The Vault at Pfaff's

An Archive of Art and Literature by the Bohemians of Antebellum New York

A Fatal Gift [from Once a Week]

"A Fatal Gift [from Once a Week]." New York Saturday Press, September 10, 1859, 1.
Electronic Source Available
Type
newspaper
Genre
short fiction
Abstract

On his deathbed, Mr. C__ tells of his success with mesmerism. Mr. C__claims to have been able to read minds, but the one mind he could not read was that of his love, Miss M__. He claims his illness is the result of finally reading her thoughts and believing her in love with her cousin. Miss M__ goes to Mr. C__and tells him it was but a moment's thought and nothing more.