The Republican journal., 1872-03-28

She was a woman who, when once
seen, could never be forgotten. / have
met, in my life many beautiful women,
but never one SO lovely
She was tall and straight, with purely
oval face, liquid brown ewes, and a dash
OF hectic in her cheeks, which is never
seen in perfect health
She received me, as | know she did
everybody, gracefully, and though there
was a Slight embarrassment in her man
ner when | spoke Of her illness. she an
swered my professional inquiries without
hesitation
As for myself laid aside all false del
icacv and questioned her plainly as to
heT symptoms. Mrs. Hurd, her nurse,
remained in the room, and added many
little important items of information
When she spoke of her husband it was
with a sort Of hopeless sadness. which
distressed me greatly
Not a breath of suspicion against him
in her answers to my questions, and | felt
sure that at present she knew nothing of
what Mrs. iiurd had such serious appre-
hensions | was glad that il was so, for
with her finely strung orGanization It
Ii ight have produced serious results I
made my examination OF the patient as
closely as could, and drew my own con
clusions. could have sworn that Mrs
Spencer daily swallowed arsenic in small
quantities, and the deadly drng was tell
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cou!' n"1 l'iiNe oul 'S'',i7' ,,ri spencer
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10Y" w. hF i'''''@o'''''' Pt'l l"'"' 'l''i
II GoU'I nov N'''>'t'iIi'''' nay I'''r'h'''
'ile ''''I'H do,'a '''iH' 'ie ''N "e"l y i"l
such a slthHer uttered AGAINST nm.
The only dependence seemed to be IN
Mrs. llurd. To her | unho>omed myself
freely. told her without reserve that
believed Dr., Spencer was killing His wife
by SLOW poison, and brSou9ht her to be
Econstautlv on the watch to save the vic
tim, and to discover some proof by which
we could tasten the guilt upon him.
She smiled grimly and promised dbed-
ience I gave her 4 powerful antilote for
the poison suspected, and went home
pefturbed and anxious in mind. | did
not sleep that night, aud all the next day
| was in high fever of excitement A
ring at the bell made me tremble-a step
on the gravel outside my office stopped
my breath, and hardly knew what en-
peeted TO hear, yet | felt sure that before
slept should hear something
And now must tell the story as ii was
told to ne
DR.. Spencer returned home the morn
ing after my visit to Clifton House He
looked wretchedy, the nurse said ap-
peared gloomy aud depressed. Miss Mel
rose came with him. and was decurouslv
sad over the death of her sister Women
of her stamp ALWAYS do mourn to periec-
,ion Th4v neither overdo nor under,lo
the thing, as women OF feeilng are likely
to do.
Dr' spencer came az once % a. =, Wl'e
Fhimptr- ne 'h0u9I" 'lle IooNFo l'i' 4nu
prescrl3eo " cot'ilti al once say Iil9 ih'l
! lie wonia 90 anu leIcH IT, ,.,
You are always ordering cordiAls tor
her' Sa'a MIS-. thfo' muSlhSN, ny
nor take something yo0tSe" ot' looN
likr gAo,t-
lie eyed her keen'y' oue rFplied COM
postoiE'
81 thlnk | WiI take some ol the corHlal
myself, lor go not ieei qu''e wen. Az
cia uear; Stti! ofihS II mere "h" "rl'lA
yout heIti'h
.hra. 9ptntti snug" Sto'iy u, ''SSH'i' :
she never dlspuieo lAr hosp'"''-;'h" ne
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TWO glasses pom conla,,leo Il4'il,I' cor
o'ieS5 "'''' '''"' 'oNS' -n.N ,iui't vas
""lcI'fhS MN "'' ''el '''''''' III ie' 'n'"a''
lof. as she ul.0 ny Sio IT, tt,'e t''a ~
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soiie'i',''S III ',,e sla1 P,.'U' -" aiiv i,
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ne ooctor 'ul n'1'i '''i 'Ii' "n ~, n.y. y
1908 ts IL ne "ou'a le'i nel tntou9h,
nut sle he'' heI laee oasaise, - 'tv lisia
any susp!cio"S nei i,I'n"e, quitt', ~ .1.ii'' ~
ana p4!,r1n2 gown the slass ne lIlt lhe
room hel ii iioi" 'n''isou 'he Po-
slt,n,l ,,,r ol ,llF SlasSee.
men l'e e'l''e p''oN-'nu ne "as so'le
put iloiheHI li,'ise s'ooo Iu9. eA-
ac'ly "hefe nc ny 'r'e TIL an! AM Mn
spencer was SlliS oacA III hei ciiair Win
her eyes closed,
Asalh ne lli.eu ne Sl'ssIlnls tihle y
was the one lhtenoea i"r hlihseH-anu
placed II at 'he lipS OIL MS Wi'e: ohe
arahk lhe contents s"aiio"eo ll',e oi
the water he hao Drought hef ana thanked
MN IN her sau' sweet way.
NOW 1Of my own cOrQlal, SalQ he