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Just a random guy
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Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 07:53 AM
As long as weird ebay items are bought by people at all, the weird postings won't end It's hard to believe that you can sell cheap stuff calling it haunted at a big markup though...People are so gullible
This ring was given to my sister through inheritance and is believed by our family to be cursed and therefore the reason she has not been able to find true love. This is not a joke and should be taken quite seriously. This ring was owned by a popular Broadway Opera Singer of the early 1900's.
In an effort to explain the situation, I have included a little history below. We would like to rid our family forever of this ring and the cursed history it possesses.
The highest bidder will receive the following: The cursed ring, which is a diamond wedding band, as pictured below, a copy of the history of the ring, outlined below, and a copy of the Broadway Poster, also seen below.
THE HISTORY OF THE RING
The following is based on both fact and family history and is accurate to the best of our knowledge. It is the sad story of true love lost and a curse that haunts our family to this day.
As did many Lithuanians during the early 1900’s, the Leonovitch family fled the poverty and fighting that was all too common in their country. They made their new home in New Jersey, where they became part of the working class immigrants. Although life in the United States was hard, the Leonovitch family persevered.
The eldest of the Leonovitch children was Ona. Ona possessed both beauty and intelligence, which led her to become a striking young woman. At an early age, Ona learned to sing Opera. The power of the opera overtook her and she quickly cast out the thought of anything but being an opera singer. When she was not studying her schoolwork, she was perfecting her singing voice.
Driven by a desire to succeed and to rise above the poverty that was all too common to most immigrants during that time, Ona mastered several languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Yiddish, and German. Her beautiful voice and ability to master these different languages quickly made her the spotlight anywhere she sang.
During her mid-teens, Ona joined the church choir and provided dedicated service to her parish. At was during this time that her talent was noticed by a Broadway star. Through the right connections, Ona was connected with the right people and found herself singing on Broadway. Ona Leona, popular and young, became a Broadway star.
Because Broadway was congested with Opera singers at that time, Ona decided to strike out on her own and started to perform at hotels and parties. It was at one of these parties that Ona, after a striking performance, met one of the Rockefellers in the crowd (Ona never would provide her family with the name of this man. She said that his name was not important) Over the next several months, they met as often as their schedules would allow.
This man, who was obviously deeply in love with Ona, proposed marriage on one fine spring day. Ona, caught completely off guard, was still young and also a very popular singer, so despite her deep love for this man, she turned down the proposal in order to pursue her career. “I was too young, too foolishly young,” she would always say when asked.
After a few more years, Ona decided it was time to settle down and married a gentleman by the name of Samuel Russo. Sam was a loving and devoted husband to Ona, and they had a happily life for years. They never did have any children, but everyone always said Sam and Ona were the perfect couple. And despite their devotion to one another, Ona constantly thought of Rockefeller and what life what have been if she had married her first and only true love.
After several years, Sam became ill and steadily took a turn for the worse. Ona was at his bedside day and night. They both talked when he was awake and Ona sang to him while he was sleeping. Time, as it will, marched on. Sam’s conditioned worsened and the Doctors confirmed there was nothing more they could do. His time was coming to an end.
It was about a week before Sam passed that Ona, overcome with guilt of the secret she had been holding for a lifetime, told Sam her one secret. “Sam, my devoted husband,” she began, “our time together was wonderful, and I would never have traded it for anything, but there is something I never told you. My heart was never yours. A man I met long ago at a party was my only true love and I am destined to live the rest of my days with the knowledge that I let him get away.”
Sam, his voice barely above a whisper, cursed Ona and her secret, declaring that she will forever be without her true love and will be destined to walk through eternity alone. In a final breath before slipping into unconsciousness, Sam cursed the wedding ring he had given Ona, stating she and anyone who has possession of the ring will never be allowed to find their true love.
According to our family history, these were the last intelligible words spoken by Sam Russo.
Deediddums
in Dublin Member
Posted: Tue Apr 12, 2005 | 08:58 AM
Good enough story, but if someone did believe in this sort of thing, why would they buy the ring? Presumably they would then be cursed "never be allowed to find their true love".
It's a good story, and surprisingly well written for the haunted ebay lot, but a few things...(you know me, I'm nitpicky)
Ona Leona, popular and young, became a Broadway star.
However, she's ungoogleable, as far as I can see.
Ona mastered several languages, including French, Italian, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Lithuanian, Yiddish, and German.
Several including these? Wow.
Sam, my devoted husband,” she began, “our time together was wonderful, and I would never have traded it for anything, but there is something I never told you. My heart was never yours. A man I met long ago at a party was my only true love and I am destined to live the rest of my days with the knowledge that I let him get away.”
And she couldn't have let him live in happiness for his one remaining week? I repeat. Wow.
It's hard to believe that you can sell cheap stuff calling it haunted at a big markup though...People are so gullible 
