Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1852-09-02
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affair, cam E forward to lay down Their
money andyin a minute or two the
| fifty guine as were subscribed. The
merchant appeared so sure of win
ming, that he placed all the stalle les il
the Students han IDS, and prepare d fol
his experiment. We selected for the
purpose small sum house in the
garden, perfectly isolated, and having
no means Of exit but a window and
a door, which wer b carefully fastened,
after placing the yd dung man within
We put writing mat $rials on a small
tablet in the SUMMER house, and took
away the candlesE We remained out
side, with the p@dgar amongst US.
In low, solemn Ed lice he began to
chant the follow ing lines:
"Vhat rbiselh ST. bw 81 ON The ocean caves
And tie stormy smF2
The phahtom pale SCI his backened foot
On lho lfesh hufl
: Then raising his voice solemnly
he said--l'
You asked to sec your FRIEND,
Francis Villiers, NJ Ro was drowned
three yearsIago, pfftA be coast of South
America Il what doIy Iou see?'
i see,' sIlid the student, "a white
light rising nea I th4 window; but it
has no forIp X it is life an uncertain
cloud
be spect remained
profoundlyIsilent.
Are yo4 afraid?' asked the mer-
chant, id a loud voice.
4 am Not replied the student
firmly.
After a moments silence, the ped
lar stan np$sl three times on the
ground, anl sung:
"And the phantom White, whose clay
cold face
Was o1ce SO fair,
Dries wnh his shroudlhis cingng vest
And bis seaiessed hair
Once more the solemn question:
You WHO would see revealed the
mysteries Of the tonb-what do you
see now3'
The student answered in a calm
voice, b ut like that of a man, de-
scribing things as they pass before
him:
4 see The cloud taking the form
Of ph4 mt ON: its h cad is covered
witha long veil-it stands still
Are you afraid?'
4 ann mott
We look ed at each other wi th hor-
ror stricken silence, while the mer-
chant, raising his arms abe we his
head, chanted, in sepulchral voice:
''And The phantom said, as he rose from
The wave,
He Shall know me in soolhl
will 60 to my friend, gay, smiling ant
fond,
AS III our first youlh2"
sWbat do you see?' said be-
4 see the phantom Advance; he
lifts up his veil-it is Fra dnciS Vii
liers.. lie approaches the table-he
-writesl- 1t is=his signature!1
Are you afraid?'
A fearful silence ensued; then the
student replied, but in a b altered
voice:
4 am not
With strange and frantic gestures
the merchant then sang:
"And the phantom said 10 the mockins
sect,
come from The South:
Pu, thy handaon my hand-thy heart OF
my. henri;
Thy mouth onmy mouth
sWh bat do yon see?'
sIIe com es-he approaches he
pursues me- he Will have me! Help
help Save mel E
Are you afraid noGc2' asked The
merchant, in i mockilg voice.
A piercing cry, and then stiflet
oroan wern Ttbe only renly to tbi:
terrible question.
'Hel p the rash youth said th'
merchant bit tterly. I have, | think
won the wager; but it is sufficient 10
me to have given him a lesson. lie
him keep hi money and be wiser il
the future
| He walked rapidly awhy. w
opened the door Of the summe
house, and found the Student in con
vulsions. A paper signed with tn
name 'Frandis Villiers, was on tn
table. AS soon rs the student
senses were restored, he asked vehe
mently whefe was the vile sorcere
who had Subjected him to such hol