The daily gazette., 1880-03-04

"Why not in black? Why must II bt
| white? she asked; and the frightened
| lady had great trouble In persuading hel
even TO try on the satin robe and rich
lace vail. AS for her hideous black neck
lace, that she would wear, even on hei
wedding day. .....
So she entered the arriage to 20 to
church, in robes of snow, costly as q
queens, bun with the black band SHIN
meripg with Its jetty CLEAN through the
very lace OF the vail with winch they
thought to hide 1t.
at was more like funeral than q
wedding, people Baid-not smile shons
on any cOuDtenance. ..
It was hard to tell which was the pal.
er, the bridegroom or the bride. Their
vows were murmnred In inaudIble whis-
pers. They looked at each other all the
while, but not as lovers look.
"Of what are they afraid?" asked one
or two among the observers.
Yet the words we're all spoken, the
ceremony over, and the two were made
one, as at all other weddings. Then they
were driven home again. A great feast
was prepared, large party OF guests in
vited. All was ready when the BRIDE
groom drew the bride aside.
"Azalie," he said, "let me ask favor
Take off your necklace. It makos me
robes. Let me me uuclasp it,"
She turned and looked az him. She put
both hands on his arm
Eyes" she said, with moan. eyes.
Allan Milroy, unelasp the necklace"
Then the bridegroom stopped over her
ana with kiss upon the white throat.
unclasped the necklace. The next mo-
ment, dead woman, with deep cash
across her throat, lay on the carpet be-
fore him, and Allan Milroy dropped be-
side her in. a death-like swoon.- n ad he
killed her? Had she killed herself? No
one knew; but when physicians came In
haste to,see II indetd the bride were
dead, there lay upon the bed where they
had placed her one who seemed to have
been dead for months-cr so those who
tell the story say.
Poor Allan Milroy lived, but his mind
was gone, and he knew no one ana re-
membered nothing from the moment
when he had unclasped she hride's black
necklace. But somehow the story of
Madame Viilsbelle had crossed the
ocean, and many believed /. was no
other than that ill-fated woman's vain
spirit In her dead body which had fol
lowed Allan Milroy to ne wooed and
won by him. i
Others again declared that the MEM
DRY OF the fate his Irritation had brought
had brought upon Madame Villebelle
80 warped the young.man's mind that he
fancied O resemblance to her in his bride
and IN moment of frenzy slew her.
Certain IL Is, however, that, ON iDvesti-
ga1en, the parties whose names were
appended to Nile. Azalie's letters of re-
commen dation were found never co have
signed them, or to have known of her
existence.
In the family, the last member of
which expired In the old family man
sion near Newport, Rhode Is and, three
years agu, the superstitious version OF
me matter was always accredited; and
there you might have seen, before the
century-old house was torn down,
miniature of Allan Milroy, with wild,
dark eyes, and an expression which, it is
said ,ihad settled ION his face after his re.
turn from Fran Sc, sand which was never
there. But The black necklace of the |
bride was buried wi b her, ami all oth- |
ers tokens of her presence were destroy |
81, Tor the least OF them set Allan Mil |
roy raving.