The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1876-05-17
A. CHILD OF ROMANCE.

1 Party tnab Nearly hhueu In 1fhKeuy-
Saved from Suicide.
[From the New York Herald.l
ELDRED, Pa, May 6, 1S76.-Ahong
the young people OF the best circles OF
Rldred "Blessis" Cookton, aged slxte en-,
adopted daughter OF Jerome Cookton, a
rieh farmer, was an acknowledged lea d.
er. She recently returned home from a
Philadelphia boarding-school, where she
had been pupil for lour years, making
occasional visits home. On one OF these
visits, about u year ago, sue met, AlYa
Evans, the son of an iron founder, OF
London, Canada. He was visiting this
section with party of other young men
for the purpose Of trout.tishing. Evans
fell in love with Miss Cookton. The re-
suit was that o correspondence was
opened and kept up between the two
and marriage fixed upon, to. be con-
have reached the age of eighteen.
The roommate and "particular friend"
of the young lady at school was Frances
Peters, OF Petersyille, New York. She
was two years the senior OF .'Blessie,"
and left school some time before the lat
Iter. Miss Peters Ii blonde. exceed.
ingly attractive, and of dashing and
reckless nature. AT the house Of q
friend in Philadelphia she met Isaac
Bell, a young man, represented to be oil
an old family and wealthy. The young
lpeople formed an attachment for each
Other--at least Miss Peters fell deeply
In love with Bell. AS her parents had
other matrimonial prospects marked ouL
| Tor her at home, she kept her acquaint-
ance with young Bell
| A SECRET
from them, but, 1t seems, promised to
marry him at some future day. Not
being able to have her lover visit her at
Inome, Miss Peters made an arrangement
with Miss Cookton by which she was to
pay the latter a visit, when Mr.. Bell was
| TO 20 also and stay few days. 10 add
| TO the completeness OF the arrangement,
sBlessie" wrote to her Canadian be-
trolhed, and he was to join the visiting
party.
Miss Peters came to Eldred about the
middle OF April, and in few days there
after Isaac Bell made his appearance.
| Miss s.Blessle" liked MIN from the first.
Lit was near the latter part of April be-
| fore Mr.. Evans came from Canada.
During the two weeks that had elapsed
since The coming OF MIR. Bell, Miss Cook
ton had transferred her affection to her
| friends Detrothed, and his love toward
Miss Peters had vIsibly grown cold. 1t
did not take the jealous eye OF Miss Pc
ters and the young Canadian long to no.
tice the change, as it affected them re-
spectiveIy, but they had no idea that it
was any thing more than Temporary
Irritation. On the arrival of young Mr..
Evans, "Blessie" planned
A MAY DAY PARTY ,s
for an excursion to the mountains. On
tIT rrV lifar re- otar t.d
in accordance with previous arrange
meflts, Miss C0okton and Mr.. Evans in
one carriage anu the Visiting couple in
another. On reaching the woods the
party strolled at random. They liatuf-
ally got somewhat separated; but, While
Miss Peters and the Canadian we're al
ways in haflooing distance OF each other,
it seemed that the other couple stfoiled
u. ther away. The occasion seemed to
be one OF no pleasure to Evans and Miss
Peters, ard they, after an hour or two,
met near the edge OF the woods, and sat
down to wait Gne return ot the other
couple. they sat there talking for an
hour or more, and, as there was yet no
| sign OF either Bell or Miss CooktOn, both
Evans and Miss Peters betrayed evil
\ uence OF uneasiness and alarm. The
| Canadian. told his companion to remain
| in her seat, and he would walk back over
the hill and look for "Blessiey as he
was fearful she mad lost her way. He
4 was absent q long time, ana finally re-
lturned looking pale and anxious. He
/ had seen nothing OF either of the missing
young folks. MISS Peters YVES
l GREATLY AGITkTED
Hover the result Of his searcn, but neither
1 she nor Evans at that time entertained
the slightest suspicion that the pro
Ionged absence OF the Two was BY design
Or Lhat they were together. They re-.
turned to the fafnl-heuse, where the car.
riaGe had been lett, In order to give au
alarm and have thorough search made
Tney found that the conveyance in which
| Eyans and Blessie" had come WAS gone
| For the first time
4 TERRIBLE SUSPICION CROSSED ftaEfI
| MINDS.
| A farmer told THEM that young mar
and a young woman had come off the
m 5untain about np0n, and getting into
the carriage, had driven rapidly off Ii
1.-THE direction OF NJ tIf0t station. Evans
would not believe chat the conduct q
s.Blessie" and Bell was anything more
than girlish prank, aud was contiaeni
THAT they would lind them at home. On
Preaching the farm they found they were
still absent. Miss P,stefs fastened to
her room to hide her elu0tion. LIN a few
minutes she sought altd found Evans
walking in the yard, and placed n note
| In his hand. IL read as f0llows:
| "DEAR FRANK: So grtvitiy do love
Mr.. Bell that naye given isp all for him.
L hope you wilsbe brave enough TO beaI
UP, and think of me as the most cruel
| creature in the world. Tell AltaI have
not the courage to write 70 him, nor I'd
father and mother. We are going TO be
married, and intend to return 70 EIdreJ
i when the gbssips are through with US
i Farewell, Frank. Bid Alva fareWelliol
| me. Ihope he had learned to hate me
before This. Il. O."
| Evans coolly handed the note back tc
Miss Peters, and remarked quietly:
II am glad to nave found the young
llady out before 1t was too late.n
4 ATTEMPTED SUICIDE.
4 The same evening he was driven I'd
the railroad, and returned to Canada.
The farmers family took the matter very
calmly. Miss Peters, however, was
1 found lying in her bed, about Z o'clocl
the same evening, covered with blood
With u email penknife she had severed
the large arteries OF both arms, aud was
nearly Unconscious from Toss Of blood.
But tor the timely discovery other stu
alton she would soon have been past all