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I caopo, disclose The truth 10 Won
i present. | may perhaps within a Yea,
but will lay you wager, sir. thai 70
yourself 81 The expiration Of 4 lively
month. will allow that my reasons for a.
string to be freed from my leg were N
most prsiseworihy and satisfactory,
| = will make no bat With you unles
you Ihiormme your name, OR residence
Eyour family and profession.
'All This shall be- duly comnunicate,
to you hut not atpresent. Allow me /,
ask il yon consider me msr OF honor
i "A man Of honordoes a., 5resent rs
ryt 10 fiSSurge = ne4,is-A i. nave sJllrrs
to perform, even toward YOU, who are
total stranger 10 me. Withoutit would B,
Estrictly necessary. cannot mutila,e YOU
EH you are bent on becoming The murder
er Of an Innocent father of family FIRE.
I lis well, Monsieur Thevenet' an.
swered The Englisbman. taking IN n,
pistol: 4 will not be your murderer bu
! will compel you 10 lake off nv leg
" nat my eptreaties have failed 10 Is.
lflaiaf; what neither the hope of reward
nor the fear Of death have succeeded il
extorting from you. I will owe 10 your
compassion
How so, sir u
! will lodge ball in my leg here be
fore your eyes
The young man sat down. and delibe-
rately placed the muzzle'just above ibe
knee. Monsieur Thevenet rbshsd y.
wards him 10 hopes Of preventing bis
mad design, Stir from Four seat' ex.
claimed the Englisman. and / pull tbe
trigger! Answer me olee more-will.
you by your refusal. GOSPEL me 10 in
ere ase the snfferings | have 10 endure \
Sir, once more you are fool; but be
It as you wish-E consent 10 take off Tia,
cursed leg of yours.
The necessary: preparations were soon
made just before the first incision, the
Englshman lighted hispipe, and swore il,
should not go out. tue 10 hissword be
smoked on till the leglay on the floor be-
fore him, no longer BIZ, exclusive proper.
".
Monsieur Uneven stesh showed ~ bis |
Or iimei the paiis5s ssg estors5 V =
health. He gave his praeo6 4 mnn;6.
cent fee, and felt hiskSeen increase
every day. With team VI gratitude in
his eyes. be sthanked b for reliey;ne
him OF bic limb, andsled for Eoeland /,
duly equipped wiih7a wlden.leg.
v.n,s y sixteen mcnb aftertnsss- 81
Wousleufa The lhet received ! J
!. le y. from Engla,d thesSs.. se..wing Fl
z. - Nd i..tsS,- NTonsieurr-- e 2
Y gu'faH which Is hundred and fif- ri
p,isiusms- ssarlfeR , you 70 70 accept, 10
sole o5sscle TO my>b ; i.bas e.. y de- De. 4
rendered me one Of XII l;.! ,o, nn.s u zoe O. =
'a's sBe., Of men! ''A,ienglhsl Of NOR, z
made acquainted with tbe real 81, IN
what YOU was pleased 10 call mSPe n'
whim. You persisted ID maintaining Me-
no rational cause could possibly warrant
the self mutilation i have undergone.
Well, for that you refused 10 accept tbs
wager offered. III
Shortly after my last return from the
Indies, / became acquainted with periec-
ton, in The person Of Emily Harley;
Aeil desperately in love with her. He
Aalih and family connections made my
4 e. IONS as esgsf for the mateS as myself
thoesa / saw5ber beauty and angelic dis
Posilios ! yoked myself 10 the car Of he
: admirek Alas! myldear Theyene,,
|. was ferthaieto become the most unfortu
nate Of y my rivalsi she loved me
and me ony; she avdRed her affection
. and-rrjechd me > vain did pres
my suit-in vain diy my parents an,
friends intercede for he--she rename,
: memorable. /.
For a long time did I fail TO discove
the cause Of her refssalto become mine
to make me happy when she owned 4
loving to distraction. At length one o
her sisters revealed the MYSTERY. Mis-
Harley was a marvel OF beauty, but
strange orelate. was born With but on
leg, and this bemish rendered Der AYERS
to becoming my vile, as she feared
might look on her with aversion.
| MY resolution was soon formed. II de
termined here should be no disparity be
tween Us, and ihaDksto you. worthy The
venst, il exists no longer.
4 y returnedto London with my woodel
leg, and at once beiook myself 10 Mis-
Hsrieys The renofi Ia n kAah circulate
(set on foot BY . lettsr I had previousl
despached 10 Engfsnd) that I-hsd iniure
my leg by fall from my horse. and tha, am
IPuiatJon was found necessary I becam