The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1855-01-10

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Never mind the stars; Iwisht to see you .
said voice he recognized. r, !; .,
The astroleger opened the door and Wal
deck entered. $3.50.
"Well, Mr.. Rahab, you have seen me be-
fore, perhaps you will remember said the
Wis itor.
al have, years ago." replied the astrolO-
ger indifferently. as ,- --s-.
t"Why. Mr.. Conjurer, you are announced
by the crier as having just arrived in the
country" ~
81 have seen you from the nations OF the
East" 90 fr sas
"The devil you have; you are the most
long-sghted man ever saw"
"Mine is not a mortal vision," returned
Rahab, in solemn tone. ya.ga t4sias
. "Perhaps not" replied Mr.. Waldeck, aw-
ed in spite Of himself at the solemn bearing
Of the conjurer;;"perhaps not. Ihave, come
to ask an explanation Of the extraordinary
words you whispered in my ear last night"
'What explanation is needed! You un-
derstand them," said Rahab, in a tone SO
stern as to startle his auditor ...-.
II do not, on my honor. Here is my hand; !;
tell me more" 7rad a7r irrt Poi" glf
"Nay, you would shrink to hear the aw-
full revelations Of the stars in relation to
your past and future lfe." .ar.r ~ -at
"No matter; we are alone, and no COM
ments can be made" r'
GAS you WILL" said the conjurer as he took
the godsmith's hand. "The past is plain,
the future must be won from the celestial
bodies. There is blood here, as have told
you before. You are murderer" - q. .. .
"Fool!' exclaimed WaIdeck, pale and
angry at the intelligence, "but 60 on with
your gibberish." n rs.sE -s.tat -
"You have taken the life of an old man,
and concealed his body. You have buried
it"-and the conjurer paused to consider
whether he should risk guess at the locali-
ty--"near the fortfcatjon on the neck"
"Ha, ha, ha =" laughed Waldeck, evident.
ly relieved from the oppressive doubts which
disturbed him. 81 suppose some. one has
told you that my partner was murdered 2"
81 needed not be told"
"And you have invented this story to frigh-
ten me.'' ....., ... .....-.s ..
b "Did it not startle you I" said the old man
suddenly. .E I
"No, old dotard But you are SO wise, let
me invoke your aid on another point. When
my partner disappeared, he had ON his finger
ring which" .".aa ago
"He had not" said the conjurer, readily.
"Such was supposed to be the case"
"The ring was moved before his disappea-
rance" r-ag- .s..s r. ....aq
81 "And do you happen to know where it is?"
81 do not precisely; but it is somewhere
in the shop. When the stars are favorable,
| shall make calculation which shall de-
termine its else locality" ias-
"You seem to be aware of my purposes"
"There is no conjuration about this, for the
lady who was in your company last night
requested it, replied Mr.. Rahab, with un-
expected candor. 'Geal q, .4.,a
Mr. Waldeck took his leave, satisfied that
the conjurer, though he told some truths,
was not infallible. He was little inclined
to be superstitious; he had been startled the
previous night by Rahab's ready statement,
and he had sought this interview to relieve
his mind. His wisdom was certainly Won
derfuf, but, to his knowledge, he had made
several mistakes, which was quite enough to
overthrow his claim to- supernatural intelli-
gence. View'it ashe might, however, there
was something mysterious about the man
something that he could not fathom; aud his
own disturbed judgment did not at all dmin-
ish the wonder. ia!. ,,...--,.., 4af.a .ao.ja&
yH .H fro BE CONTINUED. -.sw