The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1882-09-09
DRIVEN slADB Y HER GRIEF
The Sad Story of a Young Girls
Love and IA Mans Faithless-
ness.

ness.
The following story from the Balti-
more american was handed us by a
physician of this place who was a
classmate of the handsome young
man referred to, and who informs us
that he knows the sad story to be
true:
There graduated at the College of
Physicians and Surgeons last spring
man from Pittsburgh, Pa. He
wore full beard, and dressed in a
rich and expensive style. While he
did not gain very high position as
a devotee of Esculapius he nevcrthe-
less became somewhat noted among
the fair sex as a society man. What
ever his ability may have been, it
was not developed as medical stu
dent, but certain it was he was man
of many and decided social accom-
plishments. He took board on
CORTLAND street, near Pleasant, with
in few squares Of the College with
an aged lady, who had living with
her an orphan grand daughter. The
young lady was noted for her beauty
Of form and face. Her figure was
we'll rounded and fully developed,
though she was not eighteen years OF
age.
The gay gallant from Pittsburgh
naturally was struck with the beauty
Of the young lady. Thrown daily in
her society, he began to pay her more
than friendly attention, and soon it
whispered among the boarders that
the young girl was falling victim
to his charms, which all seemed to
acknowledge he possessed. They be-
came engaged. The season of the
betrothal was as happy as two loving
hearts could make it. The dissect-
ing-room was neglected for the thea
ter, and the lectures were abandoned
for afternoon strolls or twilight mu-
sicale, both being good musicians.
SO the winter days wore on and fin
ally the Commencement brought sep
aration. Tile new doctor must HE
to his smoky home to establish him
self a practice, after which he would
claim his fair one for his bride. She
hopeful and confiding, babe him God
speed At first the letters came back
as thick as the leaves of Valambrosia
but a month or six weeks and the
ardor Of the lover seemed to grow
less or his affections to be transferred
for only now and then came letter,
and that was stifily cold. To the
young, innocent and confiding girl,
this sudden change was inexplicablc.
All efforts to discover the cause prov
ed of no avail. But there be those
who say the handsome doctor, now
full fedged as assistant surgeon in a
Pittsburgh hospital, had found an
other love. After waiting and trying
in vain to discover the trouble,
the young lady grew disconsolate,
and wrote her recreant lover telling
him that unless he could explain his
conduct and write as often as became
his relation toward her, she could
not consent to longer continue in that
relationship. This is evidently what
the man wanted. Promptly came the
reply that he was satisfied, and that
he would receive back his ring. The
letters, the little trinkets, and the
ring were Immediately sent back to
the donor. But hers was not a pass
ing fancy. She brooded all the
spring over the matter, until finally
fever set in. She grew rapidly worse
and six weeks ago she had to take to
bed and summon q physician. Her
symptoms grew worse, and soon the
doctor pronounced her i'll with brain
fever. For four weeks she was de-
lirious, and throughout that long de-
lirium her rawlings were of hertz George
dear George" Her sufferings we're
intense, and when she would start up
in the midnight and cry aloud for
George to come back, her nurse de-
scribes the scene as heart rcnding, SO
terrible seemed her sufcrings. Grad
ually she grew worse and the doctor,
who had been afraid Of a fatal turn
Of the case, pronounced her insane
temporarily insane, at least. He gave
her up and it was decided TO send
her to Spring Grove. Monday night
the violent symptoms lulled, and
melancholia seemed to set in, and
she partially recoved consciousness.
These moments we're the saddest.
She would sit for hours listless, with
her hands ciasped in her lap, and her
large black eyes wandering about in
hopeless sorrow. Her voice would
be melting in tenderness as she
would plainly ask if George had
come" The subject of Spring Grove
was broached to her. She did not
seem to mind. A friend called and
she talked to her of it. "Do you
think 1 am, madY' she sadly asked,
and went on, II think it is sickness
and weakness from it. My mind is
so weak, too. Why do you know /
have forgotten my prayers and my
A BC's." Her friend to quiet her,
said "Oh, no, Lulu, try to say the
Lords Prayer; you can, / am sure"
Then tenderlv and with large tears
coursing down her checks she began
the prayer. She whimpered it along
painfully until she came to Forgive
as our trespasses as we forgive those
who trespass against us" when she
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