The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1877-03-29

| set MN aSdIu WHEN He COIIleS HOtlc
shall he dead. l will not live to bea
this
Teen she sat down to think over tn
best means of suicide. She could han!
herself to the chandelier with a win
dow blind cord, but then che woul(
be black in the face and hideous. Sht
could drown herself, but then hel
body would go floating, floating dowr
the river to the sea and drowned peo
pie looked even worse than strangleG
ones. She was too much afraid o
] firearms to shoot herse If even in thi,
strait. She would take poison.
Yes, that would be best ;snd though
she would never see Tom again, hi
would see her, and remorse would
sting him. Here she made grea
mistake.
( A man who is coolly treac herous tC
woman never has any remorse. Re-
morse in love affairs is purely femi
nine quality, and even the worst of the
sex are not without it. However, il
| is natural 10 believe that remOrsc is
possible to man whom one has here
tofore believed to be an angel in hu'
man form. and Eve took little miser-
able comfort in the thought that Tom
would kneel beside her coffin and
burst into tears and passionate excla.
nations of regret, which she perhaps
might see some spiritual post of obser.
vation. So having put on hat and q
thick veil, Eye betook herself down
the street and around the corner to the
nearest German druggist.
The druggist was an old mana ben.
evolent looking one, with red cheeks
and smiling mouth aud when she
asked for poison for rats he said:
sSov and bcamed mildly upon her.
Il want it very strong,' said Eve.
SOP said the druggist.
but not to give more pain than is
necessary said Eve.
TO the rats ? asked the druggist. i.
sYes,' said Eve, 'of course; and it
must be quick and not make one black
in the face
And with brave cOuntenance he
compounded a powder and handed it
across the counter.
Eve took it, passed him the few
cents he asked, and walked away.
Once home she went at once 10 her
room, undressed herself and retired to
bed, taking The power with her. Once
or twice she tasted it with the tip OF
her tengue. hoping it was not very
disagreeable. Then finding il sweet,
she brayely swallowed it.
Il; is over she said. sOh, heaven
forgive me and forgive Tom
And then she laid herself down up
Oh her pillow. just as she did SO the
familiar sound of a latch key in the
door below startled her. Tom never
came home at noon-but there he was
now, no one else but Tom would walk
in in that cool way, and now he was
calling her.
'Eve-Eve-Eve where are you?'
Never before had she refused to an
swer that voice. Why had he come
to torture her dying moments? Hark--
Now he was bouncing up stairs. He
was in the room.
sWhat is the matter? Are you i'll,
Eve ? he cried.
No. she said faintly-sonly tired
sAh! You look tired, little one,' said
he. Il came home to get the overcoat.
suppose you've found out by this
time that that in the hall is not mine.
I wore Johnston's overcoat home from
the Office last night, by mistake and
he's anxious about it. He asked me
if there was any one in the house who
would be apt-.e frtedtftc with papers
i'm the pockets. told him l Thought
not. l hadn't Jealous wife-eh? !?
What's the matter Ever
'Oh, Tom 2 cried Eve, hysterically.
'Ob, Tom, say it again! 1t was not
your coat? Oh, Tom kiss me!
why, what's the matter, Ever
cried Tom. You must be ill.,
Then Eve remembered all.
oh, / am a wicked woman, Tom,'
she cried. There were letters in the
letters. read them.
thought you false TO me. IL took
poison, Tenn. Pm going to die--and
L long to live SO. Oh, Tom, save me!'
Yes, yes! cried Tom. 'Oh, good
heaven! what poison!
MIR. Hoffman will know. l bought
it of him. Perhaps he can save me !
cried Eve.
And away went Tom as white as
death to the druggists around the
corner.
He burst into the shop like o wrirl-
wind,
The lady! he gasped. The lady
who bought poison here an hour ago I!
She took it by mistake! Can you save
her? Have you an antldote? She is
dying!
Nc, no., said the old German. 'Be
calm! Be at rest No, no, she cannot
die of dat. When lady asks me for
poison dat will not turn a rat black i'll
de face, say to myself, so: l smells
;and gives her in de paper
shust little sugar and something's.
She could take a pound. Go home
aud tell her so. never sell poison to
womens dat cry and do not wish de rat
to become black in de face. So-be
caImr
So Tom flew home again, and Eve
rejolced and hearing tha' Johnston
was y single man who admitted him
self to be engaged, she did not rip the