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One of tb'c... Garrison;
Or, A Mysterious Affair.
CHAPTER R Vial.—(Copia) books. In the center of thistable there
But it proved, tass be. ordained that, in, ° teed' a large ob,ieet of irt'egnlar outline,
tlti the word, it should which was covered over with a sheet of
taad o' my sayia
come free the gement' hiuiser. IL .was linen, 1#11 round. the Ovalis and in the
a'e day &boat the end o' September, x °pais Were
QtalianQ xa y choice and
i tun o is tee
the stable, after giein' sword&, some of which were of the straight
its oats tae the horse, when l seed a pattern in eommou use in the British
gntf[<t iuuekle loon come iiorpin` on area army` while among the others were sciini-
leg up the drive, mals like a big, ill- tars, tulwars, enehurries, and a score ;of.
f ed m Deaw than a man, t hoa T ayes ether specimens) of Oriental workmanship.
ped my e'en on. flim I thooht that maybe Many of these were richly mounted with
this .was ase o' the rascals that the amis- inlaid sheathe and hilts ;sparkling . with
ter had been oI eaklu' abort, so without precious stones, so. that there was a pign.,
=air ado I fetched Dot my bit stick with ant ocntrast between the simplicity of
the intention o" trying it upon the iini the apartment and the wealth which glii-
mers held. He seed, me terpin t()Wft d tared on the walls. I had little time,
film, and readin' nay intention frac MY however, to observe the general's collet: -
look maybe, or free the stick in my hand, tion, since the general hie/self 1ay upou
he ;need oota Lang knife free his pocket his Deneb and' was evidently in sore need
and swore. ad' the host awfu' oaths that of
if 1 didna' sten' back he'd he the 'death
my services, a e
o' me. Ma conscience, the words the oidel He was lying with his head turned half
used was enough tae mak' the hair sten' away f)uam us,breathing heavily, and
straight ou your held! I wonder he apparently uneonseioue of our presence.
wasna' struck dead where he stood. We His bright, staring eyes and the deep
were still etandin' opposite each ither— bootie flush upon his cheek showed that
2 e wi' his knife and me wJ'the stick— his .fever was at its height. I advanued
when the general he cum up the drive to the bedside, and, stooping over hive; 1
and found us. Tae my..surprise he began Placed my fingers upon life pulse, when
tae talk tae the stranger as if he'd immediately he sprang up into the sit-
kenued him a' his days. ling position and struck at me frenziedly
"Put your knife in your pocket, oor- with his clenched hands. I have never
poral," says he. "Your fears have turned seen such intensity of fear and horst
your brain," stamped upon a human face as appeared
"Blood and wounds l" says the other. upon that which wee now glaring : up at
"He'd ha' turned Any brain tae some par- wt. pose that muckle stink o' his if I "Bloodhound)" he yelled; _ "let ` me go-
wi' .
hadna' drawn my snickersnee. You let. m•a
e go, I' sari sp your hands oft
sltouldna' keep eicoan an auld savage on me. Is it not enough that my wife hits,
your premises. been, ruined? When is it all to end?
The maister he froo`ded and looked blank How long am I to endure it?"
at him as though he didna' relish advice "Huth, dear, hush!" said his wife in a
oo nbe free such a source. Then_ turnip' soothing voice, passing- her 000l hand
tae me, "You won't bewanted after to- over his heated forehead. `"This ie Doo
day, Ierrtel," he says; "you have been a tor Easterling, from. titranraer• Ile has
guid servant and I. ha' naething tae coin- not come to harm you, but to do you
plain of wi' ye, but eircumstancee have good."
arisen which will cause me tae ohange The general dropped wearily bank up -
my arrangements. "v'ery gaud, sir," says on his pillow, and I could see by the.
I. "You van. go .this evening,' saysche, .changed expression of his face that the
and you shall have an extra months pay delirium had left him, and that he ue
tae mak' up t'ye for this short notice:" deretood what had been said. x slipped
Wi' that he went intoe the hoose, 'fol-
lowed by the man 'that he ca'ed the cor-
poral, and frao that ;day tae this I have
never clapped ,e'en either on the ane or
the ither. My money • was sent oot tae
me in an envelope, and havin' said a few
pairtiv' words tae the cook and the wench
wi' reference tae the wrath tae come and
the treasure that ie richer than rubies, I
shook the dust o' Cloomber frae my feet
for ever.
Meister 1•othergill West says I mann•
na' express an opeenion ae tae what cum
aboot afterward, but mama oonfine mysel'
tae what I saw mysel'- Nee doubt he has
his reasons for this—and far be it free
me tae hint that they are no guid anes—
but 1 mann say this, that what happened
didn't' surprise me. It was just as I ex.
peckit, and so I said tae Meister Donald
MoSnaw. I've tauld ye a' aboot it noo
and I havens' a word tae add or tae
withdraw. I'm muckle dbleeged tae Make
ter Mathew Clark for puttfn' it a' ' doun staff surgeon, said that it was ten to one to the noise made by a bicycle alarm,
in writin' for me, and if there's ony that it would carry me off. T have not though it differed from this in having a
would wish tae speer onything main o felt much of it since I left the East. This distinotly throbbing character. I have
me I'm well kenned and respeckit in, is -where it used -to be, just under the never, before or since, heard any sound
angle of the ribs." . which could be confounded with it. I.
I oan find the place," said I, after stared,. round in astonishment, wonder•
making a careful examination; "but 1 am ing where it could have.come from, but
happy to 'tell . you that the abscess has without perceiving anything .to which it
either been entirely absorbed, or has, mould be aeoribed..
"It's all right, doctor," the general
said with a forced smile. "It's only my
private gong. Perhaps you had better
step downstairs and write . my presorip-.
tion in the dining -room." '
Now, if another fellow was feverish and He was evidently anxious:to.aat rid of
Me; eo. I .• as forc'ecl w take,my . depar.
delirious hes wou151-..aii }y - lye- 111 aurae ture, though I. would gladly have stayed
danger; end gat,you will tell me that I
5 - 1n none- look• at this, now." . Re a thingo asertoi thehoriigie no off the mys
� bared his chest and showed sae a puck- terious sound. I. drove away from the
when eoasIder t an a supplement to the ! ,red wound over the region of the heart. house with the full determination of cal-
ling again upon •my interesting patient,
•ex»ari reader. The doctor has found time man went .un. You would think that was and endeavoring to. elicit some further.,
amid the calla of a busy country, prat ' in the right spot .to settle a man; end. particulars as .to his past life and hie
tics to jot down his recollections, and I yet what does it do but glance upon a present circumstances.I was destined,
feel that I cannot do better than subjoin . rib, and go clean rouud and out at the however, to be disappointed; for 1 receiv-
them exactly as they .stand: back, without so much as penetrating ed that very ,evening a note from the
_ what you medicos call the pleura. Did general . himself. inelosing a handsome
ever you hear of swat a thing?"
I have very, much pleasure in furnish- fee for my single visit, and informing/me
song! h
ing Mr. Fothergill West with an account "Ybu were certainly born under a tklat my trete cot had done him so much
of my solitary visit to Cloomber Hall, lucky afar," I observed; with a smile. good that he considered himself to . be
not only on account of the esteem which That'& a • matter of 'opinion," he aa- convalescent, and would not trouble me
I have formed for that gentleman ever ter red, shaking his head. 'Death has no to see him again. This was the last eand
ver
since his residence at Branksome, but terrors for me, if it will but come in the only communication which 1 ever
also beoanse it is my conviction that the some familiar form; but I confess that received from the tenant of Clby neigh -
facts
facts in the case of General Heatherstone the anticipation of come strange, some =have been frequently asked by neigh
are of such a singular nature that it is' .rihl
preternatural u norm of death is very ter- hors and others who were interested do
of the highest importance that they should ri"y and n," said
1,
be plaeed before the public in a trust• You mean,' said I, rather puzzled at
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Gc inlet his
and stretched out . upony hnat the same.
time to pick my glovb from the table
with the result that I raised -not only my
own.. property, but also ,the linen cloth
Which was arranged over some obiect
in the center. I might: not have noticed
what I had done had 1 not scop an ang Y
look upon the invalid's face and heard
biro, utter an impatient exclamation. I'
at bnee turned, and ,replaced the cloth
so promptly that I should have been
unable to say what was underneath• it,
beyoud having a geaes'al impression that
it looked like a bride cake.
"All right, dootoi " the general said
good husnoreally, perceiving how entirely
aooidental the incident was, "There is no
reason why you should not see it," and
Stretching.:_ out his hand he pulled away
the Luau covering for the second time. 'I
then perceived that what I had taken for
a bride Dake was . really an admirably
executed model of a -lofty range of moan -
talus, whose snow -clad peaks were not un-
like the familiar sugar pinnaelee and
minarets.
"These are the Himalayas; or at least
the Surinam branch of them," he remark.
ed, "showing the. principal passes between
India and Afghanistan: Ib le an excellent
my clinical thermometer into ilia armpit l model This ground has a special inter-
ray
counted his pulse rate, It amounted est for me, because it is the seeps of my
to 120 per minute, and his, temperature,
proved to be 104 degrees, Clearly it was
a case of remittent fever, such as occurs!
in men who have spent a great part of
their lives •in . the tropics. "There is no
danger," I remarked. "With a little quin-
ine and arsenic we shall very soon over-
come the attaok and restore his health."
"No danger, eh?" he said. "There nev.
er is any danger for me. I am ae hard
to kill as the Wandering Jew. I am quite
clear in the head now, Mary; so you may
leave me with the doctor."
Mrs. heatherstone left the roam—ra.
Cher unwillingly, as I thought—and I sat
down by the bedside to listen to anything
which my patient might have tto com-
munieats.
"I want yon to examine my liver," he
said, when the door was closed. "I used
to have an abscess there, and Brodie, the
first campaign. There Js. the pass oppo-
site ICalabagh and the Thut Valley, where
I was engaged during tthe summer of 1841.
in protecting the convoys and keeping
the Afsids in order. It wasn't a sinecure
T promise you." •
"And this," said 1, indicating a blood -
red spot which had been. marked on ono
side of the pass which he had pointed
out—"this is the scene of some fight in
which you wore engaged,"
"Yes, we had a skirmish there," he an-
swered, leaning forward and looking at
the red mark. "We were attacked' by—"
At this mnomont he fell back upon his pi1-
low as if he , had been shot, while the
same look of horror ozone over hie face
which I had observed -when I first enter-
ed the room. At the same instant there
came, apparently from the air immedi-
ately above his bed, ..a sharp, ringing,
tinkling sound, which. X can only compare
Reclefeehan, and Meister McNeil, the fac-
tor o' wigtown,'oan aye tell where I am
tae be foond.. •
CHAPTER IS.
(Narrative of John Easterling, F.R.C.P.,
Edina
Having given the statement of Israel
Stakes ' is extensor, I shall now append
a short memorandum from Dr. Easterling,
now practising at Stranraer: It is true
that the doctor was only once within the
wall's of Cloomber during its tenancy by
' General Ileatherstone but there were
some eiroumstances connected„ Y, ,--Wl8
visit which made it ,q5, especially
turned calcareous, as niece solitary eh-
scess will. There is no fear of its doing
you any . harm now."
He seemed to be by no means overjoy-
ed at the intelligence. "Things ahvays
happen so with me," he said moodily.
worthy manner. his remark, "that you. would prefer a un-
iti was about the beginning of Septem- thrill death to a death by violence."
an-
ber of the year before last that I receiv- "No, I don't mean that exactly," he ed a note from Mrs. Featherstone, of awered. I am too familiar with cold
Cloomber Sail, desiring me to 'make a dteel and lead to be afraid of either. Do
professional call upon her hugsband, whose you snow anything about ody a force,'
el
health, she saislahad been for . some time doctor?"
in a very unsatisfactory etate. I had "No, 3.do not," I replied, re ug ehaflp-
heard something of the Heatlierstonea ly at him to see if there were any signs
and of the strange seclusion in which they,of his delirium returning: His expression
and th.e
lived, so that I was very much pleased' fluushlThadtfaded,verfrom his cheeks. fever
at this opportunity of making their cin- l "Ah you western scientific men are very
ser acquaintance, and . Iost, no time in much behind the day in some ,things
complying with her request. Thad known l he remarked. "In all that ie material
the Hail in the old days of Mr. MoVittie, and conducive to the comfort of the body
the original proprietor, and 1 was eaten -:lieu are pre-eminent, but in what concerns
fished on arriving at the avenue gate to
observe the changes 'which had taken the eforce of nature ,and y the let-`
place. The gate itself, which used to ant powersrof theri human spirit your best
yawn so hospitably upon the road, was mea are centuries behind the humblest
now barred and locked, and a high wood- coolies .e India. Countless generations
en fence with nails upon the top encircled have giventing, comfort -loving she cora
the whole grounds. The drive itself was given our animal ones. The o dy
leaf.etrewn and =cared for, and the mend over ,dohave
been.itual ones. body,
whole place had a depressing air of neg- which ehof t havo been a mere tool for
lett and decay. dee usedof. the son!, has now become a
d.
I had to knock twice before a servant degrading sheen in anwd
bh arle e not so
maid opened the door and showed me The Orientalgh soul and body are not se
through a dingy hall into a small room, wedded together as Dura are, and thein
is fax less wrench when they part in
where sat an elderly, careworn lady, who
introduced herself as Dirs. Heatherstone. death.'
With her pale face, her gray hair, her They .do not appear to derive much
ad,' colorless eyes and her faded Bier benefit from this peculiarity in their or
c
dress, she was in perfect Iteeping with her sanitation,' I„ remarked, inorsduously.
melancholy eurxonndinge, "Merely the benelit of answered.
er know
"You find us in much trouble doctor," ledge,' the general answered- "If you
she said in a quiet, refined voice, "hiy wererto go to India, probably the very
Sed thing you would see in the way of
poor hueband has had a great deal to
worry him; and his nervous system for a amusement mad be a native doing w
is called the mango trick.
Of course you
long time has been in a very weak state. have heard or road of ite `Phe fellow
We came to this part of the country in plants a mango seed, and: makes asses
the bope that the bracing air and the p p
quiet would have a good effect upon him. over ft until sprouts and boars l f n
Instead of improving, however, he has .shou• itisfruit—all not the apace of half - an
seemed to grow weaker, and this morn- pone. It es' e reallyda tr than is a
ing he is in a high fever and a little in- TTy�ndalla er. or�Huxale s domabouthnatuie s
olined to be delirious. The children and processes, and they can accelerate or re -
1 were 80 frightened that we sent for you tard het workings. by subtle means of
at once. If you will follow 100 I will take which we have ne conception. These low
caste conjurors—as they are called—are
mere vulgar dabblers, -but' the men who
have trod the higher path, the brethren
of the Ragi-zog, are far more our euperi.
ors in knowledge than weare of the
Hottentots or Patagonian,."
"You speak as if you were well aa.
Were scattered numerous papers and q' p �my ed Fcost, `I do," he remarked.
aannswe ed. "I
have been brought in contact with them
in a Way 10 which I trust 00 other pOor
devil; ever will bet. But, really, as re-
gards odylio foto, you ought to know
something of it, for it has a great future'
t before 4t in your profeseion. You should
read ltoiehon'bach's 'itesearohes on Mag-,
netism end Vital Force, and Gregory's
'Lettere on Animal Magnetism.' These,
supplemented by the twenty-seven Aphor-
Jame of Meaner, and the works of Dr.
Jttstinus Rosner, of Weinsberg, would en -
[large your Ideas."
I did not particularly -relish having a
Course of reading prescribed for me on a
subject oonneeted with sly own profes-
sion, so I made n0 cotnment, but rose to
take my departure. 'Before doing so I
felt his pulse once More, and, found that
the fever had entirety left titin, in . the
sadden unaccountable fashion whichis
peculln.r to these malarious types of dig.
ease, ' z turned my face toward hint to
you to the general s bedroom.
She led the way down a series of corri-
dors to the chamber of the dick man,
which was situated in tbo exereme wing.
of the building. It was a carpetlese,
bleak -locking room, aoantily furnished,.
With a. small truckle bed, a campaigning
eha:ir, fend a plain deal table, on which
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men, but his opposition usually
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AI' r. Healy
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attention of Mr: Parnell, Who made
hint' his private : secretary, and then
secured his election 'aa member for
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things than any of his contempor-.
cries in the House of Commons. On
one occasion he described a bill
as "the offspring of a headache at
the Irish Office," whilst he declar-
ed that the appointment of the late
Sir Henry Campbell -Bannerman
ars Chief Secretary was an attempt
to` govern Ireland with. Scotch jokes.
One day he convulsed the House
by declaring : "There are two united
parties in this House ; I'm one of
them,." and there was a bit of perr-
sonal feeling in' his plaint that the
Speaker "sat on the pounce to
catch errant Irishmen."
Though Mr. Healy often displays
great bitterness,.. he is a very emo-
tional man, who takes a delight in
the society of children, and the
story is told of a ten -year-old girl
who said to a gentleman who failed
to attract her attention : "To tell
you the truth,; Mr. Healy has spoilt
me for all other =men 1"
Reason Enough.
"But, Peter, you shout l.,be:-grate-
fu1 . that you were- saved from
drowning', ' and not cry like that"
"Yes, but there come ray aunts,
and now -I'll be kissed all the after-
noon."
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The Canada Cement that you buy by the tag is the same Canada
Cement that is sold by the train -load for greatelevators, buildings And
bridges.
Urea. ?!i r Wadi Coed node an Your Neitlitedtoea
If you havenot already done so, m,,ite for the book
"What the Farmer can do with concrete." It is ,Fres.
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