New-York tribune., 1841-04-16


h dignity by the strangers surncss is Na:poe .;ory
and ms been anv time these ourand'weniy wears lha
s,;r Z Solomon Dai>v> story Il belongs "a tae hoSe
and no BODY but solomon DAISY has ever told Il under t
roof or >hall-ttlat more.
The nan glanced the parAcerk whose air oi con-
-r.- and importance plainly beiokened HIM 10 b. the
person referred and observing that ne had taken Ms pipe
from nj p- at;er long Whit Keep II aight aud
evidently about sel his without further soc'a
ton gathered his large about him. and shrik'ns iure
back va. almost lost the gloom of 'hc spacious Gimme!
corner except when the flame struggling from under great
fot whose weight almost crushed It 10" the tiHlc shot up
ward with strong and sudden clare and nlrinnlns MS
figure for nlo,-nt seemed aterward cast It into deeper
obscurtv than before.
Bvhis ackcring light; which made the old room. with its
hcayv bers aud pauneicd walls look as II It we're butt ot
he'd ebony-he wind roaring and bowling without now
ranr the latch and ceang the hinges of hc stout oaken
door and now driving Z: the though would
beat it by this light and under circumstances SO s'Pi
cious. solomon Daisy began his tale:
>. It was Mr. Reuben Harcdale Mr. Gcoircy elder
Here he came to dead stop and made SO long pause
h- John Wlct inpatient and asked why ne Hd
proceed
canr TO the pos;oce Aeeper what day OF the month
his
The nineteenth.
0f March said the clerk. bending iorwad the nine
,cent! OF March: that very strange
In vnicc they all acquc1 ed and solomon went on
l. was Mr. Reuben Harcdalc. Mr.. Geoircy cider bro
thcr that twcnwo ago was the owner %i ne ar
rem which Joe mas said-not that yon remember H. oe'
fr hov Ike Won can do that but because YOU nave often
heard r., saw so-w; then much larger and better place
and much more valuable property than 1t Is now ms .y
was lately dead and he left with one chd-the MISS
Harelac YOU have been nquiring aboui-who was 'hc"
scarcely year Old
Al,., the sneaker address. himself the man who
had shown 80 much curiosity about tni< same aHy ana
nado pause here il expecting some exclamation oi sur
prise or encouragement, the at,crmade no remark nor gave
Z L., rq.tr tpl |
J Solomon therefore turned MS old companions, whose
noses were brightly illuminated by the deep red go" 'f"
the bowls Of their pipes: assured by long experience oil
their attention. and resovcd to show MS sense o' scn %
cent behavior.
Mr. furcdao said solomon, turning his ha'k alon the
strange man. left his place when his lady died, ieens 1t
lonely like and up London where ne stopped some
months but finding that place lonely rs thls-S sup
nose and have always heard say-hc suddenly came bacH
again with his little girl to the Warren bringing wh '''
besides that dav only servants and his steward
and gardener.
Mr. Daisy stopped 10 take Whit at MS pipe winch was
going out and then procccdc-at hest II slg Tone oc-
casioned By keen enjoyment Of the tobacco and strong Pu
=, rhe pipc and acrward with increased distinrtfc.s
Bringing with him servants, and his stew
ard and gardener. The stopped behind up IN London
and were 10 follow next dav. l. happened that that night an
old gentleman who lived ChgSelrow and mad ION! 0een
oorl deceased and order sent TO me at nall alter
twelve ocock al night and toll the passing bell
There WIS a novsucn in the little group OF listeners SUI
would have have turned Al such time upon suc
an cra.d The clerk felt and understood H. and pursued
his theme accordingly
I, os dreary thing especially the grayc-dgger was
laid III, in hi bed from long working IN damp SOIL ana SIT
TIM, down to take his dinner cold omb-stones and was
consequently under obligation alone. tor It was too late
10 nope to ge; aIy other companion However was u-
prarcd for the old gentleman had often made 1t re-
ac.t that the bell should be tocd "a soon as possible after
the breath a. out hi- bod, and ne mad been expected 10
oayS. u a
and rnuing yseif up (or it mortal cold started oI'
with lighted lantern hand and the key o the churc
in the other.
4. . n, of the narrative the dress of te
r.ed a. If nc had turned himself to hear more distinctly
Slightly pointing hi. shoulder Solomon elevated ms eye
brows and nodded silent inquiry TO Joe whether ms was
the case Joe shaded his with his hand and eered into
, corner t could make nothing, and shook his head
at was Just such a night this; blowing hurricane
raining heavily and very dark often thlnh now darker
Than ever saw, il before that MAJ be ny fancy bu
IN. houses were all close shut and the folks indoors ana per
hap there is only other man who knows nos dark 1t re-
av was got the church chained the door back S'
thai il should keep ajar-tor to tell the TRUTH ana iHe
be shu, in there alone-and putting my lantern on tne sto
The ittle corner "hese the oeIiole - sat uo
it to trim the candle.
II -, lou, n trim the cnndlc and when had done 81
,old NJ, nr.uac Inysc up agar and go about III
work do Mt know how It was but l 'ioush o az u
.ho., stories had heard even those that iad e"f
,,bcn WAS oy at school and had forgotten long ago an
They did nj come my mind one utter another ou'
,Gedin- ,-,nc- like rccollcccd one story there was
the village how that certain night IN th year W mig
i that ycrv night any thing know oil thu dend peoP
c,.ne out Of the ground and the heads OF their o'
graves ill morning This made NE think how many poop
had known we're buried between The church doc" and II
churih.yard gate and what dreadful thing " would be
have IN n.s among them and Know them again 20 unearth
n,J pul;tc themselves had know all the niche m
nrchc in the church from child, til, could n pcr'ua'
myself that those the natural shadows, which 'a~
the pavement bur felt there were some us! hgue-
ding among AMI pecpin- ous thinking on Il" i''
cou have sworn n. looked up the dark chonc@l' t'A'
saw HIM in HI. u,un place, wrapping Ms 'nrond a'G M,
and ,hircring as ne fell cold All this tGe ,a' n,''
and listening, and hardly dared to Ifn'nS hand. AZ d
,;a,e ,brrc runc-no, tina, belt for mad hardly ''''"'
he repc-but another .,i T.,
heard the ringing another bell and deep d., t "