New-York tribune., 1886-08-15
MY FIRST RESURRECTION.

tpin amount OF aOlll,y 10 90 many lhlneS' 1u''
Smnr ute ly devoid of the imaginative lacuity,
/ am unable to Le story. can, however
make plain, nvalnishcd statement OF l%ts
facts which will ever have Tor Inc palnlui ou'
romantic interest. , , Ann, Nv
or,;u,fion Proud of my success and filled win
;oyous cxultation | hastened 70 Inc toWn vi
Nettlcby. My uncle Dalton's aoode was apod'
two mile. distant from that quiet ana csseii'lai-
y respectable .dd pa'9b MY ss shotboSn H' and
Jared for nothin. OH earth but them-ani his
nrcrty daughter Melissa. ! also adm Cd Mclt
,a but a alhored all sorts and conditions OF cat
lie. My uncle. therefore, eyer eh'ertanca
very low opinion OF my worth anu plowcsS;
The week after sny arrival was mcmoable
ono What long and delightful hous Melissa
nj spent together Never before or since
did love the spnngtme so dearly. Lght anu
love and lie were everywhae. Our phlander-
;vc was of negative description. | never
dream, of limiting at love, and was not so 1901
IN AMBIGUOUS a. to show by active signs the
nrescnce of an inward and hidden passion
Melissa, quiet. madcnly dem amor checked al
inch dcmonstl lation-. Our only companion on
our walks was little English terrier he was
a mc~rv spite, full OF frolc and prccociousnesS
lie rcjolced in the name of 'Snooks.
One afternoon, when we were approaching
the honsc. Shocks began to bark with unlsua!
cn,nha.is When we rounded the chHnp OF
tees. that hid the house f'om the roah we ne
held. 10 our great astonishment. my haii
boihcr Stephen. standing at the ha"- ioor. l
was rcioiccd to sec hun. IL was over two yc.'IS
lation. Alas we were both orphans. lie was
one OF those genial fellows whom mon admire
and women cannot help loving. lie was Iaii
and grandly formed MN. His face was hann-
some his voice clear and silvery. lie had occh
i medical student at Guys Hospital but one
day he met me and casually remarked that ne
was going out to Australia and did not know
when ne would return. From that day to tins.
1s,A 10 toll mo
OF where he was. ] gathered from what ne TON
us of his varied experiences that he had gone
70 thc cold diggings in Australia, but had not
made his fortune then he Travelled through
South America, and finally made tour through
the States. 50
Davs passed away and neither Stephen nor
I thought of taking our departure. lie was al
ways most brothelly and afectonate toward
me- though was frequently brasque and irTlt-
able hated myself for it. My jealousy vas
Melissa loved me. | had secretly adored her
for wears. had been iligent student had
passcd nv examination with eclat. had
saved money out Of my allowance. h%l IN, IN
taken into partnership bv one of the okNst
firms in Net,lcbv. Surely it was Impossible
that this gay prodgal should be preferred to m, me-
Yet nv uncle seemed to worship hlm. Inc ne
most suIly of shorthCrns had no terrox for
stephen He could with ca.c master and tame
the widest of colts This won nv uncle's
heart. He declared Stephen to be the finest
fellow in England lie more Than hinted that
s9cn icquie another master. Evidently he
would not object TO Stephen becoming his
son-in-aw. This affected my spirits. grew
moody and depressed. felt that was slowly
and surely losing my oTn .hsnS he,,S,a NY time. "e
/ was morose and sto.id. Anon ! became hys-
tcrically funny. Altogether | compared very
uniavorablv with the bright and fa"ile Stephen;
At length the criss came. Melissa and
cbarccd to be alone in the parlor. Afte- few
tentative sentence, | seized her hand ana DUR
forth into passionate rhapsody. MY peIoIa'
ton was abruptly brought to close by stephen
less. bnt woman-likc. Melissa was equal to
tho occasion. She exclaimed with genuine
laugh:
.Oh. Jack. what an amusing story
Let u, have it again said Stephen, as he
gazcd .tcadia'tly. al my fuohod face. o.;,;on g,
'Ah, ! fear il would not bear repetition,
remarked with guilty smile.
Next evening felt very un we'll I had a
good deal of gnaTng pain and was nS 9uSe hnneI
should soon bc myself again. But my lndis-
position continued. ! was wctchcd III mind aS
~ body ] tried some simple medicine which
Stephen was kind enough to recommend. hnt !
rapidlv became worse. One afternoon walkc,t
into Ncttlcby to consult DR.. Baxter. He told
,nc tha, was suffering from gastric ulcer, AID
advised me to be very careful about my diet
Stephen was much interested IN my ease, ana
gave m MANY practical instructions. He malc
me take my mcdcinc with regularity. This
was nccc .sarv as abomnatcd phy>c. and that
which DR.. Baxter gave me was most unpaalabn
stulf.
An event now happened which Affected me
profoundlv. One day missed my faithful ctm
panion Snooks searched diligently bnt
coulA not fiud him. No one had seen him;
In the afternoon | chanccd to 20 into one OF
the outhou~e>. and there IN corner lay Sn0oks
dead Never wa 50 deeply shocked Per
laps. If had been in good health. shoula not
Savc been 80 STRANGELY affected. My thoughts
wcro di'cc'cd TO death. The shadow OF II had
eudcrlv fallen across my path. What harp
suggestive contrast between the merry. loving
thought Of the certainty and universally Of
death Man AMI beast fall before the snc 81
lent. mystic nhlism Of Death. Melissa wa,
cxtICm " di.frcsscd ,he went violently and
long. but finally was cOmro'icd when stephen
prom mscd that he wonld get SnoOks stuffed AMI
placed in glass case.
Next dav 7 suffered severely was dizzv and
faint ] felt alarmed about mv condition. Thai
dose Of medicine in the bottle I soon fell into
a profound slum'er. ] dcam' inccssan'lv.
TIE inns of nv m gira'ion tOuncntcd M with
horrible AID fantastic visions ] seemed 10
live through ages. The events Of a long lfc-
timc wee crowded into the deans OF a fcs
hours " was late when awotc next mon
ing The sun was shining y illan'v Tho
clock on the stairs st'uci Twelve Was ! real
" awokc o. only DREAMING Som" wa
actnalv washing me. ,a'hcr s"lubbng IN
with u"pcasant vigor What the dcucc ave
Won doinC7' t-cd 10 say. bui. mi ahlc
dictu. not svllabe nor wo'd could utter
The words were iccistc'cd n ihc ccnt'a sta
ton of the b'an. bu' the telegram wires re
fused TO work. Even my vcry lips wcsc mn
tinccrs and struck work. My Jaws firm
~ bouDd m with \ cloth. What did thi.
endcavocd TO raise mveclf in the bed Bn'
not muscle moved. lay perfectly still. mo
tionlcSs. as If ! Woe dead Ny owe, wcsc oul,
half open. ! could not open ihcrn. could
moi cloc them. My sight was dim. saw al