Idaho County free press. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho Territory) 1886-current, 1890-01-31

ed by herrela tives. Widowed distant
ly to each other, and Aurea looked as
if she were going to cry. | believe if !
had gone up to herand promised new
err tosmoke again all might have been
we'll / worshiped the very ground
she walked upon, but my foolish
pride stood in my way, and did not
really believe it was possible that in
any civilized country u woman could
put away her husband because he
smoked an after-dinner cigar; but |
was soon undeceived My lovely
young wife went into the box; she
swore to the cruelty-that is to say,
the mental anguish caused by the CT
gar; my advocate made an impas-
stoned speech, in which he said that
the eyes of the whole civilized world
were that day watching the doings
of the Indiana High Court, and he
drew tears from the jury by his de-
scription OF the agonies Of the smok-
er who is not allowed to smoke. But
all to no purpose. The judge was a
non-smoker, and Aureus tears and
Aurea's beauty settled the question.
The jury gave their verdict-that it
had caused my wife intense mental
anguish-and the judge annulled our
marriage in solemn form.
81 went back to New York. In five
years | made my pile. came back
to England and gave up doctoring.
| never inquired after Aurea-I was
a great deal to angry-and | once
more became British subject. One
day was walking through Cornwall
Gardens, Kensington, when i met d
servant girl who seemed in a stage of
great excitement, and who spoke to
me.
'Oh. sir" said she, where is the
nearest doctors? l am q stranger
here, and I've been sent to fetch one,
and he was out, sir. and our little
boy is dying
Perhaps can be of use to you,"
| said; "Im q doctor"
"This way, then, please, sir" cried
the girl, and she began to run, and
ran after her.
We entered a house, and | followed
the servant girl up to the second floor.
By the side OF little bed sat wom-
an weeping bitterly, her face buried
in her hands. My professional
instincts were naturally concen-
trated upon the occupant OF
the bed, a beautiful child of s,
who was apparently at his last gasp
and gradually choking to death. His
face and hands were blue, his eyes
were bloodshot, and his lips were al.
most black. There wasn't II moment
to be lost | whipped out my pen
knife and improvised a tube from
some Indian reeds which formed a
trophy on the wall Then | cut down
upon the child's windpipe; intro
duced the tube and carefully secured
it. Within five minutes the breath.
ing was natural. / had snatcled the
child from the very jaws of death
and then turned to the mother, who
still sat sobbing at the bedside.
"'Your boy will get well now
madam | said; Pm glad to have
been OF use to you l didn't take
much notice of the mother. Twas
still gazing at the child; he was q
lovely boy, and as he looked at me
he smiled, and in that smile and in
those great dark eyes Of his there
WAS something that seemed strange
ly Iamiliar.
'Oh, doctor, how can / thank
you2" sobbed q soft voice. you've
saved ray little mans life, and he's all
have in the world. How can
thanh; your
"And then | turned toward her,
and my heart began to beat within
my breast as if it would break the
bony walls. 1t was Aurea, the WON.
an to whom | had caused mental an.
guish, the wife who had divorced
me.
"This big, bushy beard of mine was
a effectual disguise. She hadn't the
slightest idea, poor thing, that she
was talking to the man who had been
her husband.
"And then she seized my hand and
covered it with kisses in her great de-
light"
ut was my own boys life that !
had saved.
You used to kiss me on the cheek
Aurea, once 1 said simply.
Then she sprang to her feet, gaz-
ed with astonished eyes into my face,
and fell faintinS in heap upon the
floor.
You can guess the end of the sto-
ry," said the bearded man. 'Aurea
became n British subject and we were
married; and by English law, you
know, no amount of mental an
guish can dissolve our union. But,
indeed, | may smoke as many cigars
as | like now without causing Aurea
mental anguish; she has quite got
over her aversion to tobacco. st
James Budget.
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