, 1874-11-22

he had staked- Pleased, as he could not help
| being, his face wore an expression OF something
almost like shame, US We walked out Of the
| rooms.
Il don't feel as if + had come by this money
| honestly, he said What shall do with it?
"Amid various projects, ha decided to give
grand treat to the men OF his troop, and relieve
| the families in the regiment that stood IL need
| Of help. Sad news awaited us On our arrival IN
England. Owing to the failure OF an assurance
company, my rather-ln-law, Who held large
! number OF shares in it, WAS deprived OF all his
fortune, and it seemed ~ il ha must depend upon
his friends for the very means OF subsistence
Ny husband effected an exchange to o regiment
in India, and re we're spending the last anxious
weeks in my old home he had left nc Tor few
days to go TO town on business, aud was eager
ly looking out for letter f1om hun during this
our first separation, when at last came tha wished
for envelope, with foreign head on it, and
stamped With the post-mark, Homburg Y. d q.
Fortunately was alone IS / read, almost terrif-
ed, that my husband had gono to Homburg, with
REV OF winning handsome sum OF money
with which to buy an annuity for his father. The
success Of his fret venture ia gaining 80 napol-
cons had in 3 eeusa demoralxed him. He had
now plunged into gambling; commencing to play
with great luck, and winning f5oo On tue first
evening. This Was almoHt doubled the next day.
He determined to leave when he had won fl, 500,
but on the third day he left OF play with loss
Of E200, aud On the fourth. the whole Of tue reat
of his winnings we're gone, together With the
:E10o he had taken out to pla9 With. Ihe an1,ety
felt to be with my husband when read this
terrible letter. prevented my yielding to anything
like useless grief; I got ready my tra1eIng
things in IN hour, and telling mY people at home
that Cyril wanted to see me immediately On
pressing business left our house in time to
reach London BY midday. Fortunately on that
yery morning half-yearly dividend OF money of
my own had been forwarded 10 me in the Gus
toma1y way cashed this at our bankers, and
after passlng w1etched afternoon in London.
cF tt~Icr 1aft nv tEa mail fnf
Brussels. must tell you that, wanting to res
somewhere had wandered into our Academy
Exhibition Of Pictures, and had there been at
first staggered. and then fascinated, by large
painting Vt rouge-et-nolr table, surrounded by
every representative OF gambling life. Long did
stand leaning on the rail before the picture,
reading the history Of every group. and finding
my own portrait in q young wife enueavor1ng to
four hourH after had left London. as quickly as
tho letters travel, was with my dear husband
in Loulsenstrassee- Oh, how pa!a and van he
looked! But tbs happiness felt in once more
being by his side to comfort him, makes me look
back to that meeting with more joy than aoIrow.
lie kissed me- 80 tendorly, asked hon our little
Edith wss, and then, pulling B chair to the table,
rested his head on his hand, and renamed silent
for minute or two.
% 1oqise.' he said, y haze bare, ruinsSa;cyou;,
Ind hsd some tea, / told him cheetfully We must
then talk Of business. :: had brought EGO in
.El0 notes, which would par any little bills be
owed and tako us home But my husband would
not speak, sitting mosiopless, With hia face buried
in his hands At last, as feared, came cut worse
news- He owed El50 10 banker in Hombu1g,
and had bound himself to make over the pro
ceeds Of his commission, whenever he should sell
out TO an Engiah money. lender, Who had ID
yancad him large sun 1t about 70 per cent in
tereat. would not show my husband what
felt on hearing this; and hard as the struggle
was, tried to talk nightly OF his loss. We must
stay 1t Honburg until more OF my dividends
we're sent to me, then hasten home, and hurry
out to India, where ne conld live on Cyru's pay,
and perhaps send some Of it to his father. MJ !
husband got more cheerful a. the evening wore |
on; and as We walked through the Schlosa garden |
into the cemetery, he said: Well shan't hase |
through despair Tired out rs Naa, went to
bed very early, and WAS soon asleep. when was ]
awakened by this noise OF some one gIoping about
near the dresslng-taolc.
'1t:is I, dear; don't be alarmed SAID Cyril
as I asked 10 terror who was thara. l. I'm only
looking for my cigsr-case-
.He seemed as frightened aa was, and his
voice treubled ~ he answered. me. The next
morning, when had occasion TO open my purse,
all my notes we're gone, ana tneIe was notn1ns
as though il had been carried in the pocket with
loose cigars. The purse bad not been out OF my
possession till lad put it on the dresslng-tAble
1t nigh:. Oh the sad misery, Of the thought
wronged him, for he knaw not what he was doing.
That mouey muktssh followed the..way Of the
rest. CyrI must leave here at once. / would
not stay for the remainder OF tho money az
for ride to Saalburg and Ivould urge upon my
husband the necessity Of bis going away in the
afternoon We had hardly left the town when
occurred the accident Which derived my dearest
husband OF his reason~ lily horee shied across
the road Al one OF the little m;k-carts drawn bg
dogs, aud slipped quietly down into ditch at the
roadside, allowing me to step OF without
scratch. Cyril sprang OF his horse, aud zushed
up to assist me, when my animal. IN bis Btrug-
giles to stand up, kicked ny hnhbana on the 1ore-
head as ha hsd stopped down to raise me- From
that moment ho lay without sense or feeling for
Eve davs, With great starred wound On his fore
head, like tho break which stone makes IN
glass. Nothing but 4 slow Abored breathing.
he still livcd, for lis eyes. though open. were
quite insensible to the light An operation OF
raising the depressed parts Of the bone to their
proper level had been successfully performed,
and the symptoms generally seemed favorable to
ably out OF au danRer. that thought OF conse-
quence more terrible than death, and almost
Hoped that Le might By taken from me it he was
not to be restored whole. But i was not to be-
His memory aud reason were gone, and the doc
tots would not deceive me, they sad with the hope
Of cure We sent for our child Of conrse, and
are staying here for time. AZ my poor husband
ls amused by the people and mnsac, and We have
Some very kind friends here. The history OF
that toy rouge-et~noir table is this. One day,
luring quiet time, veutured TO take Cyril into
he gaming room. I had thought, poor fellow,
that his mind was too much Of blank to lave
,een affected By the sight OF the play, but be be-
.ane so excited and anxious to be continually
ookipg on, that it was judged advisable to With
1raw him entirely from the rooms. contfived
miniature table for him ut home. where We play
rith counterfeit napoleons. He is..under the de-
usion that he il alwavs losing money, aud had
,ften talked OF going to consult . doctor on thu
'ubject but had promised not 10 do this without
cling me. /,
IT have now told you urssory, which will per-
rama help to guide you in treating your patient. |