She had been a married woman, but had…
source date: 1891
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me of her childhood. She had been a married woman, but had parted from her husband something like five months ago. This separation, coupled with the loss of her only child, taken from her by her truant husband, tended to make the poor woman morose, and at times, desperate. Jennie was subject to heart disease, and on Tuesday evening, being in a despondent mood, she took several drinks of liquor. Only thirty minutes before she died, she was playing the piano and singing. Suddenly she complained of a pain in the region of her heart, and retir- ing to her room, five minutes later, she was a corpse. Jennies life spark had fled and there was no one near to hear her last bequest. The funeral took place Tuesday and was largely attended. Her later companions, the demi-monde, those unfortunate who are entitled to sympathy rather than censure, be it said to their credit, paid womanly tribute to all that remained of Jennie Forrest. Rev. R. E. Pierce, M. E., officiated at the funeral services. Jennie was human, and she may have sinned, but as it is not our province, we leave it to the Master. Let Him judge.