The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1883-11-27
FAITHFUL SHAME.
The Terrible Story Of q Young
Mans Love.
How Dishonor Failed to Separate q
Southern Belle and Her st.
Louis Love.

| Louis Love.
A bright.eyed girl, only three weeks old,
! in the Female Hospital of st. Louis, is the
living evidence OF a thrilling and romantic
tragedy. Romanc have sought far in
fact and fancy for framework and founda-
ton, but they have never found that which
is so touching and startling as the story to
which the little one must ever be helpless.
Women give the heart, men take the
body" So far went Michelet, but the story
here goes further. That woman give
the heart, the body, life, and every thing,
and that men can have love surviving
outrage, disappointment, shame and
woe, this is the philosophy it bears.
The people Of Georgia are proud of the
beautiful city of Savannah, and the people
Of Savannah are proud of the culture and
wealth of the men and the beauty Of their
wives and daughters. Almost in the center
OF The city, surrounded by all The luxuI les
that money can give, lived a widow and
daughter. 1t was home of culture and
happiness. The father had died during
the daughters infancy, and there were not
even the traces of bereavement to shadow
the house. After years OF widOwhoOd Mrs.
Harold concluded to accept one of the suit
ors which her wealth and beauty brought
her. Mr.. Johnston was well-tO-dO and bore
a good name among his neighbors, and the
marriage brought her the congratulations
of her neighbors. All went we'll until it
was discovered that the widows property
had been gradually dwindIing away and
that she was
NOT AS WEALTHY
as was supposed. Then Johnston's fair
exterior vanished and he became abusive
and ,yrannical. The woman was weak and
sank under his treatment. Her only care
seemed TO be for the girl, and as Johnstou's
abnse began to transfer itself TO her she
planned to have her away from home as
much as possible. So it was in the home
of relatives i'm Kansas that Jennie Harold
found an asylum in which she spent
much of her time. The relatives were glad
TO receive her into their household, and
very proud indeed of their graceful Georgian
cousin. Tall, dark eyed. with the lovely
olive complexion of the southern belle, she
made many conquests among the honest
young farmers who lived near. Though
only seventeen, she had the graceful devel
opment of woman in her prime and the
eIdSllcltv Oil Rcditn Anu purify
1t was coming home from a visit of sew.
eral months with her Kansas relatives
that she met one who was destined to form
a very important part in her after life |
The car was crowded and a young man |
arose 10 offer her the only vacant place-a |
seat next to himself. She found that her |
companion was young man
FROM ST LOUIS;
that his name was Reakor, and that he |
could make himself very agreeable. So |
agreeable, indeed, that she passed several |
hours very pleasantly, and that when she
reached her home she was astonished to
fluid that she had promised to correspond
with him.
The welcome she received from her
father was colder than usual, and she
found her mother sinking very rapidly.
Johnston took care To impress upon her
that he thought she should earn her own
living and that she was only an obstruc-
ton at home. For some reason she could
not return to her Kansas relatives and her
life at her old home, the home that had
always been SO delightful, grew terribly
oppressive. Her step-father even intimat-
ed that she should get married and take
herself of from his hands.
"Ycu are handsome enough" he said,
"Why don't you find a husband ?" At last
driven TO the ballot to the belief that any
life would be preferable to the one she was
living she persuaded herself that she
should marry the first opportunity.
Young ReakOr, who was travelling in the
south for ST. Louis dry goods house,
found time to visit her occasionally, ana
then in his letters he pressed her TO be his
wife The thought sometimes came 10 her
that she would accept him. She acknowl-
edged to herself that she loved him Then
haunted by the fear that she might marry
him because he had offered the first oppor.
tuni,y, that she was about to load his life
with her unhappy one she would try to
dismiss all thoughts OF him.
ABOUT THIS TINE
she was thrown much into the society of
a Young man named Williamson, the de-
pot agent, who had grown up with her
from childhood, and who pretended much
sympathy and love. He offered his hand,
and she, writing at the time in her diary
that she was "saving Reakor unhsppiness
for life" accepted him. This was in De- I
cember, 1882, and few weeks later, under
The cover of his promise, and with the in.
Huence Of his sympathetic attention Will {
hanson seduced the girl. His visits were {
made almost daily, and their criminal in
timacy lasted for several weeks. The girl /,
trusted implicitly in Williamson's promise ,
and when enc day she communicated to
him fears with regard to her condition, /
The did it with the secret hope that he ,
would msrry her at once. The next day
Williamson left town. Jennie staid al her ,
home as long as she dared, and then telling !
her father that she had secured employ
nent in Cleveland, o., che easily obtained
some money from him, he expressing his
10y to be rid of her, and left for that city.
At this time Reakor was plying her with 7,
etters begging her
TO MARRY HIN, Ii