The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1874-11-06
DIED FO. LOEE.


/ Graphic tells this vary strange story:
/ In town not far from London there
lived a young lady who was handsome, tol-
erably wealthy, and more than usually well
educated. Her father was an invalid: her
mother was an insipid. cold. aud heartleSs
woman. Two years ago physician Of
/ London was called to attend the father: in
/ this way the young lady saw him. He paid
no attention to her-his mind was engrossed
with hiS professional duties. a few weeks
! ago this doctor, after paying n visit to his
/ patient, was somewhat surprised by being
asked by the young lady TO give her the
| favor of a private interview. She took him
into a drawing room and led him to the
further end Of the apartment, ''Doctor, -
said she, 81 suppose that gentlemen Of your
profession are accustomed 10 receive strange
| condolences. l have a confession to make
/ 10 you." He supposed that the impending
/ confession had something to do with the
4 state of he9 own health or with that of her
father and lie begged her to proceed.
| .'You will, however, be scarcely prepared
for what l am about 10 say" she contin-
ued '.but ! wish you to hear it. 1t is now
just two years since [ first saw you. You
have scarcely ever exchanged a word with
me, but | have learned much about you.
I am not mistaken in believing that you
are unmarried p
''No,'' he said, 81 am not married"
"And your affections are not engaged p
you scarcely have the right to ask
| that" said ne.
''WeT, then she replied, ~ viii not
ask it, but must make to you my confess
ion | love you with all my heart. /
wish you to marry me. ] loved you from
the first moment | saw you. | said 30
myself. viii wait fDrtwo years--if he then
speaks to me l viii know what TO say.
You have not spoken and now 1 speak.
I say love you with all my heart you
are necessary for me will YOU marry ne?'
The doctor. who. although not n very
Young man, was twice the age Of the
Young lady, recovering a little from his
surprise. tried TO turn the matter off as
Joke but the young lady was very serious.
s.No." said she. q" / am in very sober
earnest. know all that you may say or
think as to The indelicacy Of my proposal,
but 1 cannot help it. | ask you once
more. can you love me, and viii you marry
NE -
I'm sober earnest, them" he replied, al
cannot marry you."
s'Then 1 shall die said she, very calm
" and she left the room.
The doctor had heard people say before
this that they slfould die, aud he left the
house without attaching much Importance
to the prophecy, although " Wondering great
" at the other portion of this interview.
4 few DAYS after this the young lady
was found dead in her he'd. Two letters
laid upon her dressing table. One was al
dressed to her family solicitor. Itrecalled
TO his mind a promise he had made her.
She had gone to see him, and had asked
him to make out for her a paper transfer
ring the whole of her property to person
whose name she would not then give him.
He was to prepare the necessary paper and
send it to her to fill up the blanks and to
sign. She had done this, and she now in
closed the paper, filed up and signed.
the Doctor. and the solicitor was instructed
to make the transfer to him, to ask no
questions. and to take no receipt. Tie
other letter was to the doctor. 81 told you
I should de- said she, ''and when you
receive this | shall be dead. For ten days
I have taken no feod nor any drink but
that does not kill me, aud now | have taken
poison. l have no Tcproach to make to
you, bat | could not live without your
love When am dead, loOk at my heart.
You will see your name there. have two
requssts to make Of you. Go TO my solici-
tor and take what he has Tor you, and then
ge OFF on a holiday to Italy for a few months.
The other request is that you never ask
where | am buried, and never come TO my
grave
There was post-moTtem examination
made of the young lady's body. On her
breast over her heart, deeply imprinted In
the flesh, were the initials of The doctors
name. The characters seemed to have
been made there two or three years before.
They were probably imprinted by her OWE
hand OH the day when she first saw him.