Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-04-24
''THIs. sry DEAR. rs MAgc Al GLASS.

''THfs. yfy DEAR, ~ A Ma 9Tc Al GLASS.
you see, its mirror. The glass Is be-
lieved 20 be a specimen of medieval
Venetian work. and the frame is un-
questionably a magnificent bit OF
cinquecento."
The whole affair was no bigger than a
lady's hand The glass unusually thick,
and nused round the edge. was veined
and spotted and bleared over with q
fine blush mist like the eye of an
aged man. The frame was indeed mag
niacent Oval IN shape, and apparent
ly Of pure gold.-so soft, at any rate.
that you could have indented IL with
your fnger-nail-it was scuiptured with
no fewer than five exquisite nude fe-
male figures. disporting themselves in
fantastic but graceful attitudes amid a
profusion Of delicately chiselled fruits
and leaves. Three OF these figures re-
ciined upon tiny golden touches. in each
Of which was set a lustrous ruby; the
other two rode upon convcntionalised
lions, and each lion held a pearl be-
tween his teeth At the base pair OF
;
and formed the handle Upon q scroll
at the handle end were incised the date,
1881. and the initials, E. u.
"It Il a beautiful piece Of work." said
I. laying II aside, "and envy you the
possession of it. But what has IL
got TO do with your visit hcre?"
Everything" he returned. Its
this way" He paused for q moment;
then he went on: Last night after din
ner, picked that little mirror up. and I
said jokingiy TO my wife: This, my dear
Is a magical glass II I hold 1: over my
waistcoat, thus. and you look in, you
viii see straight through into my heart.
and behold the face Of the woman I
love- So Mrs. Carathwaite laughed
and looked. and OF course she saw her
own face Then TO carry on the farce,
I said: Now let me see whether 10 will
show me the face of the man you love
And. always laughing. I held il over her
breast. and looked In"
"Yes7" l prompted. as he paused
again.
Well. doctor. instead Of my own
face. what I saw reflected in that glass
was a grinning deaths head skull
saw IL lust "a plainly as see you now.
I looked at i steadily without moving.
for. should think. three minutes IL
never varied A human skull in abso-
lutte de.ail-eyes. nose. teeth. even the
very seams between the bones perfect
" distinct I'm not q superstitious
man. but confess the sight gave me
the gooselesh- II scers superstitious.
don't know what might think. I'm
not drinking man. either. or else I
should believe IL was q touch of de-
lirium trernens. As il Is. I'm az an utter
loss 20 account for il in any way except
o1 The theory that its The beginning OF
some mental disease" He spoke ner-
vu,,siv ard looked ut ne snvicuslv
when he had done lie was plainly in
white funk"
ssHurnphl You ssy ron saw il stead
nv for two or three minutes2" | in
CURED
YES
Then did n disarpearf-
"rs aid not disappear til moved
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disappeared and saw The reflection %
my own face.
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p--sence beforef Ever fsneicd ron saw
an object Just before yon tha, bad in
reality no existeneeT
Never in mv life.
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