The Charlotte journal. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1835-1851, 1839-02-08

- ""' tc'ututh1 nome lale AT nIphf iron
. of"sheim, shadowy figure, the exaci conn
pfpart OF himself, glide into the porch q
me church as be passed ll--and did he no
dic tew months aiterwardr
very true, Rosambert bat YOU must re-
collect that old Wagram VAS moi esieep,.,
'"o uiost temperate man IA Eoglebac h
ana Il Is well known that, on the occasion
alluded To, he was returning from a merry
making, and II Is but just To presume tia
ms Pereepirse faculties could not have bee,
~ very perfect state. Ii Is probable he
saw but has own shadow, reflected b. tho
moon, which | remember shone br,ohtI,
mat night; and bis dsordered Intellect and
snperstliious foiIl I'D him to Imagine II !
spirit. As 70 hls death, which occurred 80
shoftly after, i Is my fifm belief that II had
no more c"nnexion With 81. Marks eve
than puzzled for stmlle-" than FIRE
has ~llh water
Granting all YOU have said. sll think
sutnesha strange. Though | 10 not
profess 70 b" super>tlilaus, ,,t Here is
soneihlng beautiful il The belief thai there
are sptrIts-thosr of our friends and kind.
rfd- Who watch over t. 10 our sleepInr
h"nfs, and hover around dunn. Tie b4.,
seems q dai, guarding U, from esii-uho
"ben he saudi Of lie has neal, run a..
sumo VlHblo ,hnpe, aud bgckon Us from
THIS weary world 10 realns Of Eapp,nes.
and biss
Al very hhe, no doubt, SID Herman.
smline / dare SAY, Rasambert. hovsh
gou 10 not profss 10 be superattioas. vet
are you not fearful, o. you pass The Old
cHutch p night % ynnf Nay home, Of Soc
~ Your shade huvefins about The chnicL 4
U = well that Your way hes not thilh.
r.. sud Rasantsit. rather uetl,cd, fjr
sith aii seur sMliu.. ! doubt uhelhrr 4au
dare trust Yourself 10 IT, VICINITY al tha
d"uf - midnight. Indeed. | uiI aaecr
q IN u m,ne hosts cAUic,si Byr.uud,
that sou due not,
Dom, K ~anbnri, dome GenGemen,
sud Herman addre--so. It's bother stu
ueuts, hear You tins wager. Fgad, aeti
hske night Of II NV. Ru~aubcr,.
vii do more On the faith Of Ia, BURGUNDY
sail ui"r the old mlsers vault. con.
ee,nog ahlrh There are - mat, nN s,efi
80. 'aIes add should meet auh 4 sp,r,t.
~ sH.ak - i though Il blast me- The
tomb j. "a dtiapdared state aud the cn
'aucr Is casy. The wager shall IL decl
dnj tins very night
EtceI.eu, rxccllcoI exclaimed RI.
satnirft, md That Nc max know that sou
hase boen there. take tbs pon,ard, aud el,ck
irta cu.La'
P.-ene u" Dagger IN MS bosom he aai. 1
! 'ntA,d q MS ineud, aad said With 4
snde, " NV | an t,udy--be sure you
haFr t.e Burgundy aaeofked on ny re.
tuta
IL IN the mn, and as be vcricd hrs
Nat through ,he village, now buried "a re-
pose, the solemn silence which rc5.nca .
around dis.ipatcd his earty, and HI,
thoughts to moro :, f,6us turn. III
tel . i ho had acted wrong To having ~
dutged IA uaseemls setiy 90 50 s.ttuus
-utJeet, ani lien tho many terror inspir
~ tales respecting the old ndsor, to Vt hose
touth I" was uHw lautnrsIoa came rushing
upon has Misunderstanding him almost ia re
psnt hts foolish hafdlhood, but to return
eihou attaining his otlect, would occasion
the fidiculo Of hts trtcuds, and he dr. aided
betty -flematzfd rs a vain baaster aud
coward. H. therefore pushed quickly On,
and 20 short limc reached the old church,
witch -tued 1T the extremtt, Of the village.
tie clamheted over the low paling Viii h
surrounded the venerable huding, ard
- l. 4. a I,I,
ter deuom'paies the grave yard. Al was
silent sasa the WIND. Which sighed mourn
fully through the linden trees, scattering
the scrcd leaves far aud wide, The night
was dark, the sky osersprrad With mufky
ciop,.t, WHICH sped rapidly along like Il.
there a telnklIng star, 4 feeling Of awe
came oyer him rs he stentthily elided along
the tomb stones; and NJ he neatcd the mi.
sers buriaEplace, the beur Of midnight
loled loudly from the turret clock, break.
lag through the solemn stiffness like the
knell Of death. lie started at the sound,
aud aIu'ost quaked n,th fear. But as the
last stroke died away he summoned has tal.
icripG resolution, and drawing forth the
dagger rushed down the steps of the vault,
and With a couvulsiyc shudder struck IT IN.
to, damp aud moudy coiiin, which re-
tutncd sound ~ ii the skeleton within IT
had fallen asundcr, aud The bones ratified
aqa,n>' The eoliu SIDES. Terrified and agl.
u,l i Herman attempted TO rush from tho
saui. but be was held fast by some invlsl
. tle agency, aud utterng faint cry, fell
Tsenselrss t. the ground.
)
"Nhnt crn possibly de,ain Herman !"
said R)sambcrl 10 his fellow students. 1t
is naw an hour since he departed and he