The Evansville journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1834-184?, 1843-11-02


the mysterious, exciting study 81 astrunouiy
had increased this inhrmiiy in a most extra
ofdiaSy and terrible manner. At times, be
was haunted BY a vision Of a woman Of dis
gushing ugliHcss, Bh0 seem 10 pursue aud
torment him wherever be went. In a few
hours delirium and sometimes raging mad
ness, would ensue from this hallicinaiion; and
and though he regularly recovered fee from
the terrible creation Of his mind, il was with
a constitution more and more decayed by
each successive raylge Of his disorder.
As he advanced, however, TO manhood,
these violent and destructive attacks became
less and less frequent; and at the time that
he met with The beautiful English lady.
though bis conscience seemed TO tell him he
was no cOmpaniOn for a delicate woman. he
tried to persuade himself that his consttu-
ton had al last mastered bis Imagination;
aud that be was as fl society as his less ex-
citable fellow men. And he thought there
was much excuse for him, Cor who could
withstand the quiei. vet intense affection OF the
English wom1nl Who could resist the temp
iaiion oflislening 10 her sweet musical voice,
OF watching her sad, soft blue eyes, or 81
hearing her iascinaiing conversational She
was 50 devoted, so gentle, 50 enthusia site,
on his favorite subject so patient of hts peev-
ishness aud melancholy, so consideraie oil
his enjoymenis, so comforting in his aifl ctions,
he must sure have been without heart or
feeling TO have been coldly calculating on
possibilities az such a time. He schOoled
himselfto think that II was solitary life that
bad so effected his faculties, and that a com
panion--and such a compinion as hrs be-
trolhed--wouId drive out all remains Of his
disorder, even suPposing il TO be still exist
ing. In short, the eloquent pleading Of the
heart uiumPhed over The still. small whisper
circumstance: the wedding day was fixed,
I and remarked. with surprise. that the nearel
Y Il approached The more melancholy did Vol
purno become. However, the cermony was
performed with great splendor, and the bri-
dial party set out 10 spend the day on the
mainland, where the friends Of the bride
were 10 say farewell before she proceeded
with her husband on The wedding tour. They
were chatting merily in the little hotel al Mes.
tri, on the mainland, when they were horifed
by suddenly hearing sounds Of frantic laugh.
ter, followed by wild shricks Of agony, and
the student rushed into the room, his frame
cousulsed With horror. and drawn sword in
his hand, . ifpursuing something few yard.
before him, with an expression of mingl ed
fury and despair. Before The no uiiicd guests
could interfere, he bad jumped from the win.
dow, and, with the same shrieks Of laughier
y sped accross the country in pursuit Of hi.
phantom enemy.
Il Assistance was a hand; he was instantly
followed; but with supernatural strength h
held on his wild course. We vas occasion
ally sccn. a. be paused ior an instant 10
strike farously inihc air, and his cries Of an
Euish were sometimes borne 70 The ears Of hi
pursuers; bat they never gained on him, an'
unless be neared a villsge, and was SLOPES
y ihc inhabitants, his capture seemed i'm