Year: 1870

Long Bra nch Belle Falls Victim To the
Tolls of a Napouock Drugaist-Exciting
Scenes Aboard q Steamboat-A Cruel Mother
and ssister-A Noble, Generous and True
Brother.


About two months ago two sisters, aged eighteen
and twenty years respectively fashionably dressed
accomplished and highly respectable, arrived in
RondOut from Ellenville intent on paying visit to
Long Branch. Both were beautiful brunettes, with
dark, luxurant hair and the most bewitching OF
black eyes, the elder full OF life and vivaclty the
younger sad and detected as II some cankerIng care
were gnawing at her young heart. The elder, to
question why her sister looked 50 care-wOrn and
sOrrowIui answered that OF late she was subject to
the attacks OF tnat most heartless OF inqusitors,
ennuf, which would soon be driven away
AMID CONGENIAL SCENES AND CoNyIvIAL COMPANY
to be found at Long Branch. To these sallcs the
sister would only answer by a sad shake Of the
head, knowing full well tnat naught could again
cheer her desolate heart The next morning they
left Rondout board one OF the STEAMBOATS, for New
York, both apparently giving themselves up to the
contemplation OF the beautiful and glorious scenes
along the grand old Hudson-the younger seeming
to have forgotten her sorrows amid the picturesque
grandeur OF the Highlands. Arriving safely IN New
York they took passage in the Plymouth Rock for


LONG BRANCH


where they were met by friends, who were expect
Ing their arrival. Here the sisters spent several
weeks, drinking in the cool breezes Of the sea,
sporting merrly in ITS foaming, rolling SURF both
seeming to enter heartily into the festivities gaye
ties and fashionable dissipations Of the day.


FLIRTING. WHINING, DINING AND DRIVING,
they soon became general favorites among the
guests. Many will now remember the two sisters,
whom they 30 much cOurted, favored and iattered,
anu whose wealthy and arlstocratlc parentage was
only excelled by their personal charms and beauty,
little dreaming that one OF them has fallen INTO deep
disgrace.


|. THE SAD SISTER


daily became more and more detected and care
wOrn until her sister, becoming alarmed for her
health. resolved upon returning nome- They came
to New York and took passage on the steamer Mary
Powell. While going up the river the young girl
was taken very sick with violent pains. Upon their
arrival at RondouJ physician was hastily sum-
moned, who, after careful examination OF the
patient informed her and the elder sister that she
was about to give birth to a child. Upon this the
elder sister became very


INDIGNANT AND ENRAGED


hurting thick fast upon the head of the doctor
replied that he he hoped she was right and lie wrO 49,
but time alone would decide. carriage was at
once called and the sick girl taken TO the Mansion
House in ROndOut where in fifteen minutes after
her arrival she became mother The eldest sister
now became more and more enraged and excited,
upbraiding her sister without reserve-yelling and
screaming at the top OF her voice. SO DoisterOus
furious ana violent did she become that 1t found
necessary TO elect her from the room. shortly after
she


DESERTED HER SISTER,


and started for her home at Ellenve, TO inform tine
family Of the disgrace which had beiallen them.
Immediately after the reception Of the sad news a
brother Of the forsaken girl came to Rondout, and





may be able to take her to his home-the mother
and sister Of the unfortunate girl having barred the
doors Of home against her. But for the unfatering
love OF


NOBLE. GENEROUS AND TRUE BROTHER,
through good report and evil report, In coming to
the rescue Of his fallen sister, she like many Others,
| would have been driven out into cold and cheer
less world, and the much loved and respected
pele Of The village might have gone down step by
step to the dark shades Of degradation and vice. I'LL
| ing at last an Outcast's grave
| wbo with soft and honeved words wound himself
around the heart Of his vlctlm like serpent around
his prey, until she at last ell quiverng and utter
ing like stricken Bird is, as she alleges druggist
| In Nap0n0ck, Ulster county.
| HIS VICTIM


has many times informed him OF her situation, and
| has repeatedly pleaded with him to make good his
| vOws--to save her and the child from ignominy and
disgrace; but with st0ical indifference and demo
| MAC laugh he would turn ner aside. 1t now remains
| TO be seen whether the people OF Naponock will
countenance tolerate IN their midst man so dan
| gerous, wicked and debased, or whether they Will
not, by the force OF public Opini0n put whip In
every honest hand to asn the rascal naked through
| the world"