The Daily Empire, 1865-12-16

The house w as as si ill as the tomb, and Uniiijrli 1 uiaile no ellnrt to hear wiiai uim said, the expressions "still," "llirco wit I nesscs," "thirty dnvs," and olliers of a siin I liar character, came directly tu my ears Tliey aronseii my euriony, vt no was 1111 lr. hrowti Y Wliy was he there at that. tin seasonable hour r Well, it wita none nf my business, ami half a dozen times 1 determined imt U con ccrn myself about it; hut it. was in vain that I tried to lasten iny uiiuil upon tlic book again ; it had lost tlie. iuer to inter interest - est interest me. J plancc 1 at a disir which oiicncd Into the risiiu where siicakcrs. wore. It would he mean to listen, und 1 would not doit. It was the month of May, and the weather wits quit chilly. 1 hml neglected lo bring any extra riot bin" with me, and I been u to Iih'I micniinortaiuy cold. I rose anil paced the room several n it 1 1 "both willa. came to mv hearintr. In the unguarded tone, of lr. Itrowne. 1 paused ami looked at the door. Ap Apparently - parently Apparently the other jierson, who I doubted not. was Mm. t'olebrook sieakliig, but I rould hear nothing. I threw myself Into the chair, and liegan to shiver with cold again. On the table lay a clean Mursicllca qullt, which had been (eft there by a serv ant, anil iu tlic anseuce oi any tiling ucirer than this, I unfolded it and threw It over iny shoulders. It completely eiiveloed my body, and I felt quite comfortable again. cstroy the new will," said Dr. firowne. I dropped my book, for thin looked like foul play. It (s i iirred to me that Mr. f 'ole 'ole-brrtiik's - brrtiik's 'ole-brrtiik's sior rrlntliins would hiaw to aufTer for this midnight conference. 1 knew that he had nit only sister, an Invalid, who was deM-ndeut upon bis bounty for subsistence, aud my lilissl boiled with indignation as 1 thought of what might be the result of this interview. 1 arose from my chair and went to the door. That the end w III Justify (he mean 1 do not think is sound logic ; lint w here a poor, BUll'ering, deendent women wan iu danger of being east iiihiii the tender mer mercies - cies mercies of a cold world, 1 was content t he blamed for the meanness nf eavesdropping, if thereby I could prevent so foul awning. Hefore I did It, I could not hut recall the, reputcl vharacter of At r. t olebnsik. With-1 out believing much of the goasip that had been circulated coiiccrning her, 1 could easily arrive nt the conclusion that the hail been tlie bunft of lier hitsbaiul'i hapiilneas. 1 had latin itcntouMlly ac(ualutHi wllh him who now lay cold iu deulh before me. so that I wan not obliged to guess at the h lA hi tlio en- .se, own ObHt'rViiimiL. though 1 moved in a humbler sphere than her, m ntilllciclit to tutwire me Uial all wum uot right. 1 placed my ear at the kevbobt ' StA'l...- i . . i .'Vi hen we are ntarriiHl ' "Hush," .aid Mr, folebrook." i arj sitir.c in w liinpcia uiru. iiiu a ivuiu