Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-07-31
AN ISTHMUS ROMANCE.
How a United States Marine Be-
witched and Was BeWitchod-
A so1th AnssEla44 Bes4ts's search tor
hss Missing Loser-fbs .aeesss Hb@t
Crs~nsa Der Enorts 44d th< Hap
~ Dsesispaaeat ~ tbs Anair.


n Woridl
The Spectacle of . richly dressed. beau
tfsl sDmaa, Nirh her bonnet hanging by
its strings. aui Swinging her hands and
cTyiug aloud be some strange tongue,
stansilug in 'FRONT.' of the broad poEtic0
~hieA nanks Ibe entrance - the Naval
h.spital, ia tha LA - yafds oas afternoon
iast @eek, shattered tAe ord nary calm la
~hlc1 the naval cDnFaiescsnt patient ~ ID
l. allowed - lounge about Ga the benches
IL elcased, aud made him stare Ia opsn
eyed wonder a. the extraordinary sight.
The y0uag s.Oman-she a. -ht have been
twenty -r@o years old-was a most perfect
type II that kind of dark. voluptuous
beauty @hlcn IA Southern chimes entrances
nos only the Amerlcan visitor bat al ulen,
A queeuly head, covered With masses OF
Jst black nslr, rested With superb grace
upon the girls fair neck, and her sy ymmet-
rical form was that u rare piece Of
sculpture. All her gestures, even in her
evident distress, we're graceful in the 81
treme, and while thsre Was n wfd
abandon about her movements. there
was nothing which could b possibu-
ity provoke criticism. A small crowd OF
men Who work about the place quickly
gathered about the grl. bat 10 one could
understand word she sad beyond the
single utteranee. Louis" and with rude
laughter they mocked her and called her
crazy The girls cries grew louder aud
more frantic, and Just she gave utter
ance O. a Wild bGrst Of impassioned speech,
a hnsuist from the World happened u
come upon the scene and caught a few
words of spanish. Addressing her ia that
language, the HOrid man was utterly un-
prepared for the result OF his sentence.
No sooner had the familiar language
reached her ears than the girl, with IA pret-
y little cry Of gladness, rushed forward,
threw her arms about the astonished
writer's neck, and began TO pour out "a per
feet torrent OF spanish words. Compre-
bending that she wanted assistance, the
writer drew the girl away from the gap
ing crowd, and in secluded spot lis
tened 10 most pathetic story. In its
recital II was uncOnnected, bat, straight
ened out, she said: All Senior,
when the war began-the cruel war
On the lsthmus OF Panama, | was in
Aspin~ali, living with my two brothers.
Ny mother and father-alas they are
dead" a look Of sadness came over the
g,rPs face a. she went on: "My dear
brothers were led into taking up arms, and
they were ed-treacherously slain by "a
misereant, who stole upon them while
they slept, aud stabbed them like traitor,
Us he was, IN the dark" n slight pause
served 10 turn the fair narrator's thoughts
IN another channel, and il was with a min
gied look Of Joy and sorrow that she con-
tinued. And then the brave men from
this place the United States marines -
came one day "a protect US, and there was
"A great joy in the hearts OF our terror
stricken neighbors. for they beloved that
when the courageous Americans were there
70 defend them, no harm could befall them
but, Oh Senior, among them all. brave
courteous and kind as they were, my
Louis stood peerless and alone. He was IA
man, IN leon, a hero. And | loved him
Ah, Dios. l loved him. IL was the day
after his arrival that met him, Just as
the sun was sinking. lie asked me "a
simple questionable direction 70 the resi-
/ dence OF ciuizen-ani his voice, low, and
sweet, and musical, charmed me. After
/ that night We met, generally clandestine-
I lJr, it Is true, for he had 10 eyade the rigid
I discipline OF his ship, and we were soon
| plighted 20 each other. Our plans were
simple 10 was arranged that as soouas the
/ date OF the ships departure should be fixed,
/ Louis would complain of an illness and ask
- De allowed % 20 into the city 10 be treat
/ ell As the time for the sailing drew near he
/ would fsign % be much worse, and when il
I actually arrived he would be absolutely
/ too iil % be removed. By this means we
hoped that be would be left behind. and
we would then be married aad seek out
some quiet place IN which 10 live safe from
any fear of his being recalled % his duty.
IL was .altsh, but, Oh Senior. We were
. much Ia love, Ii We found that
nothing could BE- accomplished in this
way, Louis had determined that when the
ship lifted her anchors he would in some
way slip into the water uuobserved, and
with bis strong arms drive himself back
I through the water Co me. The time flew
and finally one day Louis came and told
me that In week from that day his ship
would sail. The poor fellow looked pale
| and haggart, and he told me 10 had been
I caused by his having been on duty all the
! night before. but, Dios nif0, saw the
J mark % that terrible fever ia his beloved
/ face and my heart stood still with fear. IL
told me it was nothing-it was not the fe-
YER. I was mistaken. I was silly girl
AMI be loved nae and kissed me and then
went back t. his ship. God help me. that
was the last time I ever saw him. The
next day be did not come. nor the next
sld on the third dsy heard that he wa.
Wild. crazy. deiiri0us- Ia the horrible ago.
NJ 20 the terrible malady. though. bis low.
Vs. always before him. AMI he called Wild.
A.. franficaliy for his clsc8a Jaupifa. And
Just Heaven they would not let me 20 Z,
him. pleaded' and begged on my knee,
e. be- allowed 20 but look at him. Z,
tut speak one word e. him. I lmplored