Lexington weekly intelligencer. (Lexington, Mo.) 1871-1887, 1873-07-02
THAT abruptly opened; I Thought It


But IN n moment i was undcccived.
| A ghostly looking elderly man mp.
peared in the aparture. What had
i thought was the noise of q gust
Iof wind, was u heavy groan that
had burst from his lnborins bosom.
It was repeated as he stool there.
7 sDon't disturb yourself, Sir" he
faltered: "this is liberty, know,
/ hut necessity has 10 choice. ! have
found this world too hard place; 1
can bear it 10 longer. In perfect
stranger, such rs | am, this may seem
presumptuous, but everyone. has Il
privilege in his last moments. re-
urst to disturb one who evidently has
feeling heart" lie staggered apace
aside, laying hold OF the mantelpiece
TO steady himself. "Fivc shillings
would have postponed il indefinitely,
but find that even SO small sum is
hopeless. have ventured to come
here, sir, to die" Looking from one
TO another of two chairs, To see which
would best suit his purpose, he select
cd the ono to the left. hand. sinking
: slowly intoit, becoming paicr every
second.
was Mortified. No doubt the man
had taken poison. y view of the cor
oHer's inquest, started before me; the
body would most likely have to re-
main there upon my premises till the
inquiry was held. Ii was awful.
"Rallv Yourself" l said;'.a doctor
shall besent for"
His voice grew fainter. "At No:
IS Registered Lodgin@-housc, you
will find four small children; conf
mend them to you; they 10 mother; /
wish they were more grown up, for
your sake. In still weaker tone he
he murinurcd: "Five shillings would
haved save all this"
MY hair stood on end. Four small
children added to the coroner's in
quest overwhelmed me. "Don't die"
frantically urged; II will see what
can be done for you."
Il knew you were a man of 4 feel
ing heart" he softly muttcred; but it
is too late. only hope that my sud-
den departure here, under mystcri-
Gus circumstances, may not bring you
into suspicion. The world judges
harshly."
a cold sweat bcdewed me. In aG-
dilion to coroucr's inquest and four
orphan children, a charge of mnrt.er
was possible! ''iicre is the five shil-
It llngs," Gasped, thrus,img two half
crowns into his hand. He revived a
f little. Opening the corner Of the eye,
he said: Gould you make il seven
t and-sixpcncc, and earn my lifelong
gratitude?"
About nine months afterwards, Ec
doubt led astray by the fact of my
humble premises being approachabic
by passages leading out of two differ
ent streets, the same visitor canC
;: there to die AGAIN. | heard his pro-
liminarv statement, then l said: ''By
all means. | have a friend, II doctor
who wishes for il subject Oh which tt
try new surgical experiment. 1t i,
do not iiuner." He did not. Hastily
replacing his hat, he reached the door
III two Of the most vigorous strides
ever witnessed: but in the doorwa,
:. he paused. sit is the last favor
. shall ever ask OF you," he trembling
Ply said, with solemn earncstaes:
:, cleaning in his eyes; but will yol
J, kindly tell me achether I hare opera
ted upom you bcforeI" l assured hin
that he had. lie frightened up in.
stamtly as lie replied: ''You have re
lieved my heart, sir. Tho
, thing has never yet failed, but
thought it had at last. In that case
: should have been a ruined man." liz
respectfully bowed, aud vanished
from the doorway.
These are but small samples OF tho
curiositics of my Office. iings are
= continually happening there whic!
make me look on it for the time rs {
region of sheer fable. People whoE
you have never seen before, aud who
perhaps say that their home is il.
WAKES, will step III aid lightly ask
n for loans, TO be returned with large
;. interest i'll two days. You may bt
asked tor u Recommendations TO tl!l
II hospital by man who tells you as
q he stands there before you that nc
!. thinks he has got the smallpox. BY
r the time you have done fum;gatim4
f after his. departure, and just q. what
;, ought to be the busi"rt hour OF The
\ day, u brukcu-dowI. comedian will
;. perhaps present himself, stating thai
;, he has been recommended to you as
g "a man of taste, Who would wish tC
n him declaiin in private lhcsoli!o1uies
+ of RichRrd III" Before YOU can .ei
sa word out, his arm is in the air, and
+ he is halfway through Now is the
U the winter ot our discomfort" Per.
\ sons bring for sale wax-fowers, wa
: ter color drawings, pirated engra
,, wings, illustrated works, us il the,
: thought you wanted to tiL up draw
n in.-rooni OIL the premises. Thefricc:
a that are asked at every professed
=. transaction i'll an Office, show that
j there is nothing Of ordinary business
! i'll the affair. Either you have pre-
:. scnted 10 you the chance OF possess
), ing some incalcuiablc prize wilcl
q would be cheap, if TO buy it you sold
II everything else you had in The world
. but Tor which siXpence is only diff
II IDENTIFY asked, or else you arc enfrcat.
n ed to give the trii;ing ackuowlctig
Il ment of thirty shiliI,gs or so fol
: something which on the face of it i,
. not worth two-pence. Then agents
, wait upon you stating that they hnv,
= been sent by firms of whom you know
not even the names, you having beef
n selected rs one of the only twenty
five persons III your town who Wer,
=. to have the favor of subscribing tt
= some venture of theirs. Other per
sons come with stories OF distrcsscs
l. accidents. prosecutions, visitations
/ which are simply incredible ; The
"a things could .never really have oc
>, Cured in world expressly framed
" for accidents and distresscs. l uset
II 10 be called on regularly by ma,
=, who said he was small cottagcr il
(. the suburbs, and who never coult
r. keep COW more thun three weeks
" AT the end of that time, it was al
II ways killed by lightning. a mos
neat, cieaniy, Industrious lookin!
p woman was eqnally unfortunate
;s with 4 sewing machine, on which tn
!. support of eleven children and her
l. self depended. Every few weeks i
n mysteriously fell to pieces, AND sh
p. had to go round with the subserip
3 tion list again.
! Tsc Effect of Tea ON :hc Skin.
!, IN II ycu drop few drops of strong tie
II upon piece of iron, knife blade fu
e. instance, the tannate of iron is forrne1