Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1853-12-22

reading, ana win not puncn, coiu CHICK
en- and fire, looked forward 10 it as mere
ly a sludious night and as the winiry wind
of January ratled in at the old college win
dows, thrust my feet into slippers, drew
my dressing gown abou. me, and congra.u-
| lated myself on the excessive comfortabe-
ness Of my position. The Sy barie's bed
of roses would have been no temptation.
1t had showed all day, but the sun had
set with a red riff in The clouds, and the
face Of the sky was swep, in an hour to
The clearness of want comparison
your own blue eye, dear Mary! The all
glorious arch Of heaven was q mass OF
sparkling stars.
! Greyling slept, and |, weared of the cold
philosophy Of the Latin poe, took to my
Book of Martyrs" read on, and on
The clock struck il seemed 10 me The quar-
,ers rather than the hours. Time fled, il
was three.
"HorribIe ! mos. horrible!'' started
from my chair with the exclamation, and
felt as if my seal p were selllifled from my
head. II was description in the harrow
ing fsilhfulness of the language of oden
time, painting almost the arliculate groans
Of an impaled Christian. clasped the old
d,w 80 ;fnr haar, u.s s,;e;,a for Gash
Il,
Again al the fire. The large walnut Gag-
go,s had burn. to bed of bright Goals and
sa, gazing a, it, totally unable to shake
off The cea,fn, ;,cnbus from nv h,eas,
The mar,vr was ,be,e-on the verv
Ibear,h-wi,b The stakes scornfuIIy crossed
IN his hodv-.nd ss tho la,oe Goals crack
ed asnnder. and revealed the BRIGHTNESS
w;,hir seemed tn foIl,w ,be re,ve read-
inc ins,rumen, from hin to shoulder. and
suffer with HIM nano fo, nanc. as if the bprn-
;na redress " ore 9be ,aoIs If his feve,ed
ihlood
m,Lo -,
7, s,r,cL IN INV ear ,;L tho c,v ,r.,ex-
nluno 6end
"Aha y,
T SHRINK into Tho chair 90 tho c,v was
,eoea,ed and looke ed slowlv and with d;f-
6cnI, conraoa over NV sbonIle, A s;nole
6erce eve wss 6xed unon mo from The mass
Of bed cloths. am, for mou,syyr. y;,o ,s,.s
from the fear of some supernatural presence
was like wster to a parched tongue.
sank back relieved into The chair.
Tbe,e WAS . ,u.,,;og Immediately in the
Lol o.d s,.r,;,n .o.,, co,nd tho wild
o' &c ,;oa7 n,.n NO ue uas
.'s VI 10y ,t;,n p0" ~, ni biz ,oas no,L sd
s.ssp'' ;rha ca,I;m, ;,s s,,ona,t .nd
oP'" - = ~ ~. c.,
":,L ~. ho'I r,.,sa,d h;s n.l. (a.o
u"' w." :., .I ,ua,
'u "'' !. H. r. eh.o,uaJ 'ha alanos
.oJ".o 90 =. w. VIZ ;.,.n, ~ sn..na o,as, 49,
a"u ,ha 10 haJ 'aI 'r,sd ,ha kev nd dssheJ !, fn-
r;onlv ,bronoh tho w;njow
IN >, ga ho
sc,euI;,a >, s.,d Ib.d heard ,ba, q
,,1,o .nd soa o.zo would c,n,rd mad
aan I'D ,.;,h ,ha moe, d;n;cul, exer,;nn of
a.m. t;a e., r,lI n,;nn,a ILo man
"s'' ~ ..hIa
,.Whn h.,a ro, ,sf, van, hea,, mild
,u astaJ
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NJ" y"o Wa '''e opPa'A
.u, s,non, co., ho,o,, ,s .nJ ho e,rncL
! ,'1' ~ II tua raI
WI Wv" W." Nv" ''a' """'u t1
hoL 80, e h;,, ouan r. - ,"so,',ar s,e,a,l,
! ia to., IT,. .,"b 10 s.;,h ,,nn,s,s
"'o .,ir "'I a" '"o "'' N"'
srugg'e y'eiueo' 'or resistance was sa'n
ills ,lr. hnee was now upon my o'eas', ana us aH
.e &c" nanu IN "y "ae'' a"u nc see.'eu =!
'"e "e"'uiouS"eS' ., "'s I'u'c" 10 oe "es
'a'."g "he.hef ne snou'n daSn my l, pralns
ou' on Inc neaf'h' cou'u scarce orea."e
WIN ms we'gh' upon my chea'' ou' '''eo
win Inc broken words could command
20 move MS PIiy. lie laughed, as only
maniacs can, and he placed his hand on my
throat. Oh God! shall ever forget the