The Texas Republican. [volume] (Marshall, Tex.) 1849-1869, 1857-10-10

toward the door that stood open between
the two rooms. The Majors apartment
was dsi kened by the shutters being closed,
aud he could distinguish nothing inside II.
lie wished the door were shut, bu, Eel, re-
puenmnce a, the idea ofclosing it, and white
be stood gazing into the DARK room The
thought OF beIag IN the presence oi olsen"
bodied spiut rose ia his mind, aud, though
brave man, he could not Immediately COM
troll the bfistling sensation Of terror ihai
began to possess him lie longed Tor the
voice OF any living being and though Tor
the momout the idea OF ridicule deferred
him. be determined on calling up the oiii-
Ger who occupied the other apartment.
lie passed ou, the piszza, aud as he APP
preached the other extremity OF the bai'd-
iug. the sentinel preeeising hin', presented
arms
Haze YOU been long stationed here p
said Capt, Gordon.
" iIaf an honr" was the reply.
Did You did YOU happen 10 see any
one on the piau, during that time
e. DID not, -
Gordon returned a, once to his room,
vexed with himself for havirg been the
sport Of an Illusion Of his own brain. lie
closed his door aud window aud went to
bad lie was now thoroughly awake, and
had rseaiued. as be thought, entire posses,
sion Of bic faealuea Ny old romtnde.
said be- what could ne possibly want With
me We were always friends. hind-
hearted, gallant fellow that he wa No
man ever was hi. enemy except upon the
battlefield Itself Why should have
dreaded to meet him, even il such an event
could possibly be
And vet 30 constituted are We tha' a
moment or two after dis course OF thought
had occupied his mind. he was almost para
lived with d;ead by the recurrence OF the
same well known step, that seemed pacing
the dark aud tenariless apartment lie
even f,ae.ed an irtegularii, 10 II, hetokened,
rs thought. some distress OF mind, aud al
that hc had ever heard OF spirits fesirliing
The scenes OF their mortal existence, 10 e1-
plate some hidden crime entered his ina
rination aad compined 10 MAKE lis stu
alton awful and appalling. u was there's
Gte. with great enraes,ness that he eS
claimed H. the name OF God, Hamilton,
s dat you
4 voice rom the Threshold Of the com
mnnirated door addressed hiHl loo tones that
- AL, ,,,o Li..oul e. eordos listen
~, .aa.t "a mao In Ten DAYS YOU
viii spp, TOT a Through; It viii aoi he
GRANTED to Won. You VIII toaew the APP
phcaiion ia three weeks. and then II VII be-
.nccesslul STAY no longer in Scotland
,h,,,s, be ,srs.sar, for the sdinstmeut
of ,,,f ATTN. Go to London. Tske
l.4.,.-,s ~, ~ l-rm,n .trae, loa
.,lTh, L,,., i.t,.,u anattfneut booking
.i,,n. gs,d.n Remove A n,nel from above
b., ,i.,r,,e, ,t.ca and yo, will there find
-. ,t.,..t, e.t,t,t,sb III. fact Of n, mar
'',g. suao,ll sl,, Won the address 81 gy
,,,F. ana .oo tts.,sn. f,, tbe, are in deep
l.,,e.sb .,.1 tb..e r,aars sIu establish
their risf. ~ nov forget ne
Captain Gordon did not recollset how
long 10 frnisined in toe posture 40 which
be had listened to the spifil ID h- i-ptrted
friend; hut whom he stoss it was broad
d,y H. dressed himself sni went to town.
drew up n statement of the STAR and au
theniicated il b, h.. oath. lie hsd 30 iu-
teniiau Of uaiitns the c0lopy Dung THAI
yenr hut an arrival brought utcii sence ol
tfft NtNiu Nl US iAkhFf hiiti IVY fNF 'tt
to large estate " ithia the tea days he
applied tyr n Ia Tough. bat such had been
tis mortality among the oihecr.. that the
commanding u.licef Thought proper TO re
fuse ii. request
Another arrival having. boweve7. brought
to the islaud reinforcement lot tie gar
r.on. he found the diiii nily removed upon
Second ntphraten ia tatee weeks lie
.ails f,r scotland arranged li- sHtts. and
intended immediately aiterward to have
proceeded To- .pnean he saaetci, heW
ever. on. agreeable engagement after ano
cenceru., aud The preternaiufal visit ihn
he hai received from him was 40 longer
Impressed 10 y.sldiy as at hfsl upon his
IN nd
! une nigAt however, after social rsd,
of pleasure, be aw1ko without appA'
: cui Cause. as he hai dome on the cs"utiu
night 10 DawW ga, and 20 h,'utlef ronste'
.a'ion the sound " the Na9nrs ifon' slel
h.led bis ear. llr started isun his bed. 'in
mediatply raug up he servant, ordered post
horses. and Loot tot moment upon lh
way until he reached the house 10 Jrtms'
street Tie found the papers as he hsd eN
peeled lie followed the WIDOW sad or