Southern telegraph., 1837-01-03

l -N o'.iN IN Fl" iuli Wutsiiut1 ~ uu EXCUSE I'd
his masters abrupt address 10 me.
'Well,' replied.
'Ile begged 10 say, sir, that if YOU had n
objection, the old gentleman would take
bit Of 4 lill with you in the morning.
Y % not 10 the least quickly Replied
My spirits bcI,n to revive. After all, the,
> might be honest
= How far will he gor inquired.
AS far as the church yard, sir A sud
den chill came over me.
'IIe's going TO try the change for the ben
eht ofhiS health; his brother NichOlas--OlC
Nick, as call him, will be main glad to see
him, | know; besides it's wGrmer for the olC
gentleman little way belOr there, anC
young master thinks as how he'll be bettel
able tokeep up his spirits there, than VI
here in this dull place, and as you are 90
ing that way in the morning, he said he
thought he'd make bold to ask YOU,
q was standing with my back to the fire
holding the candIestick in nv hand, as the
fellow finished his tale, and ghded out of the
room. 'The rascnrS heen roasting me- at
length exclaimed. 'IIe's also an accom-
plce. Alas! sighed as left the room, mo
home! no escape!
The lovely form Of Bctsev crossed me os
passed the bar. would have apologsed
for my rude conduct, but that saw the stern
eye Of Gregory fixed upon me- As it was,
l simply and civlIy wished her good night.
'Oh! the tone of her voice--hcr manner
the, look she gave me, struck to my very
heartsiriHgs. shall never forget it, "This
way, if You please, sir said voice, 1t
was Gregery'S, and he led me to an inner
room, separated from the bar only by.a par
tition. Now, thought |, as | threw myself
into chair, what's to he done? | bad not
an imphment of defence about me, nor was
there even so much as a poker in the room.
Suddenly the words Through the window!
flashed across my mind, | examined it;
not fastening Of any kind about it; and,
to add to the misfortune, it was easement
window reaching down 10 the .ground--n6
shutters, and, in one or two instances, pa
per substituted for glass.
, BY the side of the window, in sort Of
) recess, was a door which led--Ileaven
knows where; but itstruck me ifrcould but
cOntrive to force it open, it might eventual
| y lead me into the stable, where with ve-
l ~ httle difficulty | couId--7Bnt no; il
resisted my efforts, and Iwas compelled to
leave my task unfinished | took of my
coat, laid itupon chair, and locked under
the bed. All was safe there | was JUS
about to undo my straps, wh,n suddenly
! heard low morning, ike The grQaIs of ]
Iperson struggling ID shake. oIEihe weigh
which oppressed him. The Poise evident
| ly proceeded from the bed. Gracious Coz
II saw the bed clothes more! LIS all ovel
with me, thought and there | stood, in the
attitude oEsaking off my straps, expecting
every mpment to see tic door open anc
the bed gradually descend A growi-s
shake--the very bed clothes were moved
or were dragged off the bed. My heat
whizzed round like teetotum; my eye;
grew dim, and Twas about to call OUT mur
> der, wheR out Jumped--Oh! God!
"A mani exclaimed the company.
| "A dogn reiterated the speaker, "A d-t
large Newfoundland dog
The company gave a hearty laugh.
Fresh glasses were called for and in >
few minutes the gentleman resumed hi.
story.
Hwas not long, you may be sure, gentle
men, in opening the door and letting The
beast ont. 1t was the animal before men
toned, and which as | afterwards learned
was very fond Of taking nap in that par
ticular room, and that particular bed.
had very ingeniously crept under the coun
terpane, which prevented my perceving i
when first entered the room The com
, pany smiled.
4 hoped, indeed, to enjoy little rest
All my fears, s,seemed satisfied. Once more
; however, | took survey round the room
and then cOnsigning myself to the care 0
; Providence, threw myself fearlesSly on thC
! bed.
; 4 had reposedin ahe soft embraces O
Somnus about two hours--it might have
: been less--when Twas suddenly awoke b.
the noise OF scratching at the door by tht
; side of the window. | Iooked--couId set
nothing. The clouds were driven rapid,
: through the sky, and The pale moon, break
ing atint6rvals from behind them, threw
a fitlut and uncertain light upon the sPot.
Asit CLEANED upon the old fashioned walls
my fevered mind could almost DISCERN III,
figures which were marked upon lhe paper
dancing before me, sometimes throwing Vi
their hands MS if in triumph at my capture
and at others beckonihg me by gestures an,
grimaces to follow them. Again 4 hearc
The noise; it now proceeded from the win
dow! ] fell back, and lay for some time il
brcaihless suspense, How, gentlemen
how shall describe to you my astouish
ment, my agony, when on again opening
my eyes, | beheId the figure of a man stand
ing before the window! By his dress, anC
= the light of the moon, which shone directly
) upon him, easilyrecog him to be ohr
of the three before spoken Of lie wai