Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1857-11-26


close beside him.. The chariot was followed by
numerous train ofdoncstics in dark lvcres. mount
Cd on dark c0lorcd steeds In the chariot there sat
tall stranger of uflje este aspect; his long black
hair 0ated III the winaiire flashed iruin his black
ewes aad a curl OF neif.lbIe scorn dwet upon bis
lips. The look Of the stranger NaS sublime that
hc was as cd, and trenlbled with fear when he
gazed upon him. Ills complexion was much dark
or than that OF any other nun he had ever
seem ami the atmosphere around him WAS hot ana
suilocating. He perceived Immediately that he
. q being Of another world. The stranger see
ing hi trcpidatiuu, asked him hlanhly vet uaics
ticdlly. to mount beside him. He h1d 40 power a.
refuse. and before lac well aware tlIt he lad
moved, h. found himself h the chariot EDWARDS
they went with the rspity ct the win the stran
ger speaking word until they st,m'cd before =
tUOl in the HIGH street ~ Milan. There was "a
crowd of people in the street, but. 10 his great
Prise, no one seemed u notice the extraordinary
tquipage aud it, uuncruus tr from this he con
cuded that they we're invisible. The house al
which tliey stopped pcIrci 10 b. shop hat tie
interior was like vast hali-ruinod palace He
y,cnt with his mysterious guide through several
b large and dias lighted rooms In of them
-uuorndedu t huge pillar of marble, = senate oi
ghosts was assembled. debating on the truurss 81
The plague. OtlIcr l,iIt= 81 the buii'iinS ware
s,opcd in the thichts- darkness. Illuminated ~ IN
ter,dls by flashes oi si.nllis. Which allowed him
u Distinguish number OF gliding AMI c'attrrii!S
shcIct1aS- running ahOnt and pursuing each oter,
and PLAYING 40 lca.-iUg over one tlotbcr'> back.
Vt the rear 81 the mansion wild. uucujiya
tel plot 81 ground, ia tli. midst of which arose
black r,c1 DownitS side5 rushed witt fearful Nose
a torrent ut poisonous water, which, insinuatin-
Itself through tie soil. penetrated to all the slring
OF the city ana rendered them unfit i,r use. After
he had been shown all ti;s. tic stranger led him
INTO another large ctii'her. filed with gold ami
precious 81 ,,.tS I'll ofwii,h he offered him il he
would knec down AMI worship him. and consent
t. smear the doors and houses OF Milan with pes
tilerous save whie. lie held aut t. him. He now
knew him 10 bc tv D.,ii. aud ia ;nt moment uf
temptation, pray Cd 10 g Il 10 give him strength to
resist lis graV"r ~ as hear. he refused thc lrihc
The Stranger ScoNied horribly upon hinI--i loud
clap of thunder burst oyer hi, dtr vivid ligl,i
min. lsacd IA his eyes. and thc next moment hc
.autl himself stai.iIg aluc ~ thc doorOl th' ca
theda. H. repeated tai strange TILE daN after
'a, vthoui ans Variation tnd III the rppulce ,crc
iiria .,,i,,rr- in IL truth. Repeated seirch was
made toGisruvtr the mysterious house. but all IN
vain. The nndu pointed ont several a. resembling
il. which were searched y, tho police; but the De
mon OF the pe-teuce was hot pbe found, the
ball OF ghosts nor the poisonous fountain. But tie
minds Of the reopis Ncr" impressed With The lt,a
that scures witnesses hafclzedl,v disease, came
forward to .Welr t.ut they hid also en- the dt
bocal stranger, and had heard hi chariot, drawn
bv the milk wic-tcods. rI;a.lug over the so, cts
a midnight vi th a sound louder thm thunder.
The number o. persons who confessed that they
were employed oy thcD.yil t. distribute poison :
a,nu-. incredible. Anepid p'c p!ii"ny1 ~s, abroad.
Nhirh seemed tOh a. contagious ~ the pitgt.c.-
Imagination v.,s ~ t>orl..ct - the h,,, AMI ,iiy
after d1, persons came 'JiuEtuiiy forward - ac-
cusr then-cy,.. The, gcnrsill, hld Csc mars
- disease upel Them AMI -iinc died IN az. act ul
confession. Thu. month, passed. until iiic l,rcu
..ft