Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1838-11-02

IV'i w tit DbcctSStOU VI tue VILE IL WAS a.
ranged that Tim should come to the negtos
room at about twelve o'clock that night
and their preconcerted management whe
there, is now abou, to appear.
Ii was five Minutes Of Twelve o'clock
The night was dark, and the wind bowled
over the tops oftrees. and cracked tie shut
iers Of the old mnnson Old Pcll had re-.
tired TO bis ROOM had undressed himself, pot
on his nightcsp, and was busy in iis mind
respecting the thirty thousand ollars he
was to obtain il Eliza married Benson
lie went to the iron safe, and ook out the
WILL read il over, and thus solibquized--
The jade must be compclld to submit
or she gets no property. Hire is blink
in the will. sufficiently largelo insert what
rs necessary--and as drewit originally. ii
will be the same hand wiring, and never
/ deierted So I'll Just inset here, where il
states that Eliza is 10 become possessed of
her properly on her mn rriaee day. prorid-
ed she mar,ies niih.&s consent of iSamuei
PEI, whom have constituted her guardian.
and sole executor Of this my last will and
Testament" Peters room was adjoining
tina, of Pell--therc vas glass window in
the door between ihtyn---and there was one
who had been an ar'aniise Observer and list
eRer TO toe eonduct and soiloquy Of Pell =
The old seams had dipped his pen in his
'nkstaId, sss0olhed out the folded parch-
n,ent, and checked his elbow 10 wrile--when
-" Forgery I" cried deeploned, hollow
and supernatural seice at his elbow" For
gerry reiterated the sane voice in another
part OF The room; and again the horribl,
word Forgery r was slowly pronounced,
It's tones graiually sunk in the earth beneath
the nocr
Old peil suddenly dropped the pen. and
shrunk hack pale and trembling, with hor-
ror and frigb' depicted in his countenance
Having lille recovered from as,onish-
meni. he locsrd round his apartment and
under the bed. Nothing was TO be seem
He listened. Nothing was heard but the
snoring # Peter in the adjoining room. lie
began to think il an ilusion--was fast re.
covering his courage. and was about to take
up the vii! again. when as soon as he had
placed bis hand upon it
FSrgsry" again cried the voice in a
lone Of thunder.
Peli drew away his hand as il he had re-.
ceived M electric shock. and leaving the
Viii on the cenler table. ran into Peters
room. and dlrdksned han.
Whats de trouble. Massa Pell ~ asked
"Gst up said Pcll. shaking WIN -
land come in my room" Peter went in
accordingly PeIl continued
Did you hear nothing, PeIerip
No Inassa--what you hear dat scare
you so ?
No matter. want you to stay with me-
and t.ap a. ct,x,ti,. ~ ltl a.. IL -
! Pei prepared 10 turn in, but he beihoughl
himself thu, it would be b,st to put the will
Sgain into the safe before he retired He adj
yanced to The table for that purpose, and was
IN the act of taking up the parchment, when
the same unearthy voice exclaimed
Let the will alone, old Pell
| He started back with so much force as to
upset Peter, who. falling agsiust the table.
upset that also-the candle on the table be-.
came upset and extinguished. and all was
total darkness.
VIVA. the debbil all you massa ?" asked
Peter" What scare you dis time2 2"
Didn't you hear voice. Peter D.
| " no mnssa--I hear noting"
| During the darkness and confusion TIN
slipped into pe'Is room, and with phospho.
tic preparation, wrote on the wall, the omn-
ous word +" E6rgevyr p in large cleaning
characters, packed up The iciii, and. made his
ext back into Peters loom. If any thing
could have added to the CONSERVATION of the
already horror-struck Pei! il was beholding
that terrible word, blazing and twinkling on
the opposite wall He swooned away with
| fright. Peter raised his master on a chair,
threw some water in his face, and religh,ed
the candle. Pell soon revived, aud was
about Fastening 10 bed. after inquiring of
Peter il he saw nothing on the wall, to
which the negro replied that he saw not.
ting bul massa's cloak hanging dare - and
charging Peter 10 stay with lighted candle
in the room all night, he parted his curtains
preparatory to leap into bed,
Don't come in here, you old sinner |"
! shrieked the same voice. issuing from the
led cloihes-but Pell had already thrown
himself upon the bed. where he swooned
again.
Peter throw some water 10 his face, and
| Pei again revived but he was so exhaust
ed With his numerous rights, that he was
fast sinking into sleep, when HE same
eoice, in singing strain exclaimed
g Good night, good night, old Sammy Pell
And recoIlerl twill be as well
That nought Of this nights scene you tell,
Or else you'd better be 10 hill p
Tih now made his escape from Pelrs
room. and went home. The next morning
ne called on Mr., Fletcher, and after due
consultation with that gentleman, the sub
scribing witness TO The will, Mr. Sampson,