The Grenada gazette., 1889-03-21

| OF unfaith, untruth, unmanllness, ego
tism, bad temper bad heart. she left
me not one virtue; sh6 stripped me IN
a seces9 Of every goodness. She! My
wife! 1t was her handwriting. She,
who but y eek before had poured out
hev love for me in passionate protesta-
tions! Itried to think. but could not.
thrust her letter in the fire and saw
it burn. MAY you burn thus In the
Internal regions" | mnttered, then
suddenly recovered myself and said:
oh, no; not that! You have killed
| me-kllled mel But | forgive you.
One dies but once, Ny time has Gomez.
Having 50 decided grew very calm
all excepting my heart, which bcat
horribly. | determined to write her a
last letter. Very brief-very earnest
May you be happy, knowing you have
killed mer wrote more, but can not
now recall what | said. put on my
hat and overcOat and went down into
the street. went even to the post
| office remember now how strange
ly | felt. walking through the
crowds Of people. did not feel my
weakness so much until | entered the
post-ottce corridor My limbs were
numb; | was as one paral yzed. !
bought the stamp at the stamp win
dow. There We're II great many per-
sons there, but | regarded them all MS
far of. | had already shaken OFT the
ties Of the world. Twas anxious, eager.
impatient to get out OF my body. did
not care for any thing else but death.
Even the thought OF my wife caused
me no emotion now. | had got past
that. She was no more to me than n
square in the floor OF the post-office. or
one OF the great pillars, or stone in
the street through which l passed to
return to my room. began TO feel An
ease, sens" ~ peace. Nothing, noth-
ing could ever Cypress me again; moth
ing could ever cause me terror.
whether tn" next world was any thlhS
or not | dId not :" mu'h care Inc
cool quletUEr "t the grave invited me-
l Thought "t lying d'ad' alone III II
strange city. ne dark oI an uhu"f-
takers shop; tn" screwlng down OF the
cof1n nj shutting me Saleiy away from
all future a|onlrS' II someho" pleased
me I" dwell upon that' ne screws
winding gently INTO the wood 10 stay
tor"v'H aud "VHr-untlI lhe WOOD
should haF" crumbIed INTO dusI.
liked to think ol my own hesh
crumolng aud mlngtlng win the DUST
anu So'l'' >"''' '''"'' ~ 'i,' "'7 "P ~,
oA INV Il ''''' i''' ''"P7' r.
LA, '!'e ~ newspapers "''lI ',I, 3'
'Ne VI ,''', P'' a. uF''. -, ~ ~
oeu' A'"'"e' UNIV. '''''"'I' w pe'
napS, s''"'' 7',''a'''''''"'
PF"r"'"' sE"'''''''''''' "' w 10y WV"
nil y" Il me-
waited I"r evening went 10 sew
eral drug stores ana Dought at e"'h
small quantity ol '"e same por,o"-
oeIeEHIIhfu I" nave s"iIiei'''!'' i'en
Went 70 my iooGIhEs' l Nau not eatti
inouthluI AL Gay 'o"s' "aIVeu io'
II 10 o' - I"'' 'lH' Il" o"o "ou'U 'o'i'e
70 my r""'h' ulu ''"' "a'i' " o' u''
toFetcu "I''I "" I"V' ''' &c ''7> va ''o
tHre" an '"l mugs '"'o my 'n'
trunk ana locked IT, PIac'ns 'ho nc! III
my pocket Po" d c"ru ! "'ote VI,
name ana luufts7 Vi li1 VIC MS
Iald Oh t"' tao'e' one 9'loui" Ni''"
no" ia" '"'u' '''U 'e0
Ior II 10 Dc eIe'e" o'''''"'
When the clock hands pointed Il
eleven and twelve | shook the nause
Gus powder into a glass, poured Ut
tie water upon it, stirred 1t, and drank
of it. ! turned the gas low, threw OF
little Of my clothing, and hung my
self upon the bed. Then l prayed
20 God, be pitlful' Have mercy!
have not been very bad man.
loved my wifc-l loved her and wa'
true to her Hav" pity and forgive
dear Lord" | felt my head swim
ming; III" blood was rushing lnto II
my eyes We're strange; | felt no pain
no grief, no-nothing!
There is flash OF light What IL
this? Darkness again. Another flash
An arm is Under my neck. see t
face. swallow from a ; bbon held at
my lips. Nothing. Flash again. This
time two faces. just the faces, ne
bodies. A mans and a woman's, The
man rips down the coverlet that lie'
over me and lays his ear to my heart
His moyemcnts are Iightning-like
Dark again. Another fash. A spoor
at nv lips and | swallow. These
flashes seem but moments apart We