Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-22

My last friend" he said, ,cith q laugh. but one pet that l know of, and that was d broken down cat with half its fur and one eye gone. You kept it alive for years by a miracle, and when it died you mourned for it and raised a gravestone over it and would not be comforted, whereas 1 had a score of pets each month, and as soon as they got to know me and like me wanted to get rid of them dogs, rabbits, cats, squirrels or whatever else they were.
 No, 1 shall never be at rest, either in body or in mind. although am the most indolent of mankind, and when I look forward to the life beyond the grave my only fear is that some mistaken purpose to insure my happiness should render me miserable to all eternity, for if l were endowed with the fairest estate, and the most charming family, and neighbors in heaven, and obliged to remain there and keep up appearances, it would be hell to me, whereas my heaven would consist in being forever on the go. never pausing throughout the immensities of the uni verse and indifferent whether the places visited were the abodcs of the blessed or of the damned!''
 Aren't you afraid this will get you into a bad scrape some day"
 He laughed. "A gypsy once told me that 1 bore charmed life. he said. No one that I have injured can ever harm me. It has turned out a true prophecy so far, and if I keep on as have begun I shall by and by get the whole human race on the innocuous side, and then l shall be all right!'
 No doubt l have changed as well as Henry. What is certain is that the re- suit of our changes on either side has been to draw us further and further apart from each other. He has followed the bent of his nature, of mine, and | that which once was sympathetic now seems almost hostile. One reason is that l formerly l could hope that my brothers faults would diminish and his virtues increase, but now there is no room for such hope. I cannot but lament over him. Such men as he do more mischief in the world than deliberate criminals can do, for they have all the charm of goodness, and yet their works are evil.
 As regards the particular matter in hand, there was nothing in what he said to disprove his former knowledge of Sin fire, and there were several things that tended 10 cOnnrm II. Indeed, nau ne been aware of my previous suspicious, he would hardly have ventured to com init himself so far as he did. It is even possible, though don't believe it, that their meeting here is by appointment. But the probability is that Henry is bad ly perplexed if not dismayed by her presence here, and that he will make 8 determined effort either to induce her to depart or to escape himself. She may have some hold upon him. For the flu ture shall not encourage condolences from him, because if he were to tell me the story and ask me to assist him against Sinfire I should be obliged to refuse.
 Something decisive must happen be fore long.
 l A Refined Parrot.
 Eighty dollars! That's laundering price for parrot" said a gentleman to a Broadway bird dealer.
 "Yes, but you must remember he is Q society parrot and has got aristocratic manners. He was raised in wealthy society family. As soon as anybody be gins to sing he begins to talk and whis- tle."-Texas Siftings.