But, should she be a widow, her case is pitiable
indeed, being without a protector through life, and
seldom if ever the object of sympathy in death.
Many of these poor creatures are hurried to an un^
timely end, unfollowed by a single sigh, much less
a tear ; and scarcely has the spirit taken its flight
to the eternal world before beasts of prey are
allowed, without molestation, to tear them limb
from limb, and drag the bones to their dens.
Many a horrid and heart-rending deed is hereby



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placed beyond the power of human detection, and
the murderer enabled effectually to elude the voice
of blood.
