The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-01-05
WOMAN'S DEVOTION.
A Case of Marrying In Haste and Re
penting at Leisure-Wtth SEQUEL
showing That After all the Course
ar True Love Rams smooth.

From the Louisville Commercial.
.Abou. eight months ago, 3 young lady
of very fine sud stylish appearance came
10 New Albany, from California, to visit
rslatives. Her father had died of con-
sumption il New Albany, 3 few months
previous, while on sojourn, and during
bis illness was kindly cared for by the
Odd Felr,ws, and when he died was in
TERED VIZ tie funors OF the order.
The daughter coming on short time
after the death of her honored father,
the members who look after the interest
of the widows and orphans took quite An
interest in the young lady. They, how
ever, were PANIED and amazed, one fine
day, 20 learn that this comely girl had
elopsd 10 Jefferson vile and had married
a trifiIng drunken lout, who was motor
ious Tor his bad conduct while under the
influence of drink. OF course those who
had taken an interest in the wayward OF
the girl gave her up after she had thrown
herself away. During four months OF
married lite she passed through an ex
perience thst would have tried the spirit
OF q saint, yet she chung 10 that worth.
less husband with devotion approach
ing infatustion. She pawned her cloth
ing, iewelry and all the money she had,
from time 10 time, 10 get him out OF
trouble resulting from drunken spree2,
and TO set him up in busIness-thst OF q
! barber. Alter two months of varied ex-
perience they come to Louisville, ard he
set up in business on money she had
raised ~ PAVING her clothing and
jewelry. Frequently lie would leave his
business, ard 60 70 New Albany, get on
q spree, and finally land in the station
house. She followed him thither, and
insisted on sharing mis- cell. The mex:
morning she took the earrings out OF
her ears to put up" for his fine, aud
left the court room hanging upon his
arm, as proud as any queen.
But this state OF things could not last
long One day the husband saw her
speak TO man on the street. This
aroused mis- jealousy and ne instantly
raised row vita the man, and fight
ensued, IN which the ashland was serl-
ously punished. He went home and
abused her terribly, and would have cut
her throat with razor had she not been
the stronger of the two and seized his
upifted hand. In the struggle she
closed the blade OF the razor on two OF
MS fingers and nearly severed them
rom tie hand. She fed TO neighbors
house and remained all night.
Shortly after this she went to her
friends in New Albany, and he left for
parts unkncvn, having abandoned her.
The second part OF the drama can now
be told Upon her journey from Cali
lornia to New Albany she made the &C
qusintance of travelling fire insurance
agent, WHO tell desperately in love with
her. He commenced a CORES pordence
with the girl, and the dsy G!ter her
elopement came proposition OF mar
risge from MIN. When the agent came
to New Albany and found that she had
married, he gave way 70 his grief IN BIT
Ter tears. He however kept up cor
respondelce and bsiriended the woman
in many ways Lpsrninr that she had
recently separated from b 'r husband, ne
wrote letter 10 her offering 10 send her
back to California and to furnish her sll
the clothing she might need. He wrote
lhI uef 10 IBeet uIul NJ IEe c1. -'iSuOias
Hotel, St. Louis, and that he would for
ward her to her old home q: San Fran.
cisco, OF she could return to New Al.
bany, II she desired Such "disinlerested"
friendship rs this is, 10 strange girl
rare, and, when it Is manifested, deserves
"mention ana praise" The offer was
accepted and the unfortunate woman
left on Wednesday last for ST. Louis, by
the Ohio and Mississippi tram.