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MISCEILAR Y.
THE FATAL COZ LNENI +,
THRILLING: TIflE.

Some years after commenced Practice
hut the precise date ! shall f5s obvious ran
SONS, avoid mentioningI hHd. friend az
whose house i was Q. pretty constant visitor
IT'LL Lid 4 wife who 17hs tito III not that drew
me there. Sic was boautifal, but ! shall
not describe her She RaB Captivating
Tier presence was to me like the iatoxiea.
tion Of opium I was only happy under its
Influence; and yot after every Indulgence
in.tha fatal pleasure, sanh1 into The deeposi
dependency In my o@d~ justification ]
must say, that / never, in word OF look, be
trayed my feelings, though I had some fea-
son to suspect that they we're reeiprocated. !;
fpr, when inIny company, she was always
gay, brilliant and witty; yet, as l learned
from others, at times, size was often sad,
melancholy Powerful powerful was
the temptation to make an. unreseryed dis
elasureof NH heart. but r@sisted il, That
lad tile fFmness to do So, las been for
, years my only consolation
One inoFHfBg sat alone IA my chamber (;
nlY clerk was absent. 4 gBntla knock was
jhktaadlble at the outer. 9obrt Come in, y
shouted, ID no very anna bic humor, for /
was INDUCING in a delicioes reTary upon the
subject Of the lady Of my heart, aud the
presence hf ain ordinary meI tai was hateful
IHe DOOR opened, and Mrs. - entered -
II 90 notIkn9w exactly what did; but it
SEEMED to be long time before l had the
power to riseand welcome her, while she
stood there with timid blush on her face,
ana thc glorious smile upon her lips; which
middle me Rel that it would be too great 4
happiness TO die for her
ssi \ I don't wonder yon are surprised To- SEE
ute bore she began, with n provoking little
laugh, but il your astonislnelit really too
great To allow you tosay, How 40 you do It 4
The spell was broken \ started up and
took her hand fear I pressed it harder
and held it longer than wa absolutely neces-
saTy. If.
I Perhaps your surprise fillbe Increased, G
she continued, when | inform you that I
hive comd upon business
| muttered something about not being SO
ambitious as to hope that SID would visit me
from any other motive. She took no notice
oFRhat I said, but, + perceived ithat her face
thfnea deadly pale: and h5sr bend trembled
AZ shWPlaeed before me a bundle of papers
I. You will see. By these SIZE saih In a low
hurried yeios, : that some ptoperdy WAS left
me by my uncle, aid bymt grandfather. but
seIstrietly settled, that ek-en / can touch
nothing but the interest ow mt husband
il in want of a large sum DC mopdF 1T iris
moment and wish 70 ez8mine the affair
well: and see whether 81 tie twisting Of the
law, can place part at his disposal Tn
Intentionally have dene him Wong Size
added in a tame SO low that no ears less zeal
onsly alive than mine coula haTe caught tie
meaning Z. and poor rs this respiration IS.
II Is all that can make, and I mast do If if
possible
II pretended toxtudy tie psper before ne
but the light danced aud Mingled: ana If bT
great effort. / forced MY ewes Ia distin-
guish word il conveyed hot tue SLIGHTEST
meaning to ny whirling brain. Eyery dron
of blood u ny bo9y seemed imbned With d
separate consciousness and to I'd tinrling
and rushing n the side next 70 her whose
presence within shert distance df ma was
the only thing Ct. which I haRa aistinct ner-
ceptieH hing ny head ID hiae from hsr
tAs emotion q Hhaea was thoroughly
1t may we'll Be belieYed that I mas = Il
eondiiion To give Professional opin5on. lnt
I got over tbs difficulty 81 telling hsr I mn i
have time to study the case, and PROMISING
to let her know the result
You are tiresefne eteztura.,s sha SAID
NTH little csquettish air. II reaIIv g.
pected that, fsr once n yeur LIFE. and for 4
ffiead TOO. ysn might haVe got ria Of th4
laws delay. snd give me ysur .oYiniioa "a I.alf
81 hour; So far, at least, as is tell ne
whether there Is probability of nv heiae
abie "a do what I desire Rft SO =