The Washington times., 1894-09-30
MARRIED IN HASTE.
Sad Experience of Beautiful Society
Lady.
Her Husband Brought Home Dead and Her
self Frustrated by the Shock.

"Did you notice that handsome young lady
who Just passed." asked a well known citizen
as he and two or three friends, including
reporter, stood in front of the Shoreham
yesterday.
Everybody had noticed her-a young woman
whose lily and rose complexion and graceful
carriage would have attracted attention any
where.
''There is an interesting story connected
with that lady," continued the speaker.
"Young as she is she's bad more trouble
than usually falls to the lot of ordinary beings
in a whole life time. Her parents are we'll
to-do people living in a country town not
more than hundred miles from Washington.
As she was their only child they gave her a
good education, and lavished upon her every
thing almost that money could buy. After
finishing at school she was brought out in
Washington society by the wife of Congress
man-an old friend of the family-and was
quite belle. 1t was while visiting in this
city that she met young man who succeeded
in capturing her heart. He was not what you
would call model young man, but she fell
desperately in love with him, and in spite OF
the opposition OF her parents married him.
Her life for six months after that was a
happy one. Her husband was devoted, and
gave her no reason to doubt his love. But he
had been a sad rake in his bachelor days. and
after awhile he began to return TO his bad
habits She gradually became aware that she
was losing her hold on him. One night only
a year after her marriage, while she was sit
ting up waiting for his return, he was brought
home dead. He had been shot in a drunken
row in disreputable house.
"The shock was TOO much for the poor
woman. For two months she hung between
life and death, and for six months after that
her reason was gone. The physicians who
attended her said il was the worst case OF
hot
ever their fortune to witness. They did not
seem to be able to do much for her. Her pa
rents, of course, did everything possible, and
spent large sums of money on doctors here
and in New York. At last they took her TO a
specialist in this city, and he seems to have
cured her"
THAT ought to be feather in his cap" re-
marked one Of the group. What specialist
was it?"
"Walker-Dr r. A. Walker His speciality
is the treatment of diseases of the brain and
nervous system, and they say he is the finest
physician in America When this young
lady was taken TO him two months ago she
had to be almost carried into'his office. You
see what a sprightly step she has now"
The reporter was interested, and later
called at the Office of DR.. Walker, 14l1 Penn
sylvania avenue, adjoining Wizards Hotel,
Tor the purpost OF CONCENTRATING him. The
story about the Young lady and her astonish-
ing recovery from nervous prostrauion was
fully verified by the Doctors own statement
He declined to give the lady's name TOR pub
lication, saying that it would lie breach OF
confidence, and contrary TO his rule in such
cases. Itappears. however, that the incident
related above IS only one of many that might be
told of the wonderful cures performed by DR..
Walker. Every day. from 10 a. m. TO p. N.
he is engaged in relieving the sufferings OF the
afflicted who call at his office. charging moth
ing for consultation, and he makes special
appointments beside. His Sunday office hours
are from 10 to II a. m He also conducts A
large correspondence with patients who can
only communicate with him by letter, but who
receive the same attention as those who con-
suit him personally. His fees are always rea-
sonable
Many men are sufferers from nervous de
! bility, impaired memory, low spirits. and the
innumerable arrangements OF mind and body
that result from unnatural pernicious habits
contracted in youth or from later excuses
eliminating in a loss of manly power
wrecked constitutions, and not infrequently
in softening OF the brain. epilepsy. paralysis
and insanity. To reach and reclaim these
unfortunates is one OF Dr. Walkers aims and
he has been the means of restoring hundreds
of such sufferers to health ami happiness.