Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1855-07-11

He was always alone, and enveloped in
cloak He appeared tall and thin, but it was
impossible to distinguish his features.
| 1t was remarked that the door never opened
until small light like star appeared at the
upper window of house opposite the garden.
1t shone only for moment but during this
moment, the door always opened and the man
| OF the cloak appeared. As soon as the feet OF
| the unknown touched the pavement, two shad-
ows detached themselves from the extremities
| of the street; one from the direction of the
Rue st. Lasare, the other from that of the Rue
de la Victorie, and accompanied him in his
rapid walk. One might have imagined them
two sbtrri of ancient Venice, following MEM
Der of the Council Of Ten.
| A neighbor, one night, took fancy to pene-
trsfe: this mystery. He watched for the man
of the eioak, end followed him, regulating his
own step by step. But as he turned the cor
ner of the street, one of the shadows turned
and barred his passage. He attempted to pass
him, but was repulsed, and a war OF words en-
sued. While they were quarrelling the second
shadow came up and interposed, saying:
90 beg your pardon, sir. l know this man; (;
he is my comrade, but he is intoxicated. Pay
no attention to him, but pass on. He is very
strong, and at such times very violent. If /
do not succeed in restraining him, he might
injure you.
In the meanwhile, the man of the cloak had
disappeared.
About a month since, horseman arrived
~, d.; 10
| and galoped around it twice or three times !;
he then darted down narrow lane, stopped
near a thicket, fastened his horse to tree,
| and sat down upon the grass He next drew
a knife from his pocket, and like a shepherd
upon the banks of the Ligon, he began tracing
| figures and letters upon the slvery bark of
the birches. Nothing could divert him from
| this occupation. AS soon as the work was
completed, he detached the bark from the
| tree.
| said that nothing could distract him; the
| gallop of negro, however, had the power Of
| drawing him from his reverie. AS soon as he
made his appearance, the man with the PEN
knife leaped upon his black horse, and de-
parted in pursuit of him.
! The two horsemen left the Bois de B0ulogne,
and soon arrived before small house, situa-
ted on the road to Neully, and entered the
garden, at a single bound, leaping the hedge
which surrounded it, after which they could
no longer be seen.
A locker on, one day, after the passage OF
the negro, collected the remnants of bark left
under the birches by the dreamer. One OF
them had the letter c, upon it, the other the
figure 16.
Was it an initial and datea
At the extremity of the FaUbOurg dm BOuEe
a Spaniard resided last year who had the SUI
perb, naughty mien of descendant of the
Cid. He was still young, had no acqusintan-
ces, and occupied a handsome house with
court and garden.
This Spaniard who only wanted a rapiel
and pourpoint of velvet to represent an hi
dalgo of the time of Philip ID, remained Otter
a week without leaving his house. When he
went out, it was horseback, and always
alone. He was never seen to smile.
Twice every year, since he hal inhabited
the mansion, on the 18th of December, anC
the 18th of March, the windows were brilliant
ly Illuminated, the doors thrown open, vase
and baskets of flowers filed the apartments
and long files of carriages entered the court
yard but if any curious person had looked
into the court, he would have seen that no on
alighted from these carriages. They stoppe'
moment at the door, then drove away, an
others followed them.
An inquisitive stranger one night glide'
into the door, ascended rapidly the broa'
staircase, and, concealing himself behind som
hangings at the entrance of an apartment bril-
liantly illuminated, gazed around him.
He saw the Spaniard standing at the extent
ty of this empty room, by the side of a full
9 length portrait of lady, which was placed i
l the armchair. The picture was singularl
beautiful.
Whenever carriage stopped, servant /
livery announced with loud voice the name {
some imaginary parsonage. The Spaniard ad
- vanced to meet his invisible guest, salute
= him, and, making gesture as if to take hir
by the hand, conducted him before the POI
trait The orchestra mean while was playin
waltzes and polkas
An hour after midnight, the Spaniard Ell
: tered a neighboring apartment in which
e splendid supper was prepared he sat dow
d at the table, and servant placed the portra
" opposite him. He took glass, filed it, an
1t turning to his immaginary guests said-E' Gel
a tlemen we will drink to the health of Madam
the Marchioness."
lie Beneath the portrait a date was written, IL
,e 18th of March; above it, another, the lith
ut December.