Plymouth advertiser. [volume] (Plymouth, Ohio) 1853-1988, 1855-07-07

eySc euouiI suVouhiot oouic ie'cioeion
perchance SO awful as to ruin memory and
reason forever.
Light the lamp, / say, and you will see
that there is no ground Tor either terror or
anger
NORTH fancied there was some abatement
in the awful solemnity Of the tone now
some thing human and persuasive in the
voice.
i am poor and broken soul-more
worthy Of your ruin than your wrath, it
added.
But why do you visit me thus 2?
i wish to ask a question
ASK, in Heavens name, and have qrick-
ly done with me 7
AT one time there was a beauteous
presence in this home-glolious as an an
gel, and sweet as the spirit of love -
Have you seen her-Clemenza Won Strei-
ben q
'Clemenzal' exclaimed Moritz in amaze
ment. What would you with her? .
Then you know her?
That do
is she alive and well ?
She was four days ago.
so lately! Have you seen her SO late
ly as four days ago p
Yes
! .Whereg
In Vienna
She was ailing, and her father took her
thither for change of air and scene, thank
Heaven or should never have beheld
her,
DO you lover her then p
'Ay; that | dol love her as never
mortal loved before
The voice was silent, but there was a
deep long-drawn sigh.
Love her exclaimed Moritz again
what would I not go through to prove l
/ love her? Even now am bound upon
: a long and difficult enterprise on her be-
3 half
3 'Ha + what may that be 2
l Before the war, she was betrothed to a
g captain in the army of Wurtumberg, who
E. has never returned, and whose fate has
never been ascertained. To his memory
Clemenza is still constant and till she is
assured of his death, will hsten to no 9th.
er suitor. I go to seek him--Konrad
| Povelski.'
Alas! vain enterprise. Povelski is nc
9 more!
f How know you that p
, BY reason of evidence stronger thar
Y any the world can furnish. I tell thee
S again---thy journey will be taken for
nought; Poveliski is no more !
0 oh, let me hear How do you know
!. that ? What evidence can you give me
r what incontrovertible assurance ? Let
me hear--let me hear 7 exclaimed Moritz
f greatly agitated. If he has fallen in tht
d war let ME know where lie his bones
h 'Inthe cemetry Of Potolsk they whiten
e for Konrad is no more answered tn
d voice, in accents of such choking patho
u that Moritz was touched to the heart.
a There is some mystery here, but com
It what may l will endeavor to unravel,' h
exclaimed.
e Putting down the pistol, he strove t.
kindle light. There were no commodi
|. GUS lucifers or congreves in those days
y and fire was commonly produced with tn
!. clumsy machinery of flint and STEEL
With trembling fingers, Noritz smote tn
,; steel against the stone until the tinder il
n the box was ignited. A minute after, tn
lamp was lit, and shed its soft light owe
, the chamber.
n An exclamation of amazement brok
d from the young man as he beheld the forn
and features OF his visitant. 1t was tn
{, same parsonage that he had seen standing
10 and waving hs hand in the street. He ha
moved from the spot he occupied at tn
time the pistol was fired, and was no,
nearer the door. Behind that spot ther
- was gaping hold in the wainscot, tha
~ proved the destructive power ofthe weapo
oe The figure was clothed in dark habiliment!
was dreadfully haggard. thin and pale
in and the eyes blazed with light like the
of insanity
- why here is no ghost at any rate
o.;oa Mnritz his alarm changed to wonde
h, Come here my poor fellow. Thank Coz
IN l did not kill thee
4. NV errand is DONE said the visitan
e. Il have told thee Povelski is no more, an
IT, haply saved thee toilsome journey an
he fruitiess quest. In return, bid Clemenz
Won Streiben to remember the promise 81
made to her Konrad on the eve of his d
its pnrture for the war
ng The figure turned, and solemnly perform
'ul ed a military salute.
zee Go not yet. Oh, my God, he is wou1
or ded!' cried Moritz, as now, upon the stra
to ger turning. he observed blood tricklii
of dawn his right cheek. i have killed him
zee Come here this instant and let me see no
Oh thou art hurt
yn But before the words were well uttere
he the figure was gone. :,
Moritz hastily put on portion Of
,m clothes, took the lamp, and hurried dov
,as stairs. The porter, overcome by the de
potations of the evening consequent, p
haps, upon Moritz's generosity-was
t.: ting asleep in the passage by the concier
the front door being unsecured and on
,el latch. Moritz went out. but could see
be one in any direction; nor could the wat
| I man, when he awakened from 9 sleep
sound as Fritz's. afford any infcrinati
en-, He then went back and strove to disco
led whether there were any traces OF blood
Illy the ground. Finding none. however.
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