The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-02-20
VOL. Ix
MistsIianp.
THE GHOSTS KISS


| THE YOUNG GERMAN STUDENTS oHAL.
LENGE.
It is young student who relates this
fearful story. An autumual night Ten
choice spirits met together after a day
Of intellectual toll Rhine wine, meers
chaums, and all the students experience
ing that half-dreamy WEAKNESS which is
often accompanied by vague wish for
the excitement Of Something horriblel
! What more was wanted to make q ghost
story ''tell well?"
Allousl II IS Leopold
who speaks. Leopold, whose bronze.
like culs give to bis eountehauce some-
thing Of the antique grace Of the Apol-
10. leopold, with the spiritual eye,
whose brow and lips grow paler and pa.
Ter as the weared accents of his voice
accompany his terrible recital--even as
| the splash of the sad waves attend the
death song Of the wrecked aud lonely
mariner, Listepl lie speaks
Thirty years ago, Adelaide and /
| (you all know my fair sister,) were seat
ed At eve in the balcony Of the house
of an old friend. Meeta L., to
whom am now aiianoed, was one Of the
party. How beautiful she looked
Her sunny hair
"A thousand mercies! exclaimed Jo-
! seph Leiben, who was seated near Leo.
| pold; If Leopold ouce begins TO speak Of
the charms of Mademoiselle Meeta L,-
we need not expect to hear the ghost
story to-nighu am going to sheep, my
self
With this, the blond student (Joseph
always must have his joke, leaned back
in his comfortable chair and closed his
merry eyes, with every appearance of ex-
treme fatigue - while boW from the
graceful Leopold acknowledged the covert
compliment to his betrothed. He con
tinued -
Suddenly we observed coming up the
| garden path a Spaniard. lie was one Of
those Spanish merchants who can always
be recognized by their CATERS and their
uowsers showing their naked knees
You know what an air Of mingled pride
and misery blends in their faces This
one had, as usual, the cloth sandals bound
to his feet, with narrow leather straps,
and the.red cloak worn so jauntily.--
! His embrowned face was encircled by
black locks, and he had wide gold ear
rings in his ears. His appearance was
even more wild than is common 20 his
kiud l was very weary, having travel
led from p. Our company consis
ted Of large party, among whom were
those gentleman who had formed hun.
ting party that day with Herr Won
L., and among others, was Car
Won S., who you know is now aiii'
anced to Adelaide. l wish that he were
here to vouch for the truth of my story
but when he returns to Heidelberg you
shall ask him yourselves if il be not true
Our situation was romantic as the cir.
cumstances am about TO detail. The
balcony received faint light from the
lamps in the interior Of the castle, just
sufficient to illuminate the marble cheek
of Mademoiselle Meeta'
Here Joseph assumed an expression Of
resignation stopped his ears, whisled,
and looked at the ceiling.
The hunting party were artistically
grouped together Adelaide leaned on
the railing Of the balcony, and the wife
Of mine host, like a statue in niche
sat between the marble pillars which
formed the end OF the porch. Her snowy
garments and motionless attitude, th'
classic beauty of her person
He will never be anything but an ar
tist, this excellent Leopold, said Anto-
niu; the third student, to Max, who sa
near him.
Aud a sort of "clair-obscur" fell upor
the whole party. AT this moment tn,
Spaniard appeared, and [ observed tha
his eve fell upon Carl Won S.. III
asked for charity, not in money, but t
be allowed to rest at the chateau L---
for a storm, he assured us, was rising
Mine host, with true hospitality, inyitec
him to be sealed-and he sat down nea
/ Carl Won S., who / now observe,
involuntarily shrunk from him.
, TO interrupt the awkward silenc
which now prevailed, Madame L--- re
marked that there wss going TO be fear
ful storm
? "Yes, said Carl Won S.; 1T
! vertiable Walpurgi night. The sort {
night we call witeh's sabbath
Truly it is, said @eeta, in her sweC
voice which sounded like an Aeola
Au.e through the still night.
Joseph thrummed tune on the tabl,
Suddenly the Spaniard spoke. III
voice was deep and gutteral. The une'
siness Of Carl Won s. seemed to il
crease at the sound Of his accent ma
as well mention at this juLctur, that
, believe that Spaniard to have been 81
devil.
This is becoming exciting, said tw
or three of the students; the rest rouse
p themselves.
'At this moment the moon, which ha
been obscured, poured forth a sudde
light, whicB4ell ON the form of the dew
o mol the Spaniard. / observed that AIDE
aide was watching Carl. The words
the Spaniard were these; 'Sorcerers al
ghosts prefer for their Sabbath a fI
cear moonlight night TO storm, such
this night will appal you all.'