The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903, 1900-07-28
A woMAN,s WHITE HAIR.
HOW SHE CANE BY 1T.

HOW SHE CANE BY IT.
Il have heard Of persons whose
hair was whitened through excessive
fear, but. as never myself saw anyone
% affected. / am disposed to be incredu.
lous on the subject The above remark
was made by DR.. Maynard. - We sat on
the piazza Of his pretty villa. discussing
the different effects Of terror on dissimi-
lar temperaments. Without replying to
me, the doctor turned to his wife, and
said:
"Helen, will you please relate to my
old friend the incident within your own
experience! It is the most convincing
argument can advance"
l looked at Mrs. Maynard in surprise.
/ had observed that her hair. which was
luxuriant, and dressed very becomipgly,
was purely colorless; but, ss she was
young woman, and q very pretty one. I
surmised that 1t was powdered to
heighten the brilliancy Of her fine dark
eyes. The doctor and I had been fell
TOW students. but. after leaving college.
We had drifted apart; to commerce
practice in an eastern city, he to pursue
his profession in growing town in the
West. / wac now on q visit to him for
the first time since his marriage.
Mrs. Maynard, 10 doubt reading my
supposition by my look Of incredulity.
smiled Is she shook her snowy tresses
over her shoulders, and, seating herself
by her husbands side. related the FOL.
lowing interesting episode.
1t wss nearly two years ago that my
husband was called on one evening to
visit patient several miles awsyr Our
domestics had all gone to q wake in the
vicinity. the dead man being q relative
OF one Of our serving women. Thus
was left alone. But / felt no fear, for
We never had heard of burglars or any
sort of desperadoes in our quiet village,
then consisting Of few scattered
houses. The windows leading out on
the piazza were open a. now, but
secured the blinds before my husbands
and locked the outside doors.
all except the front one. which ! left for
the doctor to lock after going out. %
that. il l should fall asleep before his re-
turn, he could enter without arousipg
me. l heard the doctors rapid foot
steps on the gravel. quickened by the
urgent tones of q messenger who await
ed him; and. after the sharp rattle OF
the carriage wheels had become but an
echo. l seated myself by the psrlnr
astral. and very soon became absorbed
in the book / had been reading before
being disturbed by the summons.
But after . time my interest sue
:umbed to drowsiness. and thought OF
Then the clock in the doctors
Office struck twelve. % determined to
wait Q few moments more, feeling that
he would be home very soon. closed
my book, donned q robe de chambre, let
down my hair. then returned to my seat
to patiently wait and listen. Not the
faintest sound disturbed the stiffness OF
the night. Not breath of air stirred
the leaves. The silence was 80 profound
that it became oppressive. / longed for
The sharp click Of the gate latch and the
veil known step on the gravel walk. 1
lid not dare TO break the hush myself
BY moving or singing, l was 90 oppressed
Nth the deep stiffness. The human
mind is . strange torturer Of itself.
began to conjure up vivid fancies about
yhostly visitants. in the midst of which