Year: 1862

Miss Sarah f. Watson, on Friday of las,
week, committed suicide in the city Of Man.
chester, N. II. Her body was found the next
evening about q quarter of a mile from the
epot where she threw herself in. She was
young woman of good character, as is tes.
tilted to by all her acquaintsnces, and the
melting cause of her death is stated in a let
ter left by her in her boarding. house. 1t
appears that she had been brought up ia the
family of her aunt by the name OF Scott, who
resides on the Derry-road about four miles
southeast Of Manchester; that while there
some time ago she formed an attachment
for young man by the name of John
Smith, and with the appreciation of her
guardian an engagement took place. Sub
sequently her aunt desired q separation of
the parties, aud Smith shortly afterward en-
listed in Company E of the Fourth New
Hampshire Regiment and went to Port
Royal, where be died in the hospital The
following extract from the letter alluded
to-which was addressed to the comrade of
her deceased lover, now at Tybee Island
gives ber history aud shows the state of her
mind in contemplation Of the act Of suicide:


l ask you to forgive me; you will never
zee me in this world, for when you read this
letter shall be with that dear one that has
passed on before income that | loved better,
yes far better, than my life.


Before the rising sun shall again gild the
eastern horizon-before the gray streaks of
morning shall sgain dawn upon the sky, nv
spirit will be free, for this night will my
body lie in the canal. Yes, Daniel, shall
commit suicide. Tonight my cup ofearthly
sorrow is too full. Although but sixteen
years have rolled over my head, have seen
trouble My short but sad history, if you
wish to know it, you shall have. was born
in the city of Boston, Mass. had as kind a
father and mother as any one would wish to
have. l had one brother and one sister older
than myself. We lived happy and lovingly
until | was three years old. Then the hand
of death took from our sight that dear
mother and q little infant brother of about
one year old. My father hired a woman to
keep house for him, but she dealt blows upon
us from morning till night. He could not
see that, for he loved his children; but be
could not keep us together, SO he gave me to
one of my aunts, and my sister to another.


1t is now thirteen years since we laid our
mother in the grave. Two years ago saw
my father and sister, but they were no more
to me, of course, than strangers She was
married at the age of eighteen to wealthy
farmer, and did not care 10 have me near her,
so ! came home, and have not seen or heard
from her but once since; she has parted from
her husband; that is all know about her.


Now l will tell you about myself. A few
years ago John Smith came into our neigh
borhood; was then a little girl, who had
never thought of love or marriage. l met
him at parties and danced with him, but
never thought of him more than any fellow
till last June. The mill in his place stopped,
and went home which is about four miles
below the city. He was boarding there al
the time, SO we were much of the time to-
gether. He learned to love me, aud his love
was returned. Ny aunt gave her consent
and we we're engaged. After while she be-
I gan to turn against him for some stories she
had heard, and tried to break it up; but she
could not do that. My uncle was for break
ing it up as well as she, so they turned me
from the house. John left there soon after
and went up to Vermont. He staid three
weeks, when he came back. He enlisted
with the rest, as you know. have no heme
the world is cold and uncharitable, and will
90 to dwell with that beloved one in


brighter world. But / have worried you
patience, fear, and once more asking you
forgiveness, will close. l trust you will b
spared to come homo safe to join your friend
and those you love.