Oxford eagle. (Oxford, Lafayette Co., Miss.) 1876-current, 1891-05-28
i STRANGE PASSENGER.
How q Clever Woman Was Caught
on Shipboard-

How q Clever Woman Was Caught
on Shipboard-
When my packet shin. the Herrnione.
was preparing 20 sail from Liverpool
fer New York. was warned 10 take
Prryautivus against receiving as pas
scugvr certain Mary Youngsou. who.
while nursing her sick husband A man
considerably her ssuior-had poisoned
him 70 death. laid holi Of all tn. money
ami vainahies she could get and then
ha,i masie of. u was Thought that she
would try % leave England on some
outwarSihound ship-m1st likely for
America where she bad fri~nds-and
therefore sharply s.rutinize,i the pas
seagvrS. eight IN number, who we're
brought of To my vessel in a tender.
As they stepped aboard was relieved
10 perceive that none of them Tailed
with the description I had obtained
of Miss Ioungson. who was told.
was beautiful woman. over thirty
five years 81 age. about i've feet six
inches in height. and very slender.
with brown hair. dark ewes. and
clear complexion. :>h. ha.i been born
md educated abroad hut her father
had been an Engiishman. and an
amateur actor, from whom she had in
hrrit@d a remarkable capacity for de-
ceiving people a. 10 her character
Two If the female passengers who
now came aboard we're married ladies'.
and of dark complexion, there were
also two young women Of about
tyventy-one, one a Miss Iorton plain
and stout; the other. Miss Nerwin.
slender and tall. apparently not less
than tve feet nine inches. with the
riost childish. innocent looking fae,-.
Tor one Of her aye, that I ever saw.
She hal brown hair and eyes. small.
haby-liSe features. and smooth. glow
ing checks. which were constantly
dimpled with smiles. A. she slightly
lifted her long skirt. W. saw that instead
al shoes or boots she wore oruamsnts,,i
buslsius of some kind 81 soft leather.
which Es.Idc No noise when she walked
Aftsrvvari we learned that she = ore
them because she had lately sprained
her feet, AMI eoald not yet bear harder
leather
PROM the first could see that nv
son Tom a Young man of twenty i've
ami chief officer. was greatly impressed
by this girl.
He had always liked tall wugu.si. anil
anything ~babyishr in their looks or
manners particularly pleased him.
Still, | was surprised at the end Of
one short week after we sailed 10 learn
that he had actually proposed To her
and been accepted
She Is 81 artless. so Ingenious. 80
free from guile OF any kind sail he
that you can read her heart at once
We arD To he married on euTninr back
to Liverpool. Mt the house Of her aunt.
who Is expecting her. With her usn.a /
childish frankness she informed me
that. although having a small fortune
in three per cents. left 10 her by her
father, who was a merchant. shs. is at
present short Of cash. which would
hinder her from purchasing. on Iand-
ing, certain little articles she desired
toward = webbing suuttit I was -
touched by her shy. infantil. wav.
blended with timid distress at having
- tell me- this. that at once went To-
my r~um ant procured the $. 900
nitet states bond. which you know T
lately bought with my savings. and gave
II u her telling her where she could ret
u eashss't and hads her then take out Of
u whatever she needed '
Why. Tom- you don't say sos~ I
cried. rather startIs,I
M crursc. h.. answered. WHY
note We ars engaged. AMI Z ought To-
h the saEne ahuCt money matters A. II
W. we're married -
RE went below, AMI sat long in th..
rl''oulight, thinking e over as a hastv.
foolish pi.,,,e ~ business. when sudden
ly vas startled by the cry Of th. look
cat forward
sail ho, right ahead
The stranger-a large ship--put her
k-lm a-port, 50 had NJ doubt she
would pass us safely enough. but. a.
shs was going by. her h.Irn>nau. raised
his - heel too s0cn. her bow ~vxrrpc-
OF. and her jibhoom caught under nv
sPanker sheet. lifting the spar and
swapping IL OF with a crash.
There was noise and confusion a< ,ve
worked briskIy To keep the two ves-
sels apart and prevent further damage.
IN the midst Of which several Of the
raSsengers came running Up. some
what frightened. 10 find out what was
the matter.
II Is nothing; We are all right now
cried 70 reassure them. as the other
ship swung clear of Us.
Miss Merwin had emerged from the
companion way after the others. and
as ! looked toward her form. distinctly
revealed by the moonlight and one Of
the Lanterns. stood stock-stin in the
utmost astonishnens. for. as true as I
am living man. her stature now
seemed AZ leas- three inches shorter
than ! had hitherto seen i.
was the only one who noticed her
al that time, and on meeting nv xaze
she drew back as quick as fash. and
vanished in the cabin.
The strange phenomenon had wit
Messed fer moment almost took avv,iv
my breath Ny whole mind vas axesf
EPon this one thing, and wasa my son