The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1886-09-30
A TRAGEDY OF LOVE.
SAD STORY OF ONE OF THE SUMMER
RESORTS.

Suic;de--HiS Friends llIainouS iloe ioS
Avencinc the Dead-A Beautiful Girl
Driven Insane From Grief and Fright.
\ strange, sad story comes from some
OF the returned Summer wanderers about
a popular society young lady of n neigh
boring State. 1t was at small place IN
Tennessee, and toward the latter end of
the season. Only few remained OF the
large number who few weeks before
had made the place lively. Everything
was rapidly assuming the forlorn Au-
tumn look ola Summer resort, and those
few. were making plans to depart when
q Young man hit on something which
above all things is calculated to produce
excitement and iun-spirlt rapplngs. A
man whose appearance gave one he
impression that he was not OF the ordl-
nary run of mortals arrived one day.
and in accidental conversation with him
this young man discovered he was q
ventriloquist. broken down in health.
seeking place ofrcst. Immediately de-
yising plot the Young man toldit to the
ventriloquist and enjoincd secrecy. The
plot was that crowd should be gather
ed together to have spirit rappings, and
that the ventriloqusst. who was to be
hidden in tile room and make the rapping
sounds and then afterward to speak,
throwing bis voice in different parts OF
the room. Everybody gladly entered
into the plot except one young lady,
beautiful. accomplished glrl. who was
always the leader in everything she
undertook, ordinarily fearless and i'm
petuous and independent, and was
popular with everybody. Not Il colin-
tryman or woman for miles around
hadn't heard Of Miss Rose, and none
would have refused to do almost any
thing for her. The little boys watched
for her in her daily horseback ride, III
order to open the gate to let her pass.
carrying the remembrance OF her kind
words and smile proudly in their minds
for many day. She was from Ala
bama, and had been at this place all
Summer. When she first came, two
months previous, she had subdued,
unnatural look. and had very little to
do with anybody except her mother and
her Younger brother; but gradually this
wore off. and the gay. stronc-splritcd
nature asserted itself, showing her good,
Generous qualities, and she became the
,avoritc Of all who met with her.
The cause Of her depression when she
nrst came was the supposed suicide OF
Young man who. was generally known
10 be her lover, and whom every one
thought she would marry. considering
them so well suited. She was beautiful
wealthy and highly educated; he a bril-
liant. promising ioung man, who had
risen. at the age of twentY-threc. to a
distinction rarely attained BY one Of so
few years. Ever since they had met.
halfa decade before. he had loved her
with an ardor known only to a passion
ate, ambitious nature like his. She.
since it is woman's fate to love desper-
ately only when there is not much love
on the other side, returned his affection
with {, half Indifference. and finally, de-
Gliding she would never marry him, broke
the engagement between them.
His most intimate friend. into whose
room he staggered after he had been told
his fate, said the most terrible mental
anguish he ever saw depicted on a human
face was on the one bowed before him
that night, and when the half-crnzed
lover left him his friend swore he would
have reveege on the glrl who had thus.
lie thought, ruthlessly destroyed noble
life's happiness.
The next morning, as the young lady
started out for n drive. the news which
was exciting the whole town reached her;
the man whom she had discarded was
dead. He had been found that morning
lying across his bed, and in his room a
Bottle containing morphine. ENamina-
ton showed that he had taken large
amount. She fell back inscnsiblc. and
remained so for nearly three days, when
she was well enough to travel. Her
mother brought hcr to this quiet resort,
and, us told before, with the good effect
of apparently restoring the daughters
health and spirits.
The Young man who first hit OF the
idea of having spirits rappings was the
friend of the dead lover whom he had
vowed to avcngc. lie had only been i'll
the little village few days. and was
shocked to sec the ioyousncss and light
LcartcuneSs Of the woman who had
Brought about so much ruin and grief.
1t was therefore with view to carrying
cut his oath that he proposed his plan.
As said before all except this young
lady entered at once INTO it. She at first
refused. but afterwards was persuaded
to Join the party. While dressing that
evening she seemed strangely dcSrond-
cnt. and. when asked the cause ny her
companion. said: Il don't know what
is the matter with me: feel Just rs |
felt when saw George leaving the house
the night before that awful day. Some
thing is going TO happen. ccrtain."
In room in which the lamps were
turned down to Il low, @hostlr flicker
were gathered. little later. eight or ten
Gentlemen and ladies'. who sat with