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Show TESTINC A L OVER'S SINCERITY. SIN-CERITY. A young woman down town imagined im-agined that a young man who had been very attentive to her fur six months, had deserted her, and an old woman of her acquaintance advied her what to do. "Take one ot nis letters, the very sweetest of all he ever sent you, and put a lock of your hair in it, and then put it back in the envelope. (Jo to tho Whit Spot, and On your way up hunt a piece of thin witch hazel wood." Here tho old woman gavo a lull description de-scription of this mysterious bmh. "Ihen come back and try lo remember remem-ber a place where hj ki.-aed you standing on the ground. Ah near as you can remember, bury the letter, lock of hair and witch hazel on the spot wlierc be stujd and kissed yon, and let it remain there three daya'" The young woman followed the advice, ad-vice, cut off a lock of her hair, went and procured the witch hazel, and then she set lo thinking where she lust had been kissed. She could call to mind no outnido ki-s that sho had ever received from him, excepting one that he gave her one night while they were walking down Canal street toward Pingarnan, opposite tho FJak-ort FJak-ort fire-brick works. Four nights ago she repaired thitli'T with a trowel that sho borrowed, and she quickly buried the articles. The third night was last night, and sho went to watch that litllo grave. What uhe saw bIio afterward after-ward related to the woman. She said sho saw sparks of fire shoot up from tho ground. "All right," said theold conjuror; "his conscience- is burning and torturing him. He'll come back in less than ten days. Po of goo J cheer, On tho third night go and get your things out of the ground and bury them under tho oaves of your houso somewhere, so that tho rain drops will fall over them." And thai is how tho young woman tested the fidelity of her negligent lover. Heading Head-ing Eoyte. |