Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1883-03-01

raj influence upon him His EYES closed
slowly. The arms fell danglfng. Are
thuss smiled, at first, incredulously,
and hummed an Aircafelessly. Butshe
soon stopped that for suddenly Nicho-
las dropped In his seat; his bead fell
upon bis breast. and he slid heavily mp
on the floor; the empty bottle. labeled
..laudanum," slipped from his hand.
She heard IL picked 1t up. and after
calling 70 him and shaking him, and
getting no reply. she alarmed the
house. f11n- e.' p i.riir
It was q large boardlng-house, and q
dozen or more Of the boarders were
soon present in the dining-room. where
be now lay prostrate. ~
"He is making believe, {" said some
o "No, mol 1t s real" cried Arethusa,
who nov believed in him, and perhaps
was net unwilling TO think that the
compliment Of 8 mans dying for her
had been paid. 49,. i's. --....t -.sf. p. D.
holi himg ats l-.fc5s s1rfi ysu ~
'sPineh himr' .e, ...tt a.a hH4
..Shake himr' -. - S. ,7r..s.. .i.
sIf he has taken laudanum-" >
..Run for, a doctor, and tell him 10
fetch o stomach-pumpr' I'
Keep him conscious as long as you
can by dragging him about the floor"
cried Tom Foil, an old acquaintance Of
Nicholas was accordingly hauled
about, by one and another. like dead
dog, for half an hour, before the doctor
arrived with o stomach-pump, with
which, having injected down the throat
of Nicholas by repeated doses nearly
large washtubful Of mustard and water,
he pumped from the stomach of Nicho-
las Fainer all that it contained. There
was strong smell Of laudanum. The
dining-room floor was flooded with the
water; and during the. operation. vari-
GUS were the expressions of sympathy
uttered by the lookers-on--especially by
the young ladies, who loudly upbraided
Arethusa, who stood silently by; and.
asked her il she was satisfied now that
she had broken the heart of 80 sincere q
lover. tits ='s 's''s f.I' {.
The stomach-pump had done efficient
duty. The faithful rinsing of the pa
tient restored him to consciousness.
He was pronounced out of danger, and
carried to bed, where, for three days, he
lay quite feverish, insisting upon the
presence of Arethusa so constantly that
she, irritated at surrounding reproaches
and seeing that he was out of danger,
and not really caring much for him,
gave him short, snappish answers,
when he implored her to remain and
watch-left the room entirely after the
first day and evening, and left him
cured and disgusted.
"She will never do for me-" sighed
he, as he rose, convalescent, from his
tedious bed. '.She has no heart. l
shall never think of her again. Neither
life nor death can prevail upon her"
But Nicholas had not borne all this
for nothing. He had gained a reputa-
ton as lover who was ready to diefor
the object of his affections; and he felt
that he was looked upon with great
compassion by young ladies in general,
who had heard of the affair.
ut is some solace to me to see how
they cotton toward me-" he thought.
"What blessed thing it is to have the
sympathy of others! believe I am
getting in love with Miss Amy Able.
She is just the reverse of Miss Part
ridge. She seems all tenderness, sim
cerity and modesty. How pityingly she
| regards me, with her soft, kind eyes!
She speaks, yet she says nothing.
believe am dead in love with herr
In few weeks he was sure that he
was in love with her; but he was almost
as sure that she was in love with another
engaged. even. What should he do.
Desperate, he permitted himself to
reveal his feelings towards her, at the
risk of interfering with the prior claim
of her lover, his old acquaintance, Tom
Foil. n q
She divested him of all hope, kindly
but firmly. And his old fit now came
upon him again.
II love you passionately, Amy" he
sighed, with heartbroken look. "But
you love another. 1 feel that was moi
born to be loved; and, no hope re-
manning, I-I-ahp'
And with long sigh he fell forward
from the sofa, where he had sat, anG
once more the lovestricken young mar
became the object of surrounding solic'
itude and tears.
But it so happened that there was nc
apothecary or doctor within three miles
of the country place where he was now
and the people in the house-summel
visitors-were dreadfully alarmed.
Tom Foil, coming in from q fishing
excursion, and understanding how mat
ters stood, looked very grave, ans
said: iT Ct E eab ;ssgk fgs, &
II fear he has effected his purpose
this time; butwe must do what we can
Get scalding hot bath ready as quick
as you can, and another of ice-water
We will plunge him into one, and ther
give him the other to shock his system
out Of lethargy. And, meanwhile II
pull off his boots and socks, and le
some one bastinado his feet while
open vein in his arm with my pen
knife, and bleed him. 1t amt very
sharp. but I can manage to make !
rough cash. g,, -t,....s5-.4s.L,f Ia
| This advice was followed with grea
promptness. Amy Able, anxious Il
save the life of q lover, even if she die
not love him. was supplied with a rat
tan, and belabored his bare soles will
the most merciless mercy; while Tom
at the other,end drew about a quart o
blood from q rough puncture, ant
was bandaging it when Nicholas exhib
tied signs of consciousness again b,
drawing up bis feet. *
"He shrinksr' said Amy, desisting.
keep, on" cried Tom, ''or he'll re
lapse" 1 81,