The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1859-10-26


played with my heart, and juggled with my
brain. She blinded me by kissing me on
my eyelids. She straneled my soul with
the skeins of her long yellow hair. Oh, she
was strange, strange, creature Her
kisses were like honey but they were like
blood, too and when she had her snares all
spread around me--all around, right, and
left, and above, and below-she commenced
drawing, drawing, drawing them in, line by
line, mesh by mesh. All! she was too
shrewd, too cunning, for me !"
He worked his chair closer to me, while
he told this curious story, and fixed his gilt.
tering eyes on mine, getting down lower and
lower, and leaning toward me, as he spoke
n his low, intense, monotonous voice.
There was a strange fascination about him,
and | hardly knew whether was really
awake or asleep. Indeed, l half wondered
whether might not actually be in the other
world, without having been conscious Of the
change.
"You see this coat sleeve!" said the ghost,
extending his arm sit is fine and sofa
beautiful piece Of cloth. isn't it!'
at was, or had been, a fashionable frock-
coat, of fine texture. told him so."
ayes. Fine texture. Well, she used to
sit by me, with that coat-sleeve about her
waist-my orm in it, you know-and lean
her head here on it's shoulder-just by this
seam-whfle she talked, and talked, mur.
muring on in her dreamy, delicious way-I
wouldn't wonder if you could find some Of
those long, yellow hairs still sticking here,
on my shoulder. That is why Sathanas al.
ways wants me to wear this coat-it is my
badge-la la livree du diGJle! Do you see 81
did not; but thinking that falsehood
would be purdonable, under such crumstan'
ces, said did, and begged him to tell me
how he came to be lost, through the agency
OF the yellow-haired woman.
"Oh! simply enough. said she love'
me, didn't l! Did say so! No-well-
, she pretended to love me, any how.
thought she did. was q fool, you know
she had blinded me, and strangled me, ant
bewidered me till was fool-so knel
down and worshipped her, as she bade me
Then Corydon came, and | found the long
4 yellow hairs sticking to his shoulder, too
:, Oh his blood was SO hot! it burned m
hands to the bone !"
+, "His blood !"
=, ayes, found them together one day
when the sun shone, and the birds sang, an
:, tho leaves waved about in the wind, maxim
Pickering shadows all over them. When
, came away, the grass was all red and tramp
- led. The leaves waved, and the shadow
danced; but he lay there, poor fellow lin
and lfeless See his mark!"
n He passed his bony forefnger rapid
:, down the scar that deformed his visage, an
!. smiled grimly.
"How did know that he carried dag
u ger! She knew it, though, and would hav
- laughed if my blood had rotted the grass an
flowers there, instead of his !"
=, Rocking back and forth in his chair, /
muttered to himself for while.
8, "Well, when came to die, | found tn
J., they knew all about the whole business
:, They had seen me, they said, but l thir
9 she told them. So l had to 60 down-dov
=, there, where it is dark, and foul, and nois
some. don't like the new road, either.
am glad you are going back with me-y
ho won't like it, but want company, just as
~. did when was alive. Come, let US 60 boc
- Take my chain, here, ,and Sathanas'wil knit
. you. Don't let the grave.worms come M
.r you. because they are so cold, and slim
81. and when they get hold they never let
-. but twne around, closer and closer, j
like the net she wove about me-"
he He aros e, and handed me the chain
~ carried. did not know what to do. 1t
ith reader can imagine the effect that this h
bs rible visitation and extraordinary recital
", would be likely to have upon nervous
DIV. tenn of no very great strength, he may ju
7 of the condition in which found mysel
dea Just as my bewilderment was becom
the intolerable, heard voices outside. and
an approaching light flushing upon the
ned of the room. As the new. conner drew n
ess er, distinguished the voice of Mr.. kel
"He may weel be here nboot, If he's a
ris. vet. I mind that he used to loiter sro
,wn the auld place, afore he was sent to Mid
town."
you A gruff, aged voice responded, but CT
With not distinguish the words said, though
ened anxiously. When | turned my
upon my visitor again, found him eztr
own dinarily changed. He had fallen, as it W
and into heap-his head drawn back his
q /" rolling wildly, and his whole demeanor
ID OF pressive of the most abject fear and hum
ok ton.
"Ah rhe gasped, 81 have stayed too
you -Sathanus is coming for me Oh!
me from him-save me, save me J"
He sank down at my feet, and claspes
un. arms about my knees. The voices and
,ious approa cbed still nearer, until they emf
,ath. the front door, when I, now really terri
rat cried out to them:
for "Mr. Kelbie For Heavens sake, c
ham in here - ,.......
, but The Scotchman hastily opened my
me. admitting himself and a stranger--an