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long as you live, aud make provision that after
your death it shall be carefully inferred with
you. IL you don't - And with q menAc-
ing gesture the proprietor Of this departed as he
| came.
Ellis opened the little round box, and showed
me, carefully inclostd in cotton, the redoubted
tooth.
Ireay knew not what to say; il was certainly
very difficult to refrain from laughing, but my
poor friend was so evidently in earnest, that l
merely remarked,
=" It was pity the good spectre was not sat
isfed with resuming his own property, for really
his tooth is so exactly the same size and shape
as your others, that think it would have ex.
actly filed the cavity"
at was strange" said Ellis, without noticing
my remark, "that after such an agitating occur
renee fell asleep, and slept sOundy until late
next morning | awOke, feverish and unre-
freshed, and returned nome as speedily as pos
sible. Ever since that time my health has slowly
but surely declined not perhaps outwardly,
but know and feel that my hour will soon come,
and the dread Of that tiend's vengeance will
enbitter my dying moments, unless you, my old,
tried friend, will promise to see me buried in
+ churchyard, and with your own hand to
place this miserable tooth in my coffin"
What could do but promiseG The case was
one Of decided acknowledgement and ridi-
cule, both Of which tried, only served to make
poor Ellis angry, and he was thoroughly deter
mined not to see physician-a measure which
| urged on him strongly.
| remained with him for few days, and lad
the pleasure of leaHing him, as ! trusted, in bet.
ter health and spirits than when we met and
hoped that his absurd fancy, as I deemed il,
would soon pass away. | was therefore greatly
shocked when, about six weeks afterwards, |
received letter from his Old hOusekeeprr, telling
Ine that her master had died somewhat suddenly,
but requested with his dying breath that should
be sent for immediately.
Need say that hastened to obey the sum.
monsY Very mournfIIl il was certainly, to en-.
ter the silent cottage where bad lately met Il
warm welcome from my poor friend 4 physi.
clan waSin attendance, and pronounced that death
had resulted from disease Of the heart. lIe the
clergyman Of tho parish, aud ElliSS solicitor,
were all, at INV request present at the opening
Of tile will. Ailer having disposed Of his tritiing
property in lcgacies, the document went on to
request that !, whom he styled his beloved friend,
should have him decenty buried in +
churchyard, and follow in all matters connected
with his ntCrment tie instructions previously
given to me.
The interment took place without the occur
renee Of anything worth recording; but, after il
was over, ] felt so wearied and disprited, that
resOlved to take up my abode for tile night at
+. After dinner | was suddenly attacked
by my old eneIny-toothache; and the pain, re
sistiny all the usual applications, became at
length so excruciaiing, that, starting up in sort
of FRENZY, incurred for the residence Of the
best dentist in the town. and speedi!v found NV.
self in his study. Whether il was the effect Of
reaction n(ter the ranid .rcse had taken. or
the wel,.known curative influence inherent in
the atmosphere Of o dentists house, know not
and when the onerator en,rp.5 E.It almost in
clined TO make a civil retreat wiihout nuttinc
his skill to the test However. on second
thoughts. considered Il as well 10 Law INV cas-.
befnrs him. and try to obtain some soothing nos.
trum which might stand me in stead on E,turc
occasions / tSsreEore told him HOW had heen
affected. and casually mentioned INV bav;no
come a IonT tourney t6a, n,orninc and its mel
ancholv cas,Se
A6W sail the dentist thou0b,fulIv. Gvou
came from - In Dsvonsh;re Tho nawe If
that VILLAGE ia associated in NV mind with 4 en-
rious ;nc;1ant vvh;ch oScnrred N mc snme ,hraa
or Cn,r r'on,Ss s;noo y NUNO w INV 0'''N '"''S
NI,
Wv naPPen 70 nase . 1sc'ueu nanNeIing,
"'e''er WY NATURAL OF eNeT stories
Inu nv curiosity oeing eHclteu' ! ocsgeu the
usntlst 10 nave the K'nuneSs To satiSiy IT, =,
SeaNne ,;''nsen "PPosNe 70 me- ne nh'neui'
A'e.y oomPheu' ana began IN theSe worus:
Te nsn'' oV'ween 'nies anu toIr u'onths
slncc, ! was aroused near n'dhght oy ioua
Nhockhg and ringing ." the door. ! was just
, soout 70 slep .hto oou' anu my servants maVng
Ions 1eIOre ,etreu 70 thelr rooms ! hasIy re-
su,nyI M , 'ny cIoInes, ahu answered .ne summons;
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"'o S''"u,s SN"aV.S" w 'in'Ieu'a,ey W couIse,
nIIn '','o ''s roo'h, P'aceu nun IN tle
au"' @ J"a I In, oeeeuvu 70 80 sSs'n.'s nls
~, ~" ~ tuM ;,S ,e,sr saw u~eI ~ OF moIs