was speedily enlightened concerning it for mr walked straight thither and having called for a of ale announced with an air of majesty which was highly effective that it had pleased his mistress in consideration of his gallant behaviour on the twist cried the man fixing his eyes on and suddenly what the devil s this i beg your pardon sir said i was in a great hurry to get home and didn t see you were coming death muttered the man to himself glaring at the boy with his large dark eyes who would have thought it i grind him to ashes he d start up fi om a stone to come in my way i am sorry stammered confused by the strange man s wild look i hope i have not hurt you rot you murmured the man in a horrible passion between his clenched teeth if i had only had the courage to say the word i might have been free of you in a night curses on your head and black death on your heart you what are you doing here the man shook his fist as he uttered these he advanced towards as if with the intention of a blow at him but fell violently on the ground and foaming in a fit gazed for a moment at the struggles of the madman for such he supposed him to be and then darted into the house for help having seen him safely carried into the hotel he turned his face running as fast as he could to make up for lost time and recalling with a great deal of astonishment and some fear the behaviour of the person from whom he had just parted the circumstance did not dwell in his recollection long however for when he reached the cottage there was enough to occupy his mind and to drive all of self completely from his memory rose had rapidly grown worse before midnight she was a medical who resided on the spot was in constant attendance upon her and after first seeing the patient he had taken mrs aside and pronounced her disorder to be one of a most alarming nature in fact he said it would be little short of a if she recovered how often did start from his bed that night nd stealing out with noiseless footstep to the staircase listen for the slightest sound from the sick chamber how often did a tremble shake his frame and cold drops of terror start upon his brow when a sudden of feet caused him to twist that something too dreadful to think of had even then occurred and what had been the of all the prayers he had ever uttered compared with those he poured forth now in the agony and passion of his for the life and health of the gentle creature who was tottering on the deep grave s verge oh the suspense the fearful acute suspense of standing idly by while the life of one we dearly love is trembling in the oh the thoughts that crowd upon the mind and make the heart beat violently and the breath come thick by the force of the images they up before it the desperate anxiety to be doing something to relieve the pain or lessen the danger which we have no power to the sinking of soul and spirit which the sad remembrance of our helplessness produces what can equal these what reflections or can in the full tide and fever of the time them morning came and the little cottage was lonely and still people spoke in whispers anxious faces appeared at the gate from time to time women and children went away in tears all the day and for after it had grown dark softly up and down the garden raising his eyes every instant to the sick chamber and to see the window a� if lay inside late at night mr arrived it is hard said the good doctor turning away as he spoke so young so much beloved but there is very little hope another morning the sun shone brightly as brightly as if it looked upon no misery or care and with every leaf and flower in fuu bloom about her with life and health and sounds and sights of joy surrounding her on every side the fair young creature lay wasting fast crept away to the old churchyard and sitting down on one of the green wept and prayed for her in silence there was such peace and beauty in the scene so much of brightness and mirth in the landscape such music in the songs of the summer birds such freedom in the rapid flight of the overhead so much of life and in all that when the boy raised his aching eyes and looked about the thought instinctively occurred to that this was not a time for death that could never die when things were all so glad and sm twist gay that for cold and cheerless winter l sunlight a nd he almost thought that w for the old and and that they never wrapped i young aad form within their ghastly a from the church bell broke harshly on these ful another again it was for f funeral service a group of humble entered i gate wearing white for the corpse was yon they stood uncovered by a grave and was a a mother once � among the weeping train but the sim al brightly and the birds sang on turned on the many he had received from the young lady and wishing that time come over again that he might never cease showing her how grateful and attached he was he had no for self on the score of neglect or want of thought for he had been devoted to her service and yet a hundred rose up before him on which he fancied he have been more zealous 