Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1852-1859, 1858-10-08
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The Memphis Appeal contains the following, Z
which might serve for the basis of the next
novel:ails .zTa.i5 5st -.
Rnmor loves the horrible and. the dim mvs.
t,tery OF half revealment, and rumor is now busy
with the following shadowy outlines, which We
give in anticipation of more being knownza at an
early day, if our police consider the matter of
sufficient importancest to inquire into. Late one
night, two weeks ago, whenthe moon was young
and darkness shrouded every object in gloom q
gentleman returning home, who had been de-
tained late in the city by professional business
had-his attention attracted by carriage that
halted before house on the RaleighIroad,
along which he was travelling home. "A carriage
passing along that road, even late at night. Is
in itself too common an object to,attract atten.5
tlon; the pecuarity consisted in its drawing IN
before that particular house. The house had
for some time been empty, or was supposed to
be So. Its usual occupants, it was understood
IN the neighbnrhood, had left the place for a
perlod to seek health and enjoyment at one of
the numerous spots that sanatory considerations,
or fashionable caprice have caused to be selected
as a resort for 'the season. For weeks the
house had remained tightly closed during the
day, and dark and silent by night, the. garden
was running to weeds-the shrubbcry was neg
q watch
gave sign of life.
Before this house the carriage stopped.-
without word spoken the driver desccndedf
and noiScessly let down the steps. From the
interior OF the vehicle appeared gentleman
who, spltesot the uncertain gloom, theiattentive
aud unseen observer felt satisfied was n physi-
clan residing insthe city, This gentleman assis-
ted to the ground two sladiesgth outlines of
whose forms and the rustling of whose dresses
showed them to be fashiOnably and richly drcs-
sed. Not word was spoken by any one of the
party. 3Iheidriycr, as appeared BY some faint
sounds, put a key in the doorand openedi it, but
no gllmmer oflight tgave glimpse ofthe interior;
al was obscurity andNdarkness In the mean.
time the gentleman and one of the ladies sup
ported the second lady, who appeared unable to
walk unassisted, and from whom, as she was
moved, the soft night wind bore faint and I'm.
ruttied moans to the ear ofthe listener. Thus
the three entered the house, The door was
closed, the carriage turned and driven otfrapidIy
IN the direction of thcfcity, and the house stood
silent, lonesome, and apparentlya MS deserted as
before, ~
Deeply lntcrestedin these singular movements:
conducted in the utmost silence. no word from
any one of the parties having escaped, the un-
suspected locker on fingered sometime, to dis
cover IT anything observable followed these mYs-
terlons proceedings. NoSound, however, broke
on,the mir; no opening door, no clash of house
hold implements, gave sign of life. He walked
cautiously to diferend points, to reconnoitre the
building, but from no window, no crevice under
or around door or shutter, could he detect the
faintest ray ora light being used within Puz
zted and wondering, he at length retired. The
next dayat noon, he agnin passed before the
house. Qnietude and silence, as before cnvel-
oped the place: no stealthily opened window, no
smoke rising from the kitchen chimney. no
cover left carelessly opened at the cistern, be.
trayed the presence of living beings The dust
near the door showed the impression of the
carriage wheels, and that lying on the stems
bore the impress of feet entering the mansion,
but not n mark indicated that any one had come
out ofthe house.
Some uncertain knowledge of.these strange
| facts got rutnorcd about the neighborhood and
rumor added that the suffering female became
mother in the silentand deserted house, aud
that the unconscious offspring of guilty passion
was there deprived oflife How much Of truth
I and how much of error there. may be in these
assertions, may,afford us matter for speculation,
but, unaided by investigation, Speculations and
SuTmlSeS arc visionary and unsatisfactory. The
facts appear to supply little or nothing for the
Law to take hold of. A party quietly entered
house which the neighbOrs supposed to beun-
occupied, and they were not observed to leave
1t again, neither wercsany signs of their contn-
ued presence to be- observed; these things may
appear singular, but they involve nothing un-
lawful, and it is probablethat tho mystery ofthe
unoccuPicd tenement may never be solved.
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