Litchfield enquirer. [volume] (Litchfield, Conn.) 1829-current, 1852-06-24
LITCHFIELD ENQUIRER
LITCHFIEI.D, June "a 1859.
A SINGULAR STORY.

Der of the Water Care Journal. Its inci-
dents will remind the reader Of the Scot,
fish second sight, Ofwhich We have so many
examples.
/ was at school close student, young
ambitious lad of sixteen, somewha. home
spun but strong in uprightness. and cen
sciou$ of power, Ny Dear father was sick
and gradually undergoing that grand me-
'tempsychosis which the shallow thinker
calls Death, It was stormy day in Janu-
airy !; the snow had fallen two feet deep,
when started for my home. eight miles,
distant. My father had written me that
he wanted to see me, he" wanted to look
intomy face-he wanted to give me in
junction after injunction not to forget my
duties 10 him in the care Of his wife, my
mother. He need not have Said it. l
could not-l never can forget him or her
Death A man such as my father never
dies. He lives in his counse!s full Of wis
dom as they were of heart in his examples
ripe from vide observation and varied ex,
pertinent, constituting ample experience
in his prime iples, which were absolute, as
great moral truths are in his very mis-
takes, which were very few and were not
small. Ills desire 10 see me growiDg ort
Of feeling that he might, at any hour,
pass onward,' and to give me counsel, was
natural, but not necessary. But his slight
est wish was law to me. and started for
home, as have said. on foot, Weary
walk, this trudg;ng in an ul.broken snow
path. Before / reached our door
thought my body would tire out completes
ly-but it did moi. accomplished it.
l ate my supper. chat,ed awhile with
nay parents and went to red in my old beds
room. My father and mother left sit>
ting in the kitchen. 'graiifed at my arrival
nd proud Of me. '''
| fell asleep-awoke, and arose and
dressed came into the kitchen, and took
seat between my father and mother -
rney looked surprised. and inquired why
had left my bed.
said |, Has nobody been in here since
| went 10 bed p -
Has nobody been trying to injure you,
father! Has no one demanded money Of
,ou p
Mo-
Well replied I, there will somebody
ome, and that is Why have left my bed,
II least have dreamed there would, and
ne dream is no Illusion to me, but fierce
teaiity.' .
NV father smiled as if incredulous, YET
As though he asked'no Drawer or better de-
tenders than his boy. At that Instant, my
mother, a very cautious woman, heard u
rap at the door, and stepping to it as
supposed to inquire who WAS there and
what was Wanred, instead, opened the
door, aud in came terrible gust of wind
and suow-tt,r the night was htdeous-and
with them III irched in a woman.
Size walked halfway from tn door to
the ire, when she discovered me, ani
evidently took her aha ckby my pressnce
saw THIS at Il glance. saw the creature
| OF my dream, knew was destined to
struggle, aud grew in strength as
looked ut my deas father and motrer. She
took IA CHAIR, turned Its back to the fire, and
seated herself with her face in the shadow.
kept my seat and appeared to give nc
attention to her.
WHO are you 2 inquired my father,
What's thai to you p SAID she.
! Everything, ii You are TO stay in my
| house, nothing # you are not
''.What if will not tell you =
| Then you must leave tue house !,
LEAVE the House p exclaimed she, !
should like to SOC anybody here Try 10 pu'
me outv
"'WEat if call my men and throw you
out neck ana LID els = .
You have not got any men. they have
all gone home
How do you know :,
Tmquired at The last house on the road
before came here. 1t 10 Saturday night.
( and / was told your laborers all went home
Saturday night, and that you lived alone.
| l glanced at my father, he was pale but
his courage ebbed not a whit. tie was
helpIess-not able to gel out of his chair
and he surmised strange occurrence 8, fol
/ he had received not less than eighteen hun
bred dollars that very week from his large
wheat sales, and he saw what was before
him. This nag was either a decoy, or 9
man in disguise, whose object was robbery
| could see all this was rapidly passing
Through my fathers mind, but it did no
bow him the ninth part of an iuch. 81
sat still, as il | suspected nothing but 1
war of words, the nag had an old quiltet
| hood and an old bombazine cloak, which
cane 10 her ieei, and was belted about thu
body.
| You are woman said father.
.Of course am, what do ask that ques
ttion for p ..... .....
Have you husband :,
| Yes
Where does he live 2
In 'rruxton.'
'WeIl, then if you have husband. wa.
do you not live at home instead of gaddin.
about such nights as this alone-a nigh
fit only for 6ehds to be abroad Z
why don't YOU set the North River OF
FIRE = said she, leaping from her chair ant
springing towards my father, at the back o
lmy chair, and Kissing through her teeth
In teach you why am here
| Ny mother screamed and run, my fathe'
made an Intellectual attempt to get out o.
the way, but Instantly yielded. resolved Il
take what awaited him, and was out o.
my seat as quick rs the bag. and as che
passed me on her way to grapple my tath0I