New-York tribune., 1886-08-15


Here, ] was fortunate enough to fnd an oiu
coat This donncd, and then by easy stages
! went to the house Of the sexton. khocke"
with stone at the doG. The old man was re,
knocks he came and half orcred the door.
Cautiously he put out his head, but instantly
Withdrew il when he caught sight of my strange
fgnrc: ! heard him yelling and shouting
Oh, Mary Ann it's a ghost, raal ghost : =,
Who"e shGsi man & H,ked the sccP1hGd ,hoi were were
buried the day. Lawks, how he do thunder al
the door Go back and lie down, won't yc 7
Tom ! said as loud a. ! could. there ha,
been dreadful mistake. I am not dead. !
have been buried alive. Open the door Ike
decent fellow It's confoundedly cold standing
out here in ones shroul.'
After prolonged parlcving. Tom opened the
door. Mary Aun came down and Int splendid
fire. ! put on Toms Sunday suit. sent hNn
with a note to Stephen. | asked my bro'ncr
TO come at once, so that he might learn partic-
ulars concerning nv mishap. and then break the
rews gently to Melissa and my uncle. when
Tom started. his wife made ne some strong
ten. and poachcd half dozen fresh eggs for me.
What a delightful sensation was eating HOW
much the hot tea revived me ! The sexton soon
returned, but no Stephen ACCOMPANIED HIM
An hour passed, and no Stephen came. sent
the old man ard his wife to bed ] 'nade my
self cosey in big ann chair before blazing
fire. silent at times through the night. and
when morning smiled through the little window
| almost felt mv-elf again. ! need not narlate
how | ;cnt for Uncle Dalton, how he expressed
his surprise ard used many remarkable adJcr,,
tivcs, pro!auc and Otherwise. ] need not tel
Of nv first meeting with Melissa. and how she
kissed me a hundred times. She told me mat
Stephen had received message about OrlocK
on the previous night which nc"cssi atcd his
immediate presence in London. THIS thought
significant, though ] was disc,eetly ,ret,cent.
I tried to think well of him. lie had always
been kind and thoughtful Yet what was the
mraning OF his strange behavior on that last
aight Perhaps that was only an haliTrlnai' pni
tiOn. I vas very p!oStrate and nervous. Real
itics were dreams and dreams were realities.
I word not therefore condemn him on such
sbadowy evidence.
soon rcgained nv strength. Melissa was
ar excellent nurse. Her kisses did me a much
supremclv hanpv and content ! felt more than
repaid for all my anguish and trouble. TX,
acilv week after my resurrection, | received
letter bearing foreign post mark. IL was
from stephen How eagerly scanned it
NV dear Brothcr.-By the time you get this
! shall be far away from the land Of my birth.
-Aden adeui my native shore"
Sorrow not for me nor seek TO find whittier ]
wander Pcchan,c. my sudden departure may
have puzzled you a little. ! was indeed gricvcd
that ! could not answer your note In person on
the night OF your resurrection, but, under the
absent myself. And now ! will tell you few
interesting particulars when you have read
hem, YOU viii. am sure, show your gratitude
10 your hother by simply letting HIM alone
When | came TO Uncle Dalton's. had but one
object in view. That was to seCule the hand
aud fortune of Melissa. | soon gained my
uncles appreciation | also received hope u'
share of our fair cousins favor. ] was really
sony to discover by certain subtle signs that
YOU were amoTolsly DISPOSED toward he. ! fcit
for You. Jack. because could scc that Melissa ;
heart was not imrcgnable 10 your assaults,
mild though they were. | tried my honest best
to win her bv fair means. but alas !. all my cf-
forts were fuilc. proposed to her on the day
Of thc hunt, but she declined firmly wi IN
thanks; that hight heard you making passion
ate con nfc sion. OF coune, there was only ono
course open to me. II was to gain Melissa
and the farm and bc comfortable for the rest
Of NV life, yor must he got nd Of was deep.
" gricvcd Mt this solution OF the dilemma |
almost wcpt, for ] am hy nature one Of the
most tender hearted OF mostals ! would not
XIII a fy much loss n man. except 1t was a
m ittcr OF pressing cxpediency. lou were al
WAYS n kind brother TO me lnoflcnsive, 1uict,
and plodding. But 7 was driven on by mex
orable Fate. To kin you was, indeed most
painful duty.
Tho day after you proposed TO Melissa ]
nilninistci cd TO Won your first dose OF arsenic
Evidently il did not agree with Won. Iou car
julgc with what inen,e but hidden anguish !
watched your suferings. But did not falter
The most stoical OF Spartans was nothing to me-
The toxic symptoms piescnted a beautiful nai =
u,ancss The process, went on famollsy. Old
Baxter never dagno-cs anything. For time
| cCm m'ortcd myself with the thought that thdc
arc many diseases which occasion much moe
Inconvenience than judiciously administered
course of poison. My compassion, however,
got the better of my judgment. ] was cxccs
-iNcy panied TO note how acutcly You suffered
mentally and physically. J. the ctoic. mctcl-
fully dctclr ned 10 give you yonl quictus.
'Aftcr some consideration ! selected Cniara ;
hut n this poison has never opened the poi,,
tal- Of Heaven for any one III these Isles,
thought 1T would be wlscr II ! cxpcIMnen'ed
with it first on some lowlv creature. Pooi
Master Snooks was the FIST victim. very
small do>c suiiccd 10 dispatch hlm. IL "
Necessary TO inject il beneath the SKIN. III
taken by the stomach it is quito ha niles. Gu
,ara is the arrow poson.' | procured NJ
tic during my travels in South America Inc
Indians prepare IL with great mystery. An IN
fusion is made from clccpc's rcd ana Diach
ants, and tho powdered iangs OF nnDma Ven"ino"a5
,nakcs-a vcry nice mixture This If allowed
TO cvaporatc, and the residue Is the arrow
poison In this country it is largely used py
vvisccionistp. as thev are able to experiment
on animals with impunity, withou, bcing lhsoh,
ycnicnccd by bites ar harks. II completely
paralyzcs the muscles of motion and ultimately
Inc heart bnt it docs not affect the scnSor,v
nerves or the special senses. These detail,
will 10 doubt bc into esting to you. You Will
be able TO cOlrobOrate the truth oil any state
mcrts.
TO your last do~o of bismuth mixture !
added heroic quantity of morphia. ThiS
caused YOU to ,lumbcr with desirable sound
ness. In the middle OF the night gave you IA
subcutancou- irjccton of Cu'Ma., In the morn
ING | was pleased to Observe that euthanasla
had taken plarc. ] con,olcd myself with the
election that sooner or later death comes to
ns all ard that few had the luxury OF getting
ont of this void with so little personal IN
convenience.
i was rather fabbcrgastcd when Baxter
suggest teal "A pos anortcm. II he failed to DIS
cover what he had diagnosed. he might have
smclt rat to use common cxpfcsslon). J.
| adrotly informed Melissa what outrage he
was abou to commit she rescued you from the
old fellows scalpcl.
Il was al.o moIc than startled when that