Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1897-02-25

! Mr., Barrett advised his client, judg-
| ing by the papers and evidence she had
that she could not force the widow to
give her title to the land But he
! told her that he would sell her plot
OF land near Passport and give her a
| title to II so perfect that her dead could
| lie there In peace until the resurrection
day, This was done, and the heirs Of
Marion de la Varre own Ave acres of
club, and almost In the heart Of the
property that aristocratic corporation
owns
AS you leave the depot at Passport
and 20 In a northeasterly direction yon
can see the house Of tho Long Island
Country club And back OF these club
houses to the left, up little hin,
there ia a pine grove In that grove IN
the second tomb that Marion built for
her lover.
She brought such portions of the
| Flushing mauso1eum as could be
moved, together with the body, to East
port, about forty years ago, and en-
gagged Dbenezer Jane TO superintend
the building of the mausoleum. She
took board In Mr.. James family. Mar
ion had the coffin opened and took
one long and loving look at the body
OF him who had carried all her life's
happiness out of the world with him
to whom she showed the body said
that Mr.. Christie was large, noble
looking man.
Marion de In Varre made her home
In PASSPORT. She brought with her Mr..
Christie's law library and q part, Mt
least OF his Office furniture. OF this
there were nm old black haircloth sofa
and two haircloth chairs. She would
never permit any children to sit on
those chairs or on that sofa. She
would drive them away by saying:
Get up, get up; those things are
sacred! They belonged to John"
She would go TO the tomb In the
morning OF almost every pleasant day
knock at the door and say: John
are you up? / have come down here
to sit with you. Would you like &c
have me read to you? Or shall W.
TALK" And there she would sit fol
hours, talking or reading
The mausoleum as 1t stands today II
about ten feet square. The roof has
four gables. AT the apex OF the roof
where these four gables come together
there is an iron urn. There were form
erly stained glass windows ut the sides
the door occupying the outer side o.
the square. Now. one OF these stained
glass windows is broken out. and Ch'
aperture Is closed up by rough boards
Marion de Ia Varre died some fv'
years ago, being about sixty-hyeyeari
: Of age. She sleeps by the side Of hei
lover.
Having procured the key. you ma,
open the door OF the mausoleum am
go in There is no inscription TO b,
] seen. Fitted to the floor there ID I
stone slab. Lift this slab, and you VIII
Y see short flight OF steps that leat
I down to the vault.
8 When this mausoleum was first built
the sacrilegious youngsters Of Eastpor
:. were wont TO amuse the children OF thu
summer boarders by borrowing thu
! key, going down into the mausoleum
unscrewing the coffin lid and exhibit
J ing the face OF John" to their guests
There is to this day an old rustic
tete-a-tete and two rustic iron chair
', In front OF the mausoleum. In thos'
yer y chairs Marion sat to read TO hel
lover. The iron vase that was once
kept full OF flowers is now empty Of
, earth or loan. and the fence that onc'
. surrounded the tomb Ii going to rack
and ruin. Some chance visitor will
taste for pitiful pathos has picked NJ
couple Of the fence posts and put
them In the vase.