Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1895-06-13

encouragement to her, had ceased to come.
] knew that. although She went about
searching for work, she did il without
having her heart in the search, and that
She could not understand. She would not
ask her people, and. though she mad
written and written, there was no Woti
from her sweetheart. First, she thought
he must be i'll. Then shethought ne must
be dead; aad yet, it seemed TO her mat
somebody would have written ner ABOUT
IL. For three DAYS she had been up IN her
room. bad been Ill and unable to go to
see her, bur the first time | was up met
the postman and he handed me u letter
and paper for her. | recognized TIE
writing on both aud ran with the greatest
glee to her room. dropped them beside her,
leaned over and kissed her and left her
alone with the message from her lover.
That night we did not see her.
The next morning we heard wild
scream from the top Of the house, and all
of Us wondered and went to see what was
the matter. We we're certain that Maria
had fallen down the staircase, but II was
worse than that. Maria had gone into the
little room to awaken its occupant and
found her asleep. sleeping that sound
sleep, that long sleep, from, which there Is
no awakening. III one hand was her
lovers letter, on the floor the paper that
came with it. Somebody took the letter,
This was what he said; that brute for
whom she had worked, siriyed and died
THE FATAL LETTER. ..
My Drar Anlriir. II seems as If you would
never achieve what you started out tc, ard
tear that, much rs care Ter you, cannot
wait any longer. Tho daughter Of the nresl'
dent Of the railroad that goes through here ms
been visiting u, and for tho sake OF my family
have concluded that 1t viii be wlsost tof lna
10 marry her. am sure, my dear, nat YOU
will understand this aud realize tha' u Is moi
because love you loss, bat that must con
slider my position and my birth. am gentle
| mau and cannot work, and heaven only Know;
| when YOU would earn enough 10 take caro- o.
| us. Porhaps you Will meet some rich lankot
| who will ask you TO be his wife. Gooi-Dyt
Always your friend.
HER TRAGIC EMIT.
And he called himself a gentleman.
And he broke the heart OF brave
| woman.
AT least, that was what they all said. Blu
the cross old scientist came to my room
and showed me something that he haC
picked mp and that he wanted nobody Il
know about bu, me 1t was tiny cut glas
bottle with gold top. On the top w.
engraved the name of Annette. II hat
come out of the work box but that per
fume had never permeated IT, II was tn
close smell Of chlorcform. Nobody wa
told of this. and when We dressed poo
Amelle for the last time. Maria brought il
as her offering, because she SAID Mis-
Anelie always liked them, a little buncl
Of bleeding hearts | put them in he
hand. and so she carried them to her grave
And nobody in the great vast city kney
how that poor heart bled, and nObod.
knew how one woman had died ard hol
one man had stamped himself scoundre
Somehow. after that. the scientist an
| felt a little nearer to each other, beCaus
he knew the truth, and / knew the truth
and God knew the truth. That is all.
was just ali episode in boarding house
not romantic place. hut my friend
people live and die there, and noDud
knows.
Away down South poor Anelie is sleel
ing, and this Decoration bay there wei
down from a queer old man, to be pl
above her grave, box of roses, viii
from a Grabbed Scotch servant there ";
bunch Of bleeding hearts that bore hi
> name as well us that of BAB.