Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-08-26
the shadow OF papa's death. and it will be

the shadow OF papa's death. and it will be
years before the place will seem at all like
home.
The saddest incident that ever Occurred In
my experience took place on a trip from
Jacksonville We had engaged sleeper
and were felicitcting ourselves OIL the fact
that wa were the only passengers, waen just
before the train started a beautiful woman
was brought in on 4 s;retcher and placed
in the compartment next to oura Her hus.
band followed, bearing handbags and va
r,ous wraps He was handsome young
man, with dark, sad eyes, heavy mus
tache, and Altogether evincsd by his manners
a superior refinement To curiosity sue
ceeded confidence, we being able to add
to their comfort in one or two minor mat
tiers, so that an acquaintenceship sprang
up between US / 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 i'll at one Of the
hotels. ard the doctor advised her immedi-
ate departure for home. He further in
formed me that she had been nursing q very
dear friend, whose death had been a great
shock, adding. "but ! am almost sorry ]
listened TO the doctor, for she seems much
worse since her removal. Won't you look
at herr
left my seat and stood BY the bedside Of
tie 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 l
looked at her DID not wonder at the
anguish in the face OF tie young husband
Il carried my mother home over this same
road, q CORPSE" he sad, and il she should
:" he turned away To conceal his emo
ten How my heart ached for him If
she would only speak" he said, but since
she started from the hotel size has not spoken
a worl. Suppose you speak to her. Call
her Fanny OF Pei l called her
both. The second time she opened her dark
eyes and looked at ne-such a piteous, long.
ing look. Can you not speak, my dearF
asked. Wont you say something's your
husband i SO anxious" Still she only
looked at me, CLOSED her eyes, and with a
weary sigh turned her head little on one
side.
The cars were now rushing along Mt their
highest rate OF spssl Every little while
could see the anxious face of the young man
as he went to and fro. Now and then hs
spoke ave shall lie in Savannah at such q
time" he said Il will have her Immediately
The medicine am giving her don't seem tc
have to have the slightest effect II only |
had not consented to Gomez 1t might have
been four hours from the time We started,
when he came to M, white AMI frightened
Fanny is 80 coidl' he said. Il kissed her
and her lips frightened me. Won't you
come and look at her" With an ind escri ba-
BILE fear at nv he, TT l left nv seat and stool
Ia hpxr
mccarthy beautiful, / looked ut her with
batei breath. not daring 20 speak. HAS sha
faintei.7 he asked.
laid my hand upon her forehead. 1t
wa, death-coid / turned to him How
could l tell him that she must have been
dead for some time. There were only two
occupants in tn, car b-side us-an old mar
and, perhaps his son, at the other end, both
readin-. The moment he understood-this
POOR husband-be loosel about like q mar
! dazsi Then he caught her two hands, AMI
1 the way LIE called her Fanny, the way he
I talked to her, might almos. have raised the
/ real / could not lear it, but stole away
back to my own compartment The rain
/ had began to fall and tie prospect was very
/ cherries; within death, without storm an
/ cloud. and the heavy black smoke thai
seemeI almost to stand still by the way.
was silently crying. ami my friend was try
! ing to comfort ms when the young husband
! came and took seat opposite Us He looked
! strangely altered. His hair was disar
ranged, his forehead was beaded with drop
| OF perspiration. In his hand he held two
! small saclslS.
| Il want to show You somethinz," he said
and handed me a small shoe. "She had
! such tiny foot" he added, as handed il
back TO him, surprised n: the action, "ani
/ here are her jewels. carried them about
me- Some of them ar, 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 glitter.ny eyes seemed To pierc,
/ me through AMI through A minute after
he touchei me on the arm SAY, don't
! you think she has slept long enoughF he
| askei with wild stare l comprehends1
now The sudden shock had deprived hin
/ of his reason For the time, at least, be
! was n maniac. What he would do next,
who could tell, Leap from the car, perhaps,
/ as once an acquaintance OF mine did,
under heavy bereavement, and end his
| life at once l tried my best to attract hii
attention. while my friend found an oppor-
tunity to speak to the porter, who watched
him, rs lie now hung over the beautiful dead
bride, or restlessly walked from place to
place, always with that same wild glitter in
his eye.
On cur arrival at Savannah We changed
cars. after seeing that our new frieni wa
we'll cared for. AMI We never met him again