Mexico weekly ledger. (Mexico, Mo.) 1855-1956, 1880-03-18
A LOVE THAT KILLED,
SEEKING. THE SWEET SO
LACE OF DEATH.
Julia r. Benjamin., Il YoussE
and Beautiful Girl, Drinks
Il Deadly Poison to End
the MiseEies of lTnre-
Quilted Love.

From the syracuse IN. Y, Daily Herald.
There Is something strangely tragic
in love, and the mlseries and heart
pangs of unrequited affection cannot
he pictured bv the pom Of sentiment.
From once happy but now sorrow
stricken home in the ptetty village OF
Cortland, some forty miles south of
Syracuse, was borne Saturday after
noon all that was mortal of Julia +.
BENJAMIN. Hers was II sad ending
and the simple tale OF her touching
fate must strike responsive chord
in the heart Of every one in whose
breast turks spark of sympathy.
Young, beautiful and cultured, bliss
Benjamin saw only happiness before
her But she loved. Those plain
words convey IL meaning beyond ex-
preston. The story is easily told.
Her passion was unrecipr"catcd
Miss Benjamin was born Of highly
respe ttah!e parents. Her father is a
well-tO-do business man, and has that
affection for his family that throws a
halo Of peace around the household.
To the daughter. Julia, life locked as
pleasant and aliuring as to any maiden
She saw no clouds in the ky Of her
existence. and never dreamed that
aught would occur to destroy the
happy JOY that welled up i'll her
bosom Free and high scared her
thoughts and expectations. Beloved
and admired by the companions OF
her youth it seemed To her that misery
was unknown to the world As she
grew from childhood to girlhood her
| pleasures increased, and she anxious
| ly looked forward to the time when
| womanhood should approach and she
should he fitted for "A wife, to bring
comfort and peaceful pleasure to the
man who should become her accepted
suiior. What a painful contrast were
| the cold, immovcai,l.. features to the
biithesone conntcnance of her gIriisl
days. With her winsolnc ways and
attractive features, she became 4
favori;e in society. a belle among hen
numbers. and lacked not for servilt
suitors. Her .ladsomc voice was
heard at all the Youthful gatherings
and her will was law with the young
men, who bowed ut her feet. Hell
disposition was OF that nature which
endearcd her to ali, and young ano
old rejoiced to do her homage. Witt
her natural grace and pleasing beauty
a queens robes would not have i'll,
betitted her Time passed on, Lring
ing only pleasure, and as tue manners
of her girl-days were cast off, SHE
ripened into budding youth. She
was still fancy free, but ere long hel
discerning eyes were attracted by one
who appeared to her without a peer
The months rolled on and her friend
ship grew To love, and at last she be
came the promised bride of William
Evans, OF EImira, a likely young man
He bad Piled his suit assiduousIy, ,ant
won the one who to him was the fair
est flower that ever bloomed. Th'
day for the celebration of the nuptial
was set and julia looked forward t.
the time when her happiness shoult
be consummated But yisiol
crossed her view. TWAS in the shap
of handsome gentleman. a yea
and half ago she formed the ac
qusintance of George Lindsey. No
lorg afLerward she found that he
love was being transplanted fror
Evans to Lindsey and like the true
honorable girl that she was, she coul
no, deceive her first lover my marry
ing him without loving him. Sh
struggled against the fates, but it wa
of no avail. She could not brn
back her affections for Evans, and S
, told him. The match was broken o
and the two separated. Her love fo
} Lindsey developed into pure. hol
and devouring passion. Early i
their acquaintance Lindsey told he
that he should never wed, as he ir
tended to live single life, but in he
faith she believed that she could wi
him from his resolution. Her parent
. were angeied at her course. The
locked with favorable eyes upo
young Evans, and had been happy
the thought of confiding the
daughters hand and heart to h
keeping. The estrangement was will
ont their consent and against the
wishes. But Julia would not /
guided by her parents. Love toe
its course and led her in the crue
relentless path of fate. Young Linz
sey kept her constant company an
. she learned to adore him. To b.
= confdants she often remarked that |
was her idol. She loved him an
worshipped the very ground he wake
upon. His word was her comman
and she obeyed him implicitly. E