Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-11-20
A STRANGE FATALITY.
Engaged to Four Men, Each One OF
Whom Died.
From the st. Louis Globe-Democrat.

From the St. Louis lobe-Democrat
A few gossips Of the southern end Of st.
Louis, Mo-, are just now discussing the strange
romance of a young woman who has FOR some
thing over year been a resident among them.
The story was told by q clergyman of the Epis-
copal church, who has been sufferer from the
lady's strange fate. The lady in question is
but visitor to America, whence she came to
try and shake off spell of which she firmly
believes she is the victim. A few years pre-
vious to her leaving Historic Caledonia" she
returned from the patrimonial estates of the
family, nine and one-half miles from the Holy
rood palace, in Edinburgh, to Aberdeen. 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 seventeen-years old she became
strongly attached to nephew of the bishop Of
Carlyle. One day, while riding across the
heath in his company, she had a presentiment
that he would propose. that night and that she
accepted. She saw him, in a momentary Wis.,
ion, lying, pale and cold, by the roadside. Be-
wildered. she involuntarily stopped her horse
and in another moment fell in swoon. He
bore her to cottager's near by and on her
recovery the bashful young mans love had
been SO intensified by anxiety that. in moment
OF mutual tenderness, they were betrothed
After escorting her home he had to pass the
same spot to return to his domicile The next
morning they found him dead near where she
had fallen. His horse had evidently thrown
him and he had been killed by the consequent
injury to his head.
The lady recovered and eighteen months af-
terward she was betrothed to an English naval
officer, who was suddenly ordered to the West
Indies to join H. NJ. S. schoolship Eurydice
Inc 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-wounded heart.
and her affections were won by an English army
officer, who was drowned shortly after the be-
trothal. The night he was drowned she was
attending ball and, according to her state
ment, was seized with q sudden attack of dizzi-
ness and tainted On recovering. she said she
had seen, in vision, the ballroom suddenly
transformed intoa submarine cavern, contain
ing nothing but the corpse of her accepted
lieutenant: She could never be induced to
dance again.
1t took good deal of persuasion to induce
ner 10 become fiancee again. But the per
sistance of an American sea captain conquered
her reluctance and she accepted him. He re-
turned 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 after
ward, and, having relatives in Carondelet, re-
solved to make long visit to them.
The clergyman who furnished the facts
above related met and loved the lady and she
apparently reciprocated. but when he pro-
posed she replied by telling him her story, and
all his eloquence failed to change her resolu-
ton never to marry. His attention to her had
been matter OF society gossip, so that there
was something of sensation when there APP
peared in 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 in Scotland to
reside permanentlY.