Lyon County times. [volume] (Silver City, Nev.) 1874-1907, 1874-11-17
THE LYON, COUNTY TIMES
A WONDERFUL STORY.

-1s0NDON, OctODer STH.-A very
strange story was told to me the
other day. In town not far from
London there lived young lady
who was handsome, quite wealthy,
and more than usually well-edu-
cahsA. Her father was an invalid;
her mother was an insipid, coh, and
heartless woman Two years ago a
physician of7London was called to
attend 10 the father; ia this way the
Young lady saw him. He paid no
attention to her-his mind was en-
crossed with his professional duties.
4 week ago THIS doctor, after paying
a visit to his patient, was somewhat
surprised by being asked by the
young lady to give her the favor OF
4 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 to receive strange con-
fdences. I have confession to
make to you.' He supposed that
the impending confession had some
thing to do with the state of her own
health or thst Of her father, and he
begged her to proceed. "You will,
however, be scarcely prepared for
what am about to say" she con-
tinued, "but I wish you to hear it.
1t is now just two years since I first
saw you. You have scarcely ever
exchanged word with me, but /
have learned muck about you. ]
am not mistaken in believing that
you ere unmarried"
"No," said he 81 am not mar
risd." af
"And your affections are not en-
gagedf"
"You scarcely have the right to
ask that, said he.
"Weil, them" she replied, 81 will
not ask it, but I must make to you
my confession. l love you with all
my heart. wish you to marry me.
l loved you from the first moment
1 saw you. I said to myself, l will
wait for two years: if he then speaks
to me I will know what to say.
You have not spoken; and now I
speak. say love you with all
my heart; yon are necessary for Eae;
will you marry me?"
The doctor, who, although not al
very old 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. .--r-ar.
II = an L..
Der earnest. know all that you
msy say or think as to the indeliea
cy Of my proposal, but cannot
help it. ask you once more, can
you love me, and will you marry
mey'' r-.~.F.4.s.-
.fn soSes earnest, then" he re-
piled, ~ cannot marry yOu.'
"Then shall de-" said she, very |
calmly, and she left the room q
TIE Doctor had. heard people say
before this that they should die, and
he left the house without attaching
much importance to the prophecy,
although wondering greatly at the
other portion of this interview. |
A few days after this the young
lady was found dead in her bed.
Two letters lay upon her dressing
table, rOnes was addressed TO her
family solicitor. 1t recalled to his
mind promise he had made her.
She had gone to see him, and had
asked him to make out for her q pa
per transferring the whole of her
property to person whose name
she would not 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 inclosed the paper, filled up
and signed. Every penny of her
property was gwen to the doctor,
and the solicitor was intrusted to-.
make the transfer to him, to ask no
questions, and to take no receipt.
The other letter was to the doctor.
81 told you L should die" said she,
"and when You receive thisfI shall
be dead. For ten days l have taken
no food nor drink; but that does not
kill me, and now have taken poi
son, I have no reproach to make to
you, but could not live. without
your lONc. " Hcu dill ucdu looh az
my heart. You will see your name
there. have two requests to make
of you. Go to my solicitor and take
what. he has for you and then go on
a holiday to Italy for a few months.
The other request is that you never
ask where l ann buried, and never
come to my grave"
There was a post msortenel examin-
alton made OF. the young lady's
b~fly.. On her breast over her heart,
deeply imprinted in the flesh, We're
the initials of the Doctors name.
The characters seemed to have been
made there two or three years be-
fore. They were probably imprint
&. cd by her own hand on the day
when she first saw him.. Y.
Graphic. noAnnin9C AM .
{" THE steamer designed BY Mr.. Bes-
semer,s the great steel-werker, to
avoid sea-sickness, will soon make a
trip across the English channel, the
toughest water in the world. The
success Of the trip Is waited Tor with
great interest The vessel is three
hundred and fifty feet long, forty