Year: 1861

melancholy drama which has recently
transpired in that city:


Several months ago q respectable
widow lady removed to this city from
Syracuse. accompanied by her chill.
dren--her only relatives-a boy and
two girls. The eldest Of the daught
ere was eighteen years of age, and the
son was the youngest Of the household.
| The glrls swere well educated and
Handsome, The elder possessing re-
markable personal attractions. She
was of u very passionate temper, and
when reused, extremely wiltuf and in,
!ractable. To her brother she was de.
votedly attached. He was effeminate
and refined, and fully reciprocated her
affection. They were almost con-
stantly together, and seldom went
from the house except in each others
company.


The family had resided in the city
two weeks, when the eldest sister and
her brother attended private party
in the neighborhoOd of their residence.
They there made the acquaintance OF
a young gentleman, who impressed
the young lady SO favorably that he
was permitted to accompany her home.
Attcrward he called by invitation. A
friendship was rapidly formed, which
soon generated a still warmer attach.
ment, and in two weeks from the date
OF their acquaintance the parties were
engaged to be married. The young
ntlen,an'simpatient ardor suggested
an immediate union, although it was
strongly opposed by the brother
With singular toreboding of misior.
tune, he earnestly begged his sister to
break the engagement, or at least to
indefinitely postpone its tulillment.-
But his efforts were unavailing. The
new conner seemed to have entirely
supplanted him in his sisters affec
ton, and at the expiration of two
weeks from the date ofthe engagement
the lovers were married.


The bride was Immediately remcv.
ed from her mothers house, and the
newly married couple set up for them,
selves in another dwelling. They lv.
ed happily for leperiod oftwo weeks,
when the wife suddenly announced
her intention OF visiting q female
friend in Syracuse. Her husband re,
monsirated, and an angry coloquy en-
sued, which resulted in the husbands
declaring that she would do SO at her
peril, and the wife with equal deter
mnation asserting that he would 60
Immediately, if only to show him that
she could not he intimidated by threats!


Without further alteration the hus.
band went to his customary business,
and on returning, found that his wife
had fulfilled her threat. She had left
an unSealed letter, addressed to her
husband, stating that she would re-
turn the day following, that she had
gone solely for the purpose Of redeem
ing her word, and that she trusted his
natural complscency, as well as her
own, would be restored by their tenn.
porary separation.


True to her promise she returned
on the day following, to find that she
formed wrong estimate of her hue,
bands character, and had strangely
miscalculated the effect of her precipi-
tation. Not until she had discovered
that her husband had taken every ar
ticle of his private wardrobe did she
realize that he had deserted her; and
then a brief note was found in place
of her own, sOlemnly assuring her that
he left her never to return


The immediate effect Of this discov-
cry was to awaken the most intense
remorse. She flew to her mothers
house, narrated what had occurred
and irantically implored her brother to
assist her in recovering her husband.
The boy had not visited his sister
since her marriage, but her distress
moved him. He manfully declared
that he would find ler husband, and
compel him to return; and with this
determination, though in feeble health
he left home on the following day; buI
he left, never to return


Within two days succeeding his de.
parture the second sister was prostra.
ted by a fatal illness. which terminal
ed in three days. Word was immedi.
ately dispatched to the absent brother
in neighboring city, where he was
supposed to be, and the return mail
brough. intelligence OF his ownsudden
disease


This frightful accumulation of dis
asters fell with crushing effect upon
the deserted wife. Such was the force
OF the terrible shock that when the an
nouncement was made she fell sense.
less to the floor, and in that cordit ion
was carried to her room. For two
days she fingered in utter unconscious
ness, and then recovered sufficiently
to converse. As soon, however, as
she appeared to realize what had oc-
CURED, she was thrown into fit Of