The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-07-08
THE POWER OF LOVE.

A Strange story---A Young Lady's Attemp
to Commit suicide---Life is Naught withou
Her Lover---Soquel to the Suicide of Franl
L. B. Peck.
A romantic tragedy occurred at Low
Hampton, Washington county, Now York
near Fairhaven, last week. 1t is the seque
to the suicide of +. l.. b. Peck near Troy
some weeks ago.
The young mans history is briefly this
| He was of irreproachable character and
good family. Some years ago his father
died and the young man went west with
his share of the property, which he soor
lost by unfortunate investments. lie had
become engaged to young lady of wealth
and the loss of his property preyed upon
his mind and drove him to the verge of in
sanity. The young lady tried in vain to
comfort him, telling him she had property
enough for both. His mind was so affec-
ted that she advised him to come east and
visit his friends here. He started, and q
short time after his body was found in the
Poestenkill river his body was taken to
the house of his mother in Hampton, and
buried in the neighboring cemetery.
THE SEQUEL.
Now comes the most marvellous part OF
the tale
Last week young lady arrived at Fair
haven, on an evening train from Troy. She
desired to be taken to Low Hampton, sew
eral miles distant. A conveyance was Sc
cured the owner of the establishment,
who lived in Hampton, accompanied the
young lady. During the ride the lady did
not talk much, but once asked where the
house of Mrs. Peck was. She also in
qured for the burial ground of the place.
Her questions were readily answered, and
when the conveyance arrived in front of.
THE BURIAL GROUND
she asked to get out. The driver, Mr..
Streeter, saw that she desired to remain
and not knowing what to think of such
strange actions, began to reason with her,
telling her that the ground was damp and
she was likely to take cold. She finally
consented to go home with Mr.. Streeter,
who promised her that his wife would
awaken her early in the morning and she
could visit the burial ground During all
this time she did not once disclose
the object of her visit, or why
she desired to get out at the little
village burial ground. At o'clock the
next morning she awoke and proceeded to
the burial place, and soon found the newly
made grave of Frank Peck, her lover. She
remained beside it until Z o'clock, when a
brother of the deceased came along and at
once recognized her from photograph he
had seen. He made himself known to the
miserable girl and pressed her hard to ac-
company him to his mothers home. She
would not hear to his words, so he sent his
sister to her, and the two women,
COMPANIONS IN SORROW,
soon found the way to each others heart
and they returned to the house of Mrs.
Peck. The young lady, when questioned
concerning Frank, said that she thought
his only trouble was brought on by ilnan-
cial embarrassment. When she told him
that she had enough for both, he did moi
seem to notice her. She advised him to re.
turn east to his friends, and he left the
Ohio town to obey her wish. She did moi
see or hear anything of him after that until
the dreadful news came to her that he had
committed suicide. Deep and bitter an.
guish was hers when the sad news was
brought to her. She could not rest until
she saw the grave that contained all that
was dear to her on earth. She remained
quietly with the Peck family until Monday
of this week. On halliday she again
WANDERED TO THE GRAVE OF FRANK PECK
and seating herself on the green mound
determined to end her existence then ant
there. She had in her pocket good-sizet
bottle containing laudanum. There, il
the still of the day, when all around wa
blooming in beauty, this fair young lady
who had hardly crossed her teens, took {
dose that was intended to be fatal. Sh'
laid the bottle down by the grave; with
piece of paper on which were written di
rections concerning the disposition to b
made of her body, and where money wa
to be obtained with which TO defra.
expenses. This done, she arose ant
walked to the house of Mr.. Streeter
where she intended to sleep away her lite
She had taken an overdose of the drug
and it caused an intoxication and sickness
The result of this was that she
voMITED THE DEADLY NARCOTIC,
and her life was saved. 1t was undoubted
ly her intention to take the drug on tn
first night of her coming to the place an
die on the grave of the man she loved. TIL
action of Mr.. Streeter prevented this az
ton and saved her life. Had she been a
lowed to remain in the city of the dea
during the night, the morning sun woul
have found her still, in the embrace {
death. The young lady is highly respec
able and beautiful. Her name and res
dcnce will not add anything to this sorrow
/, ing tale, so We pass the name of til
strange example of woman's love.
Fire at Benson.
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