Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-02-08
MEMPMIS APPEAL
WEDNESDAY. ;. FEBRUARY s, 1852


a BEAUTIFUL LIFE BLASTED.
The death of the beautiful young always
inspires a feeling Of unspeakable sadness.
But the blasting of young life by Islander,
or even by an honest mistake, is still more
painful, for the innocent victim is dead to
society while still living in torture. Defa-
nation has driven many a broken-hearted
young lady 10 the grave, hating the world
and made skeptical by wrong and injustice
The lives OF young men, full OF hope and
bright promise, have often been wrecked by
the same. injustice. A case of this sort has
recently come 10 light in New York, and the
facts, which are vouehed for, read more like
fiction than reality. They are long and
thriIlingly interesting, but may be COM
pressed in a short space. A worthy young
man OF New York was engaged to be mar
ried to a charming young society woman.
The engagement was no secret. But the
monster Jealousy distilled its deadly poison
and the same old story was repeated. The
engagement was broken. The young
man was great friend to the family, was
proud and ambitious, and wishing to avoid
scandal and to occupy friendly relations
with the family he was still a constant Wis.,
itor, and on one occasion accompanied the
sister of his former lover to reception.
The young man who had supplanted him
was called away during the evening by
telegram, and he asked the escort OF his be-
trothed's sister if he would not see both
home. He responded, pleasantly: eyes, but
it is hardly fair to revive memories of other
days in that manner. However, / will be
gallant" AS the three entered the carriage
to go home, the discarded lover began pleas
antly to jest with the lady about her new
engagement "Oh, )" he said, 81 believe you
will break it. You are famous, you know,
Tor that" 'But am now engaged for good"
she said. "See, 1 have ring, and you did
not give me one" "No," he replied, "our
affair was not so serious. But / dare say
you are too superstitious to take the ring
off and let me see it.r Certainly not" she
said, drawing a beautiful ring from her
finger. The young man examined it-and
tried 10 make out an Italian inscription
that was inside. moment later the car
riaS;e iolted a-.sta divert the thoughts - -
All Tor minute or two, and iA.--A-7,o ii
IQLerruHfad H. <t1s COlNSfttillOn Dy say
ing: "Where is my ring?' The gentlemSs'
said II put it in your lap" A search war
made and it could not be found. The girls
both shook out their dresses, and patient
inspection was made OF every Granny in the
carriage, but in vain. The lady lost her
temper and began to accuse her escort OF
keeping her ring. He protested upon his
honor that he had raturnad fha ripx h..
by laying it upon ,her Jap. She denied that
he had put it back there, and her sister said
the last she saw OF it was when the gentle
man was examining it.. When the carriage |
arrived at the hone OF the young woman |
they got out CAREFUL and Examined the side
walk closely alter they passed across it to
see if they dropped the ring. They asked
their escort to step in and see their father. |
The old gentleman scolded right and left |
the daughter for triaing with her engage
ment ring, and the gentleman for pre-
Stunning to pay attention to the daughter
after their own engagement was broken.
The young man asserted that he believed
that the loss of the ring was adopted as
pretext to break the friendship. The young
lady insisted that he had taken the ring and
kept it. He offered TO allow the father to
search him, but he was requested TO end his
and his relations with the family
at once. The engagement ring was replaced
by the one who gave il with new one, and
the marriages. was duly celebrated. Some
months ago the bride was ripping up her old
party dress, which was OF white tulle, with
founces and futings, and as she drew a
thread that held dounce the ring that her
4uondam lover and her sisters friend was
of having stolen rolled upon the
ioor. This discovery came too late. The
youEg man found himself ostracised by
society and branded a thief. The iron en-
erred his soul, and he hated himself and the
world which had so cruelty wronged him. (
He became possessed of vast fortune;
,ut smarting under the unjust per- '
eeutions of society and the desertion e
II friends, he scm now be seen in I
New York a melancholy spendthrift with !
lis hands turned against everybody and {
everything. The moral which this case
FINISHES should subserve good purpose. !
L should sdmonish people to be more eau
iOus in forming and expressing opinions {
srany young life has been blighted by ac- '
usations false and unjust that which !
We have just detailed. The Islander '
which blasts beautiful young life is the re- 3
nement OF cruelty. Ii is hard for the I
Dung to die, but still harder for q
he young to live carrying with them the @
urden of great wrong. The young lady Z
Tho blasted this young mans life was no r
oubt honest in her mistake. But the con- /
ciousness that she has wrecked the happi- q
ess OF beautiful young life will be like e
oals of burning FIRE in her bosom if she is '
ot devoid of all sensibility and refinement. 4
hat charity which hides multitude OF c
ms should be made broad enough to shield I
he innocent. rF=