The Van Buren press., 1874-02-03

bowsY"
said the Euglishman
It's a fine scnsation," said the Cali
fornian. y
II went down to my lodgings after
that, and az ] drew near ! saw crowd
about the door. My landau b was wiring
ing her hands. and the tail{, the shoe
maker, the cigar dealer, anA the rest ol
the neighbors, were all tatng about
something that had happened.
...What's the matter Z rsaid.
..Oh, Mr.. Abrahams cried the tailor
. The young man up lhH hHe, you kne "
he's got rid Of hisself u owed me
for two SUITS, Mr. AbrahaM It's jus.
my luck. I'm all unlucky man.
- But think ot me-. Afid the boot
MAKER me VIII my lan't3~
~ don't begru ge him what he's
smoked, said the vigar maker; far from
it.
The old landlady only cried, and
Just then the doctor walked down stairs
- plain case of suicide, he said
+. He's been dead good while, l should
say Lau,anum. An inquest will be
necessary Poor fellow All, dear me !!
Stranger, after that went up stairs
to see myself. can say l liked it
don't want to say much about that
gave the old laudlady money to bury me
decently with, and then went out quiet.
ly. All my creditors bowed as ! Went
by. Little they guessed wno was
That ut least was u comfort. Or course
you know where | went next. 1t was to
Theodosia's. l asked to see her father
first, and when | saw him asked for bis
daughter hand. lie accepted me a,
once, and made no doubt his daughter
would do likewise. Then we went over
the subject Of settlements. was SO lib
era that he admired me more than ever,
and at last was ushered into Theodo.
sia presence and lett alone with her.
7" l shall never forget how She looked
at me as approached her-how she
shrank away as took her hand but
when | said:
80 Theodosia, do not afraid; miracles
are not ut an end. have changed myself
to this for the sake of winning you. !
am not really old Mr.. Abral,ulns, bu,
y our own Charles Chauucey
"Sne gave a dreadful scream, and tore
her hand from mine
'Oh, dear, what shall doT she
cried. He is crazy"
In vain | plead-in vain swore that
what said was true. TheOdosia scream
I'd until her father entered the room
Then she threw herselfiHto his arms,
and declared me q mailman.
IAN the old gentleman said was:
mo, my dear; no. no / never met
4 more sensible gentleman than MIR.
"-And iii that she could tel u,rn u,u
not altar his opinion ola son in-law
worth millions. remembered being
used 80 entirely different in my proper
person.
II can't remember what happened
next. only know counted her. gave
her so many jewels that she gliltered ne
she walkcd--diamOnds, rubies, emeralds,
topazes hung all about her. | built q
house ofgold. and succeed it with pearls.
The ceilings were OF jasper; the walls
were mirrors
"She knew now that the thing she he
lieved to be me was dead, and she agreed
to marry me in old Abraham's skin.
rejoiced; felt sure l could prove the
truth to her.
1.-The wedding. day had come, don't
know how. We were IN church. We
had gone in chariot made Of white
pearl, of enormous size. ,inkled with
diamonds as we walked up the aisle She
was dressed in white. Her hair was
braided with great cords of pearls; ropes
OF pearls were on her arms ana neck, and
about her waist rosettes of them looped
her dress and studded her shoes. Gorge
Gus brides maids held her train She
was splendid, but as white us II ghost
As she repeated the responses she looked
at me. aud thought her black eyes had
turned to diamonds A horror possess
ed me could neither move nor turn
my eyes from her face
AT last the last words were uttered
We stood together man and wife. The
crowd Of guests gathered closer. They
looked like 50 many butterflies. But be
fore Que of them could salute her sh'
drew herself erect, and plunging her hane
into her bosom, drew forth II dagger
With n frighttul glance at me. she lllteC
it alolt, crying:
".S'pose you gilby me back my pipe,
"I was lying "n my back on nay bed
in my mean lodging room. Atmy side
stood Chinese, clad IN blue cotton. viii
MS pig tail pinned up on his head II
was Chang Wang, my washernan
"'S'pose you sibby back my pipe. h'
again suggested.
gave 1t To him.
You see, stranger, that fellow smoked
opium, and that is my experience Of ~
opium trance.
"Tappington stition"' screamed th'
conductor
"My stopping place, said the Cali
fornian. GOOD day. stranger
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