The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
DESERTION AND DEATH.
Melancholy Termination of an Un.
fortunate Love.

The dead body of a young woman scarce
ly out of her teens is now at Welden's, the
undertaken. on Main street, and in the
short. life that she was allowed in this
world many viciseitudes were hers. She
was born in the city of Baltimore, and be-
ing of family strongly Catholic, was sent
to convent at very tender age. As she
grew out of childhood into girlhood her
mind rebelled against the restraint of a
convent, and she beseeched her parents to
remove her to some other place of educa
ton. Her request was refused, and at last
eloped with yeung man by the. name of
Harry Smith, who had met her at her
fathers house, and who followed her to
the convent and by some means managed
to carry on a clandestine correspondence
which at last resulted in love and runa-
way marriage. The young man she mar.
ried was Protestant, and the stern parents
gave them to understand that they could
never darken their doors again. and, as is
often the case, cast out from their hearts
all remembrance Of love of their daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs: Smith came West, and the
young husband obtained work in Denver,
or in the mines of Colorado. This was
five years ago, and for time things went
on we'll enough. At last prosperity ceased
to shine upon them, and it was as much as
they could do to keep the wolf from the
door. About three months since Mr..
Smith received letter from Ohio, and told
his wife that he had been left some valua-
Bile property by rich uncle at Columbus,
Ohio, and that it was necessary for him to
make trip to the Buckeye State in order
to secure the bequest. He started at once,
and his wife has never heard word from
him since. After waiting and waiting, she
at last sold all her household goods, pack
ed up her personal effects, and took the
Kansas Pacific train for the East. She
reached Kansas City about a month ago,
and went to the Lyons House, on Missouri
avenue. She stopped in Kansas City,
thinking her husband might be here, and
oSSourc ASA l1odoJ woe olA SOhCs Cu6 put
an advertisement in the Times tor situa-
tion, and secured place as second girl in
the Garno house at Wyandotte. While
their she was approached by a woman
named Fannie Tracy, who told her thai
she was going to keep house in Kansas City
ond if she wished she could come over and
live with her. By this time it had become
apparent to every one that Mrs. Smith was
about to become mother, and she reluc
family accepted the invitation of the woman
Tracy and came over to Kansas City. In
stead of taking the unfortunate girl to 4
, home, she was driven to the house of {
Mrs. Curran, on Main street, just above
the junction. In the meantime Mrs. Ira
, cy had gotted ,he checks for Mrs. Smith
trunks at the depot, secured one of them
and left town. The people In the hous
r where Mrs. Smith had been taken were il
, no way bound to keep her, and effort
q were made to have her taken to the wo
, mans Christian Association, but it coul,
a not be accomplished, and at last it wa
f deemed necessary to remove her to the cit,
! hospital. The girl, now about half demen
ted, begged and prayed that she might b
4 spared this seeming degrstion, and, at tn
a last moment, a kind hearted woman, il
the person Of Mrs. Harry Worthington
: came forward and said she would keep he
e until she was able to travel or until he
husband was found. This was Just wee
since, and on last Thursday Mrs. Smit
gave birth to tiny baby. She sank rap
dly, never recognizing the child, and die
. yesterday morning. In her delirun sh
e told that her fathers name was Hayes, an
the number of the street where he reside
i in Baltimore. Her remains are 10 be keI
at the undertakar's until the family can |
l. communicates with, and in the meantin
u the baby is receiving the best of care.
le may be that her husband is dead, but tn
she is married, and that she formerly r
y sidsn in Baltimore and Denver, is mac
10 certain by large bundle of letters four
u in one of her trunks. The ease is peeu
40 iarly sad one, and has more romance abo,
y it than is generally vouchsafed to ar
'e one individual.-KaHsas City Times.