Morning journal and courier., 1894-03-24

life had come to an end, and knowing now
hopeless it was to doctor shattered nerves
and a worn-out constitution, she took up the
broken threads of her saddened existence and
sought In some neglected corner Of Europe
the rest and quiet that nature SO peremp-
torily demanded.
One October day, three years later, the lists
Of steamship arrivals contained the name OF
the broken-hearted creature who had once
been the social favorite. In memory OF hap
pier days, some friends made haste to call
upon her. Among them was her cousin, who
had q young physicians belief that his Skill
in medicine would cure her. Upon entering
the drawing-room. he was greeted by the
most brilliantly beautiful woman that he had
seen for years. He gazed in dumb surprise.
Could this be his cousin-this radiant crea-
ture, with rounded form, elastic step,
sparkling eyes, and above all, complexion
more charming than she had ever possessed
before2 It was impossible; and yet she was
laughing merrily.
"If 1t be indeed you," he said, lone sign
will not fail me-" He looked at her search
ingly.
"Your sign has failed" she said; my
freckles are all gone"
Beauty spots of the past-all gone. Then
You are indeed stranger. My call is In vain.
came here to cure an invalid"
II am truly stranger, for am new
throughout-in mind and body. I have
almost been born again."
"You must have discovered the spring Of
eternal youth"
II have. Listen we'll. and will tell you
the secret. You may remember what q wan
and broken-down creature was when said
goodbye on the steamer three years ago. I
was on my way to Europe, in the hope Of
benefting what little health I had left.
could not hope to regain it. My doctor dis
couragcd that. At his last visit he scowled
ut me, talked at me, pounded the floor with
his cane, berated my relatives, my bringing
up, the state Of society which permitted such
things to come to pass and had now left
another victim at deaths door. No more late
hours for me. no more dancing, no more tight
hcing, no more indigestible food, no excite
ment-no nothing. What a physical wreck
in appearance I was you know. Young ir
both years and disposition, fond of society
the traditions of my family, as well as my
own tastes, leading me to be the gayest of the
gay-I had found myself prematureiy old
and broken-down in health. Well, a change
of scene and air would do me some good, and
II abstain from all that makes life pleasant
and interesting, might hope to continue tt
live, more dead than alive, for a good many
years. did not quite see the gain in that
But, to go on with the story: On the steamer
I fell in with some acquaintances who were
going to place called Carlsbad. They asket
me to 60 with them, and, as one place was a
good as another to me, went. We reache<
Carlsbad at the beginning of the regular sea
son, which is the LIST Of May. End stayet
through the entire season, until the LIST o
October. 1t seemed to be the custom Their
to drink the mineral waters, and moro be
cause it was the custom than from any idea
that the waters would do me any good,
began taking the wattors myself. For lack o
something better to do, equipped mysel
each daY with nm eartheuWare mug, an