Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-12
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THE BEAUTIFUL UNKNOWN.
Pathetic Story Told by the Inscription o
n Tomb.

Pathetic Story Told by the Inscription on
n Tomb.
Alexandria, that quaint old Virginia
town whose now dingy and compare
lively deserted streets lave seen so
many acts played in the glorious history
of our country, has among its many
relics one which is most interesting ON
account of its mystery and man
To this as to all other traditions there
must always attach a shadow of I'M
certainty as to where reality ends and
fiction begins.
: Occupying a central spot in the old
cemetery of Alexandria, says the Phil
adelphia Times, stands a weeping will
low, between whose dropping bows lies
a time-worn marble slab, bearing this
inscription:
"Tothe memory of a Female Stranger.
whose mental sufferings terminated on
the 14th day of October, 1916, aged %
years and 8 months. This stone is placed
here by her disconsolate husband, in
whose arms she sighed out her latest
breath, and who, under God, did his
utmost to soothe the dull, cold ear of
death.
How loved, how honored once, avails thee
not.
To whom RELAXED, or whom begot.
A heap of dust alone remains of thee,
lis all thou art and all the proud shall be.
"To him gave all the prophets
witness hat through His name whose
ever believeth in Him shall receive re-
mission of .sins. Acts, chapter x, ADD
verse.
1t was in the early autumn of 1916,
when Alexandria was q portion of the
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gentleman, whom all supposed to be
man and wife, came to the town and
engaged q suite of rooms at the City
hotel. The man was cultured. refined,
travelled. and, from all appearances.
very wealthy. Occasionally he would
talk to some of the n~ownspeople, but
the greater part of his DAYS were spent
with the beautiful woman who was his
companion.
She was all that was grace and
elegance. Her taste in dress showed
that she was II of artistic
temperament. She played on several
instruments with Il touch and knowl-
edge that were marvellous. Her con-
versation was that of a person who had
travelled and who had moved in the
higher circles of society. There was
an air surrounding her which, in her
sweet simplicity, drew all hearts to her
and made them love her, even though
strangers to her. But she can be best
described in the words Of John Trust,
who published a little book regarding
her, the facts of which were taken from
the strangers grave:
'Stately, yet graceful, her queenly
form rose from the u%ndulation which
acknowledged my greeting. She
seemed, indeed, the mould of form, the
union of elegance and grace before un.
dreamed of. Her eye, a diamond when
she listened, flashed like a jewel when
she spoke. A Grecian nose. perfectly
feminine in the softness of its outline,
relieved the masculine swelling of the
upper lip and made womanly the whole
contour of her face. Her hair lay in its
raven b|rilliancy as if ii had been chiseled
upon her noble forehead. On such fea-
lures repose wore an air of command
and emotion took stateliness."
Strange to relate, neither the gentle
man nor the lady ever told their name
or from whence they came, stranger
still were never asked, Notwithstanding
that the old Virginia families were as
exclusive and aristocratic then as they
are now. To all they were known as the
strangers" though the hospitality ex-
tended to them by the best people of
Alexandria a not as to a stranger, but
as to the dearest of friends.