Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1856-11-28

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vain that the Doctor. tried TO get some
thing ont of him concerning his knowledge
of the Welford family he was impenes
Etrable,
4 When man says that he will die, il Is
Iby no means certain that he will do so.7
Il Obstinate on most subjects. he is genes
il rally open 70 other peoples opinion on
this. So.
i But Mr.. Wexford was an exception 20
4 the rule. He had imbibed an ultra-fatals
ist doctrine. and was intoxicated with il.
AS the hour of the catastrophe arrived
all the household got into q state of silent
! Iexcitement except The individual mest
concerned, who sat in his study chair.
!. propped up comfortably for receiving the
fatal blow. He was calm, collected and
tperfectly used up. On his countenanee
mo human passion could be traced. IL was
\ a dull map of phy ysical nature untouched
!. lby intellect. If death had been coming
Ito dine with him he could not have looks
ed more eontented.
III Mrs. Welfofd made herself ridiculous,
as women are apt TO do In such casss.-
i She cried until her eyes were red, and
i then went off into a little series of FITS, pn.
til she wasjin a. condition to cry again -
i II am afraid the male w elford was rather
hattered by these attentions.
u DIR. Pillogus acted in a resigned man.
ner. Between the excitement OF the wife
and the nonchalanceo of the husband, he
had hard time Of it. What was most
/ injurious 10 his susceptibilities was. that
neither one nor the other would take any
medicine. TO have q patient TO die on
his hands without q professional ehance
of killing him, was, it must be confessed,
ltLying and bitter 70 the skillful man.
; But the Doctor had another anxiety
!, q secret which must forever Iema;n un-
: told.
> l should like in this place tu utter stern
Iphillipic upon the frailty of woman but
:. to confess the truth, am afraid 10 trust
, my self with the subject. Besides, / am
{ selfish of what few smiles can beg. bor-
i row, or steal, and do not feel disposed 10
hazard single one Of them for the sake
| of stupid public. Another reason ;
writers who set themselves up for moral
3 lists and sense,of. duty men are bores and
] won't be a bore if can hslp5it, 1 hate
being natural. ~es7
al 1t was, however a little Inconsistent
q that while Mr.. Welford was sinking into
the grave through an arm chair in one
5 room, the heretofore anxious wife Of Mr.,
4 Wexford should suddenly neglect her du'
!. ty, and receive the loving visit Of a stran'
81 ~ anatl,ar Clnaa hSy
}, l say il was little strange and inconsistent
although am perfectly aware Of the fac
a that inconsistency is the April shower
s which plays constantly on The springing
g virtues of lovely woman.
/ The strange gentleman deliberately
+ kissed Mrs. Wexford. and otherwise com
y forted her, SO that in short time she
Is dried her tears aud curved her pretty lit
g tie mouth into a smile.
l. Audacity is characteristic of the mill
d tary profession. By way Of illustration J
K will mention a fact. sse.e
!. The impudent scoundrel iu the mex
e room was none other, than the Military
n Chieftain
n The dying man grew gradually more
e feeble. The. servants crept about thu
!. house more stealthily, and whispered L
l. each other like conspirators. DR.. Pillo
n gus divided the attention between th'
!. watch in his hand and the patient in th'
j. arm chair. Mrs. Wexford had not beer
|. in the room for couple Of hours.
% /" Where is Harriet % asked the sicl
it man. a4e .4..
E. a servant returned with an answer
ia His mistress was in the next room receiV
s, ing yisitor-a gentleman.
is "She might be better employed,
a growlei the Doctor.
0, Mr.. Wexford was Of the same opinion
ID A sick man is Jealous Of his privileges
He remarked 10 his servant that lie di
o. not wish 10 see any yisitor-only his wife
ID The servant fumbled about the roor
in for few minutes, and then said (con6
Q. dentialiy to side.bosrd that he did nc
is think the stranger wished TO intrude o
: the privacy Of Mr.. Wellord-laying pal
r. ticularly emphasis on the Mister.
a. Patients never miss word that the
'. are NOT wanted to hear. Mr., Welfor
a. caught the inslnuaion Of The domestic
he and remembered Il.
n. z" The indelicacy of some people," re
marked the Doctor, sententiously, sis or
IL equaled by the heartlessness OF ott
ers.d BE had studied the sentence.
Is, James," said the sick man. destr
K, your mistress to come here. have b'
n. q few minutes to live, and her absen'
pc grieyes me-"
The servant delivered the message. AT
returned with moutbfd Of the followir
"oh, if you please. Sir. Missus say
nv as the ordeal's too much for her, and y,