The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-11-06
AN EXTRAORDINARY STORY.
[From the New York Graphical

V LONDON, Oct. B.
A very strange story was told to me th
other day. In town not far from Londo
there lived young lady who was handsome
tolerably wealthy and more than usually we
educated. Her father was an invalid; he
mother was an insipid, cold and hesEtless VIC
man. Two years ago physician of Londo
was called to attend the father; IN this wa
the young lady saw him. He paid no atten
ton to her-his mind was engrossed with hi
professional duties. A few weeks ago this doc
tor, after paying visit to his patient, wa
somewhat surprised by being asked by tn
young lady to give her the favor Of a privat'
interview. She took him into drawing
room, and led him to the further end of thu
that gentlemen of your profession are accus
toned p receive strange condolences. have
. confession to make to you" He supposed
that the impending confession had something
to do with the state Of her own health or with
that of her father, and he begged her to pro-
coed.
"You will, however, be scarcely prepared
for what am about to say" she continued.
"But wish you to hear it. 1t is now just
two years since / first saw you. You have
scarcely ever exchanged word with me, but
I have learned much about you. 1 am not
mistaken in believing that you are uDmar-
xied?"
"No," said he, I" l am not married"
"And your affections are not engaged? 2"
"You scarcely have the right to ask that, "
said he.
swell, then" she replied, 81 will not ask
it, but must make to you my confessian. l
love you with all my heart l wish you to
marry me. loved you from the first moment
two years-if he then speaks to me l will
know what to say. You have not spoken, and
now speak. Isay love you with all my
heart ; you are necessary for me; will you
marry me?"
The doctor, who, although not very young
man, was twice the age Of the young lady. re-
covering little from his surprise, trie Ito
turn the matter off as joke but the young
lady was very serious.
mo" said she, II am in sober earnest
know all that you may say or think as to
the indelicacy Of my proposal, but l can not
help it. l ask you once more, can you love
me, and will you marry me?".
"In sober earnest, then" he replied, Il
can not marry you"
"Then shall die, said she, very calmly,
and left the room.
The doctor had heard people say before this
that they should die, and he left the house
without attaching much Importance to the
prol hecy, 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 laid
upon her dressing table. One was addressed
to her family solicitor. 1t recalled to his mind
q promise he had made her. She had gone to
see him. and had asked him to make out for
her . paper transferring the whole of her
property to a 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 inclosed |
the paper, filed up and signed Every penny !
Of her property was given to the doctor, and |
the solicitor was instructed to make. the trans
Ter to him, to ask no questions, and to take
no receipt. Thu other letter was to the doc
tor. II told you l should die" said she,
"and when you receive this shall be dead.
For ten days have taken no food nor no
drink; but that does not kill me- aud now l
have taken poison. l have no reproach to
make to you, but could not live without
your love- When I am dead. look at my
heart. You will see your name there. have
two requests to make Of you. Go to my So
lieitor and take what he has for you, and then
60 off on holiday to Italy for a few months.
The other request is that you never ask where
l am buried and never come to my grave"
There was post mortem examination made
on the young lady's body. On her breast,
over her heart, deeply imprinted in the flesh,
we g the initials OF the doctors name. The
characters seemed to have been made there
two or three years before. They were prob
IDLY imprinted by her own hand on the day
when size first saw him. CATHcART