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,his 1t Was that principally induced him
TO become such m extensive purchaser
OF shares in the London Cemetery.
IN order that no might follow the bent
OF his humour undisturbed. After i'm
pregnaiing himself with grave aphor-
'sms and sepulchrsl reflections. he used
TO come homo ~ dinner, when. q, he
had to pass through the shop of tho
~histiing. singing. and care .defying
watch m aker-the tenor of IN, ,hon,b,.
would be interrupted by some such
strains as
Come, lads, lifes whrligrg-
Round we whIsk,
With . joyou. ri,k.
And sii death stops the turn of our t~irlisis
Merry 60 downs the life for mo ="
Eth =! Mr.. Nighhhade. Live and
Laugh-that's my motto.
And very foolish motto il is. al
low me TO impress upon you, Mr.. Phil
lips; more especially for man Of your
years. You cannot in the course Of
nature expect to live long Really YOU
astonish me. would think that In,
awful reflections which your employ
ment mustna,urally generate, " ould -"
Awful reflections :"
Yes-awful reflections, Does no.
every tick Of the watch IN your hand.
remind you that you are Fastening ,o
the worms would think every stroke
OF the clocks around you would be
warning Why, sir, you are five min
u'es nearer your grave since entered
this very Shon 80
Jeremiah having been five minutes
IN the said shop. the truth q this asser-
ton was undeniable.
Lord. Mr.. Nightshadc, never
think Of such things. All wants To
make and sell a. many watches as will
provide for. myself aud lamily-God
bless them -
Really, Mr.. Phillips, you arc as hap
Ply and as though,less as a child tits
very unbecoming-very. Twill lend
you "Drelincourt on Death"
La Mr.. NIghtshade. cred Mrs.
Phillips fom the inner shop-how YOU
talk You should get wife. and
parcel OF young merry faces around
you, and then YOU you'd have no time
for such dismal fancies."
This is too bad OF Mrs. Philip,
The mere idea of Jeremiah beng the
Progenitor of merry faces, was most
lpreposterous.
"A vile groaned Jeremiah, a, he
seated himself in his solitary apart
ment--a wife What 10 do To have
light. gadding giggl,ng, flirting. fan
ias;Icsl woman disturbing and peTple1-
nag my solemn thought DAY and night
To find myself chained to o shreW. n
vixen, perchance worse Children
noisy membranes that migM grow
up monsters OF inIqui,y and end their
days upon a scatiold Children that
might have q legal. and no, natural
claim upon mel Oh The contiuRen-
cies OF marriage are fearful No. no
no wife, no wife !"
How shor-Ugh'ed are r-ortais. how
irresistible is the passion Of love Six
weeks after this anti MATRIMONIAL sul,l-
oquy. Mr.. Nishishade found himself
married mani
The thing came about in this way.
\ widow lady Of the name OF Starting.
took lodgings next door 10 Mr.. Phillips.
Mrs. Philips and she were not long in
patching up a sort Of womanklnd friend
ship or acquaintauceship the visible
maniie'tahan % which was, ithat they
now and then went and drunk tea out
of each others cups. IL 30 fell out.
that ~ one Of these byson or souc hong
meetings 1T the house Of Mrs. P, Mr..
Nighi.hade was induced 90 be present.
The widow Vas decked in the hahili-
menis 81 sorrow Appropriate 20 her be-
'reaved state, with a counienance to
correspond, aud jeremiah thought hs
bad never before seen . woman Of sue h
Ia grave aud comely aspect. Moreo-
! yer, on ihst eventful evening the wi
dow happened TO be afflicted with a
severe twinge Of the iooihache. which
impaired 20 her face a woe-begons ex-
preston that rendered II perfectly ir-
resIstIhle ~ the eyes Of MIR Night
shade. sad 10 the course OF the evening
she Hghsd and groaned almost as much
~ be did himself.
! That night Jercniah went TO bel
very considerably IN love. "Ah 60
cusd he, a. be pulled on his nigh,oap.
~ hat 'htN Hhi IT. uFAuk 70 lAfihNa
nv sorroWs With me
Npw. Mrs. Staring was one q tho .
singular women. that have M obiec-
upn 70 second husband. sod being
appused by Mrs Philips 81 Jsfemt.
ais eve thousand pounds in the funds
and Zen shares m the Geometry Com
pany he consulted ihe state Of her
heart. and found she bad no earthly
direction whatever to becoming Mr.
Nisht.hads Having made up her
mlnd. she next set 10 wo.k % study
ihs p'ou''nniie' q ber intended VIC.
hW. aud beng shrewd msdam. che
va' nrt long "a finding oat his weak
'3e. She saw that tie slightest nani-
icsiaiioa q rheeffufne,s disconnected
BIN snaIing'y, that smile made hin
shuttle On hi. seat ard that be was a.
much startled and slammed ~ laugh.
- fhy. nervous horse, al q vigorous