, 1858-08-20

cadayerous, and his hand shook violently as he
returned tho volume to the philosopher, who, on
receiving Il back, said !: f
"There are things in this volume which NAV
not be revealed to every eye, yet, to those who
may not discover to what they reiate, they win
seem trivial notations"
lie then applied the key to the lock, and un-
closed the volume. Ny stranger guest began to
breathe hard and audibly. Tho German turned
over the vellum leaves searchingly and carefully.
AT last he found bis record and description Of
my last vision, which he read aloud. II was not
only minute in the main circumstances in which
l had seen Nocton, but It contained an account
Of many things, the still life as Il is called, OF
the picture, which had forgotten, and amoa,
other particulars, a picturesque account of the
old General whom saw standing at the bed
side.n 03s
"By all that'sllOly,r cried the stranger, at
is old Cripplington hinself-the queue Of his
hair was, as you say, always crooked, owing
to habit he had Of pulling it when vexed--
where could you find the description Of all thisin
was petriied; sat motionless as statue.
but fearful vibration thrilled through my whole
franc. FTa
My friend looked back in his book, and found
the description Of my sixth vision. II contained
the particulars Of the crisis Of battle, in which,
as the stranger described, he had received tho
wound in his face. It affected him less than tho
other, but still the effect upon him was impress
siYe. n b iae
Tho record Of tho flilh vision produced 4 more
visible alarm. The description was vivid to an
extreme degree-the appearance Of NOctoh,
sword in hand, on the rampart-the animation
Of the assault and the gorgeous landscape Of
domes and pagodas, was limaed with words as
wildly as painter could have made the scene.
The stranger seemed to forget his anxiety, and
was delighted with the "reminiscences which tho
description recalled
But when the record Of the fourth vision was
read, wherein Nocton Is described As sitting in
the regimentals Of an aide-ie-camp, At a eonviv-
ial table, he exclaimed, as if unconscious Of his
words
at was on that night ! had first the honor q
dining with the German general"
The inexonble philosopher proceeded and
read what had told him Of Nocton, stretched
pale and wounded on a bed, with new opauloites
spread on the eoverlet, as if just uniolded from
a paper. The stranger started from his scat,
and cried with hollow and fearful voice.
"This is the book Of life"
The German turned over to the second vision.
which he read slowly and mournfully, especiIly
the description Of my own feelings, when I be-
held the ehsrnel yisAgc Of Mary Blake. Tho
stranger, who had risen from bis seat, and was
painting with horror, cried out with shriIl howl,
as it were,
"on this night, as I was sitting in my tent,
pethought her spirit came and reproachcd me-
could not speak, but my German friend rose
from his seat and holding the volume in his lcit
hand, touched it with his right and looking
sternly at the stranger, said
In this volume, and in your own conscience
are tho evidences which prove that you are
Ralph NOc,on, and that on this night twice
seven years ago, you murdered Mary Blakep
The miserable stranger lost AZ selfcommand,
and cried in consternation--
"Itis true, the waters ragged; the rain and
the hail came; she bitterly upbraided me; I
flung her from the boat the lightning flashed,
and the thunder--0hl it was not 50 dreadful as
her drowning execrations" t
Before any answer could be giyen to this con-
fessiOn, he staggered from the spot and almost
in the same insian. isll dead upon the aoor
The following letter was sent BY 4 man to bis
son at college Ny dear son-I writo to send
you two pair Of my old brooches, that you may
have new coat made out Of them. Also. sonio
new socks. which your mother has just knit, by
cutting down some Of mine Your mother sends
you ten dollars without my knowledge, and, for
fear you viii not use It wisely, have kept back
hall, and only send you FIVE. Foug mother and
are well, except that your sister has got tho
measles which we think would spread amongst
the other girls, IL Tom had not had them before.
and he is the only one len hope you wiIl do
honor to my teachings ifnot ten you are an
ass and your mother and myself your affection
ate parents"
Judge Burke, who came from Ireland, aud was
something Of . man in South Carolina, about ths
time Of the revolutionary war, was very apt to
make mistakes, even in his office Of Circuit Judge.
On one occasion, having to pass sentence q
death on a man who had been legally con
Iicted, he concluded as usual with tho words
"that you be hanged BY the neck until you ar,
dead" to this he unfortunately added, "I am