Connecticut western news., 1873-10-03

Certainly. I have known your wifi ever since she was a child. Then, a now, I loved her dearly. Circumstance compelled me to be absent 8 series o years, during which period you too. advantage of an opportunity to buy her
 like toy, for the amusement of you
 weary hours. To-day I returned, founo
 that she was married and unhappy "it is false I never gave her cause Speak, Harriet, speak yourself have
 ever made you unhappy ?"
 "Very, very unhappy!" replied thu conscientious spouse, with little cat aract.
 MT. Welford was well-nigh stunned The military chieftain continued.
 :" You hear what she says! Let mt continue. Finding her unhappy, all her woes and all her blighted pros poets ; how she had been the tortured slave of your whims and manias and in fact, how she had led the blankest life 1t was possible for pretty woman to lead"
 "I pressed her to my bosom, and swore by all the gods and all the devils could think of to protect her against a hypochondriacal old scoundrel, and mean to do it."
 The sick mans eyes danced with fury at these words. Once more he com handed Mrs. Welford to retire, but she lay motionless, buried in her handker- chief.
 The chieftain continued: As there was a prospect of speedy relief, I deferred taking any active meas ures for the moment. I did not, I con- fess, anticipate this scene, for I was led to understand that you were dy- ing man. I now discover that hypocrisy has to be added to your other virtues. :"
 "Liar die when I may, I thank Heaven have yet strength to punish a villain"
 In another moment he was at the throat of the military chieftain. Livid with rage, he struggled furious1y (and with every prospect of success) to hurl him through the window.
 
 Time-the 26th of August, eight o'clock in the morning. Place-the breakfasting-room at Lakeshore House. Four persons are partaking of the ma- tutinal repast. Mr. and Mrs. Welford, the military chieftain and Doctor Pill logus. The military chieftain is orna- mented with a suspicious bandage over the left eye, and his nose displays evi- dence of having been, what is technical ly called, parked"
 The only thing noticeable about Mr. Welford is the astonishing vigor of his appetite. Something of pre-eminent- ly ludicrous character tickles the chief tlan. He throws himself back in the chair, and laughs in boisterous man. ner.
 "You dying man Why by love you had the strength of an elephant. am only surprised you did not fling me to the other side of the lake !"
 "Mat !'' said MT. Welford, stopping seriously in the midst of his sixteenth egg, "please don't say anything more about it. You saved my life by making me jealous of your dear little sister"
 There is no mistake about that" chimed in the doctor. "You were quite beyond the reach of medicine."
 "I know it perfectly we'll, and know also that was very great ass to allow a foolish presentiment-
 Here there was peal of laughter.
 Presentiment! fddlestick! Do you suppose that lazy mass of fesh-such as you used to be-could have present. ment of anything in the world but indi- gestion."
 "Call it what you like, only don't laugh more than you can help-there's a good fellow I feel so very ridiculous to be here, eating disgustingly hearty breakfast, after having arranged every thing to die last night at twelve. Another hearty laugh, and when that | had subsided there was smack of @ little kiss, imprinted with extreme fastldiousness on confidential spot of | MT. Welford's brow by his loving L spouse, the discoverer thereof,
 "Well, all l want to say," cried the doctor, rising to depart, ''is this. If I over write play, I shall make the plot turn on a certain used-up gentleman, who thinks he is going to die at cer- tain hour, but is saved from death by 3 furious fit of jealousy. The remedial incident Which causes this fit must in- volve the affection of his wife and his w1fe,s brother, who, of course, must be Mexico.''
 .:And don't forget to add to the cast" said Mrs. Welford, Ca certain old fogv of doctor, who got mad because he saw his patient would die, and there ore went into remedial scheme like lear old soul,' as he is.''
 ''And," cried Mat of Mexico, "iust before the curtain comes down, bring onward your military chieftain, take he bandage from his eye, and show he audience how internally black it SD