Virginia advocate. [volume] (Charlottesville, Va.) 1827-1860, 1828-08-09
VOL. II.--NO. 3.

naNe no,d 10 peg nights lodging, having found
nnlseh oenighted close to my house / was so
'hunderstruck that could not say a word in an
swer. My wife now entered tho room al =. "l''
Paihed oil the cold. She said the fire had conc
out soon after my friend arrived, and VIA i.
very strange, added'she, we were unable 70 I;rht
again. have been to order bed TO ba ND
Tor your triend-and have ordered tho sbeo,s ~
DC aired, as the night is rather cold - Oh ,,;d
'he stranger, you noed not mind that aLoav,
stcep s0"fm enough = and, pointing to his cloak.
ne gave most expressive but sarcastic sm;Io
! ms was almost too much yet what could do
l had no excuse to turn him out Simmons !,
should be the German ?-tush nonsense BIN,
however tired to get myself ris of this thouoht
l never succeeded IN entirely banishng il: such
strong hold has the idea Of supernatural interior.
shce Oh superstitlous mind. resolved howev-
en- IN mere contradiction to nay opinion to nut nm
win this company this once and endoavoruo
10 oe as unconcoIned as possible, made suitable
Acknowledgements in the best way could.
AFTER painful silence, which was only distur.
oeu ny inc chattorng of our teeth, supper was an.
hounccd, and hastily despatched. for every tbing
was cold Silence again ensued till n, lcnr,b
caught up candle, for coald bear it no LONGER
anu asked the stranger i'll should shew him hi.
room; he consented, and bowling to INV wife took
his cloak and followed me-
when we came into his room. observed tn.
water was frozen in the ever | will order tho
servant said |. to bring you soms warm w,tor
IN tho morning to shave with He replied, that
ne had rather would not give myself SO much
trouble on his account. for that he could Iatber
ms face with snow " He theu asked mo if sont
warm am -airaid, said /. : shall not do so to
night He placed his cloak in nv hand s,v;n,,
with chuckIe, had only to throw it oyer n,.
ana my vile, aud he was sure should be .oayu
enough then ~ threw dow. the cloak and rn-b-
ed out of the ROOM
joined my wife down stairs, who. on nv TN
Draiding her with ths folly Of inviting d. perfect
stranger to alesp in the house told ,re tb,t bo
had introduced himself as an old friend Of m;ne
VINO wished to see aa psrtieu business.
. men hln'ed my suspicion concerning him, and
mat thought 1t was through him we were thus
previously tormsntsd by the cold.
went to oed,-but aot to seep,-nst all tha
Diahkets IN the world could have made ne
"arm. hesitatsd whether / shsuld net 80 and
'u!n the stranger out thus lats az it was but
might DC mistaken, as ahsr oil, he very GENTLE
manly, and behaved throuy aout with the saeatost
Propriety. SO that could have no excuse for 40 do
ing. Aud though there wore very nany strange
clicu.hslancss attending his presence. still they
patiently Tor the morsiAg, though felt .s If wa
exposed to the air on cold waters Night ;,but I
doomed again to be disturbed had locked INV
my room door (ny constant custom upon goinoto
bed when about o'clock, a / was lying. wi 10
a"ake,-the stranger-tho Germau,-the fsndI
D~iAN'e ~ Waa tu tAree,-onterad m
room how. know not,-I heard 40 noise 4
horrid trembling Immediately came over me.-my
knees knocked together,-my teeth chattersd-
my hair stood on ID could scarcely draw INV
breath. What could be his purpose 10 murder
me !-no-no, see it all tho cloak mvs.
ferrous cloak, the source Of oil my fears and an
Prehensions ;-he thinks by that to gain his pur-
pose. and tancying am asleep he comes no doubt
10 cast that upon me, and thus give the fend his
MASTER mas In some way or other, power over me
lie approached the bed my tongue clsve to tho
roof OF my parched mouth. and fsar, an aII-absor.
Dihg lear had nearly choked me- He opened the
cioak-and another moment-aad then--but
rage iear, despair, gave me strength II started
up - William " said j, Il will not tameIy bear it,
and graphing with him, threw the cloak from
me. now cared not what did or said. Hence,
roared 1, and seek the fiend you server and &C.
cldentally in the scufle caught hold Of his lone
pointed nose ;-he shrieked aloud with rage and
pam. My Cd, Mr.. T said INV VITA
what are You abou. 2 L received heavy fall
immediately tho whole was gone assisted NV
Wife into bed for it that had lain half the
night with the clothes completely off me which. az
often as she had endeavoursd to replace. I had
resisted and on her persisting, had eventually
seized her by the nose, and we both tumblsd out
of bed together