Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1889-01-24
~EUTHANASIA VILLA.
The Luxurious Retreat Provided
for Intended Suicides.


Upon one OF the principal squares
OF she city stood the grea, philan-
thropic establishment founded by Mr..
Richard 6ttereG its majestic front
va no less than two hundred feet
long; there were six rows Of balcony
Windows and over the principal en-
trance n sign in gilt letters announced
that shls splendid building was "Eu-
thanaziA Villa
IL was 10 this Institution that those
who were disguised with existence
0me 70 seek euthanasia; of course It
VA Intended exclusively for the dis
HIAsssi ones with dollars, for those who
we're not blessed with this worlds
goods could carry out their sinister de-
signs without the assistance offered TO
The guests OF Euthanasia Villa But for
the unhappy p-o-sessors of millions.
Mr.. Richard Ut,erex Wa really n bene-
aRsOr.
Each day nj leas. three dishesrtened
mortss anne and knocked at his door;
this is only a f~gurative way of speak
Ing. for the door remained continually
open This Is how ths business was
conducted:
One day a young nan entered the
ocSseL Two clerks ut once arose TO
inset him The stranger advanced
three steps Naturally he vas very
ps5e and lettering. An easy chair wa
pushed toward him; he dropped into
n and caressed. from time 4 time. the
small carved dcath's-heads that orna-
mented the end Of the arms He threw
. glance around the Office. which was
hung in black cloth
The clerks made the young man a
low bow in IN automatic fashion; then.
without giving him time 70 reply to
their polite s~aiutation or 70 explain the
object of his visit. one of them asked
him. in an obsequious voice:
What OF death have you
choeen?"
Prepared a he must have been for
some such question, the desperate
young man could not repress an invol-
untary shudder. The clerks appeared
10 be much surprised. and. "a the CUES,
did not become calm at once. they went
up TO him with the same automatic
step. and. without saying n word.
hooked NJ him This processing had
the desired effect The young man
felt that he vas in n well-conducted
establishment. and this reassured him.
One Of the clerks said: do you
wish to see the prospectus9r
IL beg your pardon" said the young
man. but he quickly continued: The
prospectus' Oh. yes. certainly. the
prospectus?"
Then. with the discreet manner OF 8
waiter in n fashionable restaurant who
seeks to learn the guests preference
Pomard or Sauterne-the clerk handed
the young man a richly-bound album.
wherein were described tho Different
Dodes OF death furnished by the house.
The enumeration of these various
methods plunged the reader into a
shuddering establishment At first he
I'm ovcr them with his finger rather
than with his eye, stopping hero and
thesA amused by the marginal illus
wssions; then he began again. reading
seriously this time. without however,.
s1ning to Adhesion Certainly hang
tqG had lis charms. but WHAT poetry
there was about asphyxia With now
g. The soul departs with the breath
OF the tuberosei And the pOisons.
rooms Nos 4 to 10 vast choice.
And the Indian cyrdre-the prick of a
PIN N the heel or elsewhere, and then
AfrAnA But here are the lost
diseases. All. the lost diseases,
To contract by artificial means
leprcsy or the black death. 10 offer to
the practitioners Of the present day.
whom the disappearance OF these AT
f~ccsious" renders inoonsolable. the oc-
easton OF studying them from the
NE. TO carry away in diving the con-
soissiou that you leave in your remains
Whole feid Of delicate experiencesi
That is. without doubt. incomparably
more noble than death by laughter.
the simple idea OF which gives you a
nausea and dishonors the Ingenious
enumeration Of Mr.. Richard Utterex
But there are iI~l-natured persons who
would be offended At this prospect
however glorious it may be. of having
oese written on their bodies; they
prefer q sort Of aristocracy of silanca
What could be better than the lancing
Of veins In n warm baths
Have yoa made your ehoicerr in
minated the clerk in q low voice, With
out changing his attitude.
But there Is such n ~yariety.- re-
Piled the desperate young a
The clerk accepted the compliment
with 4 polite smile.
You must yourself admit COZ
tinued the stranger. that hesitation
b exeussble under the circumstances
Perhaps il would be well 70 visit
TIE establishment
That vii sai: nc sxsesly.H