Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-07-12
An Unfortunate Ohio Girl.


hfh FAREWELL TO THE WORLD.
The coroner held an inquest last week on
the body of Mary KoehI, a young woman %
years old, who hung herself in a barn ON her
aunt premises, near Reading. about 10 miles
rom Slnclnnati. She was found about :,
O'Clock on Wednesday evening where Shs
ueen hanging since the previous day. Itwas
evidently death for love The girl was highly
r resi- and was in love with young
man, but the difficulty i'm the case was that
she was Protestant and he Catholic After
nef death letter was found in her room adj
dressed to her lover. 1t was all crumpIed
ana twisted. and was tied with a string Tho
following is the PRINCIPAL portion of tho AZ
fecting farewell letter
DEAR BFLoyED SWEETHEART. BEN
LTCHTENBERG:-With broken heart I take
up my pen TO tell you that am about 10
naDg myself for your sake. for You were
dearfr Than my own life / always thought
that YOU would remain faithful to me bnt 7
see my hopes We're vain. God will forgiV
me- mink IL no sin TO take my life for I
see no other relief from the troubles which
are 100 hesVy to bear. 1t is not your faultor
mine, Dnt your mother. and she will have n
answer for 1t; Won would never have forSaL
en- me II Ii had not been for Others who cave
You no rest day or night. Your mother
never ceased 1rhratding you because of vOur
love for me. The ring YOU gave me | shall
take alorg with me TO my grave as a keep
sake. Now, must cease my writ
ing before the tears come O. dear Rem I
must go from here and say farewell. MANY.
many hearty greetings to you. Oh. Ren, I
had never thought that of yOu-that Won
could ne so indifferent. / always thought
you would he the preServer of my very life.
mn no you bring me under the earth. I can
rarely forgive you. but. for the sake of Goi
must and viii. You have treated me cru.
ely: %, dear Lord, forgive me. that / NAV
not be lost If do rot reach heaven Ren
because of this, then you cannot, for YOU are
as guilty as / am. Many, many regards. /
send. i hope we Will meet i'm the other
world. Be kind tn my memory. To never
marry, and never forget your loving
MARY KOEHL.
across the margin were the words: 81 die
OF love for you-without you | cannot Iive~
Llchtenberg testified that he would have
married her but for his religion. He said he
mad always treated her honOrably. He is so
grlef-stricken that his friends are alarmed
lest he will follow the example of Mary.
EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE or
CHILD.-The Liverpool Post of June Is saws:
IAN extraordinary marriage has been cele-
DRAFTED in the church Of st. WoohoS New
port, between girl named Elizabeth Jones,
OF the tender age of thirteen years, and a
young man of twenty three years of age.
The husband is supposed to be a street
preacher from Brittonferry, and the child
wife is the daughter of Mr.. Evan Jones a
StOrekeeper at the Vernon Tin Works on
Sunday night last the two met at the Meath
Station, and proceeded to Newport, where
lney were joined by sister of the young
man. The latter had not before disclosed tho
purpose which he had in view TO his relative
and when she heard OF it she uttered an in
dlgnant rernonstrance, refused to attend the
ceedlng TO the church the following morning
the bridegroom explained the absence OF at
tendants by Informing the clergyman that
DIS sister had been suddenly taken unwell
Inc service was then accomplished, and a
little girl thirteen years of age married by a
priest OF the church of England. The child
VIE afteTward returned to her parents. who
We're much distressed at her absence, and in
formed them what had happened"
OLD PEOPLE with falling eyes have trav-
ersed whole newspaper pages OF fine print,
ana have become excited TO the last degree
over the ups and dows of the Beecher case as
III dragged its slow length along. Young la
dies in poor health have made their IL and
even 10 columns per day, refreshing their
pure minds with all the nauseating particu-
lars of q question which should, if possible,
have been ruled out of the sacred precincts of
every home Men in the cars, and on the
ferry boats, and in the offices. and behind the
shopman's counter have first devoured the
daily prints, and then fallen into hea ted dis
cuSsiOns on the one excited subject Poor
people who feel unable to take a religious
paper for themselves and their families have
cheerfully paid, in the same time, 10 or even
10 dollars for the daily sheets which gave
Them the most of Beecher and Tilton. We
have even known men who repudIate the
claims OF their washerwoman buy two or
three daily papers in order to get all sides of
lite great scandal. Who can ever repay our
generation for what has been thrown away
IN this worse than bOotless outlay of time
and money, and strength?-Ne,C York Grange.
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