Martinsburg weekly independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1873-1875, 1874-05-16
ROMANCE OF A CONVICT GIRL


the pocket Of a lady on Broad
way. Day before yesterday the
same girl, now a lovely woman OF
tweSliy was convicted Of the
same theft and sentenced to four
-yeaS hard labor iii the Stale pris-
IA The story of this unfortunate
woman is a most Interesting one.
Born III Lexington avenue, Of
wealthy and respectable parents,
she neverthelesS inherited that
unto ttaate tsmH@ ranent known
as Nc hystoricAl or emotional.
When the stMng Zirl was convict.
ed first time, her mother pleaded
hard FOR The misguided daughter,
bur 1t WIS thought MAT the disci-
pliiie o. two ears would be Of adj
Vanssa4 TO hef, and 50 the sem
tea Mas carried into execution.
Theue htless and gay as a child,
-ae d0nned the convict's dress.
a. utterly refused to work. and
4 msiGerable liberty was given her.
Ike ody liked her, for she, pret-
fyail winning more like spoil
Oh &. 4 than dangerous wo-
MAI. 10 the son Of the warden, a
tall 0uth Of eighteen, she seem
cd j seritable angel, with her soft
lands, deep blue eyes, and her
volatile ways. il took him about
thfe months to arrive at the con-
clusion that she was most admir-
able being that this earth contain
ed, and six month more to decide
that il was wrong for such rein
ed ltl.le lady to be kept in such
re. He was serving an APP
aticp~hip in New York. lie
begaa40 neglect his business on
plea oil Illness, aHd 10 stay upon
the island instead Of going over to
the city. / VISA onishing what
al interest Ii COX in all that rela-
ted to the aiiairs Oh the prison
Never was so grand q chance
offered for Il gallant hero to strike
a grand bloW t0DaWivate his lady.
If Pauline Desehapelles had been
a convict instead Of a merchant
princes, Claude Melnotte would
not have had to resort to the sub
terufae Of personiying Ia prince,
"Tf Ipet YOU out, will You marry
,e?" said he Claude of Black
eH's Island: and his Pauline re-
sponded: Eyes, you or ANYBODY
else; only be quick about it.D In
broken words. caught through
.gratings or behind iron doors. the
fugitive lovers planned it She
should get away and leave the Is
land alone, remain in New York
three weeks, and then he would
join her,
\ proper opportunity was long
in presenting Itself, but it came at
last. rhe warden had left for
time his son on guard alone. The
sister of the young man was in
her room above, she was called
down on some pretext, and then
sent to a neighboring building.
sick as flash he pretty jail
Sgird dashed UP stairs, tore off the
convict garb, aud donned the sis
tsar's best suit, She did not forget
the veil and parasol with which
to shield her features, andshe had
the wit to sober down her usual
airy gait to the more staid motion
Of the one into whose shoes she
had stepped. Our Claude was
waiting. Here | want you to
row my sister over to New York,
he said 20 the men, and they did
50
1t is rot known how he fixed
matiera with the amily, but GER
tain il is that thu weeks later he
promised to ch, h and protect
To- life fiat il I'd, and she to
love, l%uot anD y him.
A couple, ag spectfulIy four
teen and eighteen. were rather
young to begin house. keeping, SO
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