Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1858-03-19


audible voice, "eonfcss IL only-coniess,
MunHer; that evening YOU saw my iAiheri'
The inyalid's excitement was alarming,
and the sexton would have given anything
to have kept the matter 10 himseli-but too
late. just then the pastor cams hack into
the bouss. aud though shocked at the I'M
fortunate blundcr, he found !, impossible 10
divert bis wife from her purpose. Hear she
would. from the sections own mouth, what
he bad seen she would know for a certainty
that her father had called her. "and then
then. she said. putting the hair from her
pale. damp iorchcad-''shc would be ealmsr
better"
"There was no alternative, and at last
the pastor cpioined the SsHtan TO relate what
he knew. but. as he hop,d ior salvation, to
state uothin. ialso or czasgcrated.'
The fsurc." repeated the Pasiorin,
searccly cou,cious,-" where was i,-whai
was IL like2"
81 can't say distinctly" stammercd the
sexton in rply, while he looked over his
shoulder as though the though, made him
fearful. even in the glad sunlight, 4" how
ever. Il will. r,rhaTs. b. the best to tell you
the whole in a Few Norl'. On that even
in.. then, had gone 10 bel Early. much
earlier than usual the weather was stormy.
and my Old Rheumatism plagued me beyond
the common: but as soou as had tried 70
slesr. there bs-ln dismal creakiug noise,
which soou found came from the shutters
oCths ve.try. which bad been LEI, uniasicn-
e.. Now II would have been easy for ne
20 20 across and fasien them is no, far
YOU know. from the hack door Of my little
room. and | was afraid the Wind nigh,
break them % their hinscs-but | had lsi'
the KEYS in MASTER. study
Here the schoolmas,cr looked up, and
r1r,i iaquirrrcly At thc speaker. The sex
ton e.ntinued-' iclt shy Of going up TO
disturb him. =, laid It'll tll balfrast ten
but the noi~, grcw worse, and at last ! vas
pretty certain everybody vas in bvl-for ]
can - rlirulv on thc limc-trcc In front Of
NV window II there 8. a hight s,ill IN The
study rl' on my list shoes and morn
iar Gown. and crep, soi,ly up the s,eps-
What. were yuO 10 my room that even
io-f" cried The r,s,or. while hts liGs parted
with a.t,ri,rmcut and surprise.
lit seemed uDkeI upon the sairs,
continued the sexton. pawn. no h,ci 20 the
question. 81 the stormy wind roaring outside
sounded in The confined space Ike whisper
inc and hi,,,ug. and I opened The door
hastily aui .,srrcl toward. the well.knowu
spot. where the Herr pastor always put the
kew. in the evening, 81 that ! may st them
early next morning. bad just got then
in my hand when faint streak Of noon
lf,bt zen across tire room, and-it makes
nv blood rrcc1, even now % think Of it,.
and then heard faint groan, aud turning
nv head suddenly round, saw a figure all
m white, which s'rmel O. stretch out it.
arm towards me. I was struck dumb and
stood inotlon',ss. but presently, when Jaw
that tte aTTarition rally moved. when ]
heard the rus,,irc Of, the rravc.clothcs, |
.,.,,,,,u,.r nov, ON, ont or N. room.
t,,,r-.n.,,t,- s,i,. low, .t,ir.. rus.
in. ,-,, M, ,,,rir- fastening IN. door.
ana ..,,,,. int, he'll wt.r, I covered nv
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,.-,.-,rv,,C.t ,t,t b., v,rld torn aw-v
an s,., from ,rv..lf and from thi. house. BE-
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