The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1885-08-07
A LAND OF SUNSHINE.
SICK PEOPLE WHO GO TO FLORIDA
TO DIE.
The Sad Mistake which Incurable In
valIds Mske-Fate OF n Beautiful
Bride Pathetic Incident In
q sleeping-Car.

20 Florida, aud, often almost alone, with NO
dear eyes 10 watch them out or hands ID
smooth their pillows, linger and die. Only
last month "A man came among w far gone
with consumption With the usual hopeful
ness Of such invalids he began making
preparations for a permanent sojourn Dur.
ing the time that the tasteful little house,
which he never tired Of experimenting, was
going up he often exposed himself to damp
weather, and tho consequence was q severe
cold, a relapse and death. Meantime his
wife and little ones had started on their
journey A telegram sent them on tho
morning Of his death reached the city one
hour after their departure The expected
train arrived; wife and child came radiantly
out on the platform, looking about for the
face 30 dear 10 them.
The story was told but Obi IL was hard
10 tell ] never saw such q look as came
into that woman's face. Its utter agony
was something TO remember for d lifetime.
They drove away with her to the new home
almost finished. "Don't ask me TO stay
here-I can't stayp she said, as her child
rem chung to her, sobbing and crying for
papa. Later, when she could listen, and
learned that 1t was his dying request that
they should make their home there-when
she saw how kind and sympathetic the
neighbors were, and reflected that the
body of her husband hallowed the new soil
she consented TO remain, but q sad face
looks out upon the passer-by, and the little
children steal about quietly or play under
the shadow Of papa's death. and IL will be
years before the place will seem at all like
home.
The saddest incident that ever occurred in
my experience took place on n trip from
Jacksonville. We had engaged n sleeper
and were felicitating ourselves on the fact
that we were the only passengers, when just
before the train started a beautiful woman
was brought In on stretcher and placed
In the compartment next TO ours. Her hus-
band followed, bearing hand bags and va
rious wraps He was a handsome young
man, with dark, sad eyes, q heavy mus
tache. and Altogether evincsd by his manners
a superior refinement To curiosity sue
ceeded confidence, we being able to add
20 their comfort In one or two minor mat
tiers, 80 that an acquaintanceship sprang
up between u.s. / learned from him that
they were a new married couple and had
been TO Florida on their wedding tour The
young wife had been taken Ill at one Of the
hotels, and the doctor advised her immedi-
ate departure for home. He further in
formed me that she had been nursing O very
shock, adding. "but ! am almost sorry
listened 10 the doctor. for she seems much
worse since her removal Won't you look
at herf"
j left my seat and stood by the bedside OF
the beautiful woman. She lay perfectly
quiet, her features like marble OF the finest
grain, the long lashes lying against her
cheeks, the lovely lips little parted. As
looked at her / did not wondsr at the
anguish in the face of the young husbanl
II carried my mother home over this same
road. q CORPSE" he said, "and IL she should
-" be turned away to conceal his emo
ton. How my heart ached for him. "If
sho would only speak," he said, "but since
she started from the hotel she has not spoken
a word. Suppose you speak TO her. Call
her Fanny or pet called her
both. The second time she opened her dark
eyes and looked at me-such a piteous, long
ing look. "Can you not speak. my dearr
asked. HWon't you say something2 your
husband Is so anxious" Still she only
looked at me, closed her eyes, and with
weary sigh turned her head little on one
side.
The cars were now rushing along at their
highest rate OF speed. Every little while
could see the anxious face OF the young man
as he went to and fro. Now and then he
spoke ave shall be In Savannah at such q
time" he said. II win have her imme iiately
taken 10 hotel and get medical nd vice.
The medicine am giving her don't seem to
have TO have the slightest effect. II only
had not consented 10 comet" II might have
been four hours from tho time we started,
when he came to me, white and frightened
aFanny is so coldi" he said. II kissed her
and her lips frightened me- Won't you
come and look at her." With an indescriba-
BILE fear at my heart left my seat and stood
beside her. How waxen white she wasl how
unearthly beautiful / looked at her with
bated breath, not daring to speak. alas she
faintedp he asked.
Ilaid my hand upon her forehead. 1t
was death-cold- i turned to him. How
could / tell him that she must have been
dead for some times There were only two
occupants in tho car beside us-an old man
and, perhaps his son, at the other end, both
reading. The moment he understood-this
poor husband-he looked about like man
dazed. Then he caught her two hands, and
the way he called her Fanny, the way he
talked to her, might almost have raised the
read. ! could not bear IL, but stole away
back to my own compartment The rain
had began to fall and The prospect was very
cherries; within death, without storm and
cloud, and the heavy black smoke that
seemed almost to stand still by the way.
was silently crying and my friend was try
ing to comfort me, when the young husband
came and took a seat opposite US He looked
strangely altered. His hair was disar-
ranged. his forehead was beaded with drops :
of persplration. In his hand he held two
small sachels s.yss-.-.ssr ..r.. .-,.,-r-
II want to show you somsthing," he said,
and handed me q small shoe. @She had
such tiny foot" he added, as handed II
back to him, surprised at the action, aand
here are her jewels carried them about
me. Some OF them are old family heir.
looms and some Of them her wedding pres
ents. / shall give those back TO her father;
these will do for my bride, the other bride,
you know" and he laughed strangely,
while his glittsring eyes seemed to pierce
me through and through A minute after
no touched me on the arm 1Say, don't
you think she has slept long enoughr he
asked with wild stare I comprehended
now. The sudden shock had deprived him
OF his reason For the time. at least, be
was q maniac. What he would do next
who could tellt Leap from the car, perhaps,
as once an acquaintance OF mine did,
under heavy bereavement, and eni his
life at once. ! tried my best TO attract his
attention, while my friend found an oppor-
tunity to speak to the porter, who watched
him, as he now hung over the beautiful deal
bride, or restlessly walked from place to
place, always with thai same wild glitter in
his eye.
On our arrival at Savannah we changed
cars, after seeing that our new friend wa
well cared for. AMI we never met him again.
Bmiai Customs in Timur. LaC&"
[Chicago Heraldl
Tho burial Of \ relative In Timur IA very
serious and expensive BUSINESS. II involves :.
gift to the deceased from NIL BIZ. blood roll
atives, and, In return, aburial feast II the
deceased Is man of rank, this feast lisa
matter very often Of ruin to the family.
The festivity must be given. and at the
same time the hospitality Is expected to be
extraordinarily lavish. Consequently IL
often happens that the day Of the funeral Is
indefinitely postponed for months and even
for years, until the family has had time TO
accumulate sufficient wealth OF cattle and
substance. In tho meantime the corpse 10
inclosed In mating, and houssi either in
tree or q hut and left 10 itself. Then for
days there Is q savage bauqueting and revel-
ing, and the interment at last Il carried out
Among the more savage races Of the Tmur
Liant islands and Timur the skull Of an
ancestor Is severed after burial and Kept as
= relic In place Of honor within the house
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Ambuiances for the Fallen.
+.H lExchange.l T
An American physician. DR. Naohtsl
has, during the last i've yeArs, made consid-
cradle efforts 10 organize ambulancss In