C fIQ TOW A ND A: saurt brip illoritinn, Itin 31, 1852 TILE DOCTOR'S STORY. -,).,,he,ec0n,1 of Apnl, 1828, about 11 o'clock at I was c omfortably seated in my favorite arm: 7 7 a . re; ,sc2 nty thc tights, %% hich hail been pain t" 1 exe.7:e,l :: r z a ;tard day's labor in the t ry rofe:t•ston, by retracing many of %%loch the last twenty-five years of r y ie hat beeo The nea b e , tV .1, COM for the season ; a quantity :ion snow lay half melted on the a !,rant• sleet was tailing fast—just the a make one appreciate" fire side a ,1 I %V.l.‘ congratulating myself on the pr zet; .t'enJing the night at home, not think ,- • 3 11 y 01 my,.pat•ents would summon me, m~e„ double knock at the greet door .I.:telpations to flight. My good ,vas, t i ,r,vever, speedily restored by seeing y r t- ever f:tet me trtettil, Col Delaware, enter my e.pecial favorite of mine, acid wr'.l 1.1 t:enera!, and most deservedly ;a brave otiicer ()lien desperately wounded., he uni aml , imple heart, a strong, clear un- :: a hatid , ome person. and a manlygniet a*l.l, pararric•unt above all those sterlsna c „ : ,, e l ;rov :nd honor. which a,+il the bright- ere!i to a diadem, and c•an make the Inn.- n ;.•! a r.errlrman of Nautte's own creating. He 01 tew worth, and generally undemon fn :at har•c.g known him intimately for isa.s.l in.tinitly saw that a hen y cloud hung —, a d as 1 invited htm to take an arm- , ”.t . e to my own, I rather anxiously inqui aiecl tole Cecil, alluding to his on- 11•11 '. , %eiv hop of tw( years n)(1 I : ;itis of his mother am come I exelairred " Thank Gnd I ,•'t- Ltrave er,,to !c. wartato the our conloecance, for I ,•aw , r e 1,.0 :vco tlay , .‘ittet , : I vraq not ^n r ceram;v. but twat rtiOngh !ogee E.e • L. N•erA• my fi lend, she if: dying," tejuin- [l. , ' a a.a•p —(; l i;, , d! and we SI! calking here I,er irnmediateiy, and you can ex e , eurn...A-ceA while we are on the road,'` j•.- wn , le preparing to invest my. 7.? :vt , rcoat that is ever the companion of NT. .4 T. rr.% me vlsi!Dr stirred not, but mourn- Not so, my dear tloc ,ee her to whether we can t. s .:~~k tzl..zzp e..er lo do so, I know not ; for now y have :my advice, as,eriing Li, herricid ihe reach of human • ! and you snfier her to injure anal morally. by giving w 4 to .a4I 1, vety erav,ly, ihrowingdown EINEM - 3 3"."; _ mtselt in my ownchairtor a .. Tk hen these in whom I am in -•r r) tdoa. I think they onzht. Sohen .: a. I I• , oked more closely into my •Ace l added, ‘• At least, tell me all yon n. IVLere is the seat of her complain: ? how 1: teen snare:l: l and trhat are its symp- yea, - he re plte,l r that about a month 4 :.t. I'l . (7 waste atyay, losing both uppe an,! atsn to a great degree the :f ~.•..ep,^q; she turns with disgust from ail Kcer.a , mand it ot wch the greatest difficulty she . ..e , ua,:ed to swallow a few spoonfuls of any i L- e, -:•ie day . That pure color von • 0:•1y appears in sodden flush " • , • a :t: she is ill, yet she has se; ye.l :o sned tears over her boy, rr. her heart with almost convulsive o'as e'ected member of the House P., • I :.are Lad a separate sleeping apart :. ': a• la'e }K , urs l airs oblitzed Io ENE =I chose cons - co:ion. you rre. thru4h not stcl - Iy, is very deli ac •,me stie wiil scarcely suffer me iv , m,nire f . away from her so that I 'are C , MF IC, you at any other time but f•LI tel eves me engaLle,t at the House. =I r.lle Implores me not to acquaint OM EWE a"a.,: cure her, I Euppose, " l 4. ` • .A ' , lrry.,:f, feeling a hale nettled at -f fi ie^r e ;owar,L; an old friend 01 her v., , a 1 known her from her birth- "All y n'lca!iFfaCtery, and I can come ! -, 71 1 , ...1 observed, 'atter a min. erne ;act is, I must Fee her my- t' • •.. • - xi . be a: sour house to morrow about O; 1) , -)': be warmed," I continued, • g . :te he was about to utter, " I =I se try ro,i: a:year a purely accidental =I e s .l• s epi7t,.anti a= 1 coluinciesl him I e - .:eavored to cheer him by express -7.7 I rev tek. that he had, thmoch a:zr he evil; I then returned nle,'l•a'e on what had passed. !s th..;Thoctioally for the glidance of my ;he healtnr , art, t.ht , ul.! they ev a sunt:ar cae, I must citsrribe Clara She :ca. the only chili], of a young. ) T '‘fhrzh rank, who liras imminent the t 1.2 of Altmahera by Colonel, then Capul:lli:4i.. to , '• eztirefy exproteeted, having lost her father hmthers in the et Tay,, , einent ; she was only Ift ,>xof aze, and her preserver mkt !let '"zi, %tee she irmained yeati,:ttlidet the tire n! his aunt. At the expiration of thatiffmfC xi s married her. Afer their had heeenniled Itt t a year, she died in giiing , birthteplatiL:Pyr, t •• 14 400 years the rorroeirrehttsbam[ dd l ed t the care of the lega, ry his wife hid leh ' iurn,i THE .-: 13 - _'''.: i-.i. DFORD RF -11- 1 i1 1 rit , .- . ~. .r. 'A .'- J F. I he then esteemed himself fortunate in being able to bestow her then on Colonel Delaware, to whom her heart was already given. His task being thus ae complished, two months after his daughter's mar- riage, his spirit fled to rejoin her whom he had loved so well. This was the first sorrow Clara bad ever known, and so deeply did it affect her, that for months I despaired of saving her, and only the jOy of becoming a parent herself effectually aroused her from the deep dejection her lather's loss had plunged her into. She inherited her mother's a:- most Eastern style of beauty and acutely nervous temperament, her grace and softness, combined with a shire of her father's English principles, and strong, faithful heart. Altogether, however, she was more like a daughter of the South than a na tive born Englishwoman. lam one of those who believe that-a proportion of the maladies that effect humanity may be traced to mental, causes; and to watch for the signs of these, and remove them id possible is a part of my system ; and I have been rather more than usually fortunate ; I still think my views are correct. In this case, I could not divest myself of the impression that the Lair lady's disease owed a little to tancy: and, promising myselt to in vestigate it very carefully on theynorrow, I retired to rest. Eleven o'clock on the following day found me at Colonel Delaware's door ; and, taking the privilege of an old friend and doctor, I proceeded unannoun ced to her boudoir. The first glance showed me that there was real cause for anxiety ; indeed, 1 could scarcely believe the attenuated form before me was that of one who, but a few short weeks be fore, had been so blooming a young woman. She was lying on a sofa; her magnificent Spanish eyes were slightly sunken, and surrounded by a dark circle, sure indication of extreme langUor she had lost that rich, deep color, so beautiful when it man tles on the cheek of a dark eyed beauty ; her cheek was now perfectly pale, of a wan ivory paleness he r ha n d:, through the tine skin of which the blue veins were fearfully apparent hang listlessly, and seemed almost transparent; the roundness and en /wipe:o that had made her figure one of the mist perfect that can be imagined, had quite disappear ed yet she was, as usual, elegantly, almost artisti cally dressed, and every possible effort had been made to conceal the ravages illness had made upon her beauty. Even her beautiful long coils had.becn arranged so as to hide as much as possible the ex• treme emaciation of her throat and neck. 1 recog nized in all this a moral deterrninatton to resist in creasing illness, which I had often found to he a bad sign ; altogether 1 was painfully surprised at her appearance. As I am now arrived at that a'ge which (too ma ter-of-fact to appreciate a graceful and flowery style) thinks dhe easiest and simplest manner the best, I will relate our conversation as they do the dialogues in children's school book. thereby avoid: ing the insoflerable monotomy of I observed," she replied," - I rejoined," etc.. etc. Assuming a cheerfulness I was far from feeling, I seated my self in it chair by her sofa, and silently taking pos session of her wrist, appeared to consult the beat ings of her pulse. Raising her eyelids, the lashes of which were so long and silky they were a mar vel, in a composed voice she deliberately broke the silence that had reined until then. Mrs. Delaware--" - Why, what brings you here, Doctor! Have you come at my husband's requs.st 1" Doctor—" That is very unkind queAlon. I have not seen you for two months. Ido not think that I have been so long without seeing you since yor. came into this world ; now you ask me to score this visit against yuu, thorn I really think you gTeatty need rny.care." Mrs. Delaware—" Why Sot you see lam guile well." . Da="tor—" Yes, i see that you have got a very beautiful dress. Notning can be more eognetti-h than that little Frenchaled cap. All that is very false. and you are very false, too, and are trying now to i'ecele...-me." Mrs Delaware--" Indeed, I am suffering no pain anywhere " Doctor—" Would you really wish to pqsilade me that you are in good health? Why, it I could he mistaken in ihe expression of your countenance, the sound of your voice, your painful respiration, uneven pulse, the pallor of your face, and your emaciation, speak to me .in language not to be refuted. Now,l will venture to assert that for a mouth you have scarcely ate or slept Mrs. Delaware—" Oh, no, doctor, three• weeks. et the outside," Doctor—" There, non-, you hare fairly avowed and confessed, yourself' to be lit.- Mrs. Delaware—" But is it not possible to 10-e both sleep and appetite without being ill! one can suffer, too, generally, without having any deckled complaint." Doctor—" Do yon know that you distress me ex tremely ! but, thank God. I still teel confident that I shall be, able to restore you to health and happi ness. I have not so blind a confidence in the drugs and remedies of my pmfession, but that t am 1114 rejoiced to perceive I shall have to treat you rather for a mental care than for corporeal indisposition Forget that I am a doctor; look upon me AS your old lriend, your father's old friend, and tell me what is weighing so heavily on your mind ! Iterh3Ps may be able to In the btu-then for you." Mrs. Delasrare--" You ~ are a kind trend, but you car.itot restore me to sleep or appetite; I must bear my , late Doct6t—. , Your tee, madam ! (nothing puts me °nubile la soap on of romance :) you ought to be medial:mpg gratefUl for so happy a tate. The ea it,Wetof wit / 13114 1112 na Ki rn . tioc,intl f ,le beet Jaen of the daTißoateisiOgi f o r .: tune; m het'. of 'the rebel- proznifinr. buy in ; these "Sitii:pelaiware And is • it, not a bard fate t o ' ineitt:that_ttale hin4atod'olled itii ~ . , tta abanttoci my, dad eit Cecil_ oft:the threshold of fife! cruet - - I - At. thite "ort;m0:• I I:natittkz . frtit . U 'fait - ratien PUBLISHED EVERY SATURDAY AT TOWANDA, BRADFORD COUNTY, PA., BY E. O'MEARA GOODRICH. ." REe.ARDLESS OP DENKNCIATION FROST ANY QUARTET•.." had listened too fong to the honied words of some deceiver, who was striving to induce her to aban. don her happy home, and all its virtuous joys, to embrace a life of misery and shame, but there was so much real anguish in her looks and voice at the idea of separation, that though most sincerely griev ed, I was not much alarmed. Doctor (gravely but kindly)- 1 ' God will exact no such sacrifice from you. He demands no severing of such sacred ties ; in the twenty-five years during which I have been engaged in soothing and heal ing my fellow creatures, I have gained very much experience, and with it some power to advise; nor have I been so unobservant of the ways of the fash ionable world as not to have marked the perils to which youth and beauty are exposed, even when guarded by a husband's watchful care ; but believe me, 51ra.— Mrs. Delaware_ (eagerly interrnpting, me)— "Stop, doctor ; TlAnsh for the mistake I have thoughtlessly led you into. TO clear myself from the suspicion I have given rise to, I see I must con fide to you the causoli of my illness and depression; but before I do so, 1 must receive your solemn pro mise not to communicate what I may tell you to Colonel Delaware until after my death.P I readily gave the required promise, which in deed, cost me nothing, for I have invariably found, in all anxious and trying cases, husbands and moth ers prove very troublesome confidants. Mrs. Dela 'ware then related the following circumstances: A month previously, she awoke rather earlier than usual ; and not wishing to rise immediately, passed an hour in reading Letters on Animal Mag netism. She then laid the book aside and fell asleep ; .she was roused from her slumbers by her bed-room door opening, the clock on the mantle piece striking ten at the same moment, and two men in black entering. Astonishment kep' her si lent as they advanced to the table in the center o the roam. One, an old man, kept his hat on, and leaning one hand, (in which he held a rule and pencil) on the table, turned round to address hie companion, who, hat in hand, appeared to be def lerentially awaiting his orders, which consisted in nitritne directions respecting the making of a coffin —the length, breadth, thickness, lining, etc , being all accurately described. When he ceased speak ing his subordinate asked what the inscription was to be tie old man tep!ied, speaking slowly and impressively— " Clara Delaware, aged 21, deceased at mid night on the 10th of April, 1838." . At these words both, for the first time, looked eainestly at Clara, and slow)} leh die mom. Shak • ins off in some degree the spell that had hitherto bound her, she rang her bell, and her maid imine diathlv answered her summons, she found, to add to her consternation, that this maid had been sitting for the last three hours'in the room through which these men must)iave passed. Finding, on further investigation, that no one in the house had seen her lugubrious visitors, she gave herself up to super natural terror; and conceiving that she had receiv ed \yr, ning that she was to die at midnight on the 10th cr! it. 1038. she had lost her appetite and sleep and was, in tact, fast sinking under the im pression that the hour indicated was fated to be her last- At first I was quite rejoiced to find it was not worse : and rubbing my hands with even more ap parent glee than I really felt, I asked her how she could possibly have allowed an uneasy dream, en gendered. no doubt, by the mystic nature cf the book she had been reading, to disturb her so much. adding a tew jesting observations ; but the mon.n- WI expression of hereountenance checked me, and at last, taking it up seriously, I endeavored, by every artzument that suggested itself to me. calling in the aid of religion. philosophy and - common sense, to demolish the monster her imagination had raised In vain, I could not flatter myself that even for a moment her belief wavered. When I arose to depart; whice I did promising mYsett to return again and again, when I had con sidered the case a title, she gave me a letter seal ed with black, to deliver to her husband after death. Reflection aided considerably to the uneasiness I already tick I saw in her altered hum what dire havoc imag . nation had already made; and when the extreme nervous system was ciansidered, there was but too much reason to apprehend the very worst might happen, unless her mind could be re lieved from the present stale iif painful tension by some most satisfactory and conclusive means. Tell. jug her husband his wife required amusement and change. and regnesting him to procure her daily some'frien,llr society, so that she could be as title alone a , possible, I paid her myself long and fre ylent visits. All my spare time I employed in in searching bor.ks for anecilo es arid arguments which I trusted might prove more convincing than my own. Olen in the ilt;Z i lt I congratulated myself On hav ing found some new light wherein to place 11, ;hal w , 11 . ...1 at once satisty her. Sufi in vain ; all my efforts fa:ted in c:irolging Into hesitation the firm. lived belief, so clearly to be read in her calm, mournful eyes, My prescriptions failed equally in improving her bodily health. I saw her waste al ,no, as 1 wierhed her; I tell her pulse grow slow er and weaker under My fingers,and the fatal iii4hi was tearfully near at hand. My anxiety rase al mo,st :0 a4rniy—indeed, I am persuaded that a ton. night ni svrh suffering would have finished the doe tor as well as the patient. All imaginary expedi ents I thought of and 'ejected—among others that ot blibiii,g, two men to come brward and coulees they had entered her aparment and acted the warning scene for latk or wager; but as ilte told me that tfii.ir fraturO were indelibly impressed upon her . _. rnind,l - abandoned -hit: ', ' ' :-. . • , • . • •-•--. - . -.-- , - = The on which I gamed the longesti-tras _.. s c he me Clio! givitc her on the - laza - I night,a doseinflanda- Mami:so - Mat'she sNiaild' slei- - oiei . ,dtki dreaded kinii4 bat heiMplatty inciemmkrtmatnma otaiged. tae to iiitinquish Mu 33 .100. 433gen133: 31311116. -•.• ... -, • . . •• ~ - • _.... _. - ... ... c l s t nometthe . ll4,ll thocnore'obvions it be . . . . .. . . . , .., ~„_ ~- . .. - .-mine-that ttocr_on 1 . 004. not . 'Mind 'opium I asked the opinion of several of the most eminent men of the day ; hut (as I could not,introduce any of them to her without at onco proving to her how ill I thowtht of her, and which would have the most disastrous effect,) without seeing her and under standing her temperament, they could not conceive her danger, and thought she woeld get over it with a frig,tit. Thrown thus upon my resonrcer, with the life of this young creature, a wilt and mother, depending on the wisdom of my treatment, I neg lected most of my patients to devote myself to her, and spent all my evenings with her and her hits band. Her manners were always most winning, but became daily more PO : she spoke to us alt w.i:ll such an affectionate expression, it appearel almost as though she thought to secure our love for her memory, when she herself should be summoned away. On the evening of the fhlt,nt April, the evening but one before the dreadful night, she was sudden ly seized with a violent fit ? of hysterics, succeeded by fainting fits. Col. Delaware, who tar some time past had, with the usual blindness of affection, imagined that his wife was recovering., now, for the first time, as he knelt by the side of the bed to which he haJ carried her, perceived partly the im n inence of her danger. I cheered him, poor fel low, as much as possible, and on seeing Mfg Del aware comparatively restored, I returned home ; and alter a Light of mo-t anxious consideration as to the means of getting my patient over the dreaded midnight hour, the remembrance of a play I hail seen when a boy, flashed upon my mind, and I in-- slangy determined to adopt the old stage trick of changing the clocks. Illy plan, though it presented some difficulties, vilis soon arranged in my mind, and I began far the first time fur several days to en tertain hope. The next evening I confided to the Col. that hi= wife had a fixed idea that on the following niht she would have an attack, similar to the one she had just recovered from, which would be the eris sis of her malady , that I mysell thought it not im• probable the excited state of her nerves might actu ally produce what she dreaded, and I therefore wished to save her constitution that shock, by put ting all the clocks and watches one hour behind the real tune, on the following day. Ile pledged himself to tallow my directions most tai hfuily, and promised the most inviolable secre cy. The servants were made acquainted with pest sufficient to encore their co operation ; athl as they were sincerely attached to their young mi=tres-, full rehapee eoniq,lie placed or. their faithful exe cution of the milers entrusted to them. The morning of the eventful 10th traf fortunate lv, as brilliant a day as can be well conceived ; even smoky London became almost bright, ant all things seemed to exult in toe coming spring. I visited my' patient in the morn rig, and found her as 1 expected, weaker and lower than the prece ding evening. 1 promptly ordered carriage exer cise ; and 3.s she always yielded to my suggestions it was settled that at three o'clock her husband should accompany her in a short country chive to get pure air While she was wining for this purpose, her maid was ark k ward enough to break the chain to %Ord, her rriivre.ss' watch was attached. (being provided by me the means to do at) and the match %‘ as obliged to be left at home. During her absence the clock arid watch was pot back one hour ; and I suc ceeded in getting the church clock in their immedi ate vicini'y retarded that time. Ila ill not recount the Ildhoul'ies I met in accomplishing that part of my plan, nor the pompous refusals with which my earnest entreaties were first met—how the digney of the parochial powers gradually softened into ha manity when told that a Member of Parliament would not only leel deeply indebted to them, but make a liberal donation to their parochial funds On re-entering her apartment, peer Clara eagerly resumed her watch, the Jam: ge having been repair ed during her absence, and RI( oui-ly compared i• with the clock on the chim ey-piece—the hour both i - .cheated was fire. She also found on her ta ble two notes from her two most intimate ft iends. int iling themselves to dine •si4i her that day at sit alias seven—in consequence of my having paid them a visit th it morning, when confiding the eon sequences to them, I taught them all their own pAqs. One wits a Mrs. Wakefield, who had been the instructress of Mrs. Delaware's )onth, and was still regarded by her with sincere affection ; she was a cairn sell-possesed person of encouraging and maternal manners. The other was an old maid, a Miss Holman. the most agreeable plain woman I ever knew, kll rt ihollery and anecdote, but hiding a sarong mind and excellent heart, light, elrelesq, gay address.— She also had known our invalid from her MTV; and a strong friendship existed between them. I had of course, invited my-elf tot is momentous dinner of my own arrangement ; moreover, had requested Colonel Dekware to bring home, to dinner, appar ently by accident, the Rev. Wilfred Alderson, an old friend of the family : and a blight example of all a Christian pastor might to be. There w-as an expression in his benign and reverend countinance of such complete internal conviction of the nature of his profeseion, and the truths he was called up on to inculcate, that inspired at once confidence and afiection ; and yet the, unbeliever and the scoffer invariably shrunk fmm his calm, clear gaze. I had not forgotten to pay him a visit in my morning round- ; and I could not but hope the presence of such a man, the type of that is most cheering and consoling, in our holy religion, would not be aim out its elect upon our poor sinking, hones'. When we descended to the dining room, which Mrs. Delaware reached with less'iliffirohy than I apprehended—when I saw' her in the felt blaze el' light all my terrors, in irate 'degree. smothered _by ,the artiste exertions I had been making all day, re: finned lull upon . me. It was not only that she was .wasted and . pale, bin her eyes . drew "Wet intn her head; had *Mina painful expression'; herlipr rrer e of a purple tinge, and perreiu britchesr.s,:eAfre tine:illy over her face. I glanced around to see if her friends were all conducting themselves accord. ing to orders, and observing a slight-.contraction in the. leatures of the old maid, I frowned at her o ; and she, immediately taking the hint, with g-eat sett command, rattled off story after story, and bon mot until even a sort of half smile stole over poor Cla• ra's face. A. most painful smile it was, and nearly unmanned her husband, ignorant as he was of the worst ; a severe look brought him into obedience MID I shall never forget that dinner ! All ate and drank but the hostess ; but I truly believe not one of the party knew what 'they ate, and but little of what they said. We all felt it was a thing to be got over, and many were the anxious glances turn ed towards the object of our solicitude, who, un conscious thatifrimarty liming eyes were fearfully though covertly Witching, kept continually glanc ing at the clock, and often compared it with he• watch. I noticed that each time the clock struck her agitation increased, and this became worse as the evening advanced. A fine self playing organ in the room, which every body requested to hear again, aided my efforts to protract the dinner as long as possible ; so that when we rote, it was halt past eight—really half-past nine. Mr. Alderson had requested that we might ac company the ladies after dinner, and not remain at the table after their departure ; Miss Holman play hilly entreated that instead of repairing. to that, per mitted, ai a great indulgence. to spend the evening ill Mrs. Delaware's pretty boudoir ;—and as we all joined in the request, it was agreed to, and we RC cordina4y repaired there I had been anxious toenm pass this little arrangement, because should it be needful to convey my patient to bed as her boudoir opened out of her bed room, it would be more con. yen ient. Scarcely were we established, however, when a little circumstance occurred, which I felt most mdig nant with myself for not having foreseen, though I scarcely know how I could haveprevented it Lit tle Cecil Was bronglit in to receive his parents' last kiss for the ;ay Those who can torm any cnncep un•t a hat a mother's feelings would be on behold ing for the last time an only and iihilized child, will easily tancy 'with what convulsive despair poor Clara strained her boy, to her heart ; and those who cannot, will not he rendered more feelinrr by any description:l could give. I may say that we all en dured martyrdom chile this lasted ; no one con'd speak, and all bowed their heads to conceal the emotion their utmost ethrtscould not entirely re• press• At last I motioned to oe maid to take the child away : and making a diversion by calling on Col. Delaware to help me bring forward the sofa, I insisted on my patient placing herself thereon, and I sealed myself besn'e her ; and, consulting tier pulse from time to t tinae ; tiled to draw her into con versation. Hatf•past nine, and actnallk half•p-rct ten, was now reached ; wither deadfol honr to drag over ; tea was broil:2bl, and the conversation became a little more ea. ,, k ; but my anxiety was becoming al most intolerable. Clara was tat becoming worse —every stroke of the ch - ck seemed to bear off some of her remaininz, vitality ; her arid, sometimes bnrning, had become cold as death. Ten, ha:f past ten. passed over, and now the dreadful moment for ns—not her—was approach 'ed. Clenching my hand so that the nail• entered the flesh. and 'biting my lips till the blond ran down, I a wailea !Ile ring stroke of the real midnight hour: It passed: how great was the relief. He who read the hearts nl those present alone can telt. Every countenance bean to brigblen, every voice b+_an to lase its constrained lone ; as the passing minutes made assurance dncib:y sure. Still I trem bled (or Clara. 1 had intended to wait the half hour before I an. flounced to her that her F tip poced prophecy.wa4 false but when it reached a (loaner past, she be came so much worse—short, sharp spasn:s contrac ted her features:, and her whole fare auming a vi &e! hue—.hat : apprehending s.he would fall into corn-l A-ions. I dared no longer delay the announce ment : .o f,om my place, advanced to the taste. and striki.,7, loud enon=h.to attract the al te.tion of Clara, E exclaimed— " Colonel, v.o and embrace your wife—she is saved. With one word I can effect an nista& cure." All mse w. my words, and Cara fixed npon me a rpze of wonder and incredulity. Ves,.. I cc' tined, -‘ I hereby proclaim the vi sion which amio,noced to Ma. Delaware that P.he was to diet this night at •welre o'clock, to be a false l!in,g one ; becausa at this moment the is living bef , re u 4, and it is twenty minutes past twelve o'clock. You donor ; it is only elevi . .n . , no: tw el ve. — sahl .111*, as despair seemed ag, eiu settling on Irr cuuwenatire. ' I i • pa_ct Twelve, I at,tcre ynn• tvz. my dear M nelaWare ; hrt f.t all reason power le-,A. ynnr friend. , and I hare pat back ndie hour ev ery watch and clock on which your eyes have reed." eneld n' perCeive a rtin! ream brpe in her 9yef: a• - • she hrea , hirfsly said, •• bin the church ennettea ek-4 en mys , e7l uut more than halt arttear since." rr Ah." I replied, " that will he a bail bn.iness for the Colonel ; not le-s than a hundred pound• presented to the pat'ish !aid be deemed sufficient recompense by the hic,tr and mi hip dipitane...._ theyrit-h. In half an hour we shall have the plea sure of itearitm i± clime one: Poor midnight has b een ;m ooe d f rom ibis very quarterto-tight.'' I then Frodnceil a second watch, with which t hat! pinsided,Mpelf, the true time, and lipze frontione attic chureh ,erart!eus, to,* Colonel expressing the_satilfactiOn felt b3r.hir. collestat t mgableio seie . ems . eats *cisln:met; Ileifiietti t ts