The times., 1898-06-12

Here IS a story about a woman who was
scintillating star in the social armament
OF Washington nearly twenty-five years
ago. When scarcely more than bride.
with the world at her feet. she was at
tackled with long and terrible spell Of
typhoid fever. that resulted in the loss of
her hair. During her cOnvalescence she
determined 10 go IN seclusion until her
locks should grow, and, as her physicians
ordered mountain air, she obtained the
privilege of spending the Summer in a
convent high on a cliff overlooking one OF
the most beautiful rivers in the world.
During her stay she was attended by a
lovely young nun, who had recently taken
her vows. This nun. who had been a
mountain girl utterly ignorant of the
value the world attaches 10 such beauty
as she possessed, became devotedly at
tached TO the society woman. and lis
tened to her gorgeous descriptions of
hfes pleasures as eagerly as little child
listens to its fairy tale. One day the
locks had grown into golden rings, and
madam went away.
And the years went by.
Last Summer madam widowed and
childless, and utterly desolate, made an
other visit to the convent. hoping that
its peaceful routine would ease her world
weary heart. She had always remem-
bered the beautiful young nun. and it was
for her she asked when, having reached
the convent. she rang a the old stone
gate. She was told that Sister Agnes
had been dead for nearly twenty-five
years. How she died the FORTRESS did not
say, but when madam reached the quaint
little hotel on the side of the mountain
she learned the story from the dame who
kept the inn. 1t was not u long story
but 1t was one that madam will never
forget.
The nun was very young and ignorant
and a rich lady had come to the convent
and so filled her heart with longing for
the world that the poor young thing stole
away from the mountains and set out tc
find the lady in her distant home With.
out money and in her habit of gray clotf
and rosary, there was but one thing that
could happen. She was picked up on the
road by passing carriage and brought
back to the monastery gates. She had no.
the courage. however, TO ring the bell, Sc
she went to the lodgekeeper and send
ing message to the superior and the
sisters that they would forgive her the
scandal she had caused them, cried her
self into a paroXysm that brought on 6
nervous illness from which she died.
The marriage of Miss Florence Rosalie
Wilson to Mr.. Charles Lewis Gulick. for.
merly resident of this city, but now prom.
inent in business circles in Bridgeport
Conn, will take place next Wednesday
evening at o'clock at Epiphany Church
Mr.. and Mrs Samuel j. Mulloy have
| issued invitations for lthe marriage re-
ception of their daughter Emma to Mr.
| Charles T. Hunter, Wednesday evening
June %, from $3.50 to II o'clock
| Summer solstice up in the breezy wood.
chief mission of life among the dweller.
| in that sylvan retreat-is to boat and fish
Chief Justice Fuller and family will
spend the summer at their place on tn,
Maine coast, where they go each year.
Mrs Richardson Glover and Mrs
Audenreid are among the Washington
contingent who viii spend the Summer a
| Deer Park.
Mrs. Edward Bailey left fer Georgi;
| yesterday to attend the closing exercise
| of the University of Georgia. where he
son, Mr.. William Moseley Bailey, vii
graduate in law.
Ex-President and Mrs Cleveland Wi
soon leave Princeton for their Summe
home on Buzzard's Bay
Miss Ethel Adelia Glover and Dr. Henr
Rand Hatfield will be married on Wed
| nesday next. Miss Glover has but re
Gently returned to her home in this city
after completing scientific course at tn
University of Chicago.