The Valley Virginian. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1865-1895, 1878-06-13
AWoman's Conscientiousness.

The Haverhill (Mass.) Gazette hes cor
respondent who tells the following story
perhaps the reader has noticed, while jour-
ne, ing upon the Boston and Lowell Rail-
road, at Willow Bridge, Somervi'le, plain
but substant a! neat brick house upon the
hill, only q moments walk from the sta
ton. Its doors have not been opened for
- years. Twelve years ago one of the
brightest and smartest mechanics to be
found in our bustling eity-young, hand
some, whose only apparent fortune was his
daily wages, of which he was very careful,
saving all he could for tue one bright OBJ
ject of his life, which was 10 marry her
whom he had won, as soon as they could
get money enough 70 commence housekeep-
lg. She was conscientious TO fault,
brought up in the most puritanical OF puri-
tan families, good, pure, and beautiful. One
bright morning in Spring lie invited her TO
take drive in the suburbs. They halted
after about an hours drive in front OF this
house. lie asked her how she liked il. OF
cou! Sc she wished it was theirs they could
be so happy if they only had home like
that. He invited her in. The house was
just completed, and very nicely furnished.
Judge of her surprise when he quietly in
formed her that the property was his, that
lie owned it. Why, She was completely
dumb founded, and, of course, wanted an
explanation. flow, when did he come in
possession of SO l.uch property? He tried
to avoid the question, but she was firm. He
finally told her that he drew $40, 600 in some
lottery scheme, and with its funds built
and furnished this home for her. She turn
ed upon him as though he was the veriest
gambler, vowing then and there that she
would never be his wife until he gave back
the property which lie had gained by what
she terminea unlawful means. She scorn-
ed all efforts Of his to occupy the house.
They separated parted at the door, which
has not been opened since. The furniture
remains the same to day as when they left
it II years ago, except what age has done.
Both are wanderers upon the face Of the
earth, both lives blasted.''
SEVERE REMEDY FOR DIPTHERIA.-
The Washington correspondent OF the Balti-
more Sun, June 2, says:
| Mention was made in this correspondence
several days since of the attempted suicide
of young man named Drane, formerly Of
Dranesville, Virginia, who for the past six
months has been employed as a clerk in the
store Of Mrs. Bsown, in Georgetown. He has
been i'll for some weeks with diptheria, and
was given up by his physician, DR.. Richie.
As soon as Drane ascertalned thai there was
no hope of his recovering, when unmatched,
he took small revolver from bureau
drawer and shot himself in the right temple,
the ball entered the eye socket and rested in
the cheek bone, making very extensive and
seemingly fatal wound. He bled profusely
from the nose, mouth and ear, and it wa!
thought that his lease OF life would expire ir
a few moments, especially as it was known
that he was dying with diptheria when HI
shot himself. Instead OF dying, however
he is recovering rapidly both from the wount
and diptheria, and the indications to-day arr
that in a few weeks he will be sufficient,
recovered to resume business. His remed.
Tor the dipteria, although successful on thi
case, will hardly be adopted by others. NJ
one is more surprised at the result SO ia
than DR.. Richie.