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Soothing words calmed him occasionally, but ne
seldom lost sight for moment OF the phanions
dancing attendance upon his unthroned Irnag1na-
ton.-Now. terror beaIned from every lneanent.
Fieads ~ he exclaimed, shrinking backward and
elevating liis hand for defence-Again his face es-
hibited ever mark of strong loathing and disgust
" Snakesin said he. sec them crawl :" See
,hev are on nv BODY" " Keep them OF y raising
his voice with each successive exclamation. Now
his eyes rapidly traversed the circumference of q
circle which was rapidly lessening-" See. they
are on me - he exclaimed, when his person was
embraced within the narrowing limits. " hy
don't YOU keep them OF y The expression OF MS
features, MS intense agtation-, hls motions were
all those OF one upon whom ten thousand repules
were trailing their scaly bodies.


Again. fixing hi eves upon retired corner ot
the room, he -hool. with an nrrarthlv shudder, a
il some new horror had greeted hi, Vision What
do vou ace there 2 inquired Ms ANXIOUS and dis
tres,ed wife. Two he whispered. a. wo
what said L.. Two horrid, Aorrid fellows
He .hudderci convnlsivelv. Keep them away =,
said he family after another half hour Of anxious
silence Our hopeless task OF beating the air was
resumed with usual success. :. Take them a1vavt
he groaned they arc coming" threw myself
into a posture of defence. he grew calm for few
moments Then, suddenly starting UP, he clcnched
hi fists raised them his right shoulder in boxing
attitndc, glared fear and fury from his bloodshot
eyes, howIcd in agony, they came they come :
struck three .evr, times with appalling energy at
the approaching phan,om-, and fell bacl, upon his
couch-n ghastiy corpte. Boston Recorder