The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1857-01-29

mere morbid wantoDness--sn insult TO the
| dead, and an offence to the living. to carry
I il nbopt with you, uHd parade il where peo.
; pie assemble for enjoyment. Where did
: you get it!" 8. ra.17ss 5. ....- Bl
"a congenial friend forwarded il from the
country few days ago, ,".said Saint Aubyn
laughing, as IL amused at the repugnance
/, which has just been so severely expressed.
! "From the country! What part, may
ask!" inquired Mr.. Berrill. -ssE as. '.e a.
. "He lives in Gloucestershire; but where
! he found the bald pate, ! don't exactly know
I'll write and ash" arr,rt airaA 2
Nonsense, nonsense; send it back to him
3 and bid him restore it to-its prpper home
j the churehyurd. WE'LL" continued he, re.
suming his fsrmer gaitt, which within the
last Minute or two, hid given place to Sc
, we're and irascible m inner. which, however,
: appeared more naturulto him, "good night.
We shall meet again; for / don't feel in
j clined TO allow IN acquaintance commenced
J in such marvellous fashion to drop. Au
reuoir =! shall search ye out, and make a
descent upon your tub. young Diogenes. j
/ have your card; and SO am not promising
more than can perform. Az reuoir!'' 81
4 When Vivian, Coeraine and Burgess
cal ied upon Saint AubyP the neKt day, some
time in the afternoon, they found him loung-
ing over his chocolate. apparently in con-
templative mood. On the table by his side
was the dumb, uncoEscioqs sIio49 Of the
proceeding night. 1a t., H.s .,.,,,I..rsHass s
"There is ssomething aboet the adventure
we met with last plight that cannot com
prehend," said he, after an exchan ge OF re-
marks and jokes upon the unexpected man.
ner IN which their evenings enjoyment had
been bronghtto terninatioR. Then, hold
the skull for the inspection Of bis compan-
ions, he directed their attention to small,
II jagged hole on the back Of the head, from
which various minute cracks radiated, as il
the perforation had been effected by the
crashing blow Of bullet. 9z
'It is not strange" said he. :. "that, in q
merely momentary view Of this piece oil
ma mes, this hole, above all other strong
features of it, should attract a PERSONS OBJ,
serva' ion! Even did not know that there
was such distinguishing malk upon it till
few random words induced me to examine
it more curionslya than had previously
doDe." t-,r t.g ftva ga4gus asqii
! Coleraine and Burgess aggsed that it ap-
peared strange, bat egiDced q decided Dis
) taste to entering iaao aaY contemplation o
the mutter; while Vivisn, with strong dis
gust, counselled Saint Aubyn to ".throw the
beastly thing away. It had caused annoy
ance enough areadgs though he was by NJ
means sorry, altogether, for the turn which
matters had taken under It's auspices"
"There is a mystery here, depend upon it, ;
persisted Saint Aubyn, with the strong rel
ish ofa ronancist. g"My curiosity has neve
been so strangely excited as by the adven.
ture Of last night. A skull, with a hole in
. it," safa no Immediately after, he had re-
b covered from his panic, though he seemed
.perturbed enough then. "Mark my words
!. we shall hear something more Of this"
+. .ea.e, #..r .-.a.- ----------ara e,at 3ag 7qi.
n Here, without keeping the reader waitin!
/. a second, on interval of four years is passe,
/. over. During that period Burgess and Cole
h raiue have remained at Bath, with the ex
q ception of occasional .continen ntal trips O
two or three months at a time; Vivian hal
d taken up his residence in London, wooed an,
won the beautiful Miss Berrill, and becom
a happy husband and father; and Saint Ap
byn has consistently kept himselito himself
. eccentriciand original as ever. The latter
however, could not forget the adventure O
d the Rubini night at the opera; suspicion
i haunted his mind; and though Mr.. Beril
r had called upon him many times, and ap
| peared anxious to cultivate his acquaintance
!, he never could endure the idea OF reckonin,
q him among his friends. He was one of tha
l fclass of characters who cannot simulate. =
His behayio always testified how he though
r Eor felt q fIe lfad conceived deep distrus
. and dislike for Mr.. Berri H-1believed him |
] This Utmost mind, to have committed son,
i. crime-~as being a hYpoctite' haunted b
y qualms and fears, and constantly assumin
4 an air Of jocoseness and bravado to set sus
# picioln and detection at bay; and SO believing
: Stunned him and fepeiled his advance
o with all the force of his odd, sarcastic natur,
4 Mr.. Berrill bore ltfor time, twitted him o
!, his peculiarities, hisspleen, bis unsociabiiit
-called hin rough diamond, the moder
!. Diogenes, the Jspahese prince; bot ut las
fairly tired out, humiliated, he bade hi
I'D sdieu as on i'll conditioned fellow, unendu
. able. and undeseryiDg Of friendship. II
: connection which his ingenious and ligh
!, hearted friend Vivian had formed with Ii
,el Berrills excited sort OF horror in the min
- OF Saint Aubyp. He never saw Viva
10 with his charming young wife and his prom
: ising little, boy, without sensation Of fe
Il and inquietude;, and many a time ,exclaime
"a a with more sslicitude than he would ha,
III been deeaed capable Of evincing for Il
> sake Of others, Heaven lHFeayen seare them! !
u nothing $e rexeaied In fheir time f''a ylb
~ TenNcrHs1oN nIYT spR. i ,y .tsr.