Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1858-06-08

occupant to the door % readily con-
sented to entertain me the night. i
dismounted, and my hoft stout, rough
looking man. inviting 6e 70 enter his
cabin. Immediately Ted "a horse to the
stable. @
Entering the open Of the house, Il
found cheerful fife bi1 ~ aud cracking
upon the hearth. The oin was small.
but close aud comfort A side door
revealed another apar |tpk which, as I
conjectured, was TIE 3. should occupy
for the Night Tll6 silffe pf both
rooms was scart, alInosf 1estitmtich. q
saw no other inmate. 1p spirit Of lone
liness seemed 70 hover oEsf The place as I
lenteresl. s ..-..ss'. sssssA
Seating myself on one Of the three
legged stools near the ffs, l stretched out
my numbed hands and teet to receive the
grateful heat. The comfort OF returning
warmth in few momeiIts diffused itself
over my whole perscn. \ felt even exhill-
rated, as the torpidity Of cold passed of,
and my mind ceased 70 recall the grim
memories and traditlons which haunted
me during my lonely ride. T
| "Suddenly amost peculiar and thrilling
sensation shot along my nerves, and
flashed like an instantaneous glow all over
me. i had never before, and have never
fsince, experienced any sensation all SIM
liar to it. TWAS like, and yet most un-
like, the nervous shudderipg produced by
the shock from an electtiebattery. felt
at the same time q sort of dreac-an ap-
prehension, vague and ifdefnable-that
danger Of some kind was near me. My
first thought was that sudden and serious
tlilness OF some sort iiaa selzea upon me-
rose from my seat ana waikeo across FS,ss tne
room Every s,eP ths' .ook sec'Ieu 70
increase the tingl'n8 sehsauoh ~ my pooy'
ana the appfenehsivehess, ctiang.hg rap
idiy 70 terror III my mino, an Impulse
il,il whieh u'd hoe cure OF -aN,inpl 70 resist
GREW me 'o~afa 1he 400, t'irougn wmcn
hau ehteFeo, ! s.ePPed OUT anu ieit al
once relieved, noth IN ooay ana mlnd.
- was PerplsAeu' pu' no' ala'neu, ne W
ohe s'nguiarhyo, the occurrence feelihs
ehtireiy renewed ana lIe hight ar oe'nS
Qui'e coo', ! went psek lnio tlie mouse,
ana resumed my seal oy tnoSnie. l han
scarceiy sea'ea myseh, "nen .ne nervous .l1
.reniour ana sense y ursat new le'urheo WIN "
reaouoleu violence. ihey ean'e as a.
ncst' sueoe"ty, ana M'snous p,einoh'.'o'
w;,h CO.. I,r v;hy...ss,. ,br;,I .,,d ~ n,ou
,aj .not;on amountsI 10 ahsal,,,a horrnr
r i,.ned ,,,rrn,I s,,s..a,. f sseas sTi,,
sa,ne rss,,k ;,SIlow.a - = ~ nm N;
stant tho tinol;rg thrill va,,;sbad from, m,
bodv and ,Ls s6uddar;ag horror p4,sei
from m, mind
at .,,. -,
was "''hos' s.u'l'eu "l'll a'ua1eiile,i' !, :
c.;Ii Le H;" !" .iss ~ .'a"S =. ".'s ~ W
'o'Mi pei'e'ns ,'',' '.e pno"olneuo" "''
In..1'y "n'ur"i ~ ns on'i"o.ei' Pr
uuceu' pe,n"ps' ~ ,he suaueh ,,aasi.'ol ,,l' l
non .oiI a"u u1rAless = 20 nsn' "l'
"ain''n' : teh'u'eu o"cs l''ele W el..tf III,
neJ o' aiu ,VsunI aI my lss'' " ,"e ,e. n,e.
l'''u ''s''eo .ouoneu ',e Sloo', M"eh
sP'a"s irUi' u WIN " sti'eA u noiiol ""'
alarna. Every me nerve 'asniy oouy Seemed
20 oo =" nte M ne n'.ll u n,y ne4I s'oo. @
en emu. IVY near' oeas t's'ens'y' 'ne Per
sPitat'on purSt from my Ioreheau' ana
shook an over WIN alerfiG,e 1a; anu unueah :,
aolc aPae,hs !. oi alarm. nusnins . IN IN
door' ieil .lS agony 2. Tinu anu Sou.
pass from me as soon az nara c'oSSeu w i
thresholu'
"a few steps from The door, met In
g,im landlord returning from the stable
: with my saddle and bride swung acros
one of his sinewy arms. ! requested hin
to re-saddle my horse, as had decided t
go on to the next stand that night. Here
moustrated strongly against the under
: taking, urging the darkness Of the night
the dstsnce Of the route, and the dunge
of robbery or assassination.
II did not care to reason the matte
with him, much less to disclose the motiy
t for my sudden resolution, in going ahead
in defiance Of the perils he SO eagerly al
: rayed before me. The peremptory ton
: in which repeated the call for my horse
t without the least notice Of what he wa
, saying, put stop to his expostulatiol
I He returned to the stsble, and IN a few ms
/. ments brought me my b0kee. ! offered
I pay him for the trouble A had given, b,
be sharply and posiliFeh declined to re
: Eceive any compensated. Having exam