| Show the power of love quite recently at waterford a pretty and fascinating boung lady who was very popular in the town fell 11 anu died her death occasioned gen eral regret she had many friends and a large number followed her re mains to the cemetery the last rites were said and all returned to their homes saddened at the loss of one wl had been so dear to them an ex ra ordinary sequel occurred A peasant farmer 1 ving in the vicin ity of the cemetery rose early next looming to go to h s worl happen log to look over the wall of the aeme tery he was astonished to see a mai on his knees beside the newly filled in grave the peasant watched sad saw him feverishly scraping away the earth with his hands not looking aside for one moment the onlooker remained with his eyes fixed on the strange s to tia amazement the mysterious visitor continued his grew some task with un abated vigor until presently the coffin was laid bare then with the aid of an iron implement the man forcibly wrenched off the lid the climax in the weird drama had deen reached bending down over open shell the stranger who bad so wantonly disregarded the sacred i ess ot the spot gazed long and earn estly upon the face of the dead g rl hen irner nt ag oe pas bonate lonate 1 sa pon her forea ead he raised a m el and readous ed the lid afterward pro beeding to fill in the earth over the coffin again meanwhile ever the author ties bad been informed of the occurrence end tta police arrived and arrested rne ext intruder he was ak n to the pol ce station and formal 1 charged in his possession was found a tele faram handed in at waterford and ce evered to him at bristol alling him t the death of the boung lady it appeared tha on rece pt of the news he too his cassago immediately for Vla and on arriving repaired to the graveside when arrested he said they thought they could prevent me see ng her but they were mistaken he was taken before the magistrate who committed him to an asylum lon don mirror |
