Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1889-08-14
FINERY OR DEATH.
Story OF a Woman Who Took
Poison to Spite Her Lover.
Unromantic Ending OF Tragedy-Hein.
rich and Adele and How the Lat.
ter Was Roconciled to Life
Love and Laudanum.

Unromantic Ending OF Tragedy-Hein.
rich and Adele and How the Lat.
ter Was Reconcilsd to Life
Love and Laudanum.
A friend of mine. q physician, has an ONCE
In an old-fashioned house in Bleecker
street, near South Fifth avenue, SAYS q
New York correspondent Of the Philadel-
phia Times. 1t is not fashionable neigh
oorhood, but there is plenty Of human inter-
est attaching to 1t. 1t Is the French quar-
ter. Why South Fifth avenue should ever
nave been selected by Frenchmen for colo
nization heaven only knows, but there they
are, with their fascinating little restau.
rants and wine shops and cigar shops, in
which they sell the worst tobacco imagine
BILE.
The other night sat with the doctor in
mis- ONCE over glass OF cognac and cigar.
1t must have been nearly one o'clock when
the door was flung violently open and we
were burst in upon by q yellow bearded
young man in high state of perturbation.
bis eyes were as big as dollars and the
sweat stood on his forehead in beads. He
addressed the doctor breathlessly in Ger
man:
"For Gods sake" he cried, "come to see
Adelel She has poisoned herself"
We knew the man slightly. His name
was FRANKIE, and he was lodger In the
house. He and the doctor and / were all
three upstairs and in his room In q moment
On his bed lay young woman whom had
frequently observed passing in and out HIS
wife he called her, and / supposed on tho
whole she was. She lay on the bed, SEEM
lngly In deep. natural sleep. She was
dressed In loose pongee wrapper, which
was open about The throat as II TO afford
greater freedom in breathing. She lay in
an easy, natural position; her breath came
regularly; there was a healthy color in her
face and on her lips. She had taken an
ounce Of laudanum a short time before.
AS soon a. the doctor had learned the facts
OF the case be ordered hot water and went
on for his stomach pump.
This young woman was pretty, and before
the adjustment of the dreadful pump looked
picturesque. She had dark hair, which was
brushed up from her forehead and neck and
colled on the crown OF her head; her ears
were small-to my mind. a small ear Is in.
dispensable to a beautiful woman; her eye
lashes were Of good length and grew out Of
very white and delicate lids; her neck was
plump and snowy, and her hands were
small, with their rosy finger-nails trimmed
into those graceful points which the mann.
cures have made the fashion here As she
lay in her soft, flowing gown, from the bot
tom OF which two little blue slippers pro-
truded, she looked not unlike the sleeping
Princess in the fairy tale, and the doctor.
with his magical pump was the Prince who
was about to awaken her.
The tender mouth was pried open alasi
and the accursed nozzle of the instrument
was forced far down her throat. The long
iashes raised themselves and pair of dark
eyes looked out upon the doctor with q
strangely startled expression. or course
~ Anlr
me to convey certain dumb remonstrancs.
Nevertheless. the Prince waved his wand
Chat Is, the doctor proceeded to pump, and
the usual result ensued
The Princess was now better, but she
looked much worse. How utterly were her
roses faded, and what ghastly yellow was
come to take their place. Moreover. the
robe was rumpled and the glossy hair de-
ranged and stringing about her eyes-eyes
how dull and heavy now. The doctor sat by
her side, and supporting her with one hand
onered her warm water with the other. She
put it away feebly.
SIS this death?" she said. ''Where am IT.,
'You are in Heaven" returned the doctor.
grlmly, "but you will not be happy until
you drink this warm water"
She drank it with sigh and threw it up
Immediately.
Now" said the doctor, 81 will escort YOU
about the celestial premises" !" and. taking
her by one arm, he beckoned Inc to take the
other, and lifting her from her bed we pro-
ceeded to walk her up and down the room.
w g did this for two hours. When her eyes
closed the doctor would pinch her until they
opened again, varying the performance oc-
casionally by sticking pin into her. He pre-
pared powerful mustard plaster, which
he spread upon her back. Sleep she could
not, and at length the effects of the Iaud-
anum wore off. Then she was permitted to
lie down. The doctor now addressed her;
why did you poison yourselfl"
Heinrich loves me not" she answered.
"Adelep' cried Heinrich, "how canst
thou? Thy Heinrich loves thee tenderly."
He essayed to kiss her, but she turned her
face away.
80 He spends his time in cafes and at cards
and not with his Adele" she said
"But thou wilt dance, ," he protested, land
l like not the gardens. am quiet and thou
art gay; but love thee, my treasure"-and
he made another unsuccessful effort to
caress her.
He heeds not my request" she went on.
he would see me die rather than abandon
his beer and his cards. Would that I had
died"
"Oh, my Adele, how canst thoui'
"The hat" she cried, with a sob, "and
the necklace. What cruel words have l
heard from thee"
"Thou shalt have the hat and necklace.
my love. Thy Heinrich did but jest"
Again he offered her a caress, and this
time 1t was graciously permitted him TO kiss
that sallow cheek. The resentment OF the
offended beauty vanished before her lovers
last words, promissory Of the hat and neck
ace, as effectually as the laudanum had
vanished before the pump; and when the
doctor and / took our leave he was resting
happily in her arms. AS closed the door
heard her kiss him and say:
81 knew my Heinrich had a tender heart.n
In speaking Of the matter afterward ex-
pressed my astonishment that the glrI
should have attempted to take her life for
such a trivial reason.
''Banp said the doctor, who Is Gallo in
his English at times, "they are the big fools,
and, besides, will she not get the necklace
and haiti"
Social Refinement Out West
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