Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-19

shone brightly Needham walkei as Ear
as the par (, sat In a seat for some time, re-
turned along Oxford street, and back to
Portland place opened his door with his
latcn key, went into MS room again, and
dinging himself into his chair remained in
an attitude Of intense thought.
Many man comes to London he said
presently to hims,lf land is heard Of no
more. He is ON his way to a foreign land;
it Is thought he has gone thither, but ne re-
mains in London; sometimes he Is dead and
sometim,s be lives People are missing
daily; they are ADVERTISED in the papers;
they DON wish to return; they ara dead,
or visa to be thought 50. A man leaves
home to go to America. Australia: b. is in
earnest, but doesn arrive; or If he does, 1t
is months before he can be heard from;
months must eIaps. if no letters come be
fore he can be followed up What is one
lie more or less, his or mine, or anybody'sa
Life is a battle; 1t has its wounded, its
killed, and its missing"
He paussi, and lightel another cigar;
the one in his hand was only half consumed
He slipped a little brandy an water.
Way did he tell me 50 much about him.
selfl Why i'd every tning he said seem to
drive nail into my first thought as If to Tx
it into my min la nail in mis- coffinf l
asked myself while ago before his exis.
tence was made known to me il were mad,
and the conclusion l arrived at was tat
had begun to come to my senses. had
been mad, thought-mad TO do what had
done. mai to forge, and lie, and cheat, and
now that had resolved to end it all was
sane And nowf Is it the demon that has
possession OF me. or guardian angelf L
once read a German legend OF man who
HI TO OH
and that they were never separated. Is it
!, alone, who have seen this other selT No,
other men at the club tai ked to him. Why
did keep away from him until found an
opportunity to be near him-he in the light
of the lamp, | in the shadow, so that they
should not see the liEenes& 1t is a mystery
/ was alreaf In the valley and snadow of
DEATHS he che Of the mysteries OF the
vallerf We have our doubles in the spirit
world they say-a fami lar like ourselves
who, # seen. would be our very image Is
this my sp.ri5 materialize1, my familiar
come to my rescusi"
The cloc OF an adjacent church struck
two. He paused ON tais last thought to
listen.
1.-Two" he said. and looked at his watch
'Tll sleep on tit | can, if l can"
He heard the same clock strike three, and
four ana nVe, ana 1eil asleep at laSt, TO
dream that he mad taken poison; that it
ha paraiyzet all mis- physical powers; that
he was laid cut and conscious of the prep
arations for hi, burial: saw hi, brother
and his father and his mother stand by
him; heard them say it was better thus
after a.l-better than transpor alton for
life; heard the voices Of great crowd out
side the room following for his corpsn-for
the scoundrel who had ruined them, for the
fend who had robbed TIE widow and the
orphan; and their cries awoke him.
He started up in alright, leape1 from
the bed. stood painting in the middle of the
room, went TO the window and looked out.
A party OF ladies ald gentlemen wers leav-
ing the opposite house in masquerading cos
tune. There had been fanc5 ball, and
the last of the merry guests were being
handed into their carriages