Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1878-04-11
JEALOUSY.
The Bride Of . Week Takes Herself Out Of the
World
From The New York Star. March 20.

From The New York Star. March 20.
On the 9th instant, Miss Lizzie
West, aged Is, of 437 West Twenty
ninth street, attempted to commit su.
icide by taking dose of corbolic ac-
id. Only the most desperate exer-
tons at that time saved her life. Liz
zie was a good looking and very at
tractive girl, and all her acquaintance
thought a great deal of her. She had
long loved with deep and unalterable
affection painter named Thomas
Prior, who lived at 49, West Thirty.
ninth street and who was three years
her junior. Lizzie for long time
was happy in what she fondly be-
lieved was fully-requlted love, and
she looked forward 70 happy union
with Prior. Lately however, she i'm
aglned that she had got good reasons
to be jealous of her sister Bridget who,
beside being younger and comiier
than herself, thought great deal of
Prior too, and was just fiirt enough to
"cut her sister out" She was sue
cessful in her efforts to draw from
the young man such marked attentions
as created comment among the neigh
bors.
Lizzie after a while fully recovered
from the effects of the poison. The
nearness to death to which his con-.
duct had driven his betrothed, brought
Prior to his senses and to her feet
again. lie made rapid preparations
for wedding, and, just week ago,
the two were married. She was SO
happy at the realization of her hopes
that, it is said, she swooned at the
altar. Prior had painting contract
at Long Branch, and was compelled
to go there almost from the church.
He had scarcely time to call Lizzie
his own, and give her husbands
kiss before he was off
On Friday last, Prior, who had
not yet written to his wife, wrote a
letter to her sister Bridget, which she
received that evening. Lizzie heard
of this, and the news struck her heart
with pang like that of a poisoned
arrow.
She became nervous and deathly
sick. Late at night she sent for
Bridget. Bridget" said the strick
en- bride, "they tell me that drinking
makes people forget their troubles
Is that SO +? Can people forget their
sorrows? / know that some people
drown all trouble in the water; but
can sorrow also be drowned in wine
Tell me. | must drown my troubles
| must! 1t wine will do it sor me
Bridget, lei. us go and get some, con
tinued Lizzie.
ala, what are you talking about?'
said her sister; the stores and sa
looms are shut MP; you had better q
to bed"
Lizzie then babe her sister goot
night When the house was all quie
she left and went to the foot of Wes
Thirty,ninth street, and sprang of
the dock into the cold waters of the
Hudson.
| AT 6 o'clock on Saturday morn.
ing, a policeman fished the dead body
OF woman out of the river in tha
neighborhood, and sent it to ths
Morgue for identification. 1t lay al
the Mofgue until yesterday afternoon
at l o'clock when it was identified BY
Mary Hempfeld, her sister-in-law, as
that of poor Lizzie Prior, the broken
hearted bride of week. The coro.
ner was notified and gave a permi,
for the removal of the body home
The young husband was telegraphed
to come home and look upon his wife
whom as such he will have seen bul
twice--once at the altar week ago
and now ia her coffin.