The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1869-09-16

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asked the doctor; Eve shall want il
for the burial certificate" '., 80
81. don't know" modify replied the
host, whose thoughts we're occupied
with bis difficulty in the matter of the
household reorganization; ~ never
beard-I always called her Nancy" :
1--WE can easily settle this question .
said the rector, producing roll Of pa.
pers from his pocket; ''the poor crea.
ture's mind va, ii, ) isorely i'll It case, and
one Of her last efforts ~.s expended in
drawing this packet from under her pill
low, saying it would tell all about her.'
! With these words Mr.. Nugent hand
ed the papers to Sir Edward, who began
listlessly to unroll them but no soon-
er had bis eyes fallen on the first word,
than, with a smothercd sound, as if be
had received a heavy blow, be clutched
nervously at the table, and his face,
from pale, became perfectly livid, With
Wild eagerness, he perused the doou-
mcnts, and when the last had been
read, ho raised his head, revealing to
his astonished companions, a face SO
changed as to be almost uurecognizable
--ghastly, expressionless, and awful in
its vacancy. Then, before either Of
bis friends, par.ly.ed by tho sudden
ness Of the attack, could utter word,
Ills grasp relaxed, the papers autterea
to the floor, and he fell back rigid
and insensible. -,
Both gentlemen flew to his assist
ance, and endeavored to restore bin,
but uusuccesstully. The servant-girl
nearly took leave Of her senses, when,
summoned by Dr.. Nichol, At. the sight
Of her master, motiouless and apparent
ly dead, and threatened to faint herself,
when the doctor resorted to his lancet,
all simple 'srestoratives having failed.
As the blood started, in obedience to
the summons, the baropet moaned, and
opened his eyes. -. . 80, -:
,"All right!" exclaimed the doctor,
twisting handkerchief round the In
cisior; Tin very few moments 'Rich-
ard will be himself again."
"Doctor, can you account for this p
whispered Mr.. Nugent, whose curiosity
rose as his fears lessencd. .sWas it
caused by those papers2" *..~.r
"Undoubtedly. Perhaps a date, or
even stray word, may have brought
too vividly before him: some forgotten
circumstance. Certain tits, that the
mind; FIRST, and then the body, gave way
under mental shock"
''The body-yes; but the mind ?"
said the rector, in a horror.struck
voice. ."You don't mean to s.y-"'- .
80 only for the moment; Of course"
answered the doctor: "Look At him,
now in five minutes be will be well .s
if nothing had happened" - j. -
"Thauk God r .ejae,l.ted Mr.. Nu-
gent, greatly relieved. @~
/ By degrees Sir, Edwards color re-
turned, et!Those 'papersY''' we're his
first words. :>, ': -: i -H:,se H,,I
''s'fOh,, d never mind the papers,. Ash
ly," said the rector; "leave them to-
nae, and I will see about everything.
The fire was too hot for you, and you
tainted"
"No, Nugent. You know, as well
as DR.. Nichol, that it was not the fire.
l saw in those papers = name that l
never expected to see again, and learned
from them strange and, wonderful fact
80 wonderful that it is impossible to
realize it. Tho unexpected resurrec-
ton Of that name prostrated mc; but.
now the shock is over, I feel 1 shall
derive comfort from what 1 have dis
covered"
':'Goodv said the doctor after dis
missing the subject. .".All's well that
ends we)l.'" IL
"But," Sir Edward continued, "you
ask me no questions, and I appreciate
your delicacy, for You must have been
startled and mysti6ed; but there is
now no reason why I should not en-
tighten you. The one great episode Of
my life has been revived tonight; the
episode which, made me a w.uderer
from youth TO ago from my native laud:
The long-buried memories have been;
suddenly recalled to life !; you shall hear
them, if you like"
Tho faces of both gentlemen bctray-
ed eager curiosity, but Mr.. Nugent hesr
,tated. eff tho mere recollection has
been too much for you, a long recital
will surely do you harm,". he said. q. >.
"No," answered Sir Edward-t''it
was the surprise that upset me; aud,
moreover, brooding upon such past
would be worse than relating it,"
"True," said the doctor, nodding bis
assent; "brooding would .se worse u
And his sanction settled the question
Il really owe you an explanation Of
my strange emotion" their host then
said, heaping additional logs on the fire
from handsome carved wood case that