The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-20
WHY KITTY DID NOT KILL HERSELF


Yurrv rruvrv nm NOT XIII uEpSEJ T.
VIII MILL DlD NVl MILL llLlNoIhi
IJay. Raasons for Postponing Suicide for
''o' '''"''"
Some Years at Least.
.x., en-, ,..,, .,,
Miss Kitty Gibson; aged a. nineteen, eyes
blue complexion peaeny, health peilecl had
The decision had been reached after 81 much
deep reectlon, some sharp tWll'ses VI ragIeC
anu tierce conl'lct Win col'scieice, ntseiIs
less, IL haa been reached WIN utia''eIaolG
nrlnness; Pefhaps PhySogholn'st W3uiu
have Declared tilat 'lfiahess was nnC dual,ty
OF nilna p9ssaasem og n,ns MY ha 1,ps sn
ana py 81 occurring ne Wo 1i nave proved proved
Slpty me ausua i,s W ,,,e um,, soa1o NV,
nat tnougn ner emu was nov STUART ano "
guar asei tne manner o, Joan q, arc smala
Ilat Inulcaee ''ics on eouiaeI sei'-lelltllee VI
ueterinlnationf May toG pi'is eyes 5onle
lmes look OUT rom as aIhol,lles's uepa's as
pack. Anu may het ilAeu resolution i', '
ltselI In the breast Oh pfes1y, peaehy glri OF
llneIsen as wen - le riatuie, p9s WIZ. -.
aqulilhe-noseu iht.laehsf mus Wou.a hl..ay
nave reas9neu W''h any ph!slosholi''sI
VINO Ing ~ nave tlttleu lt, uue ,lls oohohluus
aIgnlnen5s upon ner as sha si;t pn certain
Wlnlsl uHs Ra1a.s ouoo .,ie h..e t MlnnoM.
Ing quosuloa oi spasay ueaIn haa pen I,
sessisn gey" YOU, al 9H,no H. VI uvune' aa
suicidal lprooliy,ities to determine ", what way
she snouid employ 10 eonsunnate her Design.
a plssoa would pe duiua a.. ana enecaye, pue
nnese Was p S,o ~ Inc nonse t fo1lsoh,
phLttCualiy ~, Soninne, pin1S5n.eu l.S.si W
ner lhlnu a. Mecca LOT "a, an aaa.h coyetlg
nlalaehs. OUT iLere was me ullllouity o. pro-
vHLs an9 duu;s rti a, +h tne MesG a.
aas Molu a., ,.;i "a t I.,lh h sue
aIl ounce VI stlyt Ii hhu Wpulu %, one
ouhse pc enVuknt one Hight l'IlR herself III
bne Darn put Ihs1 was more properly mas as
eulhs lnosn9 ;th % aestt4eooa 5e mgme CUT
IL.
Igr = lingering iecoitectloh ol tLe ,lillculty
enc nan t, eaHperlencea u sharpenllg le5'n pen
Gus WIN mat VeneIan .e instrument; besldes,
such plan would distigurc her dreadfully,
ana she desifed ABOVE all thlngs, TO be a neat
anu COMMISSIONING corpse. Ihere was YET
announcer NAY NAY open 10 hef, ana tnat was tle
liver liver. LUIS ilatpleSseu her more iavorhnly
than either pistol or poison, rope or razor
Ilgur2 III ueorge Ei9t novels were given 10
Watery graves, qua drowning seemed at once
tne slmplest tlle most agreeable ana the
most ro,nahtc method OF putting an end to
bentne proad, sWtt GtGhnec5leut, when flowed
wlthlh nan ,t a mic OF y ncle handolphs house,
ana when seemed NJ Ilitt precise moment TO
pnele nandoipa Pr pretty niece, designed by
rom thls cry ana warning world She would
drown herself Just as soon as the ice melted.
A1u this WeIgn.y auestlon having been de-
clded. Miss Kitty Gibson rose up from her
seat niied the tea Kettle with water, and re-
pieilshed the flfe with STICK OF wood;
II. M,xeept tney ne insane, glrls OF I. nineteen,
WIN comlprtapie MONIES ana good dlgestlons,
d9 not make up Their minds TO drown them
selves without a cause. will not say with
OUT suiilclent cause, since that might plunge
me nnIo defense OF suicide under possible
conqlIions.a me OF argument whlch no
ynlIlseiann 4 stoIyteiier Wouiu care 10 ioiiow'
hiltty nlpsoh was NOS insane, but she Pc
Heved tnat circumstances rendered exousable
Ehe sep s n was ABOUT 10 take, that ls a step
INC I.le o ~ river; oaisa upon 10
aify1h b anu eapn fneSe elre eur sne
w99ln naye nrong t ioreh as tae result o, ner
sell,sea1cnne' nIs., i9Ve uIIeoiprotateu heAI,
p I,n;1 IeepS , woan ~ h aha las'i neat.
tat nj sne ,n .h W ne ny so
olaS nos esgh the n,ag't OF .le eeilaen ,
coud IN menu II month ,,a oeiofe htty pso son
mun s'iS s WI az 's pleot'eSt gu
"a Inc S.sseg Oh Noaaees1cu' HI leiss anae II
,,ht thn SUI MnJ Nifty anu ~
loud. INA. Is 1 Miiae hiety herself .hougnt, a.
sue hru not, VI ouu,ss, acA'loml n
1ie Aac. " oehIls' hontl peole any s st
Ne ~ t ee uasS MI. Sp,hs uh.l' sa,e
M ", ", y, .as ,, MIe S,te maS
~ Mao was ~ a,i'.. LIN .n I hnasi
Wy vi .hS y4uns 'ay ,aol1a u,n'll
so,Is 20 PWu1lsoi.s, p is anu oulei nolllos
.it faS m;si, III uAoepI ds n'i hd
M,sr oach ooVioosis' h'''y aho '"ch hao
quarreiesuL. ru,-u , .,,.
NY s,.e a;. ~ oaohs anu yhths ~ r ts
m ~. Wy" WE .he S,isn =, oa s
tnhuIr9uGas, My T,osoh cared nothlhg lpt
% ;th h u, t si, ~ m,sS Ilo -.
newer ,es W,Ih when sne lnl.y intended TO Play
m Mie game, auu make an ltie points deslrapla
tas a' iea ,s naa peen nGr liieens9n monea
MN d u T nlas SUE sue liah ehi ted
nun uoWh. ne mustard Seed from Whlcn nad
sprung this many pranched tree OF misery
nau taken root at Heien Saapp party. In
WIZ Heen nsasem ilgnt pe Termed te seed
WHEN ever, }Ch na ua a t,le onng aa
~ atinuatt H. ,t,ht Ma h, ao.,naS ~ %; ~
q sslquet..es ne ougnt 10 nave aaIced ~ WIN
Kitty, with his ailianced bride. Like the
splriteu young woman she was hltty Glib
son p . 90 ner ioVer oy accepting an
JACK was dnmbtounded at this be-
naylor whlie Kitty enjoyed her triumph,
ana ate her ICE cream demurely. 1t IS to De
coniessea that Cyrus Phelps was not the most s.
agreeable OF companions; that his range OF
SsppnveIsa1tIiQn vas HHIted TO the weather anu
g me condluon OF the roads; and that, when