Year: 1875

6'S" 80 Po"S"b ouu VI hoibuuiN
beauty as ever gladdened parental hearts
The little Eva was bright blonde, will
great blue eyes, fair hair, and cheek
that outrivaled the most delicate tint
Of the rose; her features we're such a
the foam,born goddess might have en-
We'd. And this bud of beauty grew anG
expanded into the full-blown flower Of {
surprisingly beautiful womanhood
Every care was taken in her education
No expence was spared. In the mos
famous schools of the land she received
such instruction as seemed best designed
to fit her for the high social position t.
which her fond parents hoped she wa'
to attain. Her studies finished in the
best institutions of her native land, she
was carried to Europe, where, during Q
sojourn Of two years, she was permitted tc
miugle in the aristocratic circles to which
her fathers great wealth gained her ar
entire. PetteG and courted on account ol
her beauty, vivacity. and high spirits
whatever she moved, the spoiled beauty
returned to her own country to receive
more profound adulation from the gallant
men who gathered in her train of ad.
mirers. During season she vibrated
between Cape May, Long Branch, New.
port. and Saratoga, at each Of which she
was an acknowledged belle. The ap,
proach OF winter found her back at her
southern home, where she reigned a queen
in the most fashionable society.


Among those who came to pay court
to the fascinating blonde, was one well
known IN the community, as gay, hand.
some, dashing man, whose very presence
excite prudent mamas to keep a prudent
guard over their daughters. But what
narm could come to the much,traveled
and thoroughly experienced society young
lady by harmless Irritation with the
entertaining libertine? So she thought
and so thonght her paternal guardians.
And the Irritation proceeded. The months
passed on, aud the Irritation had grown to
something worse. The spring.time came,
and the beautiful girl found herself 10 q
situation which becessitated her entire
Withdrawal fr,m society. OF course her
condition could not be hidden from her
parents. Then came tho confession, the
grief, shame ard bitterness which ever
follow the commission of sin. The feir
flower was b,ighted even in the time Of its
most resplendent beauty. There was
deep gloom end unutterable, grief-over-
whelming shame in the stately mansion,
which had before been made glad by her
presence, for she was an only child and
her parents we're rich. Anger succeeded
to the grief. Sternly and barsbly those
who had before lavished so much TENDER
ness upon her, and which had been so
lily repaid, bid their child 60 forth into
the great sinful world to become loath>
ed and hated being. She had fallen and
must decend to lower depths. The fash
ionable resorts we're to witness her reap
pearance no more. 'e "0alsas


She left the city. In the gilded halls
Of sin and shame in another city she held
her court as sort Of queen Of the demi.
monde. True her associates we're from
another strata Of society, but she plunged
boldly into the mael>strom Of fast lite.
A short time ago she was in St. Louis,
an inmate of one of the many bagnios
whose existence reflects upon the fair
reputation Of the city. But she had
concealed her identity under tie guise of
fictitious name. But she was recognized
by some who had known her in tie old
days when she vas distinguished society
belle. Her whereabouts became known
to some who had not lost all
interest in her fate. Perhaps, too, her
parents felt some little remorse for their
barshuess toward the erring child, and
connived at an effort for her restoration.
Letters were written to parties in this
city requesting their kind offices. Mean
while Josie, as she called herself, was en-.
joying the unenviable reputation Of being
toast among the fast young men about
town. Whether or not she became aware
Of the slight efforts which had been set on
foot with view Of ultimately restoring
her to the home which she had abandoned.
is not known. But at any event she took
sudden determination to leave the city,
and departed for the West.


Her friends, who still had some faint
hope that she would weary Of the life she
was leading and withdraw 70 the seclusiou