Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1883-08-09

had prided herself upon simple, unosten-
sious livery her widower dressed his
servants in red, gold-embroidered uniform.
One evening my servant WAS called TO
the door by stout stranger suffering
from dropsy, who wanted me to cure
him. Just as he was about to say had
not been In Paris for over q month,
messenger ran up the steps and handed
him a dispatch. Ny servant read,
turned pale and cried
"ouiok, quick Break open the door
OF the little room."
The dropsiosl man WAS so frightened
at the outory that he fell In ewoon.
Without troubling himself my servant
ran through the study, put his shoulder
to the door Of the inner room and burst
it in.
On the sofa lay the generals wife,
covered with thick layer of dust. Under
the combined influence OF tears, rice
powder and dust her face, never pretty,
had gained the look OF oaricature. She
was an awful sight. Ny servant WAS
familiar with the mysteries Of catalepsy,
10 Le wasted no time in blowing strongly
in her face. She was not dead, but, of
course, much emaciated. AT last she
opened her eyes and made motion as If
| she would have dried her tssrs.
"Dear doctor" said she in q weak
voice, ~ feel little encouraged. | be-
iievs have wronged my husband. He
LAS really passed the night at the club.
| will hasten to embrace him."
| She arose and went to the door. Ny
servant was SO excited that no word
passed his lips. She passed through the
study. When the dropsicsl patient, who
had just recovered consciousness, caught
sight of her, he cried in horror "Is this
the state in which patients come out OF
the private room % and fed as fas. as he
could.
The house of the lady was not far FROM
mine. She hurried home. AT the door
she stopped in wonder. Was she awakei
This could not possibly be her plain
house. The vestibule was decorated with
gay trescoe; confusion OF glsring es.
cutcheon and bizarre flowers.
Speechless with smazsment she wen,
up stairs, intending to pass through the
small blue parlor to her boudoir.
There was neither little blue parloi
nor boudoir. In one was billiard table
in the other collection of pipes.
The generals wife sank into chair Il
collect her confused thoughts.
Suddenly she rose; she could hea
voices near her. Laughter and singin,
met her ear. She hurried to porter,
quickly and resolutely lifted it. Horrible
Her husband sat with some ladies' at
richly spread table.
The servant, at a glimpse Of the gen
erals wife, who seemed to have risel
from her grave, let plate and dish fall
The women lied with frightiul shrieks
while the supposed widower, who ha
drank little more than was necessary
flung himself on his knees and, DEATH
pale, stammered:
SIT is her spirit. Forgive me-"
"Leave the house," cried the general
I wife. "Lackeys, know your true mis-
} tress and chase this unworthy wreto
from the house."
The servants, who from fear had keI
. aloot, obeyed her command.
J As the sorely troubled woman wit
I great satisfaction saw them execute he
/. orders, she saw my servant, who ha
/ followed her unobserved.
4 What has happened 7" she inquired
Madame" my servant replied, "yc
e have slept for FIVE weeks"
h ooh, fool that have been," she erie
e with deep groan. "When one h,
g slept for so long period one need new,
Il awake"