Daily evening star. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1852-1854, 1853-07-13

to my seat. listened with terrific sus- I
pense---the footsteps approached with a I
heavy quick treadAI lost all power of
urging nv horse on. for feeling, like |
the horrors of the night mare, seized upon |
my Aculties' 2u' DIE ''l'sE f'' 10 |
'ayfs He. he! he ~ burst an hysteric |
laugh close upon nay ear My jaw drop
ped, my eyes started wildly from their
sockets, and my tongne clung to the
roof of my mouth. l'' II a''lI' 5'.-4'u
roqsoHe. he. he!" continued the sar-
donic exclamation and figure appeared
by my side The moon at that moment
giimmered through the haze of thin
cloud its light fell upon the object of
my terror. and showed me creature not
apparantly9 nor asiI|lbeleved of this
world. :, Its form was dwarfsh, scarcely
approaching four feet in height, with
broad brawny shoulders, supporting
head larger than all the rest of the body;
it was shaped like a cone and uncovered,
with long dotted locks hanging down
over the back like snakes. ,r,;.n ,-..-,, .'
Ny horse, as if participating in my, fear,
started back and stood still. My un-t
earthly visitsnt turned round, and giving
another unnatural laugh he fixed his eyes
Il am lost...' IinwardIy gasped when
/ saw the repalsive horror Of the visage
no language can describe the expression
it then had. had read and seen paint
| ings of the inmates of Pluto s regions, but
| nothing had ever seen so horrible as the
revolving countenance before me. 80 gr-
| I remained for few minutes petrifed; ;
my eyes fixed on--I knew not what. The
figure, during this time, laughed and
yelled, and made all manner of idiotic
! gfitnsce, throwing his body at the same
| time into various fantastic attitudes. ,..
NV heart beat thickly in my throat
1t was now verging towards midnight. |
was in the middle of dark, -dreary road,
far from s. house, Their was struggling
behind long line of vapor to make its
brilliancy visible, but without effect, and
the dimnessr of it's light only served to
make the surroundinggloom more CHASTITY.
I clasped, my, hands in devotion, and af-
( ter#srds endeavored to speak to my ON
! inous com osnien, but failed-anicy feel
ing, choked my uftersnce ] tried again,
and the accents tremhied on my tongue:
/ :" In the name of heaven = y ~
'.Het he! he!" interrupted the same
! horrible laugh. My horse started for
ward at the sound, the monster followed,
and before, reached the, top of the hill,
be Ieaped from behind into the seat along
side OF me-. Every feeling Of horror that
ever possessed man seized me; I concealed
into mass of snow, my eyes became be-
wildered, my brain reeled, ali dttering an
| hystering scream, sunk down senseless.
When [ recovered, found myself IN
bed in a neat apartment 1t was broad
day; an attendant was by my side. |
was informed I was at the house of Mr..
g., that / was sent there by the keeper
of the turnpike gate I'd which place my
horse had rode up and was stopped. l
| returned my Obligations for. the attention
| l had received, but declined giving an ac-
count of what had happenedli@ ~,
[ shortly afterwards learned that the
being had encountered was poor idiot,
I who was in the nightly practice of prowl-
ing about the country, frightening strang-
( ers, and known to all neighboring farmers
! by the name of chuckling Sam. @. 'e5
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cL JENNY LIND GeLDsCHMIDTl INA New
CHARAcTER.-UnderZ the head of Jenny
Lind, on, the operate stage, an English
paper gives the following piece of news:
The Briton correspondent of the Morn
ing Chronicle writes: If there be any
truth in an assertion of Dresden Echo, the
prophecy of an illnstrious composer, to
/ the effect that Madame Lind Goldschmidt
would again appear on the stage, is likely
tobe realized. The Echo says that Jenny
is to take, the heroine's part in Gold
| sehmidts Tochterlein, little Daughter. J
Upwards efTa year since, the great COM
poser alluded to, observed to a friend,
g The Lind is sure to return to the stage,
| and from two opposite causes, love and
revenge ie'How soe" demanded the
other. r! "Why," retorted the maestro,
tsif she should be disappointed IN her
husband, and not find the domestic hap
piness she anticipates, she will seek for
consolation and revenge in public ap-
4 plause; whereas, if she be happy, and
continue to love her husband, who has a
turn for composition, shewill need to salts
fly her vanity and affection by urging him
to write an opera, and she will appear in
I the first part, in order to insure it success,
be it good or bad. .9d' 2Hr0yG e-.f 80
It. may be that Goldschmidt's Little
Daughter may prove little. son. At any
rate, Jenny will be. the heroine in that
production. : l,''it i'..'-. - f--' g.
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Nv" "WHo is A SoU1Rr !"--You, my friend,
who lodged a mouthful of tobacco juice
upon my newly polished boot-you are a
squirt. YOU who bespattered my panta.