New-York tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1841-1842, 1841-07-07

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they could clearly hear above the and junu Of
doors mi. shout repeated and that with shrRes ard
energy which denoted that it from person in
great distress They looked each other turned
pale and held their breath. No stirred.
It in THIS emergency that Mr.. Wlle displayed
thing that strength Of mind aad plenudc Of mental
source, which rendered him the admiration OF all his friends
and neghbors After looking Mers. Parkes and Cobb
for Some ne in silence he capped his ha-ds his
cheeks and forth which made the glasses dance
and rafter ring-a longsaiaed discordaat below hn
rolled onward with tile wind and startling every echo made
the night hundred times boserous-a deep. loud
d mai brav that sounded ike human gong. Then with
every MS head and face swoln with the eXcrton
and ms countenance 7u;iSed with lively purple he drew
little FIRE and turning shack upon it. said with
dignity:
If that any comfor; 70 ANYBODY, they re welcome it
IF amt m soy for en- II either OF You gentlemen
lke- TO 90 and what the matter, you can m not
curious myself.
Viii. he spoke the c drew nearer and nearer footsteps
PASSED the window the latch OF the door raised itOpen
cd was violently shut agzin and Solomon DAISY, with
lighted lantern his hand and the rain streaming from his
dis rlcred dress, da she'd into the
complete picture OF than the little pre-
scented, it woud be difficult to imagine he PRECIPITATION
stood beads upon MS face his knees knocked together
his limb trebcd the power OF articulation quite
gone and there stood painting for breath gain. them
with such ivd ay looks, that they infected with his
fear though ignorant Of its occasion, and rejecting hs dis
MAYED and horror-strcken stared back again with
GU, ven,uring 70 question him; untl old John Wlet
fit of temporary INSANITY made dive at his and
ing him by portion OF MS dress, shook him and fro
until his very teeth appeared 10 rattle IN his head.
Tell u= what : the sir said John, or Il kill
Won ell Us what the matter, sir, another second
II have Your head under the bier How dare yo. look
like that Is any body following of YOU What do you
mean Say something. or Il be- the death OF you. viii.
Mr. Wilct. in his frenzy keeping his word to
the letter (Soomon Dasy eyes already beginning TO
and sounds
of choking man. from MS throat) that the two by
standers recovering in degree Pucked him of his
victim bv main force. and placed the little clerk Of Chgwe
chair Directing fearful all round the he
impoled them faint voice give him drink and
above all lock the door and close and bar the shutters
the room, without moments loss Of time The latter
quest did tend his hearers, I'LL them
with the comfortable sensations; they complied with
H. however with the greatest expedition; and having hand
ed him bumper OF brandy-and water nearly boiling hot
waited to hear what he might have 10 tell them.
Oh JOHNNY said Solomon. shaking him by the hand
oh ParkcS. Oh. TOMMY Cobb. WHY did leave this
house tonight On he nineteenth Of Marcho ali nights
in The year on the nineteenth OF March
They all drew closer the fire. Parkes. who
the door. started and Looked over his shoulder Mr.
Wc with great Indignation inquired what the devil he
meant by rhat-and then said. =" God forgive me, and
glanced his shoulder, and came little
When leii here tonight, said Solomon Daisy, lille
thought what day Of the month it have never gone
alone the church after dark this day, nt scvcn-and
twenty wears. ! have heard il said that keep
birthdays when alive the ghosts Of dead people
who easy their grayes keep the day they died
upon.--lIow the wind roars
Nobody spoke. All eyes fixed on Solomon.
- might have known'' he said, what night it was. by
the foul weather There such night in the whole year
round this is, always never sleep quietly in my bed
on the nineteenth ot March.
Go on sand Tom Cobb, low voice Nor | nc-
thcr"
solomon Daisy raised his glass to his lips; put down
upon the floor with such trembling hand that the spoon
tinklcd in ii like {, lte bell and continued thus:
Have ever said that always brought back 10
this subject in strange way, when the nineteenth OF this
month roand7 Do you suppose ii by accident,
forgot o wind up the ch4r,h clock forget it
any ohcrtinc though such clumsy thing that has
be wound up every day Why should escape my memory
this day o all others
.. made much haste down there as | could when
from here, bni had home first Cor the keys, and
the wind aud rain being dead against all the way,
pretty we'll much a. could do times keep legs
got there last opened the church-o.r and in. |
had not met soul all the and Judge whether
it dull Neither ot YOU would bear company
you could have known what come you have been
in the right.
The wind strong, that it much could
do 10 shut the church-duor bv putting whole weight
against IL and burst wide open with
ssch strength that any of would have you hna
been leaning against as l that somebody push
ing the other side However, the key turned
the belfry and wound up the clock-which very
down. and would have stood cckt in half hour
As took up my lantern again to leave tAe church, it
came upon all that this the nineteenth Of
March, 1t upon with sind OF shock ii hand
had struck the ,houghtupon my torcheand the very
moment, l heard voice outside the tower-risiug from
among the graves
nere old John prcciptnely interrupted tho speaker, and
begged that ii Mr. raIke (wh~ seated opposite HIM
and staring directly hi, head) any thing, he
would have the goodness mention it. Mr.. Parkcs apoo
giSed and remarked that he only listening which
Mr.. Wle angriy reorte that his listening with that kind
of expression in his agreeable and that i: he
could MT look like other people he had better put his peck
ehandkcrchet his head. Mr.. Parkes with great sub
mission plodged himself do if again required and
John Wllet turning solomon desired him proceed
After waiting until violent gust OF wind and rain, which
seemed shake that sturdy house its foundation had
passed away, the little complied:
Never tell me thai my fancy tina, it any
other sound which misook for that tell YOU Of heard
the wind whistle through the arches Of the church heard
the sieepe strain and crcak heard the it
driving agrns, the walls ieli the bells shake. saw the
ropes sway ard fro. And heard that voice
What did it say p asked Tom Cobb