Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1875-01-21

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A SrRaNoE FAscrxsrroS.-TInSa nIa
Jose, California town, thoye lived =
young lady, handsome, wealthy, and
more than usually well educated. Her
father was Al invalid, her mother Was
cold and heartless.
Two rears ago physician xss caIed
itoktteid her father; in sssis. Ia
young lady saw him. The doctor paid.
no attention to her-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 Ter tie favor Of "a
private interview. She took him into a
drawing-rcom.
Doctor" said she, Il suppose that
gentlemen of your profession are accus-
toned to receive strange condolences.
have confession to make To you."
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 viii, however, be scarcely pre-
pared for " hat l am about to say" she
continued; ''but / wish you to hear il.
1t is now just two years since / first
saw YOU. You have scarcely ever ex-
changed word with NE, but / have
| learned much about you. / am not
mistaken in believing that you are un-
married 2"
NO." said he, Il am not married"
"And your affections are not engag.
ed:"
"You scarcely have the right to ask
that" said he.
"Wcll, then" she replied, II will not
ask it; but 1 will make you my confess
sion. l love You with all my heart. l
wish you 10 marry me. I have loved
you from the first moment I saw you
I said to myself, I will wait for two
years; if he then speaks to me 1 will
know what to say You have not spok-
en-, and now speak. 1 say l love yop
with all my heart; you are necessary fol
me; will you marry me z"
The doctor, who although not a very
old nan, was twice the age of 1.-THE young
lady, recovering little from his sur
prise, tried to turn the matter off as a
joke, by: the young lady was very seri-
Gus.
"No," said she, II am in very sober
earnest. ! know all that YOU may say
or thiak as to the iudelicacv of ny pro-
posgl. but l cannot help it. ask you
once more, can you love me, and will
you marry nc =
"In sober earnest, then" he replied,
II cannot marry you
"i'hen I shall die" said she, very
calmly. and left TIE room.
The doctor hal heard people say be-
fore that they should die, and he left
the house without attacking very much
importance to the prophecy.
4 few DAYS after this the young lady
was found dead in her bed Two let
tiers laid upon her dressing table. One
was addressed to her family solicitor.
Every penny Of her property was Civ
en- 20 the doctor. and the solicitor was
instructed to make the transfer to him,
TO ask no questions, and to take no re-
ceipt. The other letter WAS to the doe.
tor. Il told you should die. and when
YOU receive this l shall BE- dead. For
ten DAYS | haze taken no food or drink;
but that does not Kill me, and now
have taken poison. I have no rePrcaeh
to make TO Won, but could not liv,
without your love. When l am dead
look at my heart. You will see you'
name there. / have two requests t.
make of You. Go to my solicitor ant
l take what lie has for you. and then g,
off on holiday to Italy for few
months The other request is that vol
never ask where am buried, and new
er come to my grave.
There was a poSt-mortem examina
4 ton made on the young lady's body
l On her breast over the heart, deepl,
r imprinted in the aesh, were the initial
= of the doctors name. The character!
seemed to have been made there two o
$ three years before They Were proha
bly, imprinted by her own hand on tn
: iay when abe first saw him