Year: 1864

EnSllSn universities, the cousins came to Paris for the purpose of studying for couple of ses. sions, previous to passing their examination , for the degree of NJ. D. I had been in the hospital of - for two years before they ar rived, and, as I have stated. mutual esteem and friendship almost immediately sprang up between George and myself. A strange friend. ship considering our respective ages-twenty. one and thirty-six.

 l often used to blame myself for not liking Eugene more than did but somehow, when ever endeavored to make advances toward a warm connection, an indefnable feeling of re pugnance stole over me, at length I gave up trying to like him. He had too much frank ness about him, somehow, to please me, too much outward bonte de caeur; though I never doubted for moment but that it was the truthful reflection of an honest heart, and I wished, for the sake of George, that could have liked him.

 | On the afternoon of the 25th of September, early on which day the body of my unfortunate friend was found, I had cause to pity Eugene, and felt somewhat of liking for him arising ln my breast with the sorrow and sympathy for his loss, for George was very dear to both of us.

 was seated in the little study of my cham. Der adjoining the hospital. had finished m morning round of the patients, and was read ing some letters which had just been brought me from home. l expected every minute to hear the customary tat-tat of George upon the door, and to hear the merry laugh and saluta- ton ot his cousin Z; for they invariably came together in the forenoon. George had left on the previous evening for the purpose of paying visit to Madame L., whose pretty daugh- ter Marie, half suspected, and indeed, he half confessed, had made an impression upon him. Suddenly there was sound of footsteps hurrying along the passage the door of my study burst open, and Eugene, pale, haggard, wet, and quivering with agitation, entered He was hatless and coatless his clothes were crumpled and dirty, as if he had been out all night; his hair was in confusion and his eyes almost staring from their sockets.

 He immediately sank into chair, as if ex- hausted and unable to speak. I started in terror; for this strange condition, contrasting 50 strihiugly with his usually neat, very little short of dandy, appearance, assured me that something serious had happened stood star ing at him. He covered his pale face with his hand and sobbed like child.

 For Heavens sake,' I said, endeavoring to subdue my emotion, tell me what is the mean. ing of this?'

 For a moment he remained silent; then, without removing his hand from his face, he cried, every word he uttered seemed as if it were trying to choke him, Ny God my God Dr. Bradley, as call myself, my brother Georger

 'Quick; what of hin. ??

 Dead murderedr 7

 dropped into my chair, stunned.

 But must not dwell upon the scene. Even at this remote period the bare remembrance of it agitates me deeply, the stupefying effects of the first shock over. I became excited, and then suddenly calmly. Eugene recovered suf- fciently to tell me, in broken sentences, that when he had left George with me on the previ- ous evening he had joined some fellow-students at one of their haunts. On returning to his lodgings at late hour he found that George had not yet returned. He thought this strange at first, but then, thinking we were possibly engaged in some experiments, he took book and read for time, waiting the arrival of his cousin. At length he rose, unable to wait longer, put on his hat and cloak and sallied forth. He came direct to the hospital; but there was no lights in any of my windows, and the porter informed him George had gone away shortly after he left himself He return ed to his lodging; but still no sign of George. He went to Madame L--'s; all was dark i; every one had apparently retired to rest. He wakened the porter and was told by him that George had been there but had gone for hours. Again Eugene went to the lodgings, and still George had not returned After that he scarcely knew where he went. He hunted everywhere. During the whole of that tenn pestuous night he wandered wildly from street to street, from square to square, up alley and down lane, vainly seeking for him whom he was never more to see in this life. He did not know how he had lost his hat and cloak he scarcely felt the storm which had been raging all night. The elements could not affect him in such moment. In the morning he had applied to the perfect of police, and had learn ed from him that the body of young man, an. sweriDg the description given, had been that morning taken out of the Seine, and no doubt was entertained but that murder had been committed. Eugene had scarcely looked at the body-he was not able to do SO, and he rushed of to me.

 took him into my bedroom, and whilst he cleaned himself, sent message to his lodg ings for some things, which were brought and !, Eugene having put them on, we went together,