Year: 1860

COquettess


Some months ago there resided in one
Of the southwestern counties of this State
a couple Of betrothed lovers, whose en-
gagement to wed had extended unbrokenly
through two long years of reciprocal affec-
ton. The girl was beautiful, accomplished,
and belonged to a good family the gentle
man was arduousy working his way up in
the world, and only deferred the happy
event OF his life in order that he might be
able to receive the wife of his heart into a
home of which be need not feel ashamed
Meantime they passed many hours Of each
day together, and were as happy as young
| people in that relation always are until
shadow came between them in the person
Of middIe-aged gentleman from Massa-
chusetts This person was an agent of an
! Eastern agricultural firm, and went to the
vilnge of our lovers for the purpose of So
Letting orders for his employers His gen.
tlemanly bearing and genial manners soon
made him very popular among the villa
gers aud it was not long before he was
introduced into the family of the affianced
bride, upon whom he made most favor
ble impression. Notwithstanding the dign-
~ Of lis department, his age and perfect
freedom from all the airs of beau, his DO
lite attentions to the young lady SO excited
the jealousy of her watchful lover, that he
took occasion to reproach her for allowing
a stranger to treat her so famiarly, and
requested her to treat him eoolly. This the
lady mildly but firmly refused to do allleg-
ing that the age Of the gentleman should
protect her from the suspicious of her jeal-
Gus swain ; and declared that she was not
willing to offend her new friend merely be-
cause he treated her with courtesy. Now
we do not wish TO justify the silly jealousy
of the lover but it strikes US that the
girl took a most unwise aud dangerous
course. Perhaps she was piqued at the
idea of being restricted in her associations,
or perhaps womanly nature led her to de-
sire the rotoriety Of having more than one
avowed admirer but it is at oil times i'm.
/ prudent for a young woman to act in direct
variance with the wishes of a jealous lover
in such matter and that she suffered
terribly for it, the sequel proves.


Shortly after his Intellectual remonstrance
with his lady-Jove, the young man met her
in II carriage with the subject of his suSp-
ciOns and, in an agony of jealousy, re-
quested her to alight and walk with him
! Upon her refusal to commit the discourte
GUS act, he turned angrily away from her,
hurried home, packed up few necessary
articles and Immediately started for Buffalo,
avowing that he would never come back.
On her return from her ride, his mistress
was informed of his flight, and instantly be-
came a victim to the most poignant regret
and remorse. That night she fled from her
friends and home, and went to Buffalo, de-
termined to find her unjust lover at all haz-
ards. She had never been in large city
before, and at any other time she would
have been as helpless as a child but now
she had a vital purpose in view, and she
felt that her life depended upon its accom-
plishment Sustained by her great love,
she walked through the streets Of Buffalo
for three whole days, eagerly scanning the
face of each passer by, inquiring for her
lover in all the stores and Offices, and even
extending her search to dwellings. All was
in vain the fugitive had left no clue to his
lurking place, and almost mad with despair,
the fond girl yielded him up as lost to her
forever But she was ashamed to return
to the home she had left like thief in the
night and while she hestated, one of hel
own sex became her adviser-and she pass
ed the threshold of vice In the meantime
a letter from the fugitive lover reached the
village, stating that he had gone West. On
receiving this intelligence, the parents OF
the missing girl, were seized with alarm,
and went to Buffalo to look for their daugh
ter After painful search, they found heT
in haunt of infamy, sick, fallen, and the
wreck of her former self ForgiviOg all
they took her back to the home she hac
deserted, and there she now is, never to
know purity or peace again. The jealous
lover knows all, and loves her as fondly as
ever, but dares not return to look upon The
ruin which his guilty conscience attributes
to his own .ungovcrnable passion. The iact


Of this romance in real life were only re
Gently developed in Buffalo, and from on
of the papers Of that city we CLEAN them
A sOutherner's Compliment to the North


The following complement to the North /


clipped from copy of the New Y ork Observer