The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1874-10-27
THE OLD STORY.
BETRAYAL AND BETRAYED-A WASHINGTON
TALE.

BETRAYAL AND BETRAYED-A WASHINGTON
TALE.
The Washington correspondent of the
Courier-Journal writes: Last week, for the
first time, 1 read in your paper Theodore Til
toms views on the one great sin. When | read
the concluding paragraph, where he speaks
of the woman being brought to the temple
to be stoned, and asks so pertinently,
"Where was the man ?" and answers his
own question in this wise: "The man
probably went away among his compan-
ions to laugh; indeed, there is no EVIL
dence that he was not her chief accuser, and
the ripgleader in her punishment"-after
reading this thought of similar case in
our midst. To-day there walks, with head
erect, man (perhaps many men, but this
one speak of especially who, after ruin
ing one innocent, unsuspecting girl, mar
ried another, who was almost her near
neighbor. His wife is very beautiful and
attractive. When the story reached her
ears, and the poor little babe was brought
to her notice, her heart almost
broke, and she resolved to leave the man,
although he had only been her husband a
few months. Relations thought it best to
take no steps in the matter, and she was dis
suaded from obtaining a divorce. But the
the misery he had wrought, but sought to
regain his power over the girl during a
temporary absence of his wife. Poor
thing, she was trying so hard to
be worthy of the forgiveness of her
father and sister. who had not east her off.
One day car, filled with passengers, was
passing down the street. One young man
in the car called the attention of another to
beautiful girl who was about entering a
store, and named her as the mistress of
-. he had mistaken the innocent
young sister, and woman in the car, who
overheard the remark and knew the girl,
made it her business to call at the house of
THE TWO SISTERS
and relate what occurred in the cars. The
young lady turned upon her unfortunate
sister, and with vehemence reproached her
for the disgrace she had brought upon the
family, and added that she would no longer
live in the same house with her, but would
hereafter live with a relative in another city
where she could escape insults. The poor
wounded heart gave way, and the forsaken
one fell to the floor in strong commissions.
In three DAYS she died. Her betrayer sat
upon the steps of his father -in-law's dwelling
and watched the funeral as it passed. He
was in the best of spirits, and was quite
ready to join with those who would stone
and will no doubt WORK the same ruin in
another household when he has the oppor-
tunity or inclination. And there is God.
NY readers may perhaps think / have
touched upon an indelicate subject. But it is
a subject that every woman is concerned tn,
and if we would not have our houses contain
mated by such men, then should we
steadily set our faces as well as our pens
against them, and forbid their intruding
among pure women. This young mans
character was well known before he mar
ried. And vet no one warned the girl fro IN
becoming his wife. The other girl expected
to become his wife. For three years she
considered herself his betrothed. To
her he steadily denied his at
tachment to any but her, and then counted
upon her womanly desire to conceal her
shame and at the same time protect him.
She was betrayed, deserted, and disgraced,
while he, Sin the presence of goodly COM
pany ,perjured himself with another. He has
never manifested any compunctions of
conscience for what he has done, and
perhaps will be trusted in business,
and his crime, though well known, viii be
lightly passed over.