New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-10-04


seek than your brother ITe uould on1v how
run into the shrubbery-,,o,, have roans,,od :,
! run in here. thouob how vou did :. In az +;vo,
passes nv poor c9mprehension 7 wos nat
moment picking the flower. vet in tlot r,dr,o,,
you were gone p
Alfred Glanced suddenIv and saarcb;no,v a.
me. His face became deadly pale, and. with.
out sneakinp a word he hu+ried froro tba ,.oor,
stCan you explain this;' said NV "a tbe,.
looking very much astonisbed
al hesitated moment. and than told bi,r
what had seen He toolr a ,inch ~ sr,,s =
fa ,nri+a bat;t ;.l, q pm vi 'n'"i-
be sarcastic, in imitation If VoItoire ss "
sssOne visionary in a foroilv ia o,oo,t g g,
he. Il recommend you not to tnrn yo,,rsoIt
into bad imitation of vour brother Alfred
Send your ghost after me- my eeood bov a,n
going back into the Garden ami ebnnid Ika ~
see him again.
sRidicule, s even much sbarnar than tbis
would have had little efFact ON ne Tf 80
certain of ony,I ~; -; - .t,, VI ne II was
that had seen nv brother in tho stndvWnou
more, had touched him: and ennaifn osr,ai n
that had seen his double-hs eTact si,oil,uda
in the garden. As far as any man conld know
that he was in nossess;on of he or,, ro-,.aa 7
knew myself to be in nossession If raira -. !.
alone to think over what had bebeid felt q
supernatural terror creenino tbrougb rnaea
terror which increased. when I recollected that
on one or two occasions friands had SsiJ H.,
had seen Alfred out aT d. az
him to be at home These statements ,rh;ot,
my father had lauchel at and hoJ ta,,,,,'t ~
to laugh at either as trick or a deIns;o,, o,,
part of others. now recurred In nv r,a,oorv a .
startling corroborations of what 7 had met seer,
myself The solitude Of the stndv cnnraSsaJ
me in manner which cannot describe Jieft
the apartment to seek Alfred deterro;,od ~
question him with all possible cau,ion on .bo
subject of his STRANGE trance and bs U o.e
at the moment when had awakened him from
it.
s. found him in his bedroom. still nsla and
now very thoughtful. As tbe first worfs j.,
reference to the scene in the study na ssed NV
lips, he started violently. and entreated mo
with very unusuo1 uyor,,tb of s,,onat nv
ner, never to speak to him on that s,lbiect AGAIN
never, if had any love or REGARD far him
OF course complied with his reonest The
mystery, however, was not destined to end
here.
''About two months after the event Which
have just related, we had ARRANGED ono evs.
ming to 90 to the theatre Nv fathar bod l.,
sisted that Alfred sbould he If tba nartv oh
erwise he would certainly have declined accom-.
panying us; for he had no inclination whatevar
for public amusements of anv Kind Hnwayar
with his usual docilty. he nrenared IN oba,, nv,
fathers desire, by going mn stairs To nut on b;s
evening dress. 1t was winter time, and he was
obliged to take a candle with him
ssWe waited in the 1raw;nr.rnoYo fo, h;s ro-
turn yery long timeNso Lone tbat m NV nss "a
was on the noinf of eapdino ,,7 sta;a ~
him Of the lateness of the bonr. when Alfred
reappeared without the candle which ha h eJ
taken with him from the room The cbastIv
alteration that had passed over his faeeWtba
hideous death look that distorted his features 7
shall never forget shall see Il to.noorra,v IN
the scaffold!
Before either nv father or T conld ut+ar n
word, nv brother soid-eI have been tal,or s,,d
denly ili but am hotter now IL ,,o,, st;iI
wish me to 90 to the theatre -,
"s Certainly not. nv dear Alfred ansrveroa
nv father swe ,nust send fr +bo It,, 49,
diately.' --''--''
PRAY do not coll in tho dooto, o;n l.
would he Of no usa will ,ai1 wv, ~, 81; ne
will let me sneak to Won alona '-'S' Il Sou
s.NJv fotber Iool.ir:, W san;i,.a,- aiun1
to me- to leave tpe seriously alarmed gned
hour remained absent snfrarina. ,,,ns4
rable SUSPENSE and anx;atv ~, nv hrottar,s ~
count When | was recalled 7 obserye5 tha.
Alfred was ouite calm tbonrL ot;il doa11, IL
NY fathers manner disnIayed an tatior tba
had never observed in II bafoua H. 80 -
his chair when re entered tha ,oo,,, and 1,r,
me alone with INV brother "'''' 1'A'
".Pronise me-, said Alfred i, ors,vor =, -, ',
entreaties to know what had ianDaneJN l-ry
ise that you will not ask me to tell Won more
than my father has permitted me To tslI II ;s
his desire that should keen certain things 81
secret from YOU
81 gave the REQUIRED promise. bnt oava II
most unwillingy. Alfred then proceeded
"When left you to 90 ami dress for the
theatre, felt sense of oppression ali over me
which | cannot descriha A. 60, 90 T -