Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-09-01

believed him. For Il time / was happy
but after a while he went away and
only came to see me occasionally, and
then l found that l could no longer !,
the eviderce of my fall. My |
father had been away on voyage to
India and was due within few weeks. j,
l was maddened At the thought of dis !
grace. l wrote to Sir Frederick at his
London address on Arlington street,
Piccadily, and told him the facts.
He sent me large amount of money
by the next post and told me to come
to London at once. In my despair
obeyed. He received me kindly, and
for three years surrounded me with
every luxury. Then my baby died. l
thank God that she did
L have never seen my father since.
l have met my brother once, but the
anguish of that meeting made me
avoid its repetition. Soon after my lit
| tie one died Sir Frederick deserted me.
! About that time l made the acquaint-
ance of another of the Villains vic
/ TINS. She was a respectable girl Of the
working class and had been a house
maid. TO hide her shame she went
to live with 4 man of low character.
Under his influence she tried to black
mail tombstone, and failing hauled him
into court to show cause why he should
not contribute toward the support of
his child. He was sentenced 10 pay
four ShilingS per week to this poor
woman. He is one of the wealthest
noblemen i'll England and his family
one of the oldest. All that | tell you
can easily be verified.
We'll, he became tired of me and
| grew jealous and we parted. l lived
for little while on the iewelry and
money he had given me. Then l sank
lower and lower. You see what l an
now After time l came to this coun
try With Il party of people as bad rs
myself l was in Chicago and New
York Now | live in this howell with !:
man of the most degraded type. He
is not cruel to me save when he il
drunk, but | should kill myself tonight
were | not Il coward
THE truth of every word | say cal
be verified. Nearly all the facts of my
story are known i'll England. Sir Fred
crick tombstone is well known and i:
close personal friend of Lord Hart
| ingtOn, whose town residence is il
Arlington street almost opposite tina
of Sir Frederick.
Sir Frederick has lately succeeded t,
, a peerage in Scotland, where he pos
, SesSes large estates, as he also does
in Devices and Weymouth, England
| tell you my story because it can d'
, me no harm and may save some youn:
girl from my own sad fate. No, moth
ing can be done for me. Women lik
: myself are past hope"
. The unfortunate woman told he
story in language remarkable for 1t
purity, but interrupted it once o
| twice to roundly curs.' some of tn
: street urchins who caroused before he
door. She is brunette, a little abov
medium height, and shows signs o
having possessed a certain amount o
beauty.
The Lady MOrdaunt divorce suit, o
which she told, was q big scandal il
England many years ago, When III
prince OF Wales was n cOmparativel
, young man. She says that Sir Free
> erick tombstone was q tall, slight mar
with a clean-sEaven face and iron gra
hair The Arlington street upon Whc
she declares her treacherous love
lived is 4 fashionable street, and wa
often mentioned by writer's of the las
: century and is often spoken of in tn
= Spectator.