The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1882-11-14
A CHECKERED LIFE.
A Beautiful Southern Girl Who
Became the Companion OF
Thieves
And Oounterfeiters, and Finally q
GOverness i'm Oh icago.


footm,n AID driver drew up in front
of oae Of our most prominent dry
goods establishments. From the coupe
alighted young woman Of attractive
appearance, plainly attired in black.
She gave a few instructions to the
driver. addressed some words to two
hands ,me children in the carriage and
then entered the store. The writer
was standing close at hand cOnversing
with an ex member of private de-
tective agency of this city.
THAT woman has history. and a
most romantic one, said the speaker.
''She is young, scarcely %. but l
doubt if any woman of her years has
had the experience that has fallen to
her lot. Would you believe that that
woman was. at one time haunted from
place to place by the minion of the
law? Would you imagine that she
mas been the c,mpanioa Of the lowest
of the low; has queenei it in the par
lors of the demi-monde has acted in
the capacity Of decoy las ruined men
high in social standing; has enticed
young men, holding positions of trust,
within the network of her artificial
charm, and then when they had COM
mitted some felony simply to crafty
her insatiate desires. thrown them over
and left them to the M Grey of the law ?
Would You believe that this woman,
who has the air of duchess and the
education of a lady, had
WALKED TIE STREETS OF THIS CITY IN
RAGS,
the consort of wretches of both sexes
And vet it is even so. There is not
city in the Union, of any pretentions,
where she has not piled her trade. Her
names were as numerous as are the
places she visited. And now will You
credit it when [ tell you th=t to-day
she is respected member of one OF
the most aristocratic families i'm this
city. in the capacity of governess Of
the two children you observe 10 the
carria se9 IF you would like to hear
ne. story, stro with me and | will
give YOU the points. romantic ones, BY
the way and sure to interest the public
"She was born, if her statement is
to be credited in Richmond, Virginia.
Her father is a weil-to-de merchant
She matured, as women of the south
are apt to do quite. early. consequently
at the age of fifteen she was
A SOMEWHAT NOTED BELLE.
She incurred her fathers displeasure
bv falling i'm love with a young man
in his employ. Proud and impulsive.
her nature could lily brook his re-
breaches and commands, the young
man was discharged and she was told
to hold no intercourse with him; to ef-
feet his purpose the stern old Souther.
ner locked bis daughter in her room.
Well. you know the old adage. Love
laughs. " etc. An elopement followed;
the train on which the young couple
were speeding away from Richmond
was ditched and the young man suf-
fered injuries from the effects of which
he died in few hours.
aFRIENDLEss AND ALONE"
and with the determination never to
ask for shelter beneath the roof of her
fathers home, she came north, and Sc.
cured In Philadelphia employment as
a copvist in the office o. law firm.
The Junior member of the firm became
smitten with the beauty of the young
girl and began favoring her in many
WAYS. The result you can forsee. He
baselv betrayed her. At last when
the truth of her condition would have
become apparent, and learning that
her betrayer was soon to be married,
she sou CHIT shelter elsewhere. Several
months elapsed and the man who mad
caused her ruin, began congratulating
himself upon his escape. One day.
however, she entered his office, radi-
ent in her beauty and the richness of
her apparel. She did not reproach
him for his cruelty, but treated him
as she was wont to dom the past. Be-
fore she left she invited him to meet
her. at her parlors; dazzled by her
beauty, which was heightened by the
costumes of her dress, he accepted
the invitation that night found MIN
in her rooms; in the midst of Bac-
chanalain hilarity that Was holding
sway, the door of the apartment was
opened and the coupe were confront
ed by the father and brother of the
Young lady to whom this womans
csmpanion and co reveler was engaged;
the wine had done its work we'll and
placed him in the condition desired.
HOT WORDS FOLLOWED
and the father and son-ln law elect
parted somewhat tragically. The