From the Rutland (verIaonlj Herald

SUICIDE.
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Among the many inRances Of fu-
icide which we are frequently record
Ing, we have heard of none 10 extra
ordinary, and 70 affecting as the fol-
loving, which happened IN Middle
town, in this county, the lait week.
A young man by the name of Lem
uel otoddart, Of that town, had paid
his coneant addrenes to young girl,
Whole parents were neighbours, for
conGderable time, till at length mat
rimony was mutually agreed to {;
content Of parents was given, and
the day fixed, when the young vota-
ries were TO be united in marriage.
but here we mutt record dreadful
tale-The day arrived when their
parents and their friends expected to
witncts a pleafant fcsne. But a tri-
vial execute was made for the DELAY.
ln the evening, the young man paid
his female friend a final vilit, at her
fathers houle-when and where he
related 70 her that he had for fome
time been fufpicious that her attach
ment to him was Indifferent, that
her chaitity was not inviolate, and
that friend Of his had now convin-
csd him that his fufpicions were not
groundleis. He continued 10 OBJ
ieEve, that as nothing could diiIuade
him from the opinion he had formed,
and that if he ihould marry her he
fhould &c miftrable, and bis attach
ment to her2u-as ffill 70 fixed that he
could not live happy without her
What next--Suicide, he thought
was the only alternative He pro.
Pofed that fhe hould depart with
him, ,intimating that far better world
would receive them, where their fpir.
its would dwell together in the fame
bonds of affection, which would diff
tinguiih them here. The young man
then faid he had procured Iaudanum
1uficient to effect what he had pro-
pofed, and handing the credulous fe-
male vial, and taking one himlelf,
both fwallowed the dofe But, the
girl fickened and difcharage from
the fomach faved her from a dread
ful end-The feep of her anticipated
companion was eternal. He died a.
bout one o'cock in the afternoon Of
the day following.


Mr.. Stoddart was about 20 years
Of age.


The preceding particulars are as
near as poffible, the fubfance Of
what our informant related and which
he fays, was molly from the mouth
Of the furviving female, who it is
thought j, inocent as-to the charge
which the deceafed alledged againft
her.