The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1869-09-02
A DEATH KISS.
The needle of "A yOsang mans sweetheart
pferces his heart while kissing
her lips.


From the Nashville TENN Press, July 26.
Ayoung gentleman named Joe White,
very respectable, industrious, quiet,
good-looking fellow, of about eighteen
years of age, and resident of German
town, went to South Nashville Satur-
day night to visit his lady love, Miss
Barnes. lie had been frequently to
visit her at various times. They were
engaged to be married He found her
In the parlor, sewing, as a proper
young girl should be. She was anx-
ious to finish the article, and therefore
concluded not to throw it aside when
he entered, particularly as he compli-
mented her on her pretty appearance,
with her beautiful face, bending over
her slender fingers as she piled the
stitches with as much grace and rapid
ity as other girls display when skim
ming over the keys of a nasty piano.
He took seat beside her. They
chatted very gayly. After waiting a
few minutes, which to him seemed
hours, he became impatient and long
ed to imprint a chaste kiss upon her
ripe and pouting lips. With the view
of carrying out his design, he let his
arm circle her waist furtively, and as
he was drawing her close to himself,
she objected to being disturbed until
her little work was finished; but he
insisted. She made motion to shove
him of, as girls are said to generally.
This motion proved fatal to her happi-
ness and to his life. He became i'm
petuous, and drawing her to him with
much violence, the needle caught in
her thimble got between them, the
point toward his heart.
1t entered, and, as he was about to
imprint kiss of love upon her lips,
his own became ashy pale, his vigor-
Gus grasp relaxed, aud then the fire of
love died out, as if by celestial puff,
at the moment of contact. He sicken-
ed, fell back upon the sofa. quite help
less. The young lady much alarmed
ran for assistance. The family all ran
into the room, and proceeded to open
his shirt collar, thinking he was in a
fainting fit, and that the usual restora-
tives would suffice. In undoing his
vest, it was found that the needle had
penetrated his side very deeply, cir
cumstance which the young lady new
noticed in her fright. The docter was
sent for. He administered what rem
edies he could. Partial conciousness
was restored, and the young fellow en-
abled to talk. The scene between him
and his first, last love, was extremely
affecting
She wept like one who feels that all
happiness on earth is lost, and he SEEM
ed to regret her loss and not his own
condition. He consoled her by saying
that she would soon get another lover
to fill his place, who would be more
worthy of her than he could hope TO
be, and who would make her happy.
This but increased her sorrow. She
sank down upon the floor beside him
and cried aloud. When he was be-
coming worse, and the doctor gave the
emphatic opinion that he could not
live, she started suddenly to her feet,
and running into another room, swal-
lowed heavy dose of laudanum,
which was there for the use of a young
member or the family that was sick.
1t was some time before she was dis
covered, and it was with the utmost
difficulty she was brought to concious-
ness. so, where is he? let me go to
him; will be with him." At the
same instant the young gentleman
was resigning his spirit into the hands
of its Maker in the adjoining room.
lie died about ten o'clock. She is
still in precarious condition, and e.
vinces symptoms of insanity.