, 1870-01-09
How it was Kept 1ncog.

How it was Kept 1ncog.
The Amputation.
And Why She Did it.
AmuSements.
Review OF the Week.
CH1oAso, Jana
To he Editor u TIE Chicago Tti1u"s:
AA Mr. James, the novelist would ta1, one win.
ter Afternoon, In the year 1B7 Just as the a1n'4
last raJs were gliding tho palaus1 roofs and 4o.res
and playing about the fretted cotnlces Of Rey-
Iolda' Block, on Dearborn Street, and whlle the
g1ded ball On The majestic htgs12n OF The Eeening
fpse As gltte1!ng Ike refolgeat STAR solitary
Worau might hare been seen ascending the null
titudtuous stasrs OF THE THKsuN1 Building
At this point 1 drop James and re.uro to my
muttuus.
II wss one afternoon last week, ~ was stIttug
At this dekk whiting, that heard my door sofuy
open and became aWnre of o preAenoe; and
somehow, 0t the AAEo time, by some sort Of Becret
a1nolty, became tnstant21eoosly poasehsed 4: the
idea that this presence was aoous 10 make rsve-
lauon.
Now, there Is nothing peculiar In the mere pres
ence Of = presence. have become aecus.oned to
them. Wien my tailor and bootmatef sad-
tv nj tLYA s1f tnnf 0t$h
unpaid Eli, II doesn't tsorble me any mora than
1t t1oubled Don CRsar de Bazau. I an subjeste1
to these pTesenceB eyerJ day Of ry life, There Il
the presence Of the boy who sells cigats, oatena-
big. He VAS rtFer known to sea one to me, and
yet he comes regularly every day, although have
begged him, By al that u dear IN lie and SACRED
IN memory, TO " take hts oeak from oat ny heart,
bis form from on ny door," There Il the presence
Of the little g1t1 who sells aoap and Who Is neyes
disturbed when ] tell her 1t isn't my day tor
vaan1og. she IL 4 persistent little creature, and
Il evidently determined 10 ind out which tS mr.
day. There IL the presence Of the embryo poet,
Eho blts down beside NE, cateega,y bru&he4 back
the raven iccks from hts marble broH, and c,H.
menoes 10 read ms ntne hundred pages Of fools
cap deyoted mainly to the 1ngr1dtude OF
the world. There Il the presence Of the
loudtalksrg Iouug nap, who always inquires
nrst II have 9 family, and then proceeds to ex.
teastipg lori ho has 10 sell There ls the pres-
euce Of IT'S 1nTetesste beggar, who Is soliciting
aims for elck husband and eleven BtarYtng chill
dren-tbIee st the breast. There u the prekence
Of the woman With brush and pau artaucalIJ
pendent from her finely a1na, who daily
for nine years has desired to knuE II waut
'sschroootug" done, and who, prcsu0e, will
continue to ask that question through the Gaming
years rntl reach tbat b!eased plsce where the
wicked ctase from troubling. There Ia tho alfet1s-
rance man, Hho has several ttnes irumnted that
my lease Of tile will 10 short u don't iuaare In
the Methuselah Security Company. Tou sec
have preeepces enough; 80 that there Is nothing
singular to ne IN being a ware OF presence
Nevertheless, waa profoundly continued tha.
This particular presence Was fretgh.ed with rev.
elatIon. did not turn my head, however
continued writing. Is II were at The North Pole
and The presence at the South Pole Ton Sec I
vas Rainitg compodu1e and collecting coolness to
meet the revelation.
But when felt q light touch upon mr. hand
was bound to recognize the Presence, aud
looked up. And when looked up Wss atl1i more
at loEs to accounr for this Internal convc:ion Of
revelation. There IVES nothing at al mysterious
In the Presence. Sis vas nos the yet.e6 WOMAN
whom 3ou always sec In the horse cars, who mas
either remarkably hoIuey face or else secret
ecrnow "tn the Gin cor11dota Of memory" as the
sa1ue4aae40 o7et W hSI' "uu 'oN's ~ IOWA uPou "
be locked upon. She was NOT the ahrouded
wouaa, who stalls through the melo-dsana Ct
the dag, turning up N the last set a. the
deepfS-lniuIed nTst wife Of the villain.
ano estao'su'uS tue s.ousA aon wv =! ,lt.ne " W
AsnE tAl4 ~ ola1v go I.' ssoHs p'@1.4.'
auo I'tahts''Ao' WIZ in.' 'eso'ss. ~ Jig ua.u,
tue tsue. s..ppos w ~, etL "ue =. !s
1ne os1uosu eseeAo we SueH4es ~ ~ 1si 4eet ~ ~
14eep. suu - - ~ 80 ~ s ~. ~ ~
| WonaI II He'd sne Has no@ tne woman s11h the
afble heats nor the Woman with The
!. Hiobtn Nand. She cestsinay vas Let LaaJ ANdleJ
with her Secret; TOT there arc no women exoap,
| the dramatic ones who can keep secret long
! enough to yet up ali TIE TR1nChE sta.rd with IT.
1t wRa rot the Bohemian Girl, W1rh straWbe,r,
mark upou her left arm,
In fact, Ituppoac might tell you nine hundred
ard Thirty Il alxay5 Ike to be exRct IN 1gurea)
,h,rr which this Presence waa not. mi viii contain
n5aslf wlt1 tell1or you Eha,i Wa, Isyas avo.
! nan there Eaa no dsupt of that. a younr wnmau
| mn vnnnp Enman. tall aim
ronno vnnaan :. a yourc wornan WIN vas a,mos
hor DE-. hao 4 Grectan forehead: a snarn nose
tlIohtl, nro,rndno chin. month rnose 1tue,
indicated .when ,ne viii she WIZ: eyes rrayish
b1,s ard res,,tss: md. w;thsl, ue.,ae, poorly po
rtch,y dressed. I dom. tbtnk wouId wr1te son
meta Ia lfr. nor Inn the risk Of catching cold b,
n,asinv mes 10 her q, n,chts nnder ner B1ndo n
wouldn't nine Away and 70 down to u premstpr,
grave for her sake {uot tor the sake Of any on
| eIte as far as that u cepcerued). And set thn
she Aas an interesting young creature for all thai
although quite psosa1c and matter. olfact-
The idea u this Presence haTlng & revelation +
nate was funny, and get felt 1t III my bonea
| could not shake OF the impression that here VIE
cumeau S.bif ubont 10 work an oracle, aid
prepared to meet whatever fate the oracle snoul
p'ocounce.
quietly nadc Mt best boT, one which q
ways rescrse for spscial oceas'ons aud toEl'ed ID
| PTeserce 10 be Aca,ed; The1eupon the Presenc
/ TOOK chair. DJ va5 Of shield against N
sudden aai8e1s sl1i!eos Auu .aen' assuoso6 u
sszne tone Of voice with which address q 81
pieious dog apprcaehaR me. naon1s aAa:
VI beHeFeI nave noL tae pieahufr VI ~!
| acquaintance, Aaaahe- MAY ask Aae oesasto
. | OF your r'sts: ="
! pub ont apothef 6HeGFatu ~ eI'liu4 aoAu.
: The Presence opened '1s mouth, snd, when 4 &
J commt nee to talk, an express train would ha'
I tetu a&haHed OF itte1t In comparison.
And It said: How DO 5ou 90, Ar. -; 10
; ! do jon do: OF coprse Jou dont Know ne. Z
cuse re for tntfuding upon 5on without an lats
| ductton, / don't intend You shall KNOW N
7 ! either. It Ia Sufficient That kuov Jou. Laere
| bhuttered iuHa1dlyI Do goa wish to knoW vt
, 1aM1"
, ! she pauscd tot reply. The pause to me NJ
> Ike the terrible, qmlQG0s Silence WHICH pI
:. | rs,,e. 1ne crash Of the storm,
: .hnddetea somr more.
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