Year: 1873

my keepers rod and tackle, and my keeper
began his amusement, making me keep close
to him all the time. A VIC walked along
the banks of the small river we came to q
deep pool, q favorite spot for trout, and my
keeper set to work eagerly. As he walked
gently along, keeping his eyes intently fixed
on the. water in expectation of rise, his
foot caught in the root of tree, and he
stumbled forward aud fell headfirst into the
deep water. Now was my chance; and
without waiting TO see whether he could
swim or not turned and fled, without
knowing or caring in what direction went.
Towards evening found was within q
few miles of my own place, and compelled
by an inward impulse l walked towards it
intending to take ono last look at it before
leaving England. I had often thought over
what would do whom got free, and had
decided to make good my escape to another
land, and then take means to recover my
rights and punish my brother for his un-
natural conduct.


When I got to my house it was dark {;
but the new moon shed soft, silvery light
over the familiar scenes, and, overcome by
tho sight OF tho many spots endeared to
memory by the remembrance of my former
love and happiness, sat down ON gar
den'seat, and burying my face in my hands,
burst into food of tears-the first had
shed for years.


As sat there I heard voices, and had
barely time to hide myself behind some
bushes, when she and my brother came
down the gravel walk, arm in arm. and sat
down on the seat I lad Just left. They
were talking lowly; but was 60 close to
them that distinctly heard every word.
was the subject of their conversation. She
was pleading for me.


"Can you not remove him now, dear vii.
liam?" abe said. "Surely, now there ia no
danger. They say he is quiet and gentle.
Could We not bring him here and give him
part of our house, and try to lessen his
dreadful misfortune ?"


1T 10 like your aentle nature. dearest
wife" Was she then really this monsters
wife2 "But l cannot suffer you to live
near such a dangerous madman," he said in
answer. ut Ii true that now he is quiet ;
but brought back among old scenes, with all
their sad memories, his brain might again
fail All you cannot imagi gine how danger.
GUS and determined he is when he stood
poker in hand, the night we took him to the
asylum. Had I not gone into the next
room, and opened the door behind him, and
suddenly thrown . table cloth over his
head, he would have done mischief.''
Oh, brother, brother!


IL often think of that dreadful time,
dearest" she replied, shuddering, and draw
ing closer to him. "How your kind, ten.
der heart must have bled for himl And
yet he was ever gentle to me; and, before I
knew you, thought I loved him dearly
copld not stay and listen longer. An
other moment and must have rushed for
ward and told her all. I fled.


Although they must have :heard my re-
treating footsteps, they were unable to sec
me; and I made haste to leave the home of
my fathers, never to return. Why should
disturb her happiness by denouncing the
man she loved and was welded to? No,
would go, and leave her in happy isnor
ance.


But before doing 60 would write to him
and warn him not to betray her, as he had
done me. I went to Liverpool, and finding
ship about to sail for Melbourne, engaged
a steerage passage in her, paying for it by
the proceeds of valuable ring had on
my finger, and of which, for q wonder,
had not been robbed in the asylum. 1t is
many years now eince left England
many do not know nor do I wish to re-
member. My brain has never recovered
the treatment received so long ago, and at
times lose my reason. and have several
times attempted to destroy myself-1 have
never any wish to injure others-and have
been four timea in the Yarra Bind; but
with kind, judicious trcatment-very dif-
ferent from what received in The private
asylum have always soon recovered and
been discharged.


A kind friend-the only person who
knows who am and where am-often
writes to me, and through him hear that
my brother is kind husband to her whom
l still love better than anything on earth.
He has given up all his evil ways, and is
one of the most respected men of his
country, justice of the peace, and great
promoter of charitable institutions.