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' A IY7SBLP POISONS HERSELF. :
SeliuliW. aged 25, who was a lady-help
to: the'ly! Mr Alfred Dumpier, the well-
knoiritoirauiiid lessee of the Aloxoridra,-
Tlieatriasjicommittcd suicide by poispriitig:
herselfiBlough 011 Rats. Mr Darnpier
and liiiifjBivo at Victoria Parade, on the
Fitzrop;®liss Palmor had been living with
the friifgnhout five years, aud had become
dceplycnM to a professional engaged at one
of the tnR This person contemplates a trip
to Am|SBbusiness, and, as far as ; can : be
iearueCBt reciproca'.e the ardent affection'
of'tHetfiEoman. ' To' this cirourristai r"
attrib:l1H|yr'" '.
- ; . jWB . j peculiar frame pf'.mina in
wnteh'iaHntty had been.' About ar Quarter-:
past bnaBonday. afternoon, when Mr' Ram-'
pier fcSjB liis homo from tlie . Alexaudra
/L'heaiiOTBis admitted by Miss Palmer, jdiQiw."
ho as lBet him some luticli, as lie-had : an
ilnpoi-.Mmagement at thrco o'clock. She
(Cotnpcwmf ully , but soon afterwards', 'as. Miss
iLily was passing Palmer's bedroom;-,
film h inH latter ' vomiting, 'and eriteredt-
Palmamrig 011 tho bed, gasping for breath,
tn re;oJj|nuestion as to what was the matter,
she/si'hnk; I am so wicked ; you will1 never
forgiie!3 have taken poison to. en'd ;my:
miser im B.-" Dr M'Gibbori was seiit 'ifri'j-j'
arid JliftBcouId. but the paliont died. at three'
o'clocnKiesday morning. In addition . to
Dr bbWi Dr Neild was oilled in, and:a
nurse iMPght from Miss M'Uartncy's, private
hospiElM Melbourne, but all to no.., avail.
DeceiHher is in New South - Wales, .fieri
niothis||ftad, and there are- a sister rind-
brothi MB colony. . Her father -is urtder- -
atoodwgBployed on a station. She w-as a
favotiiM|| tlio Diiriipier family. ' J"i!-.,
It flK'aiiicd that riot long before, .'ripnn'
ori i|gBus .Palmbr sent the fcillowjiirie'ttfer
t«> Hi'«qi»b loved so wildly :t-" My Darii:",
—foriSHr call you this once,— You- khpE;-
on Sal®!®ight you asked mo if I bad said
mythaMpt you; and I said no. Iwas. afraid
to totulWt I had said . that you had asked
me toMiw with you to America.: I know
you ddbo angry and cast me off for over-
Biifc you I expect no > mercy at '.ycjC
handiaPtle thought when wo parted list
'liKhtitWwould be tlio last time on this-esrth'
thatloWi 800 tho face I loved so( yrell. I
havl jiMihat you would do if you'were in the
samefiiflty. : But. God forgive mo for. it. I
canniiywithouti y.di 0<> I mu»t die. l(Seqd
mo a'ejpot.by! the 'raeserigor, just to.. tell me
you ini|-Cu.rsq me, . .Only, pay you Jwilljfor-
give 1 > |d I shall leave this world happy.
God las lou, my lost love, good-bye. Yours
for t>$, but of ter wards I shall belong to God.
I stppi Your poor lost Selina. P.8.-rrL
was mi 3 next Monday." I go to-duy to my.
God.' 4 Grid; it th' hard' to die, and life with'
you s# 10 bright." ,, ,
Ttsi on to whom the letter was address, ea
I wrisnln wlieri It arrived, and did not' get it
until M look pn Monday night. Hp jMPg.',®
onoeciB unicated with Mr Dairipior, aria
to tbetq o end roinainod with Palraebj.Vritl
she di j The poison wa? kept ill tho 1i,,i5,?,.,9?-
kiU vdij . Deceased was very, fond ,pf;t?w|9S
lighfliw'ro, and was of a turn of mind
cribei!! romantic,! but novertneieas,
maiiriiii i - pleasing, arid she was very ' gooti-
lopkiirip
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