Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1838-09-18
TALE or I'M OLD poSisios,'

The moon shone into my windows with Hood Of ,il
very ighi-al hushed mt profound silence
disturbed even tho pcnsle foliage, that from
many trees and shrubs and nowers, in rich luxuriance,
snvroned the Inn situate in one Of nature most beau.
uiul valleys in he Old Dominion land os - well
known OF traditional hospitality of generous ieclHgs,
exalted taenis,and Of bad habits The litile wooden
clock of mine host bad struck twelve before had re-
tired IA st but not to slerp The manotonous tick
lag of my watch, suspended rear my pillow, alone re-
minded me that any thing with motion existed IA ma
tarr All in deep reposc my own busy 'Aongt
and these ias, subsifng IN those gentle hai-
sumbsts that have ended Ia sleep, exhaust
"a then was with my HriHols days journey. But
Tremendous shrek from the cd llning ronm siruos mo
nentary horror through NY umost heart. This was
instantly followed BY 4 most unnatural laugh-ihen BY
hofFid iInpiecaliOnsihcn by cries q "mufd'r ire,
landlord, AN dying sinking into he'll Oh an lost
water, water, an burning up! naturally supposed
the landlord would have been instantly thcrcbl' he
not and, there niermsstcu 10 The shtch
ng ctirs o. the nnhippy hcns, soon appeared al ms
chamber door bat was much asonsshed 10 Ind At lcck-
al On hr outside with paddock The pafoSysms grow
ing siii more Intense AID long continued, and finding
nope 81 sleep that night, already at advanced, II
seemed but reasonable should have associate IN my
uHsio0s yigiis and Of irngh resolved T. seek com
panionship with my mailre hotel. who had left on my
mind = very favorable impression during The half hour
,7eHi with hiin before retiring 20 my chamber The
moon kindly aided M through few barrow passages
10 hi. door, which promptly YIELDED 10 IN tap
"sir can you solve this mysery for me ron seem
20 have mausc IA your housca strange alliance tbs,
of Hospital and hois,-have ynn means Of sileucug
hin, - tia, may yet obtain LITTLE sleep Who, and
uhst - he p
81 hoped, or our sake well 50 his replied The
lsuliptd "he would have been silent this night, bot
poor youth, h. clnus, lart many nights m0r~'hs "a
the loaErat and scuTes, e. hsve vet known tim 60
have hes lasird g. IA hI; few iuiefta.-s'ns these
fo.r dsys aa3 az msuy nghiF-bs 20 -ourr gentle
mar Il our nspAbaThood &C cdur,ien wealth, and
high iamyhss not teen from college moro than two
Nesfs-hs excellent znd wrsiched parents Do unh
ing wlth hln be . now under my csrs, aud tl! th'
CONES sf. itofn dunk lis disease Is called mania
pain. As be- slept - little for same ngbis and DAYS
tasOgi' hm much exhausted before you came, tLa
he would hage sunE b. sleep. and not have csturhs,
Yea 90 la6gea Il seiier % say nothing 10 you sbou
hun.
The soife sill c7ui.aaci-- mos nirss INIT ticksuc
the hsaTt--shT-k. that eh!cd the blood laughter %
maf.sl sounds o-'ls ala, demons s'1rc coal8 fsh
ion al followed m oirk succession ,Fesry Ing he cars
ard srhsutiiag the feelings
"Thsfc is relief iof hm. tsd mine ho-i b"
dread 10 give hn o. lat he iunsi Graves liquor q
hui foe. ilf iIr Gre ihst rtses within hfa water o.
Asks for, bat ii none 81 gt-aHa tnsd only b
forced uF7a tisn which scrrs t. b. cruel, Ga
eoctof ssys hc cEnnot i've, and that al his Fenece
ksse fhea
"foa, humsn O. fsilsef poor heasty naiure, sad
s1gulYs sollostng ay remark moment sitsf with
eesp SGD, ana more thai bali sshamfd. too. ussi
saoHia tssi anger. ani tueh wofd towards lei
ss ssiug IN seeh state of hopsletsuess "Ppof. no
hsFey goeih, .oted I. "wosid that coae hfing ihr'
zee n E'sri Of relief asy Csc, nhs slens knosf'i