The Newtown bee. (Newtown, Conn.) 1877-current, 1879-10-01
THEY NEVER SPOKE AGAIN.
The Romantic Tale af Two People
Who F0Osishiy Eicd Up
Their Tongues.

An estimable laly Sietl in st. T4onis q
few days ago, who has for al,ont sixteen
years figured in one OF the most remark
able cases of astrangement ons record.
Her death left her parents without ary
means Of f-commnni atom, and this fact
being generally known, brought hack to
the minds of the st. Lousans the cir
cnmstances which eulminat.,l in such a
TRANCE state of affairs. The lady g father
was once Mayor of st. l. ,uis, and his
administration WIS In the HIGHEST degree
creditable to him. He was prosperous
IN business. and accnmu ated deal OF
wealth. While in the prime Of life lie
married wiiow--a lady OF refinement
md excellent qualities of heart. Their
life was very harmonious ani bappy
me till one sad day, about sixteen wears
age, when the husband asked the wife to
siiix her signature to conveyance If a
ertain property OF his, of which he had
made an advantageous sale. She refused
tp sign for some reason which she fully
stated. just what That reas N was is
known only t, themselves; but those who
have been intimate with the family state
chat she regarded her action ns protect-
ing the interest of much-loveI son.
The husband coaxed and imp rtuned.
nut all to no purpose. He was man of
stu born character. AMI when persuasive
means falel his temper got the better Of
his discretion AMI love. He solernnlv
swore that unless his wife signed Tint
deed within given Zine he woul,i n yer
speak to her again on earth. It was a
terrible oath for a man who lovel wom-
au as he did lier, but he meant to keep
it. Unfortunately the wife was posses
sed Of a will and determination rs strong
IS his own, altilou III her m inner was ~
ways rs gentle anl laiylike as ever grac-
ed woman. she declared that she
would MT he forced into doing that
which her ju .ginent condemned, ani il
her refusal was t, be punished by eu.h
consequences, be it SO. She would be as
reticent "a he. He waited TIL the limit
he had set In passed., and then. trus to
his Wv. he sealed his lips aainst his
life companion. They did MT separate
they Were too proud, too just a Il 20
reyardful of their children for that Int
they guarded their tongues with vigi-
lance which may be gnessed by any one
who will for n moment contemplate the
difficulties involved in such situation ms
they had ma ie for themselves. They
roomed apart. hut sat at the same tn L..
and were never guilty of any slisraspe.t
toward each ether, save That of silence.
When circumstances made commun1ca-
tion between them absolutely necessary,
they respectively addressed their daugh-
ter, even though Mt the ta' le, AMI she
spoke for both. Their questions. SO put,
were always framed in the third person.
and the situation would freauei tly have
been langhai le were it n t for TIE fact
that two lives were wrecked by the st1h-
bornne So of which it was the out-,rowth.
And so cloud settled upon that lone
rich in everything hut the paa.e which
passeth all nndersta ,,!ins. The dau h.
ter, girl of sweet disposition, devoted
all her powers &, effect reconciliation,
but though the love e.f i,,.-->t-.sad IN
her. ana grew stronger as they realized
how necessary she wss to Their exist nee,
she could not iiitince them to forget the
rash vow by which the happiness OF their
lives had been SACRIFICED for the pa!try
consideration of town t. The boy, in
whose behalf the signature had been 70
fused, soon tired OF the gloom which
pervnded his home. and disappeared.
Whittier he wal t wis never know, hut 1t
is not impro a le that he t. nnd q sni-
dier's grave during the civil war. While
her parents grew wrinkled an gray, with
the mainte ance of their stern resolu-
ton and the swift passage Of years, the
girl grew mp i. to a no 10 womanhood,
her amiable qualities finding all the
stronger development from the exercise
of them, which was incident to her man.
ner OF life. She won the love OF man
who was worthy Of her--a well-known
lawyer-and could he lIave induced her
10 forsake her home they would have
been married wears a~o. But she reoardf
ed the duty of standing as me,ii ,tof
between her father and mother as q saI
cred one, to which even her love musi
lie sacrificed. and she ul.l n, leave
home. Her lover remainei faithful td
his affection, and finally, rather thar
abandon it, he agreed to live III the Fam
lily mansion, and they were married.
was love match of the pure kind. anI
their happiness was rompleta. save 4
much az it was interfered with by I'll
old folks course. A few DAYS ago tH
young wife died very su ldenly Of COT
sestive chill. The history above giva
explains what terrible calamity tlt
death was, to three persons at least. IL
aged father, whose steps are contirmR
| the proofs which his gray hairs ~
growing wrinkles give, was in the ct
| trying to recuperate. Having left p
address behind him, telegrans failedb
find him, and he WAS only reached FIJI
| ly in Massachusetts nook by the AH-
ciatad Press. Tue corpse WIS preserfl
until his returu-ani was followe n
the cemetery by an i'm nenss cortf.
What more terrible picture of .les 'laaa
could be con eived Of than is presel5l
by that home. with its lonely, aNl
couple, whose obdnracy sixteen yef
conli not m-lt, and whom death N
robbed Of ail that they hai to live for II
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