The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1874-11-05
APATHET1C STORY.

a fAxHEI1C STORY.
The Wonderful Heart Attraction of an
English Girl and Her Sad Death
Is There Peace.
Correspondence Of the New York Graphic.
LONDON, Oct. 8.-A very strange
story was told to me the other day.
In town not far from London there
lived young lady who was handsome,
tolerably wealthy, and more than u.s.
ually we'll educated. Her father was
an invalid her mother was an insip-
id, cold, and heartless woman. Two
years ago a 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 visit to his patient, was
somewhat surprised by being asked
by the young lady to give her the IA
vor of private interview. She took
him into a drawing-room and led him
to the further end of the apartment.
"Doctor," she said, Il suppose that
gentlemen of your profession are &C.
customed to receive strange conf
dences. I have a confession to make to
you" Hesupposed that impending
confession had something to do with
the state of her own health or with that
of her father, and he begged her to
proceed. "You will, however, be
scarcely prepared for what I am
about to say" she continued, "but I
wish you to hear it. It is now just
two years since I first saw you. You
have scarcely ever exchanged a word
with me, but I have learned much
about you. I am not mistaken in
believing that you are unmarried ?"
"No," said he II am not married. {"
"And your affections are not en-
gagged ?"
"You scarcely have the right to
ask that" said he.
"Well, then," she replied, II will
not ask it, but I must make to you
my confession. I love you with all
my heart. I wish you to marry me:
I loved you from the first moment I
saw you. I said to, myself; I will
wait for two years-if he then speaks
to mel will know what to say. You
have not spoken; and now I speak.
I say I love you with all my heart ;
you are necessary for me; will YOU
marry me?"
The doctor, who, although not a
very young man, was twice the age Of
the young lady, recovering q little
from his surprise, tried to turn the
matter off as a joke; but the young
lady was very serious.
No." said she, "I'm in very sober
earnest. I know all that you may
say or think as to the indelicacy Of
my proposal, but I cannot help it. ]
ask you once more, can you love me,
and will you marry me?"
"1n sober earnest, then" he replied,
Il can not marry you"
"Then I shall die," said she, very
calmly, and she 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 prophecy
although wondering greatly at tht
other portion of this interview.
A few days after this the youn@
lady was found dead in her bed
Two letters laid upon the dressing ia
BILE. One was addressed to her fami
ly solicitor. It recalled'to his mint
a promise he had made her. She hat
gone to see him, and asked him t,
make out for her a paper transferring
the whole Of her property to a per
son whose name she would not thei
give him. He was to prepare tn
necessary paper and send it to her t.
6ll,up the blanks and to sign. sh
had done this, and she now enclose,
the paper filled up and signed. Ev
cry penny Of her property was giive1
to the doctor, and the solicitor was in
str,icted to make the transfer to hin
to ask no questions, and to take n
receipt. The other letter was to ;~th
doctor. Il told you L should die,
said she, "and when<you receive this
shdnbe dead For ten days I hay
taken no food nor no drink, but, til