Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-02-02
A BlighteG Life.
Richmond Whig.

Richmond Whig.
On Saturday a young girl, apparently
about eighteen years of age, arrived on the
Petersburg train from the South. She was
exceeding pretty, well dressed. and evi>
IDENTIFY accomplished. AS soon as the train
arrived she got off the cars and made in.
quiries for the chief of police office. She
was directed to that officers headquarters,
but, as subsequent events proved. she did
not 60 to that officer. The girl represented
herself to be from all inland town of Miss
issippi. She stated that she was an only
daughter of a wealthy planter in that state.
No pain were spared to give her d finished
education, and she was placed in a semi
nary in New Orleans, where she remained
for two years or more. During her resi-
dence in that city she became acquainted
with one of the fashionable young men
about town, and kept up q secret CORES
pondence with him. The acquaintance III
a brief time ripened into love, at least on
her part, and he professed that he enter,
tanned similar emotions toward her. They
frequently had stolen interviews at a
friends house in the city, where she would
go ostensibiy upon a visit to a young lady
member of the household. This intimacy
was continued through several months,
entirely without the knowledge OF her
father (her mother had Gied several years
beforel. A few weeks ago she found hers
self in such a position that she could no
longer keep the secret Of her shame which
was wearing her young life away, and she
sought the man who had thus blighted her
hopes and peace, but when she sought him
in his usual place of business, she discover
MI fhaf In had AoI FROM tho n!fu-+hot hn
had forgotten the pledges that he had
| sworn to her that he would carry out, and
igEominiously deserted her without warn
ing her of his intentions. Upon inquiry,
she heard that he had gone northward.
On the way she received information that
he had probably stopped over in Richmy nd
hence her visit here. She had made a
diligent search for HIM. but up to d late
hour last evening without success.
An old gentleman and well-knOWn bust
ness man in our midst. hearing of this girls
sad position, called pom her and invited
er to remain in his household until she
| could either find her recreant lover, Or
| communicate with her father. The gem
| erous offer was accepted, and she will re-
| main here d day or two at least. Both OF
| the parties connected with this affair are
we'll connected in their respective homes.
why Mrs. Sap 4 anne 60 SaaGHatOm
WisEl A Black Eye.
| Charlottesville Chronicle.
On Tuesday evening the programme was
| varied by an act not on the bills, which
proved quite serious to one of the Jap per-
formers, and occasioned temporarily quite
a sensation in the hall. Tho female mem
Der OF the troupe was engaged in the
wonderful exercise known as 'foot-balanc-
ing" in the performance of which a heavy
box about five feet long, two wide and
twelve inches deep is employed. In the ar
rangement for this feat the performer is
placed fiat of her back on the stage, her
mead resting towards the audience, and
the extremity of her body considerably
elevated. The box is then placed IN her
feet by the attendants, (who in this Case
were Gangero and Que Taro,) and the act
consists in spinning it around like a top,
reversing its position, and balancing it on
the feet. Once or twice the heavy box had
fallen behind the actress. but nothing
daunted she continued the performance of
b I difficult feat, until, after two Or more
efforts to reverse the ends of the boz and
balance it, it fell to the front, striking the
poor creature fairly in the face and re-
bounding to the side of the stage. An ex~
clamation of horror was ~momentarily
flushed when Gangero again placed the
box on the feet OF the wounded woman,
but ii was only for a moment, when d cry
OF pain and a turning to one side told
plainly that the actress was too much hurt
to proceed with her part. She was lifted to
her feet and conveyed to the d~ressing-room
behind the scenes. DR.. John Lewis was
Immediately summoned. and rendered all
necessary aid. The injuries inflicted
were found to he so severe that the
| temperance of the woman on the stage
was lmpracticable. TIE audience and
actor soon recovered their equilibrium,
and the performance proceeded to the
close as though nothing had happened.
1t is said that the wounded actress, not
outstanding her great nervous excitement
and consequent weakness, insisted on go
ing through the feat with the box, which,
from it's make and size, might well have
| suited as d receptacle for her coffin.