Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-06
RICHMOND ROMANCE.
ATRAoIc LOVE STORY IN REAL LIFE
GRAPHICALLY TOLD.
Love 81 First sight--A Prophetic Dream
and Its Love Locked
In Deaths Embrace.
w l,ien Tor tho Diepatch By Susan Archer
Wpiss

delicate hands, who. as she read, swaved
gently 10 and fro IN a low rocking-C HAIR.
A sleek cat slept on tho rug; Che FIRE
plowcd on the broad stone hearth with a
emOulderiug dTowsincss, and presently,
Risncinc az as ! reached the end Of a chap
ter, was not surprised To find that the Old
lady had fallen asleep.
Closing mv book / leaned back m my
chair and gazed IDLY about the room. IT
was large apartment ou the first hoor ol
ga old country house, with row az long,
narrow windows facing tali nantoip CO
adorned with mouidngs 81 chubby CuWds
frstoonuDg carl9nds ot roses. On ciihcT
s.do the fireplace was nm archei recess, au0
on the wainacottcd wall hung number
OF old family portr1lts.
did not know the history Of those por-
TRAITS. for I was but girl, and tins was my
first visit 70 mv mothers old friend 40 tne
hermitage. There was one picture ~ q
massive frame which thought rcsCmbled
her. q mibtaryIookue old gentleman with
white hair and "a stern but kindly iace,
and beside ~ in corresponding
frame wqs q handsome lady with q
lare mantle thrown over her head.
There were other pictures. some Of much
earlier date. but that winch most Ilnpro- e.
cd me was the portrait OF young man M
the Cld-iimo bud-0ud- blue of the Unit 4
States navy. and wearing ON las leu
Snonl'.f the 15ntta ela'e,, ,, %, ?" ,
49,. Ia or ,y''-...,nn ~ fender
"u.N' Wy" "u o,,J I'M
nl,1'lin s' '..l "Y' , rist Ne i,n
lI,s,'' H.. ,. o.5 lr,I, ;..r.st "ttacbcd 70
tho original Of this portrait.
Presently. woaryiug of tie stiffness, /
stepped ont into The garden WITH iia over
grown box.hclee- and tangled wilderness
y 49,. ..-..... ~ ,.,,.-o ,n.rtcrs and
..1, .r.l.I fl.qdn.
t,cA I.s ,.brn' VIZ
n'"~ ~. ''' 4.,f.,.1 so LARGELY
~, L,.,..-,r.. ,,r DE rn1ae aud race
49,. N. ,..,ro now. I'm deserted and in
,,,,"s o,3 tlo mansion -iteolf. with ITS
NC. -, ,.of crl tvv-cov.rcd walls.
-'' l.l. ..,,.,t nf decay. and
,..t i;.tl--- 49,. ti.r q mile distant were
t,l ~. "'. lf i..lt,,.,,,.j and o,.nr
'l 5 ,..,,,, ,,,-l,,d mat with
'T .,.'' L..t '.r,v'..p tIo bo1sa
r+,;.. e,,tlcn If tle
.' ;,.t 80 ,,.a.enf nook
ti' ,'l ,-.lia Of "a 9..ipa
E.t,.r,r..a handful of late roses ] re-
f,irr.G to AL. l..i.e The old lady had
a,-,l-.,,...l f-.fn l.r -.tp aud was collecting
I.tr,., fU. tall bias. audr0us the
.cbuub.~ oil IN. logs which had burned
reuulor. and which DOW broke into "a
cheerful i'n1c.
$50 Won have been IN the Garien,' she
said clp.~.lv. "a std 1lIuer9' IL is, tnd
7,f remember that when was glrl lt
,..- "a es-. a. Eden. and This old house one
of th. ,,,,,.-t ,u tlc ccmtrg."
"a did not know that sou lived here
wien Won worep g.rl." said, q, placed
-Ir flowers Iu water.
"N,. ift this Nas thr home of my inti-
mate friends with whom / was 70 frequent
rue.t. ail1d" 60 tle family of CoIono.
lorn MAYO. ass wife and dausht er3 were
.r0nE tho most a"comul>he1 ana brd-
iuut women of their tmr. and the nameni
Nr-. Ali uI NHFo was wen fho"h lA i'
American literature at those days. Ii.t
,sr.ft. JuUe. vino mlIr.tI Dr. Robert
,....I. ,... ,..-..- D.. Irrfad. and Maria. who
.... 4.. ,,.f. o.. ..o,....l winfield Scott
l.,
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nave Ltil. ni N'' ''-'. '' WIZ =, 3,
i~l inter. &. 90 Wa, -a" very heaulhui
There w..emanv inl.IWerW women than
sro-,. Nlnvo lut low e1 brilliant. She
, fr..l.l woman Of fln world. and
l..t Ion. t.ct ,.Li,h Nc
vas ''-'' N@',' 'l '-'t ..'. ~. -,
'.,r,.t,.' Some n.opls
IT'D .r'I,,. i-I Win her n
t..'' ', .,,- .,-i .he lnoy how
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