Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1855-01-26

; which | have thought so much, and hav
loved to connect with my antiquarian
studies. Oh, that were safe ON m,
own score My last thought had beer
prophetic of the fate that awaited me.
The Graf was in right merry mood;
blood and rapine had always most hiIa
rious effect upon him. He turned round
to me, seizing me by the back of my
neither garments, and hosting me on to
the table in front of him; with grin and
a ferocious squint he exclaimed, Now
Hans Peter, we will arrange your affair.
When returned to the castle instead of
being at your place to receive me, you
were absent and as hear, employed in
some precious peccadillo Of your own.
must, once for all, settle you down in life:
you are too volatile, therefore, in favor.
ing your views upon Gratchen. l shall
prevent your communicating the morals of
my troopers, and am sure that | shall
be uniting you to one who will be care.
ful Of you, and correct your rowing pro-
pensities, for know the character OF
that fair-haired damsel; let her be. called
at once said he, raising his voice, 'and
bring Father Grausack with her. | ap-
pealed and entreated, but the jovial Graf
of these good old times, the more | show
ed my aversion 10 be thus summariIy dis
posed OF, was the more delighted at the
wl,im that had seized him: and Gra.chen
entered shortly after at one door, while
the drunken lriar arrived by the 9TH
er.
The beauty Of Gratcher was of the
masculine kind; she was more than six
feet high, large, broad. sturdy, and wild,
her locks hanging over her shoulders
like the name OF young colt; she had a
lerocious oblqueness OF vision, and was
led forward with a mock ceremony; but
not caring to teign even maiden coyness,
was rejoicing in frightlul caehinnatons
of mrth while the ceremony was being
proceeded with, and al its termination,
received from Graf full stoup of swine,
II streamed at one GU p down her capa-
cious throat AT sign from her mas
ter she shouldered her prize-myself-
and bore me off in triumph out of the
hall and along the passage through which
had arrived. The door of the Cell from
whence | had issued into ahis deviis
abode of the middle ages, was wide open
and, struggling hard with the vixen,
released myself from her grasp lest be
fore we reached it, and sprang ihrons i
it, closing II against her with bang tla,
seemed 10 shake the walIs-alI was pro.
foundly dark and perfectly quiet again
as sank painting into a corner; but in
an inslan, after, heard low laugh from
the opposite side, and voice addressed
me, which | soon recognized to be that
OF the little man in ret who had brought
me into all my misery.
i hope, Mr. David Horncastle, the
slight insight 1 have been the means o
giving you into the life and fashion Or
the Rhine i'll the middle ages, has beer
perfectly agreeable, and accoras with
your antiquarian propensities and sympa.
thies. You have just passed through ar
episode of my own life, whereby became
possessed of d lovely young wife, bu
was not rid OF her so soon as YOU. Take
warning, David, and do not be too ready
to leap INTO matfimony'
During this speech the litter monster
advanced from his corner, and in a trce
had dispossessed me OF the mantle and
other parts OF his wardrobe with which
had been clad, and which had WORKED
the unseemly change in my way of life
felt myself once more David Horncas
tie, Esquire.
is there anything more that can d
for you!'
Nothing begone!
oh, don't be erumptuous, Da vid.'
4 say. leave me; have you not suffic
iently tormented met
Il have given you lecture on antiqui
ties; let me tell you something of Lavi
MIA
Monster, breathe that name once more
and will annihiate yon,' said /, grown
furious, for saw him, now that my eyes
had once more become accustomed tt
the light. grinning a, me in the corner.
No bad words, David. At parting,
tell you, you are old and stomachy; ruby
faced and headed. Dea
Lavinia is forced to have you for you
money by her sordid parents, and refus,
the man she really loves
heard no more. had been the pre-
of this little grinning demon Tor an meal
culable time, aud now, when Upon the
point OF being rel leased from thradom, h
seemed ben: upon renewing his tor
ments. could hear it no longer; | few
a, him, but he laughed loudly and hearti
ly as attempted 10 move HIM, aud crap
pied his cold, stony body; the more
tugged, The more he laughed.
OF a sudden, an angry frown assumed
the plase of the grin, and he said,, oh,
this is really trying my solidity too mucl
there, take that; AMI accompanying the
words with a powerful pedal actor
which was applied to my figure he pro
jeeted me completely through the wall oI
the castle; and fell, and kept on .aling
through immeasurabe space, till, with
crash, allighted on the ground benea,l
me, and l-good gracious, could it be
possible-l had tumbled from the place
where had incautiously fallen asleep
and during which period the above dream
must have passed through NV highly ex,