, 1870-12-11
Kill Or CURE.


Ona evening. late in November, an elderly
man with beetling broHa. piercing gray eyes,
thin compres-ed (lrs, mud long bony hsnds,
Sat in a ehabbily furnished room in nplen-
did old house. casting upacconnts By the light
OF a single candle. The weather being cold
sometimes most appropriately called "k,!l-
joys" glimmered in the huge Crate, The door
OF the room, which opened into the fine oak
panefed ball was ajar, and presently d SER
vsnt girl, bearing light, fitted BY from the
staircase. Her master called her. "fIi,
1ens ;! come bere. What n1Akea you look 70
scared7 Ia your mistress worse?"
I'm afraid 80, Sir Timothy"
"Eh! What ?-realIy bads"
"Ye-es.''
'sshe says TO- Sir Timothy, and oh. she
looks it, too. Q tir." c,ied the girl earnestly,
blu1tlng out what was on her soul, 's If she
were 10 die eithout doctor!"
THIS ah. oEmsl pliilosophy shocked Sir Tim
nthy Gzabl,am Also, the invalid oeiug III MAN.
ner dear to him. 1t wss very general notion
amongst h.s ntighbors and tenants that the
man was lncApAlle OF caring for anybody but
tlir WAS prejudice; be did care for hia wife,
after his own fashion. 1t WAS not, perhaps.
don't suppose that be loved her ~ well a.
good bargain, for example; but comparisons
Al oditus.
He remained silent for while. looking
down. and then uuttered. II declared that
Nou1a ne,et sena 1o1 tnA1 1elo" nAoiola
ssa.e' NHc1 Was an error on nla
obeeEvation-it VAS Mr, EAdfo1d who had
'oasa ssttl! ne NO Toa,a no. come. me- n,,o., .,
| Sir Tinollys
!aefe no one e'so' 10 suppose ne
Jenny Vanished in search Of the footman-
! groom-eardeuet named Charles; and her mag
e.t.Ga - ~ ~ eu, 49,, ~ n.ane
~ M "a '"ofe"so'eA' 'o'oe' @Ao iApeeo tn'o
'' S;r T;mo,t,r Gr,ah,m IA, MT . r;cs
/ n,.m hns ha hal 1ar,.;nai nHa N;re ~.
;,,,;tr.-snt 1 l T.. Ao u ,.sfa. .4oe4 s; ~
| 49,. - ..,, -. ~. cS
e' ~ ~. tr;'t. .ss, 1..5 '' e.s .so ..'a
1os ~ tLH,s Ssn.s ussote1 neassIt 10 ~ :
b oase Of .ad a1aa liz sta
! ecouon'cs', Enc ha0 oe'e'o2eo tne tAcuts
mo e1neme @ moannesa: ,s 10 eaaa LIS appro,oa. 70,
at bic age, and hets, but he estssnasd her.
A'e. @ aara ''as9 %ofs; ;,t AF. ~ naa,ofa ana
COL ,iction that ho WIS gong to re-
main und;sturoed mp 70 o'slock on the fol. l.
1o"ipg morning. for 1lis last '.|aiS's case :"
was g0ipg en- ~ favorable a. If civilization had
been unlnown. and no fellow creature looked
to bin fer introduction into the 9o,ld for The
ne1t fortnight to come. bat At hA1-fssi II.
had TO wrench himself from his warm nook 10
the feathers. feel for his dressing gown and
slippers, hlnndsr to his dsessing-room. which
looked out On the ifont o. re mouse, ana open
ths eandoH. M Mhat ., = u: ne saoa'eu. snss- ~.
s'ihs AZ the ffost{ night s.s lle* n ason ; his
face ~ snd played about h.s unprotected legs.
| "Psease, cir. it's me-
Idiot your name!
CHARLES. from the Hall.
Then, Charles from the Hall: you may 60
htck again, for am rot comlnG.
My Lady is very u, sir"
"C1nt help it. Tell vouF master that l
won's attend him or his famils, aud he need
send 70 more messages, as ehall uutHe the
tor tsrsed down the window.
.What are you doing, John ?" said . voice
from the bed, presently
"Itips a stocking round the clAppes Of
THE confeuuded bell
What for:"
ITO ger good sleep, In spite Of Si limo
thy Grabhsm -.-..-..-..
why he has never cent FOR YOU
He bus though, the Iuso1ent screw. his
s7fes i'll
"oh. well. don't tie mp the bell. Joen; she
may re really ead-ds1rs. you kho~-
What II that to me
kneW thes nave 1eeteo us sets oAo.:
r'ch nan aile shat 70 FeInse 70 Fay in1 !oo'
attendance: u uuaeAo oi. no' o'net peo'
PIE might ~ant you
| A@<'S-
No; but it il Just possible. Don't mutsie
the tell:
I 1peed hardly tell the married resaer that
the Doctor got growing into bed. With t6e
hel!-el.rret free TO rouse him ont again. II
an hours time the provoking bit o.
iron 2vAiled itself Of that liberty. but
for come minutes Mr. RadfoFd declined
TO stir coneict rafiou for bis Elfe's rest
however. At Length induced him to turn on
o1ce more, ard again so through the process
Of refrigeration.
''sE T'mo'hys messenger again. l SUP
No. FLIED we'll known voice; Il Al
here mzesls: c-...
'stor "has puTpoee. sE ltlooius oaouam
do you come and disturb me; when yon kno7
very well that never intend to enter Eoc
dcors sea'n
''AS- As, rer1'ed tue voice from os!o" On
lhis il not tio'e to bear malice ! te'l 20
. that nE wife y dangerous ul-dtine' pe
I assistance, you vii! be responsible.
. "So, 20: the responsibility wilt lie On you
; hard for n,y hyiue, hut no one ever kneu m
, neglect patient because be could not pa
| irr, OF next 10 potb,ng, and thoss vho cA
: afford i, ought to take some share Of h
$ burden. more especially ycu. the lord Of th
. | MAJOR, under who=e prots csion the whol