Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1879-01-02
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Eva Leroy.
A few days ago an article went the
rounds of the papers, stating that iva
Leroy young and beautiful gifl
was found along some roadside in Michl-
gan, almost froze to death, and seon al
ter tn. miserable but beautiful girl
had been taken to shelter her spirit
took its flight. This poor girl was
somebody's darling child, and even
while she lay freezing along that wild
vierd dismal roadside, in all probablli-
ty some fond indulgent mother ON
whose breast, a head with plentiful
crop Of golden curls often Law, Was
mourning for her lost Eva Leroy. 1t
was not of her own free will that she
was found there that morning in that
sad plight. She was not to be sure OF
those who at that time moved in select
and honorable circles, but once she had
been the idol of society, the p-tted
child of indulgence, luxury and
wealth. Once she led the fashionable
dance. and toved with admirers who
would have tlung themselves at her
feet for the sake of even a recognizing
smile, The belle Of society, the leader
of fashion, petted and spoiled by vain
and foolish parents, she soon run her
race, but downward, until she is foudd
freezing along that Michigan road. She
had fallen from that high state OF Vlr-
the. which is the GROWING glory OF
women, and she became numbered with
the degraded OF her sex. Perhaps the
Eb.rt,ue Who was the author OF her
ruin rolled in wealth, aud reclined IN
the lap of luxury and ease, and only
had desire to p nck the beautiful
flower to enjoy its fragrance but for a
moment, that he might cast it from him
despised worthless thing. But Eva
LEROY though fallen vas still woman,
and. therefore worthy OF reclamation,
but those amongst whom she lived
thought otherwise, and turned her out
10 di. by the roadside. Family afttr
family acting upon the "holi-r than
thou." principle, refused her admis-
sion. and on she wandered the fierce
cutting winds piercing her thin tattered
garments as she shivering passed along
until exhausted she sank to rise IL
more whil- Ger her the wild winds sans
a requiem for the dying girl. This is
simple touching story, but only on
of the many which fill up the news col
umns Of the day, and it is not pleas
ant Que to listen to by parents VIII
perhaps have daughters entering upor
the same giddy course of life, only t.
be overu helmed by the resistless cur
rent which may end like Eva Leroy il
death by the roadside. Who can i'm
agine the utter wretehedness that tlleC
that cherries and desolate heart a
the poor girl lay down to die. How
her memory must have fitted back t.
th, time when she was the idol of so
ciety, and hen no one rejolced NOR
at her advancement in the fashionabl
world than the mother, poor weak 50 II
who had no thought Of danger for he
child. And there are hundreds of jus
such mothers in Wilmington who b.
their indulgence to their daughters, ar
sending them out into the world wit
their heads full Of vanity and with n
moral chart to guide them in the pat
of virtue. Eva Leroy cast adrltt froI
the loving sympathies Of home an
friends, even of her kind, and wit
a heart filed with bitter memories I'll,
crowded out very lingering remains {
hope, what remained for her on eartt
but drath2 1t is a touching tale NJ
matched in interest and pa:hos by any
thing the modern sensational novel hs
to show, but alas unlike the latter
is passed by with hippant sheer, an
perhaps with the remark, "Well, HI
children won't come to that end W
do not envy the feelings of those, if il
deed they have any feelings, who sen
TO death by their unferlrg course, til
wounded, weary spirit Of poor Eva 1t
roy, and We only refer to it now thi
her fate may be held up as warnil
to others, perhaps right here in Wi
mington, who may be entering the san
course of life which may tragicaIly FL
if not in death by a Mich igan road-sid
in some other terrible manner.
Rev. JOSEPH Cook, the great lecture
who is to lecture in the Opera House
Friday evening,ia an admrer of Pres