Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1876-11-16
THURSDAY.
SAD STORY.
Driven From wealth 20 Insanity and
Poverty by a yVIFe's Infideiity

Among the shabby and dirty unfor-
tunates who came TO the Southern SIa-
ton last night to obtain 4 nights lodging
was an old man, bent with years, anu
showing the evidences of fatigue ana
travel by his tottering footsteps and
wretehed apparel. He gave his name to
Captain Delanty as Paul Veniler, OF New
Orleans, and was shown back to the room
assigned to tramps. A glance at his rags /
and eareworn face would never suggest /
to the observer that Paul enIIer was aI /
one time leading business man and i
a prominent citizen of the Crescent City, /
but such indeed is the case, and the histo- |
ry of his life has in it all the elements OF
dramatic story, which we may read, !
throw aside, and say it is improbable. a
few points in the life of this unfortunate
individual may not be pninteresung
About thirty five years ago there arrived
in q eyF Orleans a young and handsome
man, accompanied by his wife. ereele,
in the full bloom of her youthful beauty.
The couple had come from Martinique, and
brought with them large sum of moneys
which Neniler proposed TO invest in trade.
They settled in a magnificent house on
! the bank of Lake Ponehartrain which.
became, on the account of the social quail.
tiles of the master and mistress, the CEN
| tral point of attraction for all the aristo-
cratic people of the neighborhood. The
husband had in the meantime embarked
in thesshipping and commission business,
and was very successful. Realizing large
ly on his investments, he became one Of
the Wealthiest citizens, while he at the
same time attained reputation for un-
blemished business Integrity. probity, and
honesty. Three children had been born,
and every bright prospect in life seemed
attainable without effort to the young
couple. About this time a gambler, well
known in those days for his success with
| OF haI
masque. Other meetings followed, and
the foolish woman abandoned her luxu-
RANT home, her children, her husband
: and her honor, listened to the seductive
addresses of her destroyer and fled to Gu
|, ba. The husband followed, but never
succeeded in coming up with his wife, tC
> whom he had forgiveness to offer; MOI
with her seducer for whom he had ven
: geance. He gave up the pursuit and re
: turned to New Orleans. But busines!
F had no longer any interest for him, now
: that she for whom he had IabOred 81
earnestly had deserted him. The thret
4 children fell victims to the cholera, an6
y Veniler, broken down man, aged befOr
n he was old, sold out his business interes
and disappeared. Some weeks later b
= was discovered on the levee, wanderin.
:. up and down, homeless, and without
:, penny of the large sum he had realiZe
: by the sale of his property. He was take
to a mad house, where he remained 70
o twenty-three years, and, finally, whe
? former friends had forgotten him, and h
- was no longer an object of interest to tn
20 outside world, he was released, helples
nf and penniless, to live or die, as chanc
= befell him. In his wanderings he reach
f ed Baltimore last night, carrying wit
~ ~ him, as link connecting him with haI
y pier days, the New Orleans and Mobil
20 papers which told the story of his wife
desertiOn, the subsequent death of h
- children, and of his immurement in tt
u mad house. Poor old man! he has hl
- - few steps to take in life hefore he will g
"a out,wifh the tide, the wreck of a Ii
,%n ~ blasted by a woman's perfdy -Balttmo
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