Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-08-14

ard iis disoflr-ci intellect and s1ncr.tiisus folly
I'D um 90 Imagine IL 8 sWsu. A. 20 Die death
which occurred So shorii, uocg u IS my firm lc.
hci thai b bad o., more connection with 81 Msrk's
eve lhan- tou--' puzzled fora -imI'c-'Hhau Gre
has With water"
"GnnIug OF. Won have said, still think IL some
what strange. Though do not profess To- be
pcni'ious. yet there is something beautiful in that
belief that 'lcrc ore spirits those Of our friends
md ludfed--vho watch over Us 10 onr sleeping
hours, and hover around during the busy scenes OF
dor, guarding Us from eyil--nh, when the sand
Of he has nearly run assume e.sib.c shapc and
bcckon from this weary world TO realms OF hap.
pincss and bliss 4"
"All very fine no Doubt" said herman smiling,
y 3aTe say, Rassmbef', though poa 10 mol profess
10 b sypershtious, yet Won not fearful os YOU
pass The old church TO night on your way homo, Of
seeing your shade lowering about the church
III Is well that your way lies not thithcr' said
Rosamberi, rather nettled, "ror with all your sml-
ling doub, whether you dare trust yourself in It's
vicinity at the hour Of midnight. Indeed, | will
wager dozen Of mine hosts choicest Burgundy
that you dare not"
Done, Rosambert, done Gentlemen said
Herman, addressing his brother students "hear you
this wager. Egad, we'll make night Of l.. Now
Rosambert, will do more on the faith ofthy Bur
ing which there are so many mysterious tales and
should meet with a spirit, I'll speak to it though
it blast me-" The tomb is in dhpated STATE,
and the entrance is easy. The wager shall be de
clded the very night"
Excellent excellent ~ exclaimed Rosambert :
and that we may know that you have been there,
/ take this poniard, and stick it into coffin
Placing his dagger in his bosom, he gally turn
ed to his friend, and said with n smile. "Now am
/ ready-be sure you have the Burgundy uncorked
on my return -
lie left the inn, md as he wendell his way
through the village, buried in rcpose the sol.
emn silence that reigned around dissipated his gal
/ ETY. nnd his thoughts took more serious tome
lie felt as If he had acted wrong in having INDUCED
in unseemiy leyy on serious a subject aud
then the many terror inspiring tales respecting the
old mser, to whose tomb he was journeying came
rushing upon bis Misunderstanding him almost to re-
pent his foolish hardihood ; but to return without
attaining his object, would occasion the rldicule OF
his friends and dreaded being stigmatized a vain
boas;er and coward. He therefore pushed quickly
on, and ia short time reached the old church
which stood OF the extremity Of the village. lie
c,amberod the low poing that surrounded the
venerable building, and stood "in the back ground
OF life as Richter dennmnaies the grave yard. -
Al was silent save he wind, which sighed mourn
fully through the linden trees, scattering the scar
cd leaves far and wide. The night was dark, tht
sky overspread with murky clouds, which sped rap
idly along like giant spirits Of the air, revealing
here and there a twiukinr star. feeling of aw
came over him as he sealthily Gllded nlong III
tomb stones and MS he neared the miser's buria
/ place, the hour Of midnight toed loudly from IA
turret clock, breaking through the solemn sillines
like the knel of death. He started at the sound
and almost quaked with fear Bot as the las
stroke died away he summoned his fatering resc
n luton, and drawing forth :he dagger, rushed dow
Il the steps of the vault and with a convulsve shuc
c der struck it into damp and mouldy coffir, who
reformed a sound as if the skeleton within It ha
fallen asunder, and the bones ratified against IL
coffin sides Terrified and agitGted Herman a
tempted to rush from the vault but he vas bel
fast by some invisible agency, and utterng fan
cry, fell sensclcss to the ground.
OWLS, can possibly de,an Herman J" said R
le sambert TO hls fellow students. I'll is now !
Of hour since be departed and he should have re'ur
cd ere this hope no evil has befallen hin.
= Another hour eopscd-and stiIl he cume nc
At last 1t vas proposed that they should seek b
= A lantern was procured, and after proceeding at
II rapio pace they arrived at the church-yGrd al
y descended the gloomy vault, they discovered t
ls body Of the Inflated Herman, lying upon hls f
u across the threshold he extremity Of his goira IA
a teaed 10 he eelga by the PoHiord
~ II would seem thst in his fear and agitation
~ hand became cntancled in tic folds Of las COY
y aud the dagger pinaed it to the coffin, and !nag
inv he had fallen into the hands Of demons or sp
It's, he sank cless to the ground. lie was rais
and the cx3rcssion Of terror upon hls oocnlenar
W was truly horrible. lis eyes seemed starting IN
their sockcis-his lips were firmly compressed
ls and his lsir stood bns,ling upon bis head.
S' vas conveyed to the inn with all possible desPao
H- where Efforts a ere made to resusc,ta'e hun, buI
We vain. The frgh, had been to much for hun
was dead
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