, 1858-12-10
oM WASHINGTON TERRITORY, FRIDAY DECEMBER TO- 1858.

lahcled Souhu. Inc ngnt wore on. The town
clock struck the first peal Of the midnight hour.
Each stroke swcllel on the air like grcan. Il was
midnight. The student burst into boisterous
laugh 1t was, at first, a laugh Of derision
but it soon ceased. The young man rose up
gave one look toward the platform at the head
of the stairs, and fell down swooning, for the
half crown pieces jngled upon the floor--re-
bounded and fell again 1.-THE benches were
turned over, the ends Of the planks which they
supported dropped down, and the corpse was
distinctly heard to slide along the inclined plane
The listeners all sprang to their feet, under an
impulse to make their escape, but they burst not
pass the dreaded platform, 50 impressed were
they with the certainty (as they all afterward
testified before the investigating committee) that
Andrew Allan would appear, in the door Of his
chamber and implore them not to leave him.
Long before daylight the house was again
thronged. A crowd rused up stairs, to the re-
lief Of the watchers, who hastened to acquaint
them with what had occurred Great excitement
began to be manifested. The people needed some
one to lead them, and no one had the courage to
approach with the intention Of opening the door
of the terrible apartment Atthisj juneture some
one cried out,
Rim for the curate rim for the curate ="
This good man, Mr.. Handysidc, lived in q
neighboring hamlet, preferring the quiet he en-
joyCd there to the noise in the busy town Of
Iladdington. lie is still alive and beloved by
everybody; but since his participation in tho
mysterious horrors Of the third night, he has
been regarded as man having knowledge Of
things which no mortal ought to possess
lie chcerfully obcyed the summons, and re-
paired to the blacksmith's house. It was now
after sunrise. The people gathered around their
pastor and told him what had happened. lie
paused moment, in deep meditation, and then
entered the dreaded chamber. Not more than
three persons accompanied him-the others, as
each ono passed the door and looked into the
room, pressed their hands over their eyes and
fed into the street, uttcring loud cries "a
II remember the distant chimes Of St Giles,
reaching our hearing at this moment accorded
sadly with the whisper to which Mrs. S. had
again lowered her yoiceil itsg ID
The two benches supporting the feet Of An,
drew Allan, were found thrown some distance
from where they originally stood, as If they had
been kicked with some violence. The dead body
was consequently ina half sitting posture. The
eyes were again opened, and this time gazing at
something ncarer-very much nearer, than
what they had stared at on the previous night
The hands were unlocked and thrust forward,
as IL to implOre or resist; the physognomy,
without any change in the facial lines, betOkened
the most agOnizing alarm while the general at
titude inclined the beholder to the belief that the
body had been stifened in an attempt to rise up
and make its escape. Some Of the persons who
had fed from the house, had Allan's death strug-
gle so forcibly recalled by these appearances,
that they declared his voice was issuing from
his corpse, and repeating his dying words,
T" Back! back-awa' wi yel It is ma sac writ
ten!'
Under the encouragement and direction Of
the curatc, the body was re-adjusted He pro
posed to the people that they should bury Il at
once but they would not violate the old High
land custom, especially since ait was but ane
night mair." 2 s5Ees4 10 al lf
The news had by this time spread in every d.
rection. Persons came from Edinburg and
Glasgow. Crowds poured in from the neigh
boring towns and hamlcts until, attwelVe O'Clock,
the streets Of HaddingtOn could not hold them.
No doubt more than q thousand persons
visited the room up stairs in the blacksmith's
house, and hundreds offered TO watch with Mr.
Handyside, accompany him into the dead mans
Chamber at the first unusual sound, (Gor. such
was the eurate's purpose, frequently avowed IN
the course Of the day) but whOn that good man
few hours after night.ial, mounted the stairs
with his candles and his Bible, only four men
followed him. Seated at table, he ealmed the
fears Of his companions by boldly investigating
the awful facts subjected to their consideration.
He acknowledged his belief to be that . super
natural agency was at work, and insisted that
the citizens Of HaddingtOn should treasure up
the circumstance as warning against dissOlute-
ness "Perhaps," said he, with hesitation, as if
the idea he wished to advance was incOmprehen-
sible even to himself perhaps, in this case,
death has been too eager-so that disease could
not complete its Office Of bodily punishment
and there is yet in the disturbed corpse soul
less senSibility, over which conscience and Satan
have contro!---nOt that wish to judge Andrew
Allan. God forbidp
lie read such passages from his Bible as had
bearing upon the personality Of the Internal Be-
;,0. aud imnressed them upon the minds Of his