The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1857-01-07

Ebeen strong, powerful, man. shiyered with
horror as gsxed, and then shrank back from
this hideous sight s ... .....,.-. "a. "a.
\ voi,e appeared to dhisper inrny ear, Where
are your carbon, hydrog,a and oxygen now?
1 reseated myself by the stove with my back
to the body, and enceavored 10 think of some
thing else, but his horrible features haunted me
still Ialnost fancied that he gras sitting up
right on his bier The supposition was too hide
GUS and moved my chair 50 ss to face the body
again. i had forgotten to replsce the sheet over
him. and the moment turned round his black
congested features meth.y eye, By a st,p2g
effort | rose up and again advanced to tie body
I took up the covering which had fallen on the
ground, and replaced it over his head; while SO
doing, the peculiar form Of his hands arrested my
attention. They were exceedingly large and
bony. Each of the finger joints were wider than
the rest of the finger, showing that his hands had
been endowed with great strength shGdder
ed when I'saw them, for the particulars of his
last crime md the one indeed which brought
him to the scafIold rushed into my mind.
| Ireturhedto my seat by the stove my thoughts
filled with his last fearful crime. | recalled
the nannern which nc had accomplished the
death ofhs victims, and could we'll understand
how he had been able to effect his purpose with
such strong hanls as he must have possessed.
l remained rilising thus an indcfiaite time to
me- for was so wTapt up il my thoughts, that
4 could not tell whether it had been ten minutes
an hour remember ofsuddenly turning my
eyes to the murderer's body, and fancied that I
saw the cloth covering him, move.
No. it could not he, it was only halucination
of my senses, and l endeavored to chase away
the idea. Again l. Thought saw the covering
mQve--there was no mistake about it this time
the fact was plainly visible to my senses Il
gazed horror strcken--I could feel the plocdre-
ceding from my cheeks The movement in the
covering continued. Oh, heavens! what was
that ISaw? One ofhis long bony hands proieo-
ting beyond the sheet-the fingers oonYulsiVely
opening and closing in the palm Of his hand.
was benumbed and could not move hand Or foot,
but could only gaze in mute horror at the terrific
; spectacle. . r...,.... 49,. .,ars.. ....
Slowly the body Of the murderer rose to asst"
ting posture, and gjarcd around the room. His
features appeared ten times more hideous than
ever. His face remained as black as it was be-
fore-and the lower Jaw was hanging down.
The hideous monster had found me out. When
, he saw me, deyilish smile crossed his features
, and he o;hbered and glared at me Ike a maniac
pe continued to work his hand conyulsiyely.. I
remained spell-bound and could not uttera word
The murderer continued his hideous, contor-
tions for some minutes, when what was MY hor-
ror but to see bi2, slowly c6ttjrG off the board
Ion which he had been placed, Yes could see
his leo eYnerre from the sheet He endeavors to
reach the noor-hc succeeds: be SLOWLY draws
his BODY. .aNerh;m, and stsrdsorect in the mid
dla Of the room Good God! he arproaches ne
with oritstretcbed bands-hc is walking delibe-
rarclv towards me. utter cry Of honor, and
tqtart M from nv scat and move away. Yhe
T. urinyer sllovs; p,e-bis Gyes ali the time fixed
Ion me with q EsiGsks alarc. I endea7or to
ti,rn owav NV ewes from him. but it is in vain.
He still approaches. IL dart round the room
he follows me,witt lIoarsee laugh. sHe gains up
, or, me. ] car feel his hissirP breath on nv
check, His hard is or my shoulder; sink ex-
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nan an hour longer IMAM 'e ''i'e "s'eeu upOn'
l @OlS ho" ~'i''l past o'N' non o'''l'V ''''0
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LinS a. your i,oGA 0"f'' A'''' WIZ
Q olacA Ill 'he ''ce'
e 1t appeared had iallen asleep over the IRE,
and MY situation, together with the liberal sup
I per had eaten the night previous, had given
me-the night mare. ---,.+ .-t n 4 .<,,g. q
Ivcn my wager and kept my own counsel.
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QU1TE LoGIcAL.--An old Connecticut farmer
went to his parson with the following serious
J inquiry;