The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1883-06-07


Tom. ~ be- turned slovly around. COZ
scioas 1t last that not svss his nssvousse'
WAS an excuse for his rudenesas. "B,
the fact 10. Mu 49,"
NY name 10 Mrs Biilbary."
'ph' thank you yea The fact 10, Mr.
Bilibury, that am not entirely reconcile
10 shis Alominsble English climate l.
sh--thst is 10 sAy--a man sho has existe
in groves Of mango --ah.-has lived on cul
~ and chntnec -Ah with the the thel
momeser standing doggodly at io2 in III
shade is-ah; but ! presume you undel
stand"
''Oh. perfectly, Mr.. --- think ! Lav
not the pleasure Of knowing your name.
who Am ~ thought Mr.. Thomss.Bil
bury. my name" he said after shoi
pause. "is Tillbury."
"What curious similarity said hi
wife Yes. ] can readily believe tha
people ceming from India fiud this climst
very trying 1t first even in summer M,
husband writes that the heat in Cslcuutt
has been excessive. Possibly, Mr.. Till
buoy, you may have oailAd To give me som
news Of him. hope 60 ! thought ths
bis last letter was not written in very goo,
spirits.
"Thst is satisfActory. thought Mr.. Bill
bury. "'rhe lapse Of two years has no
altered her love for me-"
"Yes," he said aloud, II can give 20,
so..e news OF him. for month ago VA
at Calcutta"
"Indeedr do sit down, Mr.. Tillbury
II is very pleasant to meet any one wht
has seen my husband so recently; for
gather from what you say that You hav,
seen him. How was he?"
Mr.. Blllbury was by this time much ex
ercised in his mind as TO what 70 say next
On the one hand. he was afraid TO declare
himself, for fear Of frightening his wife
on the other. he rather enjoyed his situa
tion. He therefore determined. for the
present, TO retain his incognito.
HE was" he said with deliberate hest,
tation, "as we'll as could be expected"
"As we'll as could be expecledl" repeated
Mrs. Blllbury with alarm. Do you mean
that be has been ill?'
"Well. not exactly i'll, prevsricated Tom,
who had not quite made up his mind yet
what he should say.
"But I do not understand you. Tell
me, please, what has happened to him."
Mr.. Billbury wondered what the end
would be. He heartily wished that his
wife would recognize him and settle the
difficulty by throwing her arms around
bis neck.
Nothing very serious" he said. II
daresay he has told you that he has be.
come very fond Of tiger hunting"
"Ah, tigers! Tell me. Mr.. Tilltury,
tell mel"
swell. be went out tiger shooting one
day as usual-ah accompanied only by
his servant. They entered the jungle.
Suddenly aud without warning. huge
|emsle tiger sprang upon your husband
md bore him TO the earth! The native fed
Tor assista nee. help arrived, and the vic.
Eim was found faint from loss OF blood,
with right arm torn out at the socket, his
left eye destroyed. aud the calf OF his leg
--ah--dseply scored by the claws Of the
Ierocious monster"
Dear me, how alarming commented
Mrs. Billbury; and the exclsmstions
seemed so out Of proportion TO the gravity
,f the story that Mr.. Billbury felt serious
y disappointed. THAT fully accounts. |"
continued Lydia. "for bis bad spirits.
His right arm"
"Yes. torn out at the socket. Mrs. Bill.
bury. He has learned to write with his
eft hand"
"Ahl dreadful. And his left eye de.
troyed?"
Yes; he wears . glass eye, poor fel.
owl"
1T must be agony. And the calf Of
~ leg deeply scored by the claws Of the
er0cious monster. Terrible misfortunel
Ind when yon left him. Mr.. Tillbury.
,ow WAS be? Will he survive?
A new light seemed to break upon Mr..
Did his wife want him TO sur
i've? He felt by no means sure Of il.
1T is impossible TO say with certainty
le said; "but you must hope for the best.
let me beg Of you, my dear Mrs. Billbury,
o keep mp your spirits"
"Oh. Mr.. Tillbury, ! don't sec Why
should be miserable. There is very
pleasant society down here 1t Richmond;
nd, you know. there are as good fish 10
he sea as ever csme out Of IT,"
Toms worst suspicious were by this
ime more than confirmed. The heartless
roman! be thought. "This is how she re.
elves the news Of my being mangled and
lisAgnred. Bat still. unwilling to give
Ip hope. he continued aloud: "Poor fel.
ow! l assure you that in his delirium your
'sme was very often ON his lips"
Indeed! Then be had not quite forgot.
en- me-"
Forgotten your" repeated Tom, his
ceilings for an instant getting the better
4 him.
"Oh. no; think it IL the lot Of but few
vomen TO have husband 90 utterly devot.
d 10 her"
"And OF but few men 10 have . vile"
80 charming" said Nrs Billbury, On.
shing the sentence.
"Oh. Mr. Tillbuyl-but. excuse me.
u course you viii stay TO luncheon. Do;
0 please me. You know that . woman
lates solitude little less than small por