The Opelousas patriot. [volume] (Opelousas, Parish of St. Landry, La.) 1855-1863, 1856-08-09

7 Miss Strickland was q maiden lad
md forty, who had wearied the Dc
tssnltcse BY her reiterated attempt at
most unreasonable hours7 leastNA as
regarded the comfort Of her al late .ants.
One cold, stormy nigha setor D been
called to see Miss Sally IN succeeded as
usual in pacifying her .arsl IT her enjoy
Ing q sound; refreshing sleeA~ had hardly
arrived at home, drarehed through with the
rain which was falliy torrents, q got into
awakened by by a la at the door, b. :
voice without begg ITO get up in . n
msa' 4 his 0p ass ~ .aee. 4 asleep Sss and and hal
awake y he ;. sR5s( <a i1sR4 4 Ss; End | ss1 x 70 II {
SO so0t da No enauY N eoDditie Siog e The he
window he tssrised ..yrihed % find
that Ills idy Dor was Miss Strickland
that afte' le' bao 7 her an hour or two be.
fore, she suddenly taken down agar 4 ser
a messenger tolhasten his return and
he did not come quick, he would not tln~
alive. The messenger urged him to get ready
as soon as possible, aud in the mean time be
would get Bis horse and sulky up and have
them at the door.
lue uUCIUF, WOIu Oub WILL tIC lVpChICu Caih
and fatigued with his previous visit, hesitated
but finally decided on going, determined to
make an end of the job by either killing or
curing. -t'.'' 80
On his arrival he put on a gloomy and
CHASTITY countenance, said but very little and
very gloomily, and in all respects appeared
more like a stranger from another world than
the humorous and agreeable physician. On his
entering the room Of Sally, she noticed the
c%ountenance Of the doctor, and discovering that
something was preying on his spirits, as he did
not appear with his wonted cheerfnlness, she in
quired of him the cause Of his gloom and de-
preston, and begged him to unbosom his mind
fully and freely, as it would probably be the
last opportunity he would have.
He told her it would, be improper under ex-
isting circumstances-that as the time Of her
dissolution was approaching, it might terrify
and hasten her departure. She entreated him
to keep nothing from her, though it might re-
late to herself, for she was very DESTROYS Of
knowing the worst Of the case, and was pre-
pared to meet it, be what it might. He still
declined disclosing the cause of his melancholy,
and insisted that her remaining strength was
insufficient to sustain tho shock which it must
necessarily produce, and begged her to turn her
thoughts to other and more appropriate sub
jects. Though Sally supposed herself dying,
yet she was unwilling to die without having
her curiosity gratifed, therefore the
more strongly importune. ctor to keep
her no longer in suspense. ..sr getting her
curiosity and Imagination on tip-toe, he con
sented. He said when the messenger came last
for him, he was in a sound sleep and was dream
ing that he was in the land of woe-that
Beelzebub was conducting him to the various
rooms Of the prison Of despair, for the purpose
Of showing him their arrangement-that, in
passing the door of q room in which some
young satans lodged, he saw them jumping, and
skipping about apparently in the highest glee
and Beelzebub noticing it, told them to go to
bed and be quiet-that on their not obeying
his orders cheerfully and readily, he stamped
tremendously on the floor, adding with true
satanic emphasis, Go to bed, l say, and get
some sleep, for old Sal Strickland is coming
tomorrow, and there will be no sleep in pur-
gatory for a fortnight !" Miss Sally sprang
for the broom, but the doctor, catching up his
saddle bags, made his escape. The cure was
efectual.