Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1883-06-13
Tn. poor thing h.. killed hsrsef.

The poor thing has killed hersef.
From lore of M. no Go0bt-s
According 20 the marriage contract tie
SIfe's wealth ros belonged 20 him. 4
ssi iful LAWYER at once arranged every
sttEo, The Young w1dozer In-u21r@ted
dis monarchy BY making such siseratIoEs
IN the stately old house as his somewhat
loud taste d dictated. His xIfs's boadoif
.as changed 10 a smoking rOon- In
plsce of the dining ROOM museum OF
weapons srpes,ed. The small blue pey-
Ios served as billiard room The car-
risrs sr which the generals vile used %
ride afternoons vas sold and replaced
BY yellow English dog cart. She had
pyidsd herself upon a simple. unosssn-
tatious livery; her vidoxer dressed hi1
servants in red and gold embroidered
1nitorms-
One evening my servant Was called TO
tbs door by stout stranger Suffering
from dropsy, vho wanted me 20 cCre
him. Just As be WIS about 20 say mao
no. been in Paris over month, = mes
senger ran up the steps and handed him
3 dispatch. Ny servant read, turned
pale and cried:
Quick! quick. Break open the door
Of the little ROOM!
The crops.cal man was so frightened
At the outcry that be fell IN ssoon.
Without troubling himself about the
dropsicai man my servant ran through
the study, put his shoulder 10 the door
Of the inner room and burst 1t IN.
Ga the sofa lay the generals VIE,
G ,yered with thick layer of dust. In
der the combined influence of tears, nee
powder and dust, her face, never pretty,
had gained the look Of a caricaturs. She
was an awful sight. Ny servant was IA
miiiar with the mysteries OF cafalersy,
80 be wasted no time IN blowing strongly
Ia her face. She was not dead, but, OF
course. much emaciated. At last she
opened hsr eyes, and made motion rs
IL she would dry her tears.
"Dear doctor" said she, in a weak
voice, T" / feel little encouraged. l be
lieve have wronged my husband. be
nas really passed the night at the club.
| will hasten to embrace him..
She arose and went to the door. My
servant was 80 excited that not a word
passed his lips. She passed through the
study. When the dropsicaI patient, who
had Just recovered consciousness, caught
sight of her, he cried in horror:
ID bhto tbC bs1kD IA
come out of the private room!" and fled
as fast an he could.
The house of the lady was not far from
mine. she hurried home. At the door
she stopped in wonder. Was she awake
This cosld not possibly be her plain
house. The vestibnle Was decorated with
gay frcscoea, confusion of glaring es-
cutcheons and bizarre flowers.
Speechless with aInaZement she went
up stairs, intending to pass through the
small blue parior TO her boudoir.
There was neither little blue parlor mol
boudoir. In one was billiard table; II
the other a collection OF pipes.
The lady sank into a chair to collect
her confused thoughts.
Suddenly she rose. She could heal
voices near by; laughter and singing
| met her ear. She hurried to a portierrs
quickly and rcsolutely lifted it. Horri
blel Her husband sat with some ladies
at richly spread table.
| The servant, at glimpse OF the gen
erals wife, who seemed to have riser
from her grave. let plate and dish fall
| The women fled with frightf1i shriek5
while the supposed widower, who hae
drunk little more than was necessary
fang himself on his knees and, deatni,
pale, stammered:
" 1t Is her spirit! Forgive me-"
leave the hoLse," cried the now en-
ragged w,f' "Lackevs, know your tru,
mistresa nl erase this unworthy wretch
from the iapas-7
Tho serYan'a, vito from fear had KEEP
aloOf, obeyrd her gHmand.
! As the soreiy ,s11Dled woman with
great satisfaction va cned them execute
her orders, she saw my servant, who had
followed her unobserved.
What has happened?" she asked.
Madame" replied my servant, "yos
have slept for FIVE weeks"
"Oh, fool that have BEEN" she cried
with deep groan. "When one has slep
for so long period, one need nevel
awake"