New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1875-11-14

After she left, Mabel went to the person.
who had separated Lottie and Edward Lee
and told them how Lotte felt. They al
said they were very sorry; but most of then
were glad, and determined to do nothing
about it.
The next morning, at the breakfast table
Mr.. Lee said he had received telegram
saying his mother was sick and wished him
to 60 home.
II am very sorry" said Mr.. Malcomb,
land would beg you to stay, but know
that would be inhumsn.'
II am, too" said Mrs Malcomb ~ hope
your mother is not as sick as you think
The otbers said the same, except Lottie,
whose face turned as pale as a ghost. Going
up to her room after he had gone, to CRY
tshe had not been very well for several
days., she found letter ON her table, di-
rected to her, in Mr.. Lees handwriting.
Opening it, in surprise she read
| DEAR Miss MALCoMB-I love Won az
dearly now as / have ever done, but from
your conduct lately l think your affections
have changed, and l was told BY one who
ought to know that you were secretly en-
gagged to him; and, however painful it is to
me, 1 think our engagement had better
end. hope you will be happy with your
choice; but he will not try to make you as
Ever your friend, Ell
When Lo.tie read this, not tear came
into her eye; she threw herself on the bed
and forgot every thing How long she laid
| there she did not know, but when she be.
came conscious she saw her mother come
into the room, kneel down by the bed, and
cry. She could not understand this Shortly
afterward all her friends came into the
room, with sorrowful faces, and kissed her
She then became aware that she was lying
in the middle of a large dark ROOM
crowded with people; soon they all went
away. She heard two or three persons come
into the room, bringing something, and
then she heard her mother say, "Oh don't
put her IN yet" and then she heard Mr..
Lee, could it be him. yes, she knew his
dear voice, seggiDg also, and then for the
first time, the truth struck her, she was
dead, or, at least, they thought SO, and her
mother was begging them not to bury her
yet oh, the horror OF that thought. Soon
they all went out and left Mr.. Lee in the
room. He came, and kneeling down by her
side, said
"Oh, Lottie, what VIZ uld give 10 bring
you to life again. 1t is my fault that you
are dead; could live, knowing that you
were faithless, bnt for on to die believing
that was false, who loves you better than
life itself. ! can not live without you. |
have come here with the intention of kill
ing myself and then when we are together
l will tell you have been true"
Saying this, he took bottle from his
pocket, and was drinking it when became
aware that some one was in the room.
After few moments felt them come to
the bed and drop healing substance on
my eyelids and in thy mouth. / did not
want to live then, and shortly afterward
experienced such pleasing sensation. 1
thought / was dying, Next, when
l awOke, ] saw mamma come into
the room apd kneel down, and
with an almost superhuman effort, 1 arose
anu poiu A8othCAs Xnt6s mulOOHU luOkluR
up, and seeing her daughter, whom she
supposed to be dead, sitting up ia the bed,
gave a loud scream, which echoed through
the silent house, and fell fainting. When Mr..
Malcomb and the servants came running
into the room, they saw Lottie sitting up
and thought 1t was her ghost The servants
ran away and positively refused to go into
the room, begging Mr.. Malcomb to send
for the minister to pray that Lottie's spirit
might rest in peace; but he disregarded
their advice, and went into the room and
said, "Lottis, my daughter" ..t
ooh, papa, what is the matter. with
mamma, everything seems SO strange"
Upon this he said, "Your mother was
very tired and has tainted"
One of the servants was Immediately dis
patched for a physician, by whom Mrs.
Malcomb was brought ont of her faint, and
Lottie pronounced to have been in trance,
and to be out OF danger now.
must now 60 back little.
LOttie stayed 20 long in her room her
mother sent . servant to see about her
She came down and said Lottie was lying
on her bed asleep, and she, fearing Lottis
might take cold, went up there; but when
she got up there and looked at Lottle, she
knew it WAS worse than sleep and called
her husband. A docter was sent for and
said she had died of congestion of the
heart" and had been dead several hours.
The news Jew like lightning the com.
pany departed and the house was soon
filed with sympathizjpg friends.
Everything was ready for the burial, but
some thing lit was the fairies whispering to
herr told her mother not to let them bury
her yet
She had been kept four days already, and
Mrs.. Malcomb had said they could bury
her the next day, and had gone in to SEE
her for the last time, when Lotto was
aroussd from. the trance by the strong po-
ton put on her eyes and in her mouth by
the "Qussn Of the fairies"
When Mr.. Edward Lee came he said sew
eral nights beiprs he had been wakened from
sleep BY sesnsthing which told him Lottis
had never besn ftlss to hin, sad thas she
Va dying. snd - hsd killed her, but If he
Fwsat to her rioht sRaa ~ sight ssvs hsl,
~ sGn - was ~ Iesu1. Bat "a thst
dsy Lsstis'a sweet fscs hslltsA I'm, and
that svssisg b went to thsfnsa Who haA
told him Lottis was engaged 70 hin. He