The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-11-24
A STRANGE FATALITY.
Engaged to Four Ia en-, Each of Whom
Died.
From, The 81. LOUIS Globe Democrat


From The 81. LOUIS Globe Democrat
A few gossips of the southern end Of ST
Louis. Mo-, are just now discussing the
strange romance of a young woman who
for something over year has been resi-
dent among them. The story was told by
a clergyman of the Episcopal church, who
has been a sufferer from the lady's strange
fate. The lady in question is but visitor
to America, whence she came to try and
shake off a spsll of which she firmly
believes she is the victim. A few years pre-
vious to her leaving Historic Caledonia
she returned from the petrimonial estates
of the family. nine and one-half miles from
the Holy-rood palace, in Edinburgh, to Alb
erdeen. By the death of her father, since
her arrival in this country, she has become
heiress to large estate. She is refined,
graceful and handsome, but the fatality
attaching to her makes her life an unhappy
one.
When but II years old she became
strongly attached to a nephew of the bishop
of Carlyle. One day, while riding across
the heath in his company, she had a pre-
sentiment that he would propose that night
and that she accepted. she saw him. i'll a
momentary vision, lying, pale and cold, by
the roadside. Bewildered, she involun-
tarily stopped her horse, and in another
lllOul6ub leil III SWOOu. DOTD neT
to a cottager's near by and on her
recovery the nashful young mans love had
been so intensified by anxiety that, in mo-
ment of mutual tenderness, they were be-
trothed After escorting her home he had
to pass the same spot to return to his
domicie. The next morning they found
him dead near where she had fallen. His
horse had evidently thrown him aud he had
been killed by the consequent injury to his
head.
The lady recovered, and eighteen months
afterward she was betrothed to an English
naval officer, who was suddenly ordered to
the West indies to join H. NJ. S. schoolship
Eurydice. The next spring, on the return
of the ship home, she was wrecked and all
on board but two were lost. The young
lover was not one of the saved.
Time healed the lady's twice-wouuded
heart, and her affections were won by an
English army officer, who was drowned
shortly after the betrothal. The night he
was drowned she was attending ball, and.
according to her statement, was seized with
a sudden attack of dizziness aid tainted
On recovering, she said sac had seen, III a
vision, the ball room suddenly transformed
into a submarine cavern, containing moth
ing but the corpse of her accepted lieuten-
ant. She coald never be induced to dance
again.
duce her to become fiancee again But
the persistence of an American sea cap ain
conquered her reluctance and she accepted
him. He returned to Philadelphia with his
ship for the purpose of putting his affairs
in shape for the wedding. While his ship
was at anchor off the Delaware breakwater
he was also drowned The bride-elect came
to the Quaker City afterward, and, having
relatives in Carondelet, resolved to make a
long visit to them.
The clergyman who furnished the facts
above related met and loved the lady, and
she apparently reciprocated, bnt when he
proposed, she replied by telling him her
story, and all his eloquence failed to change
her resolution never to marry. His atten-
ton to her had been matter of society
gossip, SO that there was something OF a
sens ltion when there appeared i'll the society
columns of the Globe Democrat an item,
stating that she had gone to visit friends in
the interior of the state, and would soon
return to her home i'll Scotland, to reside
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