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[ in my ears, while looking at him now, hat the effect of my ex- id be, Hi he spoke apolo- last drop T'll'ever take, I' Ieaid to my- think of inquests, e bell and hur- to open it as brow, while his hands falt temperate and moist, : That was hopeful, and I felt wore confident as I sut there watching him hour after hour, wondering whether success would attend my remedy, and whether this was the laying of the first stone of a new 'tomple of *health. Then as the time went on I grew dis pondent, and [ready to rouse him. into the lathargy into which he had fallen, and which 'only might Le the prelude to a deeper sleep, I heard steps come and go, and knew that my poor little wife must be fall of anxiety about me: ¢ But what is her anxiety to mine ¥ I mattered ; and I still kept watch, nothing every change. Now I was buoyed. up by hope, and saw triumph --the pinnacle of the mount toward which I tried to olimb; now I- was sinking in despair, feeling that through my carelessness I was slowly watching a man glide toward the dark gate through which he could never return. , sir,' said I huakily, his wrist, and then : said, sinking back do, floctor, do. Yll never bat you'll give me } d studied, and 'of how confident I jd grown of my remedy, even to be- jg ready fo test it on myself, and I Id not help resigning myself to the ition, #1t is in the eause of science,' I pught, 'and I can watch the action another better than I could in my Jin person. It 1s an accident. No: fate,' bIt would be impossible to describe feelings then as I sat watching the iretched object before me, Try and jeture them for yourselves. A med- feal man's position is a{ways painful phen he is in doubt as to the result bf his remedies in a critical case ; but n he is fortified by the feeling that je has done everything according. to ho presedents set by the wisest of his profession, Then I was face to face with the knowledge that I was trying desperate experiment and my patient ight be dying before my eyes: in act as he sank back with his eyes star- fog, I felt that he was dying, and } d up to get some remedy, but he cked me by his words. ¢ Ah, it's you! he said feebly. ought he had come again. nts me ! he haunts me. wo Cl mas v1 He All these face grew very calm ; and 'of wild desperation 1 detormiv | with inking over the way in which | ** It must have been about seven o'clock, and it was fast growing dusk in my room. I was thinking about the man's wanderings and confused talk about being haunted, and trying to piece together his verbal fragments into a whole, when he suddenly opened his eyes again, and bezan to talk ; taking up his theme just "Yes, doctor,' he id, 'ho secrets from your medical man. You will not betray the ; and it was a fair fight. He brought it on, I swear to that, He made me ad so that I hit cut--hardly knowing what I did, and it was not until he bad 'half killed me that I threw him, and he went over the edge, down, down with a horrible crash into the gully. 1 could see him lying their dead. But it was not murder, eh? It was not murder, dostor ¥ ¢ Are these wanderings of a diseased imagination © I asked myself; and he looked up sharply as if I had spoken aloud. ¢ It's all true, doctor,' he said. 'I threw him down, and he fell, and then I turned and fed, for I knew they would bang me if I was taken. Doctor,' he cried,' fiercely, 'I wish they had, for I have suffered ten thousand times more agony in these wretched years. Yes: he has always been with me, always. Haunting me day and night, leering 'at me, and showiog me the whole scene again, till I have drunk, and drunk; and drunk to drown it all ~--gone on drinking till I am the miser- able wretch you see. But you'll cure me now, for it was all fancy. People who are dead don't haunt folks, eh? No, sir," I said, as I watched the strange play on the man's countenance, and began trying to connect his words a half forgotten story of outrage in Western Australia? © vKilled, not murdered,' he oried, ex- 5 "no, that was no fancy. I it may be for the' benefit 1 him night and day.' 1 forgot my anxiety respecting the muttered: wo had action of the drug for some minutes, 'waddenly caught | ja Liaik i} stroestion o foe seh wing vividly back Z on don't mean the outrage ia the i ) toniples standing that it is true, ¢ There is no need,' I wid, could I have known' * No," he said; edlming down ; * thers is no need,' and his hands dropped to his side. * Great heavens! And here have I been living this life of torture, hiding away like & eriminal, cursed by the horror of the erime, doubly accurs ed by the drink I 'bave taken to drown my thoughts of being haunted by that man.' + And all imagination." ¢ Yes, and all imagination. Doctor, T have done penance. Something must have brought me here to-day. I don't know what; but I felt that you would cure me.' * More imagination, man,' I said, ¢ No, sir, you are wrong there, for you--have--cured-- He reeled, and would bave fallen, had not I guided him on to the sofa, where he lay insensible for a few minutes while I bathed his face, my own agony of mind returned respect ing the action of the potent drug. At last he opened his eyes and look- ed wonderingly about him. Then re- collection seemed to return, and he caught my hand in bis, "God bless you, doctor I' he cried, and the tears stood in his eyes, Then, ¢ How Never again, ' You doctors have something else.' I mixed a little stimulating medicine, which he drank with avidity, and then rose. ¢ Thank you, doctor,' he said, with a faint gmile. 'You've laid the ghost. There : I think I'll go.' ¢ No," I said, 'be still for an hour or two.. I want to watch your case a little longer.' I am your patient, doctor,' he re plied, with his whole manner changed ; and he lay there till quite late before he left, shaking my hand warmly, and saying that he would come again. But I could not rest without seeing him to his lodgings, where I stayed till midnight, and then went home more anxious than I can tell. "A very serious case, darling,' I said to my wife, in answer to her queries. 'Don't talk to me; I am worn out.' But, weary at heart, I could not sleep for thinking of the preparation this man had taken. 1 was worried and troubled as to the effect it had produced, aud, sooth to say, sanguine as T had been over my discovery, I could trace none. Of course I did not expect to work a cure as by a miracle, still I did expect to have discovenid some action on the part of the drug. The next morning I was with him eagerness. ¢ Doctor,' away, 'no di How does he fal the gradual decay. feels fio Seen and longs for ; Peace August wer the Réini= How does he feel ite fecls full after eating a meal that he ean hardly walk--August Flower the Remedy. G. G. GREEN, Sole Manufacturer, Woodbury, New Jersey, U.S. A Sold His Wife. A remarkable transaction bas come to light in Sage township; nortkwest of Jackson, Mich. A farmer named Henry M. Hudson had disposed of hi wife to a neighbor, Philip H. Chubb, the consideration being various farm. ing interests and supplies, A docn- ment was drawn up Jsett'ng forth th transaction. The exchange has take place, and Mrs, Hudson who was is now installed as mistress at the Chih farm, The affair is causing no little. amusement throughout the State. The document is given verbatim' heres with. The spelling and wording are preserved throughout ! Agreement Betwixt P. H. Chubb of the first Part and' henry M. hudson, of the sexent Part he dose agree to sell Alice hudson, his Wife, to P. Chubb for these things what is named down below Marsh hay and buckwheat and potatoes, and one grain of hand rake one plow and set treas and 3. Jerases one grass. b of sal 10 window 2! said, as T was pong} ect to you, but there's |