Democratic Northwest and Henry County news. [volume] (Napoleon, O. [Ohio]) 1894-1905, 1895-01-10
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beside him gave evidence Of his 1nal and
fatal occupation
The body was removed and laid upon the
thick green sward for further inspection, and
perhaps recognition. The news spread rap
Idly. and tbs Inhabitants quickly crowded
around. None recollected him, although
some Of the oldest among them told stories
OF such an accident which had happened
when they were little children; but none
could remember the circumstances. After a
while a general murmur broke from the
crowd, for they beheld their oldest villager,
Dame Ursula, approach with lettering and
unsteady steps, leaning on the arm Of q
handsome young woman. Not the exhuma-
ton Of the lifelike corpse itself produced
greater sensation among them than the
appearance OF the living spectre-for such
the old woman appeared, having never left
her home for more than twenty years.
"Jesu. Mar'e-the Saints save Us" we're
echoed around her as me crowd respectfully
made way for her to advance.
she passed on slowly and with dificulty
d3til she reached the sdf white figure OF the
dead miner. Then throwing herself upon the
grass beside him she passed her withered
long fingers through his hair and pressed Il
back from his pale brow.
"It is he, Il Is he--Albert Wessenbery," :"
she murmured; "and It was for this have
been spared through long years Of loneli-
ness and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., long years.
knew not why lived. It was for this, for
this, that might see him once more. ones
more in all his 'unearthly beauty, In his un-
matched perfection. that l might see and
know that time has not marred, nor decay
changed, nor the worm defled the being
have idolized for nearly century. Spared
90 to rejoice that my own Albert cannot be-
hold the change which time and life have
wrought In a form he once loved SO well.
To him these w1thered arms and lips are
welcome as IL they yet retained their for.
mer loveliness. He will not reject his early
love for her age and sickness and unsight-
lessness To him. therefore, devote the re-
mainder Of my existence. Here will fulfill
the vows of love and constancy plighted In
the springtime of lifeI'
She bent her head as she spoke and i'm
printed with bloodless lips kiss upon his
her white hair streamed down and mingled
with his raven tresses. her long skinny
fingers warm with life pressed the cold
marble hand Of the dead.
Strange union of youth and age, beauty
and deformity, life and deathl
Seven days afterward they buried In the
same grave the superannuated woman and
her youthful lover. The constancy of life
time was rewarded, for she was permitted ID
rest her aged and hoary head upon the manly
and unaltered breast Of him she had loved
SO long and WELL Turf and flowers sprung
up as green and free above their grave as
II they had always been young and beautiful
and happy. Many garland of young flow.
ers and the more lasting wreaths of ths
amaranth were hung upon that grave; and
the names of Ursula and Albert, rudely
| sculptured on the gray stone which covered
them, formed their only obituary save the
memory which survives in the hearts OF the
| villagers,