The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-05-24
THE SECRET OF 1T.
A STORY OF THE GOLD FOUND AT
FRIAR'S POINT.
The Discovery Revives One Of the Sad
Stories of the Late War-An Unfor-
tunate Young Lady Despairs of Find
ing Her Lover and Suicides.
WWelli Wellln

them, tapping the paper which lay on her
knee.
"Welll Welll'' she repeated.
The reporter had visited the lady's resi-
dence ON Vance street for the purpose OF
unraveling the money mystery. The old
lady had not read the item until her at
tention was directed to it, and when she
finished it she repeatedly exclaimed,
"Welll Welt"
She was silent good while, evidently
making q mental excursion through the
corridors OF the past, raising the shroud
from the pallid faces of dead events, scru-
tinizing them and investing them with life
and being.
81 have been informed that you could
tell something of the mystery" ventured
the reporter, land The APPEAL would
like to publish whatever you kindly fur
nish."
Eyes, l know all about it. / was Just
thinking about it and recalling the sad
story. / cannot tell you all, and | will not
tell you any OF il unless / am assured that
my name or the vicinity in which / live
-S:hall be concealed. / would not be known
in til would not have any one known
In II. The story il interesting enough
without names, and | believe 1t is wiscst
and more prudentto let the actors sleep in
peace, or live in peace"
The lady was assured that only such
words rs she desired would be printed;
everything else would be withheld, and
she began:
'Let me see2 II was twenty-six years
ago next month that the story begins. A
gallant young officer from Confederate
regiment obtained a furlough aud returned
TO his home in North Missouri. lie was
dashing fellow and OF good family. lie
had returned to sec his family, but more
particularly to see his aflianced, young
lady OF most remarkable beauty and rare
accomplishments. The lovers were much
together the ten days that lac remained at
home. They walked and talked and loved
together, and were wholly wrapped
up in each other. The Young man
resolved to return to his post, resign
his position aud 90 home to marry his
sweetheart. II was agreed that the we'd
ding should come off in the latter part Of
July. Mr.. C-that is not his initial, but
that will dc-took his leave and returned
10 his regiment lie wrote frequently, and
said he was soon coming home. Finally
he ceased writing. No word could be OBJ
tanned from him One newspaper account
said he was killed. another that he was
wounded aud taken 10 this or that hos.
pital, and 50 on.
1.-THE Young lady WIS Wild with excite
mcnt and grief. Unfortunately for her,
she had loved too well aud unwisely, and
her early marriage became more and more
necessary. She WIS wealthy ana could
afford TO traYel. She was proud and could
not bear disgrace. She loved her soldier
lover, and wanted 10 be with him. So IN
opposition 10 the wishes OF all hei'irends
save such rs were familiar with her mis-
fortune, she took considerable sum
OF money and stared in search. She
travelled as best she could on steamboats,,
Ivy rail, in private vehicles, and she weut
from hospital TO hospital seeking yainly fol
her intended husband. In New Orlcan.
she would hear Of him In Mobile, in Mo
bile she would hear OF him In Memphis
in Memphis she would hear Of him IL
Nicksburg, and 30 on. lie was wounded
badly, She learned. and was somewhere
but where she could not discover. Seyca
months were spent In the search, and he
return home became more and more i'm
pculiyc. 70 60 on and continue lht
search was impossible; 10 return home an,
into the arms OF disgrace was somethin.
that she could not 10. Her lie wa
blighted and dark-thc iron had cnterc,
her soul.
mo, cannot say who saw her. an
giving YOU the story, rs | know IL 10 b
true ono morning IN the TALL Of 'G3 sh,
reached FriaB Point. Where WIS shl
going7 I'm SURF don't know. ! suppOt
though that she was trying 20 hide iron
the world that knew her as much as pos
siblc. She remained there all day, and II
the evening took n stroll. She paid he
bill before leaving, saying that sho pre-
icrrcd paving IN advance. She had a larg
sum OF money with her, which she tool
along. She WIS seen shortly after dark OF
the banks Of the river. II was IN Dccum
Der and the night was cold. There wa
no moon. but the stars Ehone out brightly
the winds were cold and made her shiyer
The rippcs ON the surface Of the rive
shattered the reflections Of the stars int
fragments. At her feet the great, majcsii
river rolled on in sullcn silence 10 th
eca aud doubtless woocd her 20
ropose that, Tor her, had no abidin
place on earth. The cry OF desperation i
~ her heart subdncd aud drowned the viii.
~ pcring counsels OF reason, aud she madl
determined upon scli-dcsifuction. A ger
tleman passing heard the splash, then a
was still again. lie looked moment bu
raw nothing The night was cold aud
hurried along. The body was found som
thirteen or fourteen miles below q ic
DAYS after and buried aud n namclci
grave covers all that now remains Of win.
was once the beauty, life aud hope q n
admiring community. That Is the cxplI
nation
And the man, was he ever hear
irom2'
"Nevor. lie must have been one Of III
many who entered
"'fho low sfcon tent
Whose curtains never outward swing
ole was never heard from, and IA
whole affair would never have bee
thought Of had Il not been for finding III
money which the poor girl left on III
bank"
"Do you think that the girls family vi
attempt TO recover the money!
"Dcar me, mol They would not rcyc
their identity for a hundred times
much"
"Do you think all the money has bee
iound2p
II can say that Il has mol"
HAS hall Of Il been ioundf
"Yes; more than half"
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