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From the Natchez Free Trader.
SINGULAR ATTEMPT AT MURDER
! ROMANTIC STORY.


The Boston Times says 'that some one latel,


attempted to murder a sleeping woman bv pour
ing hot lead in her ear, anil that so shocking
circumstance was mcrcr heard Ofbefore" This
isa mistake. A more remarkable instance occur


red some years ago, in Virginia. We personal
ly knew all the parties Intimately Col F*%H, a


gentleman of high respectability and frequently a


representative from his county, died, leaving a


wife, some sons, and very beautiful daughter, a


bout fifteen years of age The widow, finding


herself destitute, opened boarding house at the


county seat, and among her boarders was Mr.. w


a wealthy merchant in the meridian of life and


a very fine looking man. This gentleman was


the prop and stay of the family, gave employment


to the sons furnished means to educate the daugh-
ter in the most fashionable manner, and conceived
for her violent passion. On her return from


school, he ad dressed her, but she resisted alike his
appeals and the opportunities of her mother and


friends She had indeed, formed an attachment


for "a very nice young man. in the same town.


but he was not to be put in competition with the


rich merchant, IN the estimation of the family-
The young lady, perhaps thought Otherwise
Finally however, after two years of assiduity and
delicate gallantry on the part of Mr.. W. and the
combined tears entreaties threats and persecution
of the family the fair girl stood before the altar
and became his wife. The next evening large
party was given them, and in the midst of the
dance Mr. W. being suddenly attacked with verti-
go and sick headache, was compelled to with
draw. His young wife hung over him in the 81
lent watches of the night, apparently in deep dis
tress, and insisted on giving him a potion. She
poured out a wine-glass full of laudanum and he
swallowed it without knowing its nature From
some cause, it Immediately acted as an emetic; but
left him stupid and wandering. His senses reeled
One moment he would lay motionless and COM
itose as if on the borders of the spirit world and
then he would shrek and leap up eonxulsively, !
all admission into the chamber At length he fell
into gentle slumber. She then stopped for a |
moment over the smouldering embers- approach |
ed the bed-gazed at her sleeping husband, and
holding a heated ladle in her hand, calmly pre-
pared to pour a stream of melted lead into his ear
At that instant he moved, and the kissing liquid
intended to penetrate to- and scald out his BRAIN
and thus cause death without trace fell only up
On his check. He shouted In excruciating pain
and the revellers mother, brothers and friends,
rushed in. There writhcd the still stupid hus-
band, the lead rivitted deep into his cheek and
here stood the fend wife, her bridal llets vet up
IN her brow, the instrument of death in her hand
md an empty phial labelled "Laudanum,' LAYING
IN the floor. The fearful realities of the case
dashed on every one, and in the confusion of the
moment she disappeared, and was hurried forth
With out of the commonwealth to distant State
On searching the room an old French magazine
vas found containing the death-bed confession of
woman, who had murdered nine husbands by
pouring lead into their ears The laudanum and
he lead, it was ascertained she had procured from
he store of MIR. W. few days before their mar
lage, and the lade used was part of bridal pres
mt The Grand Jury next morning found a bill
gainst the fugitive and the Legislature, being in
ession, Immediately decreed final and absolute
lVorce; What renders this case the more singu-
ar IS, that Miss I. was proverbia for the bland
less of her manner: and the uniform softness of
ler temper She was blonde. The rose-leaf
nted her lily cheek as sunbeam glows on
now Her blue eyes were indescribably sweet :
nd her golden hair foated like drapery of gossa-
ner, around form more perfect and voluptuous : :
han ever Raphael dreamed Of or Petrarch sung :
)tten have we gazed, as she stood the cynosure Il
every circle, and wondered if angels could be :
D fair. L


But the sequel of this romance is more sineu- y .
'r still. Years rolled by and Mr. W. continued .
wretched and solitary man. But the spell of :,
le enchantress was still upon his soul He closed =
is stores-sod out his estates-coHected his am =
Ie means and followed her to her distant abode, y
make new offer Of his hand She had iust :, :
'Grrisd man of high standing, aware of ali the :
rcumstances, but incapable of resisting her !" y
harms. Poor WI Then indeed, did the iron .
1ter his SOUL "The deadly arrow quivered in >,
is side" His early love-his f1uctuating court :.
lip-his triumph and the tragedy it occasioned- :,
e f1ight-the divorce--his years of misery-the :
ew birth of his passion and now its disappoint- :.
ent final and forever-came crushing over him. -
ze an avalanche, in the tide of bitter memories
I'd he prayed for DEATH Whether this PRAYER &,
as answered we know not He may yet wan -.
r broken hearted over the earth but one thing ~
e do know, if he be dead, more wretched, vet a
Purer and nobler spirit never winged its flight ~
heaven "
SelhshpesS, cold hearted bitter sel6shness, has an
suited In the emancipation of slaves in the British as
est Indies: but II has trehled the 1.,e;ab+ oe - -: