The Lancaster ledger. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1852-1905, 1856-12-10

"H'"Sl NoH' courage aItr tlIat, SHAH mud
"a Toe IL me But bark ,un # ,nu MAKE
any hiund-r om the way, aud lusr our
pr:z'', II will l." better tur Won To ,Iuir This
place before 1T eyes on vuu again Do
N"n understand me :"
~ ,e-ye YES ~ s,amnered, with chat
trrrg tee,h.
Aic YOU ready"
,eye Yes" | gaspei,
"Weil, come here. where are you ~
"Ail this time 1t was SO dark that
could not see anything l.ut faint line of
white, which | kucw To- hc the shruul Of
the c",p>c; hui ie.t carefully round tii
got hold oi Bcijemiu, who told me to
take oil my cloak, and them rearing the
cold dead tod! up again>, my back, he
heg"n liking ITS cold arms about my neck
-Ulddng me take bold oi them, aud
draw them well over, and keep them con.
cealed, and be sure and not let 20 oithcm,
on any condition whatever, as | valued
my life.
" Ali the torturing horror experienced
a> ! mechanically followed his directions
Tongue could not descric il
Al 'eugth. ha,iug adju,ted the corpse
80 Iha, | uiSht bear it utl wnh con para.
tive ease, he threw my long blavk coax
over 1t. and over my arms. and ias,-ucd it
VII u rao.+d ,%-,GI my aeck, aHd then ~.
qu'r,d:
" Now M"ruis do YOU ;hnk YOU can
hnd The NAY 10 your room J"
IL do do don't know" gasped, feeling
as It | should sink To the e,Ir,h y, Tie frs.
stop.
Weli. YOU cannot lose yowr way if
You =" >iiarghl ahead" lie rep.ied.--
"hrrP III lhG middle Of the road na,l it
MA 'Hke You to College Green, au. thea
-" are al right. Come push "n, Lct ,re
!o"i b""icn grows i"" heavy ,he distance
Is "ni, good nuu mIic
set luEwHri. with trembling ucrvcs.
rxi'c:trng 10 sink To the around AT every
step; hu' gradually my terror, instead OF
weakening. gave me strength; and | was
soon on the run-sl''ashing through mud
AND w"'cr---wi'h The storm howimg about
nr 10 fury, and Ghe cold corpse, a. fan.
ci"d, camsIug to me ike n hidcuu, vam.
pre-.
"iiow | rrarhcd my room, do NOT
know. bui pIobabiy Nv Soat of instinct,
for | only remcDber Of my Lrain being in
wild, tevcrish whirI, with ghostIv phau.
touis al! about me, rs one sometimes sees
them IN dyspeiic dream.
bnt EG"ch my room did with my
jrad burden on my back and VAS ailer
wards told that made wonderful time ::
Tor Benson aud his fellow student, fearing
Tie loss OF their sui ject--wI.ich on ac
count Of the difficulty OF getting ladies.
WAS very valuable. followed close behind
the, and were Obliged to run at the top Of
their speed TO keep me within hailing dis
taucc.
The first | remember distinctly, after
getting 10 my room, Was the finding my.
sell awak" III bed, with II dim cnpsc,osnc,s
Of something horrible naving happened.
though what, tor somU minutes. could
not tor The life { me recoIlect. Gradual
~, however, the ,rpth dawucd upnm ne :;
apd then | felt cold perspraliom start
from every pore at The thought that per
haPs l was occupying room alone with
corpse. The room. was not, dark there
we've n few emters in the CRATE which
threw oui rrdhy light; aud learfuiIy
RAISING my head, glanced quickly and
linidiy around.
And there there on The floor, against
the rIghI hand wall, hut lew .sct from me,
there, sure enough lay the cold sIIlI CORPSE
r"brd IN It's whire shroud, with CLEAN at
hrel'ghl resting upon It's. ghas.Iy face,
which Ia my excited fancy seemed la
move. Dad II novel WAS gazing up
"n us thrilled and fascinated wtn an uu
drscr,bsbI- terror, when, as sure as see
you now, | saw the lids ofits eyes uBciose,
and saw lis breast heave AMI heard a low
=. .a.d ,n,,an,
Great God = I shrieked, anil fell back
into swopn.
How long l. lay Unconscious do not
know, but wheu ! came 10 myseIt again, i,
is a marvel to me that, in my excited
Stale, did not lose my senses altogether,
AMI become the tenant Of mad house |;
for there, right before me--siaDding UP
in its white shroud--with It's eyes wide
open aud staring upn me with its fea-
lures thiu, hollow, and .drNh.husd-was
the corpse | had brougi.l from The GENE.
tery.
I'm Gods name, avaurt = gasped-
"Go back to your. grave. aud rest in
peace will never disturb YOU again"
The barge, hollow eyes lookeh more
wildly upon me-lhc head moved--Ihe
lips preJ--and voice in solnew hat
sepnlchrai tone, said:
Where nm II Where am II Who
are youi Which world AN ini Avn
| living o. deadf.
You were dead,"I gasped. sitting up
IN ted aud feeling rs II my brain would
bust.wilh. pressure Of upspeakslle hor
ror; YOU were dead and buried, and
was one Of The guilty wreiches who this
night disturbed you in your peaceful re- /.
But 90 hack poor ghost, in Heavens
nHme! and no mortal power hall ever in.
duce me TO come nigh YOU again!
"Oh feel fsint!' said the corpse.
gradusIiy sinking down upon the Soor