, 1880-07-25
Willoughby, Hill & Co.
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MY OWN SUICIDE
a Very French Sro-

me. "ss faith ];
Letme be sure about tt-was + !, :;>s=
name was: 10 think that she once ~ ~ b, b,
rs It were, in her little hand. ani = .sa mr hte
lect 70 save my soul what her NAM eat seeetk
ANYHOW whoever she uas, .sha ~ ;fssss fsas
1alse % me- and, as was rerv VOW. ~ proEet
time, had promptly come to the rssu, u hs
Destroy myself. Ny first intention W. .elea ~ y
blow out my bruins all over ber 81: 2 l g nj
nut then reelected that o7ery* one sast; ss2es s
tnar Henr1etta-oome to thing Of - 'a ~" kaos
WIS Henr1etta-had fntatuated ma -, rs nat,a
my head "No,' said to myself !. ~ ~ tutcet
no publicity! Let mo Initiate ,hs - ssanaal g
staH' which, seeking to hide It's fah1 t:S.aasa
cakes 1tselt to tho most secret thtcfet. ,ss y;
perish Tar from all human eyes" s!-sa =
in this elestao disposition I too. -: :. IS i:
train TOT Meiun, which set me down fnst ~ -. ess
within few steps OF the Golden Tie,t :. eesk
table. @A4o a5esaplal
What will Monsieur hare for sapper1. 70: 8:
charming little mistress. ''::l - sash
] Notnlng-snpperw would be q mocker,1:! u:
me 70 ny tono-mr room, menu !. i sao4 ssa
retired to my couch, bat not to sleen zt.:::.e r.
1eVered dream l beheld Vicsorta--r a., - .s!sqr =!
dent1t "as victoria utter all-passlns; t.sst:s.
| upon the arm OF my hated rival, cl@..:es
| maotY "t nis throat and seized irpt, rsi+s4
! OF tne oeosteao' or the marble slab of tha ktS.
taole oy my bedsread. Prose unlefrested =.
die. -~r - - 4a1as y
Having dressed myself went in se.,rh 40; 5.
rope fou may think that when pcrsor 1s:s.
f.1Rr Rrar1r r. ALI
rope. but had to hunt the hotef hsnh ~ s.a,a a9a4
before could find one. ~.s: sA - 'o1
"What on earth do you want Of Tnrs = ,f:s g:
s!eurY said the pretty mistress whe1 fa:9. ~.
she found me one. - - .ttAl ~
With the precious bit OF hemp IN rnr i; 80; -, t
ltook my Huy towards q thIcSet mt 2.tys~ 49,
the hotel in little wood whose patha s.a .tet
millar to me- There was one lonely and ILL.,,
copse. there where we'll knew nv i;feIosaA AnsaI ~I
would swing for weeks ere It was discnra,ssSV ~
Upon the road I thought Of Bertha---f -: -,
wrong before; come tn think Of II IL wa ~ pa
tha-and cursed her with all the bItterne,Ee - =
which my soul was capable. then tested :,
ton as would have chosen had had an sssn.t
nent from which to make selection. II $500,
to me both short ana not up to nv; iTSa reiss@
WINS annoyed. You cannot tell how a tsG
moment -. "s:eais
Afurther disappointment was In store h. !, :. = :
On arriving at the spot had selected ID sd1ases
wns dlsagreeahly surprised to find soua: ece
could see, was occupied in fastening a Hnstt
the most eligible branch Of my tree. - i:
"Hello!> What arc you doing theer,il
He turned around. !. What business il; i IL
yours. anyway" he said. -. '*.@,*'@!4.: = r.
ten1e'1 Rshi ai0a a0n,s 'oe think know what yos
We'll, and supposius ]: wanted to hang NJ n.
Ealf-ft'H mV run f,naraf..o1y{a{1a Ia rEs-d.~.
regarded him narrowly. He was 4 hant
some and manly 20 ung fellow OF about mycFa:
age, with a trunk and winning countenanz
He was deadly paie. - -
''This young man." said I, lifting nj III" " !,
to heaven, was going to take his M{e- p1a
precious RE ltfe-nll for the sake Of : wathia:
.4Sfr?'' he cried
Poor si!!y fool" T went on, connai45ss
fend her. All lovers are the same. Wilt In.s >:
! continued, take my advice-she advieeaa
vel = wlsher? Just lca,e that cord there q =.
stontsr ,9fa;f r4pe thap A. mine haa obseEse a
are yourself You will thank me for having xfsa
you such good advice" IS: tE::s.:@
He shook bis head gloomily. II deare toas:%
''Don't let yourself be goaded into !: af5Tfi
step that # you were alive you would
'istehce Vou see the fellow had FesuEal :.
he ! e. only realy eligible hough t. iasAs
'our mind --. y: {5ssSS3sss-.
.Yo1 speak to me- without knowing sh,thsr !:
me has assdaa happened 2I to me- i
) s. N6, you cannot guess IT. stf. ii xdmau 81 Z,
And be went on to tell me bis story, xtta;*
ngula1ly ns enough. was precisely ite mia:
:oiiect my thoughts. - ,:,,sS:ss.:<.
~ see" " said Charles fhe told me In tne euarn
II his painful story that bis name was Chfthk
hat your silence 5ustities me-" :,S,s:s1tS +,
hal o,, no nm bar. efied bed Koa wf
ecr Of suicide.) There is nnthin. whas1srt
ll>that you have told me to justify yoa tatsf-
sn% y1us 4eas dfs Ges X +
s reuson tho matter out Why should 5aa
ompiain because you have been unfofsnose
! lover Don't you know what the poet sayA
hs lot Sfa,s 1f the a EE!s was g deeer:
Tomen have been false to their lovers from Aa
me; women will be faise to their lovers 70 aa
.But no woman has ever been 50 false to har::. ].
ZEE Y. as te1s woman WIS to me-. ~
No; nome could be-" = = ~F :St;:z !; 81
81 But tell you thousands Of 'em haga r
1nw 1;r@at 9ag @ Tnode condnet NV sha
~, iii vorrae1f hacn.,na mas rrat+v roaan Aas
assd you fa'se' Seek another one hlss'st
- r, x,,,, =, ,t, .- -. ,,,,,,.s =. aha n tta
71v 1rt,nn3, n rho vorf1 that I cared for; taa g
woman in oil Paris. sir" 49, . :::;:
:. o, bosh- I know Of hundred handsome
ID more tender than she ever could BE- @x4 =
ny think In the first moments Of soreness -! :*
ere are no other women in the world. n9t
month from now you'll be prepared to ndMas IT: