The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1890-05-14
A TRAGIC HISTORY.

a
history of the life OF lady who |
spent last week IN Athens, was
furnished the Banner by a popu,
lar lady OF Athens, who is CONVEX
sant with all the c;rcumstances,
and whileit outdoes the most ro-
mantle picture IS still true in
every particular:
When only sixteen years old she
met two charming young gentle
men, moving in the first circles off
Carolina society. They were
brothers and devoted to each oth>
er, each bearing a striking resem-
blance to the other in feature, styl
and voice, and both tell victims 10
the charms Of the fair euchantrcss.
She, however, could love only one,
and lavlshed her whole wealth of
girlish affection upon the younger
brother. The elder was piquod
and jealous, and for the first time
there sprang up an arrangement
between the two brothers. The
younger brother was too happy in
the love OF his beautiful betrothod
TO indulge in a moments anger.
toward his less fortunate brother.
The day of the marriage was APP
pointed and every arrangement
made for a secret meeting, as both
parents and teachers opposed the
union. The younger brother was
too happy to keep the secret to
himself, but confided in his elder
brother who secretly vowed to
thwart him in bis plans. So Sc
curing parson on the ni-ht APP
pointed, he went several hours In
advance of his brother to the Young
lady's boarding house, gave the
signal, at which she descended the
STAIRS, met him in the garden, and
the two were soon in the presence
of the waiting official, who, with
as few words as possible, made the
two one, and they went on their
way with feeling hal triumphant
and half bitter, he almost mad
mened by jealousy, and she with a
kind of vague Consciousness OF
approaching i'll, felt strangely dis
quoted for such an hour. They
alighted at the hotel to which they
were to spend the nlghc, the lamp
light ftll f il upon his face, when
horrors, the truth flashed upon
her. She had married the wrong
man, but it was too late to retreat
and she With heart sickened by
disappointment and chilled by
feeling of responsiveness at the un-
natural and terrible deception,
without any attempt to eXtricate
herself from the hopeless situation,
quietly accepted her Ii e-long scr,
row. OF course the younger broth>
er when apprised o! the peridy Of
his brother to whom he so confd,
ingly entrusted his secret, was in
dignant beyond measure, and in
the dark hour of outraged conf
dence and blasted hopes, his feel
ing of fraternal love WAS changed
to one of bitter hatred and vindict>
iveness. Years wore on and the
elder brother became a confirmed
inebriate and the younger brother,
who never ceased to have a tender
regard for the one woman whom
he had so deeply loved, went to
live with the brother whom he had,
if not forgiven, learned to pity
perhaps, and whose family he re-
solved TO protect and shield in the
hour OF danger, when the husband,
who was now Il father too, should
be ii a condition OF irresponsible
ity. And one day when the e,der
brother came home, cruzcd with
drink, perhaps it was feeling of
the old rambling jealousy that took
possession Of him-perhaps he
could not himself explainthe cause,
he without word of warning to
his wife shot his brother dead in
her presence. She fled from the
house never to enter it again, and
to-day she leaves Athens, at which
place this woman, young in years,
but living under the shades ct a
great sorrow-has been sojomning
tor a short while. With plenty
of money to crafty every within
and caprice of fashion, she travels
from place to place, a woman
whose life has been aud is still
strangely adventurous, and who
lives under the firm conviction
that she is vet TO he the victim Of