Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1864-02-26

ara in the habit Of taking the tineture o
OPIUM. would advise yos 70 repre,s IL a
much as possible
The habit Of taking -hat. sr? Opium
What m the aADs Of all that. internal.
dstsst ih- drug. sir. lam not in the habit
Of oftAking anything At all What the dsv.
IL
Pray calm yoarseH. sir,- I replied
. Perhaps l have arrived At q wrong con.
elu' '0n. but l certainly had my reasons,
Which ! feel bound 20 communism. - yos,
for suPPo.ihg that you indalg.d in -h.t
may call the Psrnieiog, habit Of tab Ing con.
iInusd doses Of laudsagn. and I felt IL nv
duiy 70 say something .g.ins, sseh n course
Of PrOeseding.-
then related to him The manner in
Which l vas led TO the belief. by Mrs..
Coates purchases At ny friend Mr.. Mar
tin, shop. and ~Len had eoscladed, he
inmsdi.isly rang the bell. saying. - You
surprise ns. sir. very mach. Tier. mus,
rSAny be some mistake in this matter. I
oil ask her,
Nav. sir 1 said. that would place
me- IN very dissgrseable position indeed
IL Is no business Of mine -hsther this lad '
taxes opium or not. and detest having tb.
Appearance Of fPrying into .nyOody's Affairs.
beg. 'ir. as aPsriiculAr favor. yOs will
Iet the matter drop. and beg pardon for
abiding 10 Il for = monent-
Csrtainly. dOctor. eert.inlr. II YOU
vIsh 70. OF course 1 can take some pri.ate
opportunity Of speaking 10 her about it -.
without compromising you IN the matter IN
tSe least That Is eas ily done rn afraid
O-e you some apologize, for the very en-
HAordInary language used by me While IN
tss chemists shop: but the fact 70. "a.
har'il, 'ns seh. AMI I have suffered - much
misery that l may b excused for "a Just
nov. and The making rather rnalapropos
exLibifioa Of it,
A" l pray you. sir.- replied. " not to
mention "a 1 only deeply regret tkss yOa
should have any cause OfAnguish.-
=" There ~as nov rnosnsnt or two Of
pause. aIier which be sad. IL don't know
-hst ifnPsis me 70 speak 90 you upon = sub
iect interdieted in this bouse. and which.
for twelve months now. have sad moth
ing concerning 20 any enc. Bui 10 fssl
inclined - brsAk thro~gh ny rule Of 81
lence. I-I-had-a daughter"
. The grave. ,ir. Is 10 resPectsr Of feel
ing,.'
q" The grave, :" he exclaimed. 30. that
Ens- all the tears that her loss. IN such
~sy. would have ~rung from me. No. no.
u is worse than death it i. uncertainty.
Ia Is agony Of doobt. Of suPPosiiion.
% You arr. then. 'ir. IN a state of unoer-
tainty regarding her fate ?"
- AM am, o. that Heaven uoud
end "a BY leading NE 20 some SPOT of earth.
whers mighs b. fully convinced she slept
the lons sleep that kno~s no waking
Then. thi-k. should Know what peaoe
was. bot now al % conj-etnre; the mad is
tortured. ever falls back upon the most
painful idsss and eonjeetu-es. am very
~r-tehcd. sir; Mrs. Coates 10 nv cousin /;
I am much indebted 20 her sor her kind
cOusidsration she suffers greatly IN our
loss ! ssy m our loss. because sire was a.
much attached 10 nv Iosi daughter as NY
sef"
Indeed 'aid and the recollection
u Mrs. Coates glittering smile came scross
me. a. a sort q practical rcfutation Of the
statement made by the MAJOR. regarding
her suffering. Bot stall hsd no rIeht 70
make skepticsi remark. Tor. atsr al.
Mn. Coates might be ike the young lady
Who never told her love. as secrvt about
her grief
"Ics.~ hs exclaimed. "pe often. IN
manly a. Il may sPPesr. upon my part.
n'.nEle our tear. - Ne ihink q our losi
oue. %. u,y P0or Annie, shat has bceomc
Of yoaS Ifyosr foaJ doating iather eooll
bat for one moment. De permitted % look
into those s-ee,. blue eyes. BE- oosld De
do~n and dc content.
bot ssiI sir.- sad. ''you have not toid
ne hou you lot her
d" cannot. caa only teil az The World
thai sbc - lost came here d reside sith
a,y oousin. ~ho was % play the part of =
inena. By aitending % ths .househo % foT
me-. bringias ny chad vith me. after the
dcath % BE- motLcr. a. Lisbon. where ",
hal taken Up or abolc. necI scarcely
say aiy fortune D. ample. And there "a oy-
ery prospect % harpiness before ss. duiy
tiacisr,I by q rscoiieetion Of her vhOu
death had robbed me ol, but stiil that %.
in ths natsrai course Of events. The se-
curiiy u . le.ileuoe. however. dil uot ihsi
iong aiy caiii. vho -ss t~eiyc years Old
-cat ore day nth Htiie portfolio Of mo-
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