The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1875-03-17
LOVE AND Suicide
A gvouuy vran about Town Becomes
jealous of Rival, ana
Commit Suicide.

For some time past young man, empioyeu
in job printing Office in this city, mas oeon
paying his attentions to young maiuen J'''
s'sweet sixteen" and of very prepossessins
appearance Said maiden is employed III
well known restaurant in the city as Wai'ei
add has been admired time and again oy inc
customers of the restaurant. The young typo
has the good fortune to board at the sah'o
house with the lady he loved. Every esennS
about the time the restaurant was closeo' VIC
young man appeared and accompanied MS oe
loved to her home. go
Thus things went on for some time un1''
alas! the happiness of the young couple was
| marred by the appearance in the restaurant "
young man who was employed as head walt
err The moment the young typo beheid 'liS
young man his heart sank within MIN, ioi III
him he saw rival to the affections Oh his iauf
beloved. For short time. after the young n"-
arrived at the restaurant, matters renamed uh'
changed; but, alas! they were not long W 10
So The proprietor of the saloon soon us
covered that the head waiter was very atten'
tive to his young assistant, and when not EN-
ployed with work, they killed the time with
pleas ant conversation. 1t soon became very
evident that the young lady's affection, "n''h
she had shown for the young man OF 'ypeS'
was waning, and that she loved announcer AZ
night when the young man would call 10 eSooi'
her to her abode, she would very politely III
form him she had company. The company
was none other than the aforesaid head wafer.
This programme was gone through with seVerai
nights, when the young typo demanded an
interview. The young lady always so ophg-
ing) could not refuse, and the interview took
place at their boarding place on MunJoy Mill
Monday evening.
An hour or more was spent in consultation,
the young man avowing over and over again
his affection for the young lady. She replied
that she was sorry that she could not give her
love in return, but it was impossible, as it had
gone cut to another. tItwas very evident that
she alluded to the head waiter, although she
did not say so.)
At the conclusion of the interview the young
man stated that it was his intention to depart
this life, as he did not want to live and see his
lady-love the wife of the head waiter sue
urged him not to think of it, but to try and
forget his Disappointment, as it is well known
that there are as good fish in the sea as ever
were caught. But bit was impossible he
couldn't think of it. Litter in the evening he
wrote note, addressed to the fair one, giving
as reason for his act that he had no desire to
live. His next step was to sharpen large
pocket knife and go to his room, where he pre-
pared to end his existence.
Fortunately, the occupants of the house dis
covered his operations and watched his move
ments. Just as he raised the knife to commit
Al. l. Il Al 49, 1ro1r In md
saved. " -es@ss at4 Gs
Everything was serene yesterday. The un-
fortunate young man was at work at his lease,
and the head waiter and his pretty assistant
Were waiting on the crowd who throng first
class restaurant on a rainy day. We forbear
to give the names of the parties interested, at
their request. The particulars of the affair are
well known to number of persons about town.