The Northern star, and farmers' and mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Warren, R.I.) 1830-1834, 1830-05-08

Of The features, reminded hlin lorcibly oi
the look she had worn ut their parting,
when the sound of the imaginary dead
bell had thrilled him with its sudden pre-
sentiment. Whatever Of resentment had
been awakened, by her desertion Of him IN
his exile, was secretly now dissolved in
the recollections which this accidental
circumstance revived He thought IL
Esther could be now restored to him he
would not even think Of questioning her
upon the subject.
A low sound, like that ofa deep, short
sigh, uttered in the house, fell suddenly
upon his ear, and made him start from his
incipicnt slumbcr, with wild and tumult-
uous feeling of alarm. He stared con-
fuscdly all around him, but could discern
nothing. He looked at the corpse, but II
still lay pale and motionlcss in the same
position in which he had, with his own
hands, placed it. Ee gazcd dpan Davy,
who was still fast asleep and snoring loud
ly. The sound, he Thought, might have
been merely an intonation of Lenigan's
harmonious solo; but this conjecture was
rejected almost as soon as it was formed.
There was something pcculiat in the
sound; an effect tcrilling and startling,
such as is said to belong properly to things
If supernatural origin. He calle,l to his
attendant several times, but found
much difficulty in awaking him. "Da-
W." he enid, "did you hear any thing!'
50 thougln the!c war !. sound, Just
now, as if from somebody in pain."-
"Oyeh!" exclaimed Davy, half starting
up and staring around him, with jaw
dropped and eye diated on the Sudden.
Francis remained lirtcning attcntively for
u few moments al believe was mistak-
en-" he said at last, it was the wind,
splitting itself Upon the corner stone or
bowling down the glen"
| lie slept again, and Davy, returning to
ihe fireplace, with many knowing glance
at the darkrned corners of the room, like
wise resumed his attitude of reposc. In
n very short time, Francis was once more
suddenly awakened from slumbcr by a
confused noise, ahd the pressure of a
, strong hand upon his shoulder. Looking
mp, he beheld his adhcrent thrown forward
On one knee, with one hand gathering his
'Ircss about his throat and face full OF
terror, turned back over his shoi.lder
'What is the matter now;" exclaimed
Francis. The grohn, ,achrce, the groan!
{" What ofitp "What oft, but to heai
It, | did; us plain as | hear you now; Oh,
that l may be gray, masther Frank; but
we're kilt an spoilt alive, the two of us
this blessed nj ght." "To WHAT" "i
Joo,t I,o-~,, ,otl 80, I,,l;.u. ~ A.
! may be gruy, n,astller, but I'll rise ou,
I ofyou an your doin's.-'Tisn't this wort
alone, but the other along with it, you
oro,;sht down upon this night Oh, wir.
J ra, wirra, wlpt II do at all, or what y
, ever become of usi'' BE SILENT" sait
Francis, or tell me what you hcardp
, "A groan, | tell you; a cry, Just az n per.
: son would be gcttin' aisc from hurt, ant
t would be moa!'in' lynn down That ]
/, may be gray, but thought it is herself
1 was come aither us, an PIN not misdoubt.
in of it yet either" Pslan' Oh
aye, that's the way, always, when / pu,
in word, an sure what hurt i'll hadn't tc
! share in what come of it? but there's the
/ way, always. / folly on every where,
N" "i'iu n'SSdi nun, Gh hhiy NoTd won
, be taken for any thing, although ! must
tumble into the ditch, along with the lai-
) dher, when he goes" "Whcn ytu have
done spcak'ng," said Francis, "will you
suffer me TO rise! Come hither Eavy,
and let us both watch by the fire during
, the next two hours. 1t will then be dawn,
and VIC will bury Esther together" 81
wish to my heart she was fairly under the
, ground, again" returned Davy.
A wild cry, a shrek, Sud
den, hoarse and horrid, which burst at
this moment from the lips Of Francis, cut
short the progress of the narrative. 1t
was echoed, even before he could per-
ceive the cause, by his attendant, who
threw himselfo off his seat, and rushed in a
paroxysm of terror towards the door,
Stumbling, however, over some loose fur
niture, he fell on the straw pallet, and re-
NAMED trembling, groaning, and crouch
ing downward, while he glanced with q
fearful eye on the picture near the fire.
|place.
After the first cry Of wonder and al.
fright had burst from his lips, Francis re-
NAMED rigid in the attitude into which the
sudden passion had surprised him. With
hands thrown back, as il in search of some
Is.ar. Al.