Child Suicide's Letter.
At Vizzini, in the province of Catania, Francesca Gargotta, a bright and affectionate little child of 11, recently died suddenly. Typhoid was thought to be tho cause, but after her death it became evident that she had taken poison. A long letter, discovered among the little suicides playthings, announced her resolve to die in order to join her fondly-loved sister Concettina, who had died a few months before, and the child in asking pardon of her parents and relatives made them console themselves with her brothers who remain. Then followed a number of request to friends and playmates of her various belongings, consisting of dresses, linen, books, necklaces, and jewellery, with an affectionate message to each.
Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 - 1932), Saturday 5 November 1904, page 2
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At Vizzini, in the province of Catania, Francesca Gargotta, a bright and affectionate little child of 11, recently died suddenly. Typhoid was thought to be tho cause, but after her death it became evident that she had taken poison. A long letter, discovered among the little suicides playthings, announced her resolve to die in order to join her fondly-loved sister Concettina, who had died a few months before, and the child in asking pardon of her parents and relatives made them console themselves with her brothers who remain. Then followed a number of request to friends and playmates of her various belongings, consisting of dresses, linen, books, necklaces, and jewellery, with an affectionate message to each.
Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 - 1932), Saturday 5 November 1904, page 2
( http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228577943 )
Child Suicide's Letter.
At Vizzini, in the province of Catania, Francesca Gargotta, a bright and affectionate little child of 11, recently died suddenly. Typhoid was thought to be tho cause, but after her death it became evident that she had taken poison. A long letter, discovered among the little suicides playthings, announced her resolve to die in order to join her fondly-loved sister Concettina, who had died a few months before, and the child in asking pardon of her parents and relatives made them console themselves with her brothers who remain. Then followed a number of request to friends and playmates of her various belongings, consisting of dresses, linen, books, necklaces, and jewellery, with an affectionate message to each.
Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 - 1932), Saturday 5 November 1904, page 2
( http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228577943 )
At Vizzini, in the province of Catania, Francesca Gargotta, a bright and affectionate little child of 11, recently died suddenly. Typhoid was thought to be tho cause, but after her death it became evident that she had taken poison. A long letter, discovered among the little suicides playthings, announced her resolve to die in order to join her fondly-loved sister Concettina, who had died a few months before, and the child in asking pardon of her parents and relatives made them console themselves with her brothers who remain. Then followed a number of request to friends and playmates of her various belongings, consisting of dresses, linen, books, necklaces, and jewellery, with an affectionate message to each.
Dubbo Dispatch and Wellington Independent (NSW : 1887 - 1932), Saturday 5 November 1904, page 2
( http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article228577943 )
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