The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-10-11
"ATRUE STORY"

Happening 10 be spending the winter OF
the year 1900 at Gibraltar, /, one day in the
course of my wanderngs, found myself in
the cemetery set apart there for the burial
! Of strangers. Proiestanis, and the like, who
were not members OF the Romish commun.
ion. II twas a large and bleak spot enough,
situated on very high ground, and there was
not much in the surrounding details and
picturesqueness Of the grave, as sometimes
is the case in foreign b0rfal-plsces: TO in
ierest sight-seer with one exception =
In the extreme eastern corner, aud on the
most elevated ground, stood a simple White
cross of marble with initials f'M. L." on il,
and the date OF the PERSONS dealh /;
wreath OF flowers encirced the stone, and
the grave was evidently very carefully
tended and watched. presenting thereby.
considerable contrast to those OF the other
place on thai bleak rock.
So struck was | with the neatness of this
individual grave, that seeing an old man
working hard by, asked him il there was
any particular history attached TO it, and if
be knew who the person was that was bn-
ried there. His answer did not give much
information, beyond the fac. of its being The
grave of an English lady, who had died
there some years before, and whose hus-
band paid him (the old man) small sun
yearly for keeping that spo: in order, ard
supplying the cross constantly with flowers.
This little incident had quite passed out
Of my mind as a matter 100 trivial 10 be
worth remembering, till was reminded of
il in rather a startling manner short time
ago.
was staying al country house in York
shire, The host and the hostess being both
OF them old and dear friends nf mine, when
late one evening the conversation happen
ed 10 turn upon a subject sufficiently excl
ting 10 rouse The most sleepiy incired of
the guests into wakefulness. IL was debated
whether instances had ever really occurred
OF people having been buried aliSe,-i. e.,
whether any authentic case could be stated
of man who had fallen into trance, and
who had been in that condition buried, had
and then had been suforaled in his coffin
Opinions were pretty equally divided on
the subject the one party affirming that il
was impossible, 10 the present state of med
icsI science, for anybody to meet with such
a horrible fate, and The other, though appa
rently unable TO ci:e any examples, declar-
ing that they were sure such thing nigh,
happen. though they admitted at the same
lime that cases of that nature would be less
likely 10 occur in England, where reason
The Continent, where the laws enforced the
inierment OF the body so soon after death.
Ia the midst of the discussion, the lady OF
the house, who had seemed to take but lit
tie interest in one way or the other, sud
denly surprised Us all by saying that if we
would give her our attention for short time
she would tell Us a story on that very SUBJ
ject, and relate what had truly occurred TO a
near. relative OF her own many years be-
fore
''You aay have often heard me mention,"
she said, turning TO me, my two cousins,
Charles and Frank Livingston, though |
don't much think you ever lad q. s.personai
acquaintance with either of Them. 1t is
just twenty years ago now that :hey fell in
love with two of fhe pretiiest girls in York
shire, sisters and heiresses, whose names
were Mary and Florence Arden. As the
progress Of their love affairs has not much |
to do with the gist of my story, ii is enough !
to say that everything went on very salts
factoriIy, and that in due course. and on the
same day, Mary and Florence became the
wives Of my two cousins, Charles and Frank
Mary vas The eldest sister,
though al the time of their marriage she
was barely nineteen, ard to my mind the
mos taking and loveable of the two; of
course Frank thought differently, and per-
haps II was well he did so.
s'''I need scarcely tell you that :he happy
couples passed the honeysmoons very pleas
anIIy IN various spoisin England and Scot
land, and afterwards settled down a few
miles from each other in close proximity
with the city Of York itself.
'sThe marriage happened in The spring of
Ihe year and in the following autumn, much
10 tie delight OF ihetwo brides, il was de-
that yacht should be chartered
Tor q few months, and the winter spent in i
cruising about from place TO piace--lheir
IDEAS chiefly pointed towards the Msdiierra-
neans asthey one and all had great desire
% visi, Malta and Gibraltar, and moreover,
i possible, 10 land 81 Africa tie latter
believe merely that they might have the
satisfaction Of saying that they had once