Frostburg mining journal., 1883-02-03
WHOLE NUMBER, 591.

| 'ne So'u-'ioooeu uoColVoTl kue
thought. But she only remarked,
srcastically:
''Ice-cissm is good"
Thompson turnsd li.tle psls as
he looked al her. She perceived This,
aud gave triumphant hysterical
giggle.
| Maggie, my DEAR" said Mr..
Thompson. gently laying aside his
paper, and speaking in Autterlng
voice.
"oh, yes I'm. your dear, nm 1?
You's only of course. He, hei
o my, ny.l He, he. heI"
| Thompson was white now. He
sat for moment looking intsntly at
his wife, then started up and seized
his hat and gloves.
Where are you goingP" inquired
Mrs. Thompson. with sudden forced
cslmnesa, while her eyes glittsred
ominously.
"Only-ah-only to step out on a
little business matter" he replied.
Then he slipped into the nursery
where the maid was.
Mary" he said, brsathles,ly, "go
down stairs and stay with your mis-.
treaa. Don't leave her for an instant
until my return. Ifyou can, get her
to bed. She'sill, and I'm going for
a Doctor"
Mary obeysd. She found her mis-.
tress in the pantry, frantically atti-
rims herself in an ulster and poke
bonnet with veil.
."LOr's ma am T. said Mary, "whsre.
sosvsr are you going this tine of
evening by yourself?"
"Go sp stairs and stay with the
children t. said Mrs. Thompson, i'm
periously. II have a little srrand
to attend to-"
"Oh, num-" cried the distressed
Mary, hadn't you better stay in
and lie down, mum, and get over
it?"
Get over what ?" said Mrs. Thomp-
son, ,harI ", as she bottonsd up the
ulster on the way to the door.
Master said vou was undispassI.
mum, and that 1 was to watch you
AID get you to bed, and that he'd
gone for doctor"
Gone for doctor Oh, the de.
ceitfal william Thought Mrs. Thomp-
son, az she placed her hand on the
bed door knob.
But the door was locked and the
key gone.
This is too.to, much + shs criea,
He kuew that l had found 1t all out
md would follow him. Aud to be
locked up In my own house, and have
my own servants to set watch over
me I'll never submit to it-nsver |
I'll go home to my darling mother,
and never, never come back again I"
The thought came like an inspira-
tion, and she at once proceeded to
act npon it.
When Thompson returned, in
about ten minutes, with the family
physician he was met in the hall by
the bswildersd Mary. Her mistress
WAS at the top of the stairs. looking
down upon them and listening.
"Oh, sir, missus is in sich q way
She's packin' up all her things and
going to run away, and carry the pre-
cious children along with her."
II told you so, doctor" said
Thompson, with a look of agony.
"shes entirely out of her mind.
Can nothing bs done for her ?"
Before I sac your wife, said the
doctor, deliberately, describe to me
as we'll as you can how this sudden
attack came on. Have you observed
any symptoms before this evening ?"
Never. :"
"Has anything occurred during the
day to excite or affect her p
Not that | know of. AT breakfast
she was as we'll as usual, s1cspt-Ab,
stay she was little worried by my
not being able to supply her at once
with money for spring bonnet and
dress"
"Ah |" said the doctor, kno wingly.
1.-Two such cases in the Midland
Asylum. Anything else ?"
Nothing, except-yes, there was
little vexation about letter."
"A letter ?" said the doctor, look
ing interested.
Nothing Of Importance. ] hap
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