to .
post mortem, suspicion, trial, conviction.
The utter stoldity and eold.blooded de-
meanor of the prisoner are almost uurival.
7 led. Her moral sense was blunted, if
any ever was. Yet no other crime was
, imputed to her so far as is known. She
. had tcndsr regard for nine command
3 mfnts and no cognizancs 6f the ether one.
! She says now that "it is about six weeks
: since began to feel oppressed inwardly."
< She lay awake nights and could not cat.
The moral sense was slowly coming to
/ life again. Finally | made up nv
mind that | would give myself up to
Christ and | did. knelt down and ask
{ ei him to forgive me. Then | fs..t better.
: | felt that the burden was gone and THAI
. was forgiven" So she will spend her
E remaining years, like holy nun in =
clolster. Here come in the theological
d, ctr'nes of penalty, to which We reverted
the other day. Was this woman taught
in her youth that final repentance washed
: away all stains? Does mere repentance
e and going to Christ" SO completely bali
!, ance the account that the individual soul
bears none OF the scars any Disagreement
: of siu
r KEEP STRAIGHT AnEAD.--Pay no atsn-
' tiOn to ISLANDERS and eossip-mongers. Keep
' straight on in your course, and let sh ir
: back.biting die the death of neglect.
! What is tho use of lying awake nights
brooding over the remark of some false
q friend, that runs through your brain like
lightning? WHAT'S the use of getting into
> worry and fret over gossip that has been
set aaoat to your disadvantage. BY some
, meddlesome busybody, who has more
time than character? These things cant
; possibly injured you, unless, indeed, you
take notice OF them, and, 10 combinating
: them, give them standing and character.
lfwhat is said about you is true, SET your
self right if it is false, let it go for what
it will fetch. Ifa bee stings you, world
you go to hive and destroy itg Would
net thousand come upon you7 1t is
wisdom to say little respecting the injuries
you have received. We are generally
lossers in the end, if we stop to refute all
the back-bitings and gossipings we may
hear by the way They are annoying. il