Montgomery County sentinel., 1890-01-31

my having cnused nv wife intense men.
tai anguish. At first looked npou m,
matter as n rather stupid kind Of prar.
tical Joke, but il wasn'ta Joke at NIL
| went to LAWYER. and he was candid
enough
She'll cain her cause sir. Shes a
pretty woman and a Van Snoof and
she's bound to get her divorce You
cant swear YOU didn't smoke. and if sbe
don't like tho smell Of tobacco l ouess
you have caused her mental anguish ;
which in this State ia legal cruelty
''Tn three months the trial came of
"Aurea entered the court surrounded
by her relatives. We bowed distaut,y
to each other. and Aurea looked as #
she we're going to cry. believe il I
had zone up to her nnd promised never
to smoke again all might have been
well worshipcd the very ground she
walked upon, but INV foolish bride stood
in my way, and I really did not believe
it was possible that in auy civilized
country a woman could put away her
husband because he smoked an after
L nnnanniV
My lovely young wife went into the box
she swore to the cruelty-that is 10 sav
the mental anguish caused by m.
cigar: nv advocate made an imnas.
stoned speech, in which he snid TINT tho
eyes Of the whole civilized world were
that day watching the doings of the In
diana high court, and he drew tears
from the iury bv his description of the
agonies of the smoker who wasn't nj.
lowed to smoke. But all TO no purpose
The Judge was smoker. and
Aurea's tears and Aurea's beautv SET
tied the question. The iury gave their
verdict-that had caused nv wife in
tense mental anguish-and the Judge
annulled our marriage in solemn form
II went back to New York. In five
years made my pile came back to
England and gave up doctorinr. 7
never inquired after Aurea-I vas a
great deal too angry-and once more
became British subject. One day
was walking through Cornwall onrdens
Keusington, when I met a servant girl
who seemed in a state of preat excite.
ment, and who spoke to me
"Oh, sir" said she. "where il the
nearest doctor? | am stranger here
and I've been sent to fetch one, and he
was out, sir, and our little bow il diving "
"Perhaps | can be of use to YOU"
said, "Im a Doctor
This way, then, please. sir. cried
the girl, and she began to run. and
ran after her.
We entered house, and followed
the servant eirl up to tho second Aoor
By the side of little bed sat n woman
weeping bitterly, her face buried in her
hands. Ny, professional instincts were
naturally concentrated upon the occu-
pant of tho bed n beautiful child Of
eight. who was apparently at his last
gasp and gradually choking to death.
His face and hands were blne h;s eves
we're bloodshot, and his Inns were al
most black. There wasn't a moment to
be lost. / whipped ont nv pep-kn;fe
and improvised a tube from some Indian
reeds which formed n tropbv on the
wall. Then cut down upon the child's
windpipe, | introduced The tube and
carefully secured it. Within five min
utes the breathing was natural. had
snatched the child from the verv iaws of
death, and then turned to the mother
who still sat sobbing at tho bedside.
"Your boy will get we'll now, mad.
am" said, "I'm glad to have been of
use to YOU" | didn't take much no.
tice of the mother. was still gazing
ut the child, no was a lovely boy, and
as he looked Mt me he smiled, and in
that smile and in those great dark eyes
of his there was something that seemed
strangely familiar.
"Oh, doctor, how can | thank YOU ?"
sobbed a soft voice. You've saved nv
little mans life, and he's all | have in
the world. How can thank you
And then turned toward bor. and
my heart began to beat within nv breast
as il it would break the bony walls IL
was Aurea, tho woman to whom had