The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1880-11-23

How He Drove Q Young Girl to
Attempt Suicide
A. . Way to Escpge From Hrs Per
solutions and ISLANDERS.

The following story Of . woman be-
trayed is related by Lawrence paper.
aud strikes Sd near this city that it
possesses local interest. The exchange
SAYS:
About two weeks since there came
&c this city u man by the name vi
crickle, whO said he was the city
marshal OF Bolton, Mo. His story, in
brief, Is this:
Three years ago there lived in Har-
Mo-, u young girl, say IL
years old. fair, vivacious and witty
her charms were enough To captivate
any man. She was then learning the
miiliner's trade. In the same city
lived u young man, as attractive. per-
haps. rs the girl. aud who frequently
met her. The man had vile. From
frequent meetings the gir! som learn
ell 10 love the man with all her heart.
Whether he really returned her aztec
ton or not, he prof,ssed In, and finally
they clipped together. They lived to-
gether several months when the man
or brute finally deserted her.
Proud loving with q heart which
knew no guile-this girl found her
self away from home, cast Cd by him
who should have been her protector.
Her heart was too pure to lead a lite
Oi vice she would rather suffer dealt
than compromise the honor Of her
fathers family in any way. Yet she
had done no known wrong. With
this feeling in her teart she made her
living as best she could, and finally
came up u. Bolton, No., where she
was sick, and, having 70 money. be-
came u charge upon the city. Tickle,
as marshal of the city. became &C
quainied with the girl and her cir
cumsiances, and cared for her until she
became well. When she was restored
To health the girl resolved TO return to
the paiernal root. tell all her faults,
and ask for fathers forgiveness and
mothers love. She has met with
both. Her father soon after, to re.
iieve the child from the embarrassment.
not q wrony-but Of q deception,
removed to this city 10 give his chill
dren the advantages ct an education,
where the former wrongs practice'l
upon the child were not known.
While in his cafe Trickle fell i'm love
with the girl, who revolled from him
as from snake. He followed her
from place to place. and tried to win
her to himself, bu. the pure. womanIy
heart revolied from his touch as from
the sting Of q viper.
Perhaps We have painted Mr..
rrickle in q little builder light than he
intended we should see him when b.
FIRST talked with W.. but that was sub
stanriallv his story Of the girl
And" said he, II am here 10 c,'llec,
my pay for caring tor her. Ii l Am
paid Ut she receives NE, all right, il
not. l will tell what l know"
What we knew We told to Que Of
the regents Of the university, whu
said, This is = Matchmaking scheme
which will never succeed, let it alone.
n" man dare do 80 dastardly thing rs
this fellow proposes."
Tickle dare d" just 30 mean thing
as this. His first move was to try
and see the girl. hut she would have
nothing to do with him. His first re-
venge was then to meet two young
men who had escorted the young lady
aud her sister to church. aud tell them
all and more than he knew. Next he
wrote a threatening letter to her. All
other To her mother. and through
every avenue poisoned the atmOs-
phere about them.
Had this viper had a strong mind
ed person to contend with, perhaps bis
vil.ainy would not have been 80 sue
cesrful. but he had = great big-hearicd
gi,l-oue whose love for those around
her Was 80 great. was 90 strong that
she would rather die than cumprO-
mise their honor. She broO,led over
this wrelch's constant meBaces. She
feared that she should meet him on
the street. She imagined that every
body who saw her looked upon her rs
y prostitute, AMI that she was bring
ing dishonor ard disgrace upon her
Hsrrassed and menaeei at
every tulD, she at last became desper-
ate, and resolved to seek shelter 10 the
great unknown mysteries Of the world
beyond.
She came down street last evening
with her sister. and stopped at Cheap
clothing store, where she
said she wanted To get warm. After
sitting Q monet ste said to her sister
You wait here three minutes while ]
run out" Next she went to Frank
billiard room and handed
him q revolver and letter to her
father, which she requested him to
zee delivered. and started out with the
words, Goodbye. forever.
Mr.. Willard hal never seen the
woman before, but was sati-6ed that
SOM thing was wrong, and said to Pat.
hamlin, who was standing by. THAT
woman means to drown herself; you
follow along and l will get NV over
cuat and cume too" Mr.. Hamlin,
Jerry Hnlli.ter. and one or two 9TH
ers Immediately stlrted after her.
She walked directly towards the
river till below Pierson's new mill,
when, noticing Mr.. Hsmlin immedi-
ately behind her. she suddenly crossed
The street. By this time Willard had
got on the opposite side and ahead Of
The girl. On the bridge the girl took
The wagon track till nearly over the
pier Ut the end Of the 6rst span, when
he made dart to the west side Of The
bridge aud attempted to jump over.
She vas caught By Willard just in
lime to save Der, and brought back to
be Eld,idge house, from which she
yss taken home shortly after bv Cher.