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At any rate, he had no objection to the brandy, and with this inspiration he again resuhted with the result, for he found hihts seerew rapidly As body and ain lifted and soared on with him until the marvellous tale was completed

He decided to correct theday, and was so complacent and hopeful over his perfor to feel wretchedly fro head he tried to read what he had written, but found it dreary and disappointing work His sentences and paragraphs appeared like clouds froht had faded; but he explained this fact to hiround of his depressed physical state, and he went through his task with dogged persistence

He felt better on the following day, and with the aid of the bottle he resolved to give his inventive genius another flight On this occasion he would atteer story--one that would occupy hiain stimulated himself up to a condition in which he found at least no lack of words When he attained what he supposed was his bestday, and was delighted to find that it noith prismatic hues In his complacence he at once despatched it to the paper for which it was designed

Three or four days of alternate work and brooding passed, and if various and peculiar ht clairace, and the fact that his funds were beco fears concerning his literary ventures, on the other, he was emphatically in what is termed "a state of mind" continuously These causes alone were sufficient to make mental serenity impossible; but the after-effects of the decoction from which he obtained his inspiration were even worse, and after a week's work the thought occurred to him more than once that if he pursued a literary life, either his genius or that which he imbibed as its spur would consume him utterly

By the time the first two stories were finished he found that it would be necessary to supplement the labors of his pen He would have to wait at least a few days before he could hope for any returns, even though he had urged in his acco notes prompt acceptance and remittance for their value