Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-03-10
MURPHY EATON.
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! white set and she would not thRc ~.
He left Il on small statuette on the
table and she found ii and put II on her
finger. Afterwards he came again aud
wanted her TO put II on with wish.
she did SO and he went away. He did
not return for several weeks,
and she had lost II of her
finger and couldn't find it.
He called several tlmes. He called
frequently at Mrs. Adams. Hlsniece,
Maggie Wilson, was taking lessons
from her First heard of his illness
one Sunday morning. Thentxt Tues
day received u note from Mrs. Eaton
asking would she call after school.
Met Mrs, Eaton in the hall. She said
| George was sick and wouldn't she see
him. Looked In his room. lie was
sleeping. Asked by her If she would
come back and gee him when he woke
witness said didn't think ahe could. y
Several days aiterward received note
from Otis Eaton saying George was
very i'll and would she come.
Replied twas very busy and couldn' {
Gomez Then the girl returned with
n note from Mrs. Adams asking her t.
come, that George was dying and con-
SANITY calling for her. 1t was rain
Ing and witness sent reply that she
couldn't come. Another note from
Mrs. Eaton came asking her as favor
| 10 her to come, George was dying.
| Showed the note TO Prof White. He
asked her il they were engaged. she
told him no. She sent the reply that
she chad never seen person die and
didn't think she could 60" A car
rage drove M and she told boy who
knew all three OF the notes had been
received that she would run across to
| Mrs. Hirschheld's. Mrs Adams knocked
ut the door and came In, and upon her
| request She went In the carriage
were Mrs. Adams, Mr.. Otis Eaton and
Maggie Wilson When they reached
! DR.. Adams and she saw the sick man,
any feeling Of sadness left her. Those
| in the room were weeping aud wiring
ing their hands. hut she was not
touched by II. The thought came to
| her how could il be that she was not
affected. lie drew her down toward
| him and asked her To- kiss him, but
she did not. He asked her TO meet
him In heaven. He looked badly md
asked If she would marry, and If
she would wear mourning, but she
did not answer n single question.
! Finally he asked her some question
and asked her TO squeeze his hand, but
he did not. She was there, IL seemed
like, two hours, though it was bnt
about fifteen minutes. Had tried to
withdraw her hand but could not
| DR.. Adams came In and gave him
something and he became quiet. They
offered 10 make her bed there but
she didn't answer. Was taken back
90 TIE college and told some OF the
| boys she believed he was playing or.
! She expressed the opinion 10 different
people that he wasn't half as sick rs
he claimed. To some she said he was
crazy. Made no secret OF going
there Told father and moth.
er about 1t and they both
regretted it, Was at his room only
twice during his illness. Went to the
gate several times. Heard from him
every day. They sent messages again,
once that he was certainly dying. AZ
ter he got up he sent her a number of
notes and wanted to call and go out.
Finally she would erase her name from
the envelope and put his there and
send the notes back by the boy. Didn't
want the negro boy to know. The
nurse aud Maggie Wilson also brought
notes aud she got 10 burning them.
When he came to abe school house she
asked him 10 stop lie asked her why
she wouldn't receive him. She told
/, linn he talked too much.
, lie replied that lac couldn't help 1t.
! She told him she could not receive
< hin. Afterwards he toll. such tire.
menduous stories hat she had no use
! for the man that would talk 30. Two
I gentlemen friends OF hers he formed u
particular dislike TO. s, NJ. Furmau
and Mr.. Hudson. lie spoke of the
lormer as
LITTLE sM0ouGFACRp FuRNtAN.n
He tried 10 enhllter her aguius
e another gentleman. AT the frs
G interview ut The college moth
/ ing occurred At the next viSi
, she asked him politely TO leave III,
r music room. Told Eaton she had liza,
I enough of 1t. Eaton said she mus
= marry him. She replied she didn'
! love him. He iaid he didn't car
y whether she cared n red straw for hin
e or not. He said he would spend 1000
9 years i'll hell for one year with her
II Told him he didn't love her, II WA
4 only an infatuation, that she did no
:. love him and could not marry him
y The teachers and pupils kneN
II OF his visit. lie hn
\. twenty-five conildants in the city
r He had told them OF the engag,
l. ment. She said TO Eaton
Geo. Eaton. IL YOU come f
II this college again am goin
To have you arrested He cursed he
Y and said, "If you knew what was goo
r for you sou would marry me-" Sh
Is thought he was tlpsy from his actions
l. He sat down on the table and said sh
n chad 10 marry him. She told him I
ir leave, and he said he would talk {
" herr She told him she would call tn
At president, lie replied that the "prel
ID ident had gone" He was hetwec
81 her and the door He said, My littl
OF lady, you might rs well recognize III
"a fact that
I'd You'YE cor 10 MARRY Me-
y The president nov came IN tho roo,
~ and he left. She told the IresideI
g. that She must not he annoyed 10y h
y visits again. She told the prosideI
that Eaton was cranky; that was u
that wns the matter with him. ST
:, was in the chapel. He came in, an
-. was drunk. He asked her. "What
Gu YOU think OF it?r She said, II thin
10, you are q yilain,n He then aske,
Au fare YOU afraid OF me ~ She reptile,
mo y 1woo the boys cano in. 81
ne had told one II them II Eaton ev,
nv came there when she WAS by he
u self, for him to come II
~ lie lay down and went ON sm0kln
81. The president came In and went hon
w with her. Her father told him
{, would have TO make her stop tcarhir
ne unless she was protected Alrs EaiC
ne after Said brought her u letter, whic