The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-11-17
A Woman's Devotion,

It's the old. story over again, with .
slight variation this time.
She Was village beauty, trusting,
innocent and loving. He . young man
OF impetaous nature, strong passion and
weak morals. But yet. pretty Lizzie
Mortimer loved him, and to q woman
OF her nature. love meant devotion.
trust, seif.abnegation and the sacrifice
OF life itself. if need be for its object.
80 when Frank Pearson returned to the
city she accompanied him, because be
asked it. Her parents would not COIL
sent to her marriage with this hand
some young fellow. with such a fast
way about him. She must choose be.
tween ber parents and her lover. She
must decide between love and duty. aud
while duty pleaded "obey your pa
rents" love commanded her to fee with
Frank Pearson, and she did. e
There was no marriage as be had
promised her; a little deception WAS all
that was necesslry,.. ard when ahe
learned that she was really not his wife
she only yielded to one strong exhibi-
ton of grief. and then. while she was
no longer CHEEKY and merry, she was at
least calm and patient.
She toiled for him, she suffered for
him, but never reprosched him. She
never tried to influence him in ang way
except one. and that was to become a
temperance man. When she saw that
be was becoming each day more and
more the slave Of his cups she tried by
all her arts Of gentle persuasion to win
lam rom the power of the terrible de-
stroyer.
For this she received curses, and even
blows. but she swerved not from her
duty. When he went abroad among
his riotous companions she followed at
q distance. and waited and watched at
the street corners in spite of the imper-
ative move on" Of the police.
One night she was rewarded for her
humiiating vigil. for she saved the life
so precious to her. Frank crossed q
long dark bridge. accompanied by
some of his companions, for whose sake
he had so often cursed and ill treated
her.
Lizzie, like faithful spaniel, was
following behind. watchful as ever.
She heard the sound Of struggle then
heavy splash. as of some heavy body
falling into the water Looking over
the side of the bridge she saw dark
object floating npon the water. and her
heart told her it was the object OF her
love.
Instantly she gave the alarm, boats
were propelled to the spot. aud Frauk
Pearson was rescued in an unconscious
condition. His companions hail robbed
and tried to murder him, aud but for
the fsithfulness Of the woman who
loved him. they would have succeeded.
When Frank Pearson recovered be was
a changed being.
His first act of justice was to make
Eizzi Mortimer hls lawful wife. Next
he commenced q sober. industrious life
He was man of splendid capabilities.
and he soon placed himselfin q comfort
able position. To-day he is rich man,
father of fine family. and Lizzie Pear
sons Is one Of the leaders of New York
society, and happier woman cannot be
found living. This is one, perhaps the
only. instance in which woman has
been rewarded for her entire devotion
to the man she loves 1t often occurs
that the woman is dragged down entire
" by her love for the man who will not
make her his wife. and she at last seeks
an escape from her sorrows in q sui
cide's grave.