The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1875-09-03
rW0 MAIDENS ROMANCE.
FEISr OFSUEETMEATS Avn THEN
DOSES or NORPHINE.


story \ mir OF Noung t'irls with Heads
Turned by Religion aud NoNcl Reading-
InilN Preparing Tor suicide.
Last Sunday afternoon Ncttic Barrett
who had died ~ her own hands, was burt, d In
Mc little graveyard just back II the Methodist
Church ia Brlrhcrtown, ass, at almost the
,amo tour which had been appointed few
DAYS tcforc for her baptism. The mourncrs
arouud her grave remembered her ONLY as they
bad so recently known hcr-joyous, brilliant.
handsome and young-so young that the old
sexton who tolled her years hcsitated between
the fifteenth and the sixteenth strokes ot the
bell uncertain which most accurately marked
her are. She was the only child Of a widowed
mo,hcr, with whom she had lived upon farm
IN Soulh Amherst, six miles from Bclchertown,
until last April, when she sent to lielchertown
h. attend the grammar school. Her guardian
Squire Dickinson, found her boarding place
with Mis-. Packard close 10y bis own house, and
provided liberia " an that she needed Tor her
happinc4s aud sue 80 rontcnted That
Ehen vacation came she chose To remain among
her new friends rather than return 10 her
mothers quiet farm house. Her spirits made
her one ~ the most attractive girls in the VII
ace and she. with one or two " her com aniuns,
ruled the Young men Of the surrounding coun-
on ihursda, night Nettie was very late in
coming To- tea, aud when She entered the house
ber eyes were red with weeping.
"Nhv Netue,' exclaimed Mrs. Packard, "vou
ar ,ety late, out yogr supper isall ready for
"idon't care for any" replied the Girl. "My
guardian his been scoldtug me for being out
Evenings. Q nd he saws that people talk about h.
Iuats al the supper want. and promise YOU
thlt hr viii ave no more chances to lecture me,
sud you viii be troubled no more 10y my actions"
" ann very glad Nettie. To hear YOU spe so
hruly -aid Mrs. y ckard kindly. d" and your
resolutions are good ifyou will only keep them"
a DEATH FEAST.
little later Nette asked Tor light. that she
mlrui 90 TO her room to write TO her mother,
AMI at half past eight the doors ana windows
were all locked. aud the house was dirk except
Eafly the next morning, Mrs. Owens. ne ghocr
zane with much anxiety to inquire whether
kcte Frances is the adopted d' d@ugh S T'e of
Rel, hertuwn's weathiest citizen. and while her
parents were at the sea shore lived for several
weeks ~ Mis-. OVENS family. She had been
very intimate with Nettic, and was. therefore.
supposed to be with her when missed from
Mrs. Packard told Mrs. Owens that Nettie had
zone al ne to her room very early the night be-
WIS with her. However, she finally went up
Itairs to look. sue opened the door OF n. tiles
was lying In bed asleep. hut seemingly In GREAT
tain. aud Frances Was 10y ler side very. very
y h. he ned and floor were strewn with can
di g and nuts and apples. and on the cen, re-
lahle was little pile of letters. In reply to Mrs.
Packard excited questioning Frances said
awake all night; that Nettie was just getting
better aud was taking "a nap, white she herself
WIS feeling wrctchedly. All she asked fDr.
though. WIS to tie lett alone MIR e., ird went
hw v, and In an hour later fufurf ed 90 the SUE
teret=. to und their cuuiittOE scarcely CHANGED.
FRANCES asked Tor SIT and W ter and drank
sagcriy, but when glass was prepared for Net
lie she cried out:
Nc, do not waken Nettie. She h s only now
fallen asleep, and will soon be we'll"
Nettie, though, was aroused. and family ask ed
Tor cold water which WIS gwen To- her and
then Mr.. Packard left the rrls again. few
moments later neigbbOrs child knocked at
the door and handed in two lett rs, a crumpleu
piece OF paper, ana "A bit OF money which
Frances had thrown to her from the Wind ow.
oernng her to mail the letters and take the p,n-
I'll written note to the village druggist The
shiles mother would rot permit her To 60. and
nad sent her TO Mrs Packard with the inissiye
The bIt OF paper was scraw led In an uncertain
nanu
VI natncs wa YOU kindly send me as much chioro
i'rn as t4ls money vii ouS-nSe Goats worth?
Litter WHITING BEFORE THE DEED.
rs this time Mrs Packard was thoroughly
s"fmei. Physicians and nciellcors we're sum
Il 'N %. ana thc etls were appealed t. t. tell
'r s.pr. Neitie ay unconscious amid the
u unr--.ri ken friends, lot Frances hurst into
& Yr-, ia aid that tp-y Two had taken NOR.
? ilr; that they nau bought 80 th" uruc store
t'l''n grains the afternoon before; that She
% stn.u into tie house 90. cg uiehtfail :th 4
tac divided the drug, ami ,hat Ncttie nad
1 etu fhV LARGEST plr'lni. 1t wa, not the
r.ult q n tine apples thal -lcl,ucd us: t. wa.
g." deadly POISON. We wanted 50 mucn To die.
tDrW were tired Of lie" cried the Young rifi
uMt fourteen wears id. lnu q year yuGnccrth.u
h,r comp mon. An Efforts to restore Nct,ir
which -hr lcif showed but little II the reasons
which ted her to such terrible course. That 10
b'r mother w. written y rtN IA pencil AMI
partly in INK and was as follows:
DrAR Norurr There have been store. oii about
I, NE ara shen you ~ tn' Shall b. va the otDcr
Huit have and ine arm YSn ma, a t MA ny
Witt erys- ana my PINK sash aud le whit, sclff
tc'p AND give TO Edfar WIN tue uic-strc tat never
o,n,i r,nS you, ~ have. give my bo~r To some OF
a. i Nh, ION ~ MIN a' ~ ,- 1".y my clothes
was mine. wiI ~ enoby aid may 1"d Hi,ss. and
k"pIou, and come time ,Od vii meet ia Oca,ea u
anu iour a a . IT, ''o' I'M B,xerrr
Then fol owed these various admonitinns.
work.
81 mo be buried IN the yard with father and get me
sslo !l'i lac A!s anu let tLese words be- Wri,lch
~.stirod Of lie. but am with God Think Of me
NIn' but iink hothing bad oi me- Good, UY.
- Mr. uc't preach my funeral sermon, ana III S'r
l- 'ar 'n'oi teacher, tahr cha -. Keep Tile l..
a. DO e' n'e by Have tAe i-AcTal la Ihe siet.o-
~ atdnn,cfbo ipriel u.e came Day and
- hl .Ir ltfbfNIst ~ia4t Q aud lisrrt H1ahlus
b,ah., ,,,n ald "'l.e Nichols be bearer to
,,.o,n s,larlte scrap fpapcr which lay upon a
htlir Iiran"i trhtrt- m rA-d Wi,n tie name u
N'.lle iiehos Was lt"uly Wrttcu:
tor me- one o'e''e ee'c u''c tirs jus'a hey are
u ] .l4| cN Nhf. u ftI Doe. h.rt ur . la. ,r
~ 30 i'r i'a i'at Wa may c0lu. goo .ltc W. la.
Aud then came q few meaningless mark. AS
though the poor slrl tad tutd 10 Mrlt. m ,rr
and Ter strength haI tnleI her.
GAlLY INDICATING uN DEATH.
The riris a. D.ily made VI their minds To take
Their own lives tevrrL DAYS helorc tl,N at
tmuted th' ue a, tut in the mean time thew
danced, aud sNu., ud were the gaycst in the
village. Tu'y 80 .ici the drug store one after
noon, ana NAl cha n = with tue dtusei- IS
son. asked .tm how much morphine woDld DC
enough o. KIM person.
:" does not t,,Lc much,' he replied. But
Why do YOU l.Nf Are you thingiug of commit
Ding suicidet'
"That.s just H." one Of the girls said gaily,
with a lau-h; - have been crossed In love
lhrce times. and have got 10 die. unles you
nave It Hiai-f1tc love Story that / Can read IN
stead
Ihey then went away, but the next day they
came back en- no one but the Old druggist
IN, hd bought the fattl dose Of muruhiue,
selling him ~ was for Old Grandmother bridge
man, who ircquen ~ used the drug as d nedi-
cine. IucH Mih the poison Ia their pockets.
lhey went 10 tho hotel and danced In the pafl n
for hours. Ncttie went 10 her room and pre-
pared the white CTcss ia when she wisle to he
buried, pinning the pink sash neatly across the
le't shuul-er, and Trimming the waist
with little bows Of hght blue ribbUn
Then she folded II carefully and laId il
one side. Frances went to her father
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