The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1859-07-29
BY JEEsE CROWLEY.


been really addressed, that | sat up in m
bed at once, and replied: "WelI, and wha
is that to me-" before the absurdity Of th
intmation had time to strike me- Th
snow white curtains Of the little bed Ber
completely undrawn, 80 that no perso
could have been hidden behind them. Al
though it was broad daylight, every oh
ject was clearly disCernabIe, and through
the half opened window came the cool
delicious summer air with quckening fra
GRANGE. heard the dog rattle his chail
in the yard, as he came out of his kenne
and shook himself, and then returned to i
lazily, as though 1t was not time to be W
yet. A cock crew, but very unsatisfac
torily, leaving oh.in the middle Of his per
fornance, as though lie had mistaken the
hour. Ny watch, more reliable chron
icler, informed me that it wanted a quar-
ter Of four o'clock | was not accustomed
to be awakened at such time as that, and
turned myself somewhat Indignantly on
the pillow regretful that | had eaten cot
ted cream for supper the preceding even
ing. lay perfectly still, with my eyes
/ shut, endeavoring, since could not get to
| sleep again, to account for the peculiar ma
ture of my late nightmare, as had made
! up my mind to consider it, until the cuch-
/ 90 clock on the oaken stair outside struck
! four. The last note Of the mechanical bird
! had scarcely died away, when again, close
to my pillow, | heard uttered, not only
with distinctness, but with a most unmis--
taxable earnestness, the same piece of in
formation which had once so started me
already, ''The ferryrnan waits"
Then | got up, and looked under the
little bed, and behind it; into the small
cupboard where my one change of boots
were kept, and where there was scarcely
| room for anything else. | sounded the
wall nearest my beds head, and found it
| solid enough; it was also an outside wall;
nor from any Of the more remote ones
could so distinct a summons have come.
Then pushed the window easement fully
back, and thrust my head and bare neck
into the morning air. III was still asleep
! was determined to wake myself, and then
if should hear the mysterious voice again
| was determined to obey it. | was not
alarmed, nor even disturbed in my mind,
although greatly interested. The circum-
stances of my position precluded any su-
rernatural terror. The animals in the
farmyard were lying in the tumbled straw
close by, and near enough to be startled at
a shout of mine. Some pigeons were al
ready circling round the deyecote, or pa
chg, sentinel like, the little platforms be
tore their domlclIeS; ana Tie so@nd OF Ihe
iasher, by whose clrcllng eddlcs had so
often watched Tor trout, came cheeniy and
with inviting tone across the dewey mead
ows, he whole landscape seemed IN
suhct with ne" ho'h liie ana 70 nave lhor
ou@hIy slakeh 'iI Inc S"Iciihiiy "t "teaTE
hi9iit' IL SURPRISING pe''a.y ana I'e:"-
ness so en'IrcIy TOOK possession Of me IN
deed, that IN us contemplation l aoSo-
Iuteiy forgot the neNpIlcable occurrence
winch ilad pron9nt ne 10 me "ihHo"'
was wrapped III the chdea'or 70 make out
whether thoSe lalsflhS lihe7' supporting
as i appeared, mass ct southern cloud
were indeed the p1nnacles Of the cathedral
mhei c'oSe y ny ear, ''oSe by' "S 'h""9h
IN, INC Sle'AG' i'"' ms i"oe '' '!ie o"Se''ien'
iNe" iS': I''9 "oi''S "e'e q 'l'''' 'i'''' ~
l',go' ne 'e'I ma" ""i'S,
lhcre was deeper SERIOUSNESS IN us
tone on THIS OCCASION an appear "hlem !,
seemed to nave a 'ouGh oi pathos as wei,
as groom; I"I 1t :, was '"e same voice, "'l',
one "i'eh Sh'h never never forget. ~" m ho'
hesitate a"G'hci ,'oI"sn'' '"L dressed my IL.
sen rs quick Is co0lI' ana ocScchIlh8
the stars 'ooA oo"'' Ihe E@HI o"Neh ooor
par ana Ie1 ny sen oI', a. q i'.," ecgn eI; wont
:, 70 10 "ns" "'.. o1.,l'Ss 'I :, =, : ''.'," 5
ne" S.I'"L so,.'' va" .I ,:'I' '"e 10
Pa'h lea''.f9 through ''-s lil'nA - "heLe 35
.e i'el 5t;,5 T"s, I2,iio Li;; ~; s |','SS I T,,'
no" ooUO,.I7' ~, .''' =. oe''o, ~ ''','' 'n'
IeII l'',, %,' "..' I s,,G'' e q. ,us'' al unl'
sua,'y ea,,! M I'"I ",u i'' M !, h,''':s !.
S"''i 0n ',y'''y S'1' ',so u - 'h'' II
was not nNe o e,oGN : "he" J reached 'ne
iaSt ineaIo" 'I'aI i'y between me an" 'he
S"e3'n' II was "IS'ei sIou"' ma" lng
he'9Io' i"''''' '''l'' ''''y '''l' '0oA ;
was i'ohILS e'9'',l - 'ol"e III S'S"I o'
'n' LeF'l mouse "1''n was Q" lie olpo.
ste hahh' ana 'y T." means "L'h'h easy
hmiiHG distance. NJ last | did 50, and
observed 10 my a~iom'5meht, that the
/ boat was not at Is usual IHGoungs. 1t