The Archive · 1929

A Love Tragedy

In another case, love of a different quality led to self-destruction. A couple named Wu had lived together in the utmost content. For some time, the man's health had been failing and on Saturday became clear that ud was approaching, so he gave instructions to his wife as to what she was to do about his funeral. Moved by a mudden. impulse, she bought a fatal dose of opium and, having taken it, preceded him by a fow hours into the world beyond the grave.

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