The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-02-20

covered with a long veil, he stays wher,
he agose
Are you afraid2 demanded the Span
lard in an insolent tone.
The brave and 6rm voice Of tho stu.
dent answered, No am not a
fraid.
We could scarcely breathe, so rresl
was oor surprise. SO busily did we watch
the strange movements of the Spaniard,
who now raised his arms above his head
three imes, invoking name fearful TO
pronounce, aud then chauuted third
couplet Of his Internal song. but this
time with wild-cries
ESQ ohat'b1 phantom from 'hc grave
May know my mortal iacs,
iWlueNtcud my arms 10 him
And a.s for BIZ. embrace"
The Spauiard, at the end Of his verse.
repeated this terrible question: What
see you?
see, answered Carl hurrieily. Tho
phantom aiyancing-,he raises his veil-
It is Frederick Vailas-he approaches the
tablo-he wriles-he has written--it Is
his name, Frederick Valiat.
Are you afraid now, my boasting
friend2 screamed the Spaniard.
There was a moment of silence, too
horrible to express, and then Carl an
swered in voice more loud than bold.
mo, am not aCiaid
Then the Spaniard, as il seized with
frenzy, began 10 sing with strange howl
ings, this last and most horrible
verse;
"Now to the mortal saith the corpse
Come near and letne rest
NV palid check upon thy lips,
Ny yhead oponthy breast"
What do you sec? cried tho spaniard.
in laundering tones
lie comes--he approaches me-=he pur-
sues me--he extends his arms he will
touch mel-Help-help- mel save mel
save mel
Are YOU afraid shrieked the Spauiard,
with fcrociods Joy.
A piercing cry-then one Of agony
was the only response my friends made
to this awful demand,
Help your imprudeut friend, said the
Spauiard to us, in bitter tone, ! have, l
trust, gained the bet-but il sulHces fdr
me to have given this rash boy a lesson =
let him take this money returning the
bag which contained our contributions, J
and let him learn wisdom for the fu-
ture.
Not one of us would touch the money.
The Spaniard threw it on the ground -
We We're stunned with amazement. We
opened the door to admit air. Adelaide
had falnted in my arms. Madame l..
could scarcel y assist me to raoovef itt
sister. Carl lay on the floor Of the arbor
in horrible commissions, When we had
with great difficulty, restored him to the
use OF his faculties. he demanded where
the Infamous sorcer was who had subiec.
ted him TO so horrible u proiauaton-he
wished TO kill him--ho burst from us
like u mad man, and only returned after
several hours, during which he, myself,
aud Herr L. sought everywhere for
the Spaniard, who had vanished ffom our
midst, though none of us could tell
where or how.
For a long time Adeaide suffered from
WV oHNNh, ~ AilNb nlNNusNl ulEUNs one
seemed TO blame herself severely forh av
ing subjected Carl Won S--to such
a trial. lie remains to this day and hour
strangely and reluctant to hear that night
spoken Of at ALL and it is for that reason
that have related this story in his alb,
sence.
1t was probably hoax, said Joseph.
invented by Carl and the stranger, at the
expense Of the whole party.
l forgot to mention. said Leopold quick
ly; that upon the paper, which no one
had been seen to touch, was written the
name of Frederick Vailat.' Explain that
Joseph, if you please--for my part /
have never met with any explanation OF
that nights occurrences, nor has any OF
the party who were there present.