, 1877-04-21

and l!owerr, md now ssas 10 Slett them. 1t ID
needless To tell yon Of The roya7c. which va. short,
.n v'.i,t'nt erent. arrived nt my destination.
ehoro wus lu suecumb to violent stlack uf yellow
fcsef;; .,,., =,
many wsse tSs9 .a ,a ss' ~ rss fss
re.,,.re,. re-, olmnea my eyr.. tl!onait had died
wall. eo,alo,ca Of ba'h'o, urfo hing wit!. tropic
tfncs md flowers Of every hac and rize. Through
ae are Gnr an f. TEN sha = r. t1nna "
flowers. \ fountain ut MIC eiit' of the room thscw
stream Of 'pafktin3 water high Into 'lr nls wlth
WHO, N stirred and n. nbont to speak, iuii
cool hanl 0li ~ t0rshc&d anl shhF fender,
dreamy SOM. Her voice
,rsl" Where s..sst - n;,te s5; nron NJ slr
",oss pla'asl.s soo;hinx ne1,dy reLt au1 .wrs
49,. Weakened Iy ny 1nng stckncss. lay With
na'..e!o,eo eyes s"ohacrnS-
..,,.M{ sout VA an cnehantcd boat,
ypaa ,; ~ ,,'ssr ~, - *s,*' 81 10 M .ssst 'ia&nr;.
~ shat l. not wsary you With tho details ef ny
walk out and enjoy The norety Of my poritIon.
paflng ny sickness hn heen cared for At thn rosI-
noncc ~ Don no;estck MORALES. higl,:b"En Span:
ny fathers, and It was owing . hi. atcntlse care
.,s hsd @ rssoysfsa s;iS n3m hodefek waa wldoweF
Here the Duetor ) yo!ce trcmbled. and he became
deadly pale ~ no hea oat snali n'1naatuse for my
'n;pcenon. ..,,., t.
aark eyG', small rounded ehia sweet mouth. antl
tllc head mpefal lta pofa1, crowned with radiant
,That was Virginia, +" resumed the DOCTOR "a.
I first knew her. khe tnl.rstted ult thu rrnnA
beanty OF hcr spani.l mother, md At hc age u IL
ftotn " time 9l ny recovery ifo U tlu waa ar
sPs s;s - =. =; ~ s
tAat VA. beloved.
snt Il. nnnsnn so
groves aact with thcir deilcluuH Eosde fsult, nn'v
" ssa Ssns s;*n'n :as t,sa} u
tyer on ths .hotc: LEI valcs, !. l,a'e aid, Was
.aas ~ s.rsnsv o'a spaa''sh Ballads with pa.
shol, would oscrc"me her. ana In the mle.I q =
isss ~ y .ssfas pss ?ss @
st msss:s :s aSss @ H., + aa e sns
s:s r. IL; r.; % r;
tSo tise sau:e, ;sd ths 61e.o;: ti.;n: fiom ii.
soifatloa, had Eathercd; ,.:.Lad i bst Known 'ths
csusc, whas .mi1ering could i'ase been avertcd r.
A. he uttered ths'o words tho clock struck II with
Tbs sotsntf struck 2 ehl! to ny hcnrs: glanced
ct my watch; the clock "as ase minutes siow; I
so tlu.ss md tho roo
~ had nu;y been set era! months on tho lalnnd.
a ena ssnsa eo,a s ssss Tia
ouF union hsd been obtained, and il only remained
e ;sssss s!sf.' 1s tss as aSrf
int rsn tho length II tdu house, ~ swiugin laiy
| nyson'a 'Lotus.Easers':
"'Wc tlsve had enough Of actfon md Of melton we
''": + ;::s:: *, !" '''D'' ""s' The
'.Suddenly. with a1Tange cry. Virginia sprang
hst TT I'D hurried aown tns Ffasssd Ia
as thotc strange moods wers pot uncom,non; bnt,
overcome w!th an trfesl'iible M feeling at lsn.th
Ica alss ops y
sfEation stood upon his forrhes and his facc
worked eonSuIa!se'y. ., '.she hsa entered The
hiihsf ! felossd ~; oh. 6' ,ieaysn'"@snd 1% .%s
!!octos's ynise b,okc into e5oan. 10 terrible
IT. s,sssss ssssy o "i hm e spnsa s ~ ~! pass
lawcssr. and, after drinking ctass Of
water, re*an'sa; ..,.,.. "a: u, / vntetod Tho
Strange sts eons. % wet.1 had neScr he.r1 1ctorc..
Silently sdvanes.'. and when qn!te ncar r,usct.
lieat Uoa. so!ied in ler ~ ~ : slmy, hl!leups
tns TING e .las sqnE '! Elfsna'a Land-shat while.
beautiful ~ hanu ,aa 70 oftsn @ rSs.en TO- m llrrn
lontiltonio lsca, as mtiher would carrn4 = child.
ss, va; 9a s e g. s ts'es .Dsks sFy
IT. w!lsanpas w tanss deep ~ EirRlnla's right baud.
hula, aud thcy wero YulcE1y nj tho spot: hut too
latc. Virginia. my oIlly luyc, dying ~ bc mt
uyrF her. The 1ast warln she ntlcrett wcTc thcse:
'..fou will CONC When Wish IT.
| That. "eald The 1!octor. ''l~ my story. ~ !
afterwarl ahcrtta ta.ntt1. Virginia had hrrn utdlr1
| tho rare 1T hatlru nurse, an old ~nmsn, VIII,
from seme saa.s en.sriatned = terrible IA hstsva
sGe ilaa ra.i spell over The gis. and The 1ystcrt-
Gus lnaHcnca l1ste t:urla!n it II that Virginia,
pure, beautiful S,1Ktnla. Was thn sirtiu oi y
ko.chafnI, ~ 1t ID called In thosy islands.
unab|e IN Feslst the Influence these creatures
orted oycr her, ahs eao, " wcrc. to thc!t call.
| Had not made tny presence known tho Bnaku un.
duubtedly would never ha.c harmed hor. This Il
thu end. Crazed with grief. lct from Tho island,
and wandered for years In f0relgn Iantls arutag
al last 10 commence the pEaetice OF medicine Iii
this city. Ttrco years ago, ~ sat In th,s roon.
| The spirit Of VIkg'Ils appeared bcfors n,u. It
| uttcfcl thrse words: lie reudy 10 come
;,a; T. a sssS e ecs s