Sunbury American and Shamokin journal. [volume] (Sunbury, Northumberland Co., Pa.) 1840-1848, 1847-03-06
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| vas ooce called upon iu ny senior year 10
watch with an insane studsut f9l-Ncg 81
II had showed ell dsy. but the sun hsd e.,
wi'ha rcd rift in the clouds, and the face OF the
shv was s~ep, In an hsur perfectly clsat. !, The
n'iglorious arch Of heaven was q mass ofspatk.
ling aara t.sasf rFtroE
0fcykng slept, and I. we,ried Of the enid
philosophy Of he Latin poess, took 10 ny Boob
Of biartyrs"ar ,.,e. @s "A, ..gio,a a.sil 3
Il wss description In the narrowing Si,h'
h,!oess Of the lsnpusss o. SIdsn timss, painting
.,no+, the sr,iculsts creams q an impslsd
Chrisian. ..q .g,.,,s - -, +. :, .,.@,
The walnu, sfsoss had hunt 10 . bed o,
bright co"ls, and eat essine into H. ,o,s'ly an.
able 10 shake Of the Nssful incubus from my
breast. The martyr was thereon the very
hnar,h-wi,h the stakes scornfuliy crossed in
'is eo'y; and, as ;he large Goals cfacked a..
suder and revealed the brightness within, |
seemed To follow the nsfverehdine Instrument
rom hip TO shoulder, and suffer with him psne
Tor psne, as if the burning redness were the
r,t,s Of his fevsrsd blood.
,Ahc!'
I struck on the ear like the cry Of an exul.
,ing dni
sbtunk into the chair 40 the swfu cry was
repeq,ed, and looked elowly and with difficult
cunrage over my shoulder. a single fierce
eye was fxed upon me from the mass Of bed
clothes, and, for a moment, the relief from the
l''nr OF some supernatural presence was like va.
tor to parched tongue. sank bAck relieved
tAo the chair.
There wss rus:ling Immediately in the bed,
md starting again. found the wild eyes of my
p,tieut fixed steadfastly upon me. He was
creeping steadily out Of bed: bis bare foot tou.
chsd the floor, and his loes worked upon it a. if
he were feeling his strength, and. in moment,
he stood upright on his feet, and with his head
c,rwsrd and his pale face ivid with rage. step.
pod towards me. ! looked TO the door, he ob.
rved tho glance, and in the next instance he
eprang over the bed, turned the key, end dashed
m turiously through the window.
Now said he.
'1rey!iug: sa,d.
had heard ,ha, calm and fixed eo1s would
cnut,ul inadnan, and with most difficult ex.
cf,;on met his lowering eye. sod We stood
looking at each o,hcr for full minute like men
ot marble.
Why have you lef Jour bod y mildly
eaJd
To kill you, was the appalling answer; and,
IN another momeat the light stand was swept
from between Us, and he struck me down with
a blow that would have felled giant. Naked
as he was, had no hold upon him, even II In
muscular force had been his match, and with.
ont a minutes struggle yielded; tor resisserce
was vain. His knee was upon ny bresst and
bis LETT hand in my hair, and he seemed BY the
tremulousness Of bis clutch 10 b hesitstirg
whether tie should dash cut my brains on the
hearth. could scarce breathe with bis weigh,
upon my chest, but tried with the broken
words could command, to move bis pity. He
laughed as only a maniac can, and placed biz
hand on my throot. Oh. God shall I ever for.
get the hendish deiben,ion with which he clio.
sed those fevcrish fingers.
'Greyling. for God's sake. Greylingr
Die, curse your
10 the agony Of euffocs,ion struck out my
atm and almost buried il 10 the 6re on the
hearth. With an expiring thought l graspeG
handful o: red hot cosls, and with my renal
ming strength pressed them agains, his side.
Thank God" I exclaimed with the frs
breath. as my eyes recovered from their sick
ness, and looked upun the familiar objects o
the chamber once more.
The madam sat crouched like q whipped dol
in the faIthest corner Of the room, gibberinI
and moaning with his hands upon his burn, side
felt that lhsd escaped by q miracle.
The door was locked, and in dread of snethe
attack. threw up the window. and to my un
u,terable joy, the figure of a man was visible q
pon the snow near the out.buidings Of the Co
iegr. II was a charity student who had rise
before day to labor in the wood yard. ! shot
ted to hin, snd Greyling leaped to bis feet
There is time yeti! said the m.dman 81
as he came 70 Jne With The same panther.lik
caution as beiure, seized heavy stous pitchs
standing 10 ihe widow seat, and hurled it
him win fortunate force and aim. He to
stunned on the floos. The door was burst ope
AZ 'he mex, moment, and calling for assis,anc
wa tied the w,id Mlssouriau in his bed, bous
% hls head and side and committed him