Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1875-04-24

In San La Jose, CallloTnia to"n
there lived young lady, handsome,
wealthy. and moreSh han usually well ed
ucated Her father was an invalid,
her mother was cold and heartless. '...'.,
Two wears ago physician was called
TO attend her father; in this way the
Young lady saw him. The doctor PAID
no attention to ber-his mind was en-
crossed with his professional duties.
a few weeks ago this doctor was some
what surprised by being asked by the
Young lady to give her the favor OF q
private interview. She took him into
a drawing-room.
Doctor, said she, 4 suppose that
gentlemen of your profession are ac-
customed to receive strange condolences.
| have a confession to make to you. s..
He supposed that the impending con-
fession 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 pre-
pared for what l am about to say she
continued; but Iwish you to hear it.
1t is now Just two years since | first
saw you. You have scarcely ever ex-
changed a word with me, but | have
learned much about you. l am not
mistaken in believing that you are I'M
married
NO, said he, Il am not married.
'And your affections are not engaged;
You scarcely have the right to ask
that, said he.
We'll, then, she replied, i will not
ask it; but l will make you my confess
ion. l love you with all my confess
ion. / wish you to marry me, have
loved you from the first moment | saw
you. I said to myself, 4 win wait for
two years; if he then speaks TO me |
will know what to say You have not
spoken and now speak. | say love
you with all my hear; you are nccess-
airy for me; will you marry met
The doctor, who although not n
very old man, was twice the, age OF the
young lady, recovering little from his
surprise. tried to turn the matter of as
joke, but the young lady was very
serious. o.
No, said she, i am in very sober
earnest. | know all that you may say
or think as to the indelicacy of my pro-
pOsal, but cannot help it. / ask You
once more, can you love me, and will
you marry me-?
In sober earnest, then, he replied,
Il cannot marry you al
Then / shall die, said she, very
calmly, and left the room. r-
The doctor had heard people say be-
fore that they should die, and he left
the house without attaching very much
importance 10 the prophecy.
A few days after this the yonng lady
was found dead in bed Two letters
laid upon her dressing table One was
addressed to her family solicitor.
Every penny of her property was
given to the doctor, and the solicitor
was instructed to make the transfer TO
him, to ask no questions, and 10 take
no receipt. The other letter was 10
the doctor. Il told you should die,
and when you receive this l shall be
dead. For ten days lave taken N"
food or drink; but that does not kill
me, and now | have taken poison. |
have no reproach to make 10 you, but |
could not live without your love. When
| am dead look at my heart. You will
see your name there. have two re-
quests to make to yon. Go 10 my so
licitor and take what he has for you,
and then go off oil n holiday Ia Italy
for a few months. The other request
is that YOU meter ask where am buried,
and never come 10 my grave.
There was a post mortem examina-
ton made on the young la,lys body.
On her breast, over the 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 own hand
OH the day when she first saw him.
ONE Boy KILLS ANOTHER An ARRAY
occurred in Highland county, Va. n
few days ago, resulting in the death OF
boy named John Il. Dudsor, aged
twelve years. The day previous 10 the
aff'ray a boy named Frank II. Cook,
age about seventeen years, and n
Younger brother of Dudsons had
difficulty in which Cook whipped the
boy and sent him home. The next
morning deceased sought Cook and
asked why he had whipped his brother,
at the same time striking him with
stick whereupon Cook seized n club
and threw it at Dudson, striking him
on the head, inficting wound from
which he died IN four hours. The
youthful murderer has been arrested,
A MYSTERIOUS CAvE.-Thc Hagers-
town News of Thursday last says: a
man by the name OF George Walters,
while blasting ont cis,ern on The
premises of Mr. Iienjaman Beck, on
Franklin street in that town on We'd
nesday last, when at the depth of 20 feet
though solid rock, discovered the
mouth of a cave, which is being explor-
ed by the editor Of the News and sew
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