The Arkansaw traveler., 1884-09-27

There were times wAen . elance at 1t would have hroaan the lbuaanin of tears, and sent him to his knee hefore t. But nov he looked as it in dull, dead way. and wondeved why tAe points of the les- seEs seemed to tremole and run together. The room vas darker, and when he sought to turn the fame higher he vas surprised 70 see that 1t vas already at full head. He heard confused clamor of voices and strange echoes. and the roar ing of waters. but when he paused to an- derstand them, they came to nanghs. t~aim worn and sick in body and in soul" he said. Then he turned toward the bed. and fell heavily across t, and knew no more.
 He woke suddenly when the clock was on the stroke of two. l. seemed as though some loud aad commanding voice had sounded through the deeps of sleep and brough, him back to himself. His head was as clear as a bell, his thoughts in perfect control. and all his faculties keen and on the alert. 4 strong and resistless purpose had without sign of warning taken hold on him, and he had no thought as he had no strength, to resist its control. ls dominated him as the mesmerist holds his victim. It vas at work within him, yet its motive poser seemed to come from without. He did not question i, nor aRAlyre il, nor even form into definite thought the fact that 1t vas there He felt, and ieeiing it, obeyed.
 It said to him " End this..' and he had no desire to disobey.
 No thought of the moral bearing of his deed came to him. He did not look into the next hour to imagine ot wonder wha, would follo-. He forgo, there vas future. The ob igaticns that rested on him, the ties that held him, the com ments that would follow him, the state of existence or non-existence into which he would 20, were all as absent from his mind as though he already had become the clay that he was abor; to be. No man would have looked upon him and said that he was insane. His face was calm. his nerves steady and had he spoken there would have besn n no tremor or sound of weakness in his voice. His mental faculties were at their best, and yet there never was decd of rashness done with so little responsibility of self as rested upon him then.
 He stood by the dresser and wrote a brief and coherent note of direction to his brother. wno was also his partner in business. IL was concise and formal, and had no touch of sentiment except that of the closing cry, I am tired of it all {: and it is now to euds Then he signed ii, and carefully pinned il by the gas Jet where the first conner would catch 1t al a gl tnce.
 He ba,hed his face and eyes, arranged his apparel as it had become awry, and set the room to rights. He filled glass with water, and taking powder from locked drawer in the dresser, poured it slowly in, stirring it that il might dis solve, and even pausing to recall the ex- act method by which it took hold on life and set IL 10 the eternal sleep. Even then no wonder or fear as to the future, no regret at the step he was taking, no question of the impulse that drove him. and TO purpose of retreat came into his mind. Fate had set his face in tha, di- rectisn, and there was nothing in his heart to say hin. nay
 The nigh, was filled with the fierce contentious of the storm. The rain still fell in ftful gusts, and the branches Of the naples beat against the house. He heard the clang of distant bells, and knew that somewhere there was red gleam on the horizon, as the sre leaped with anger into the night He looked into the mir TOT, and tried to imagine il the open lid of coffin, and himself already laid therein. Then he raised the glass to his lips to drink
 The door swung open with sudden s.otion. He turned with haif-formed exclamation of anger, but passed trans fixed.
 The child stood there, with the spot. less white sheltering her from neck 10 feet, her golden hair down on her should CTS, her blue eyes pleading through half hidden tears, her hands outssretched, !" Papa, may ] sleep with you! was afraid. cried for mamma. May l stay w,th your
 There was nothing in all the wide earth or under the storm-blown sky ,ha, night, that could have moved him and sh aken him zs did that helpless baby-cy. A fash of Gods own lightning smote across his blindness, and gave him sight. u showed him the craven meanness of his deed. He saw the cowaSdice that led him to throw on these frail shoulders the load he would not bear. His hand shook, and dropped the glass to the floor. The blood of manhood flowed back into his veins, and as it came he heard her voice once more:
 "i gave her to you, and by the love you hold for me, charge you deal with her when l am gone as ever you have dealt with me .''
 | The tears came into his eyes, and turn ing toward her picture there above the tiny cross he said @I will -
 Then he sat down, and the child fell asleep m his armA-I 4. Ksassdy, is CLtuskasd Sunday Kofes
 "Yes: shall break the engagement"