Herald of the times. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1830-1846, 1844-10-24


ioto the SCI yet vault. It's sickly,
foolish sanc nine but | choose to
CRAFTY It. ich is the door /?
Nay, tha 20 part Of our bargain,
said the sex doggedly you 60 not
there.
i am not eustomed to refusalS whe u
\ | state my ishes,' said the soldier,
fercely and Iughiily. Lead the way
old man =
Not for b Indies lis as much as
my places th. Our present rector
is one Of the lost particular persons that
ever peered from pulpit. He talks
about The sa ktity of the dead in way
that makes e stare. Besides it is the
burial place Iall the family
\ The very eason Tor which l wish to
see H.
1 Not with N will,' said Moulter firm.
IIIy. Beside there's nothing to see,
nothing but pd collins, on my life
l Here C d the stranger. And he
placed pie Of gold on the seNion's
trembling pa p.
4 dare nd sir indeed | dare not.
said the latte nlreatingly, as If he felt
! the template WAS more than he could
resist.
/ 'Anothei eid his companion. and a
second pief(>k the same potent metal
Uttered in The old ma,i's grasp.
| 'Well, said Moulder, drawing a long
and heavy sigh, you must you must
would rather you wouIdn't-l'm sure
no good will come of it-but If you inSist
upon i, --ify oS insist upon i''-ard slowly
and reluctantly he Enclosed the ponder
Gus door which opened into the vault.
Il The burial place Of the Somersets was
large and imposing. 1t was evidently OF
an antique construction and of very con-
siderable extent. Escutcheons, shields,
/ Indictments, and helmets, were ranged
around the walls, all referring to those
who were calmly sleeping within its
gloomy recesses, while collins, pile upon
! pile, occupied the centre. One single
window or spiracle, of fifteen inches in
diameter, passed upwards through the
thick masonry 10 the external air beyond
and one of those short massive pillars
which we sometimes see in the cyprus o
very ancient churches, stood in the cen.
,re and supported the roof.
/ 'Well, sir, you are about satisfied,
take it, said the sexton, coaXing, TO his
companion, after the latter had taken a
long, minute and silent survey OF the
scene around him
H NO no y
Why, how long would you wish 10 re.
\ main here p
II 'At least an hour
'An hour | can't stay, sir, really
can't all thattime And to leave the
church, and what's worse the vault open
its thing not to be tho't Of. ! can.
not and what's more, will not
\ 'D"ard then lock me in he said
/ Do what you will. But leave me-
/ Leave you ! Lock you in ! And
here ! God bless you, sir ! you CAM
be AWARE
/ Leave me-leave me y said the
stranger, impeluous!y ; and he drew the
door towards him as he spoke.
'Whal +! wepId you be locked up anC
left alone wi,tl5lhem dead Som
'Go-and release me in an hour p
II I'm om,zemen, q, the s,ranyer,s men
air Of command. couraoc. and choice
Noulder denaneJ .The JoIlv Reggars
Law in h;s woy home. and The door stoo,
so iuyi,inplv omen. and the sounJa O,
mirlh and good fellowship which thence
issued were so attractive, ,hat he coul,
M, ,es,s, the foundation or washing avn,
lI,he c,,as oc the d,v i, co,l mini wer,
!, only TO drink 10 the STRANGER, health
4 This indulyence Moulder repeated G,
frenurn,ly as n, Ieny,b 70 lose all recol
I'laci,on ,i tho s,ranopr oc tho vanh o,r
| of his ,p,oin,m.n,' and il was only lat,
Il u, the mo,n;rc or the folov,no dav wbe,
his w;Ge ask ed oc him .c no had c,m.
honorably bv wha, was in his pocket !,
I,,h,, :, an oc,,v he ,.,no,,L.r.d b;.
i,ris,oer
T,euh,;,o !, evorv I;,,b and ,,nre.
.hcnJ;na bo T,nw No, ,ha, ho h,,,'nd +,
tho oh,,ah anJ n,l,,,LoA ~ .a,It
Thn a,,a.,a,I, ,,Li.h ,I,a.a a,.a,,ad biz,
h.rn,.d ,ha alJ n,an - biz J,;n, day
IThe rom,;ns If Tho s,ro,cor wo,o he Cor,
h;,, h,,, sn ,a,,od &c ,,,,;l,,.J -
/ .d;sGgrrod-,ba, no Cea,,re could h,
reco1n;zed even hv tho ne.res, relative
\ Rats in ,housonds and !, mvr;ads ha,
osso;Iod him, md hv ii. hrnIon sword
and the ,nuI,,ndes which law dco,
oround him !, was nl,in b;s res;s,ancr
had hssn o,II,n, and nro,r,c,cd Ru,
!, ova;lod nn, I;uIo nch;,, ,eno;nod
and that l;,,le was in s,,,e which !;
was painful for humanity IN Un1e unnn