The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-02-04


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green blaDkst esat with view 70 rcmove
the only witssSsy Rssbsps, of : crime ~
Az that inssanssk ueht : glimpee 81 ths
Texan in che act 0fcrossipg the streAs; thu
next moment ] cav him sntsr the dOpr Of Z
public house over the way before which d
|staee had Just stopped. His quest seemed
|frsialsss, kowsvss, - be soon alter returned
and attended 70 the renewal Of his baggage
10 the cars.
We entered Baltlncrs about i've o,cioc!
IN thSafsefnoons N1sn ~ Texan had told
me, duriag - 3odStg on The railroad, that
be shouI % detained two or three daya.-
WeYgd at the depot; he vent to Beltx-
er's, l to my iodgings.
Having been deprived for some months Of
the amusements n tbs town, Invent the
Same evening to see 1kioe Lee in the BayA.
dere, one Of the vaudevilles then recently
introduced at the Museum.
When entered, Tho company were saun-
tering through the rooms, examining the
curiosities previously 70 Il . ringing of the
saloon bell which announced the commence
ment Of The peEfornaDes. | passed into the
picture gsllery.I m ny left - leut4rsd
saw III fexan - ) Gntafman 1ho seemed
to De 9 friend OF bis etandlng bSiorS paint
OF the " Death Of Virginia." The rexan
had apparently just made some remark up
on the picture or the history OF its subject,
when, even as passed him, a voice near me
said:
There are worse murders than that, doc
tor"
Good heaven !" exclaimed the Texan,
"that voiceW
His eyes darted rapid glances around up
on those present, there was crowd IN the
room,) as # in search OF the person who had
spoken. My glance followed the direction
of his, but all seemed engaged in seeking
amusement, and no eye was turned With q
particular expression towards the Texan,
who pressed his forehead with one band
while the other grasped his companions
arm.
"What is the matter, doctor 2" asked
the latter; "are you unwell2 ?"
thought" was the answer in faint
voice, /" that l recognized in the voice OF
one who passed US that of valued friend !;
but was mistaken. l do, however, feel
quite ill. If 'tis your pleasure, We will re.
tire"
As he left the reom, the step of the Tex
an was tottering, and he seemed still much
agltated. .-......--.
The next night visited the Holiday street
theatre. The play was Hamlet; the princ.
pal character BY Edmund Kean, which at
traction had crowded pit, boxes and gallery
The curtain rose as entered. All who have
seen enacted or have read this the most ex.
quisite production of Shak espeare's genius,
and who has not y are aware that the in
terest begins and. .ends but with theiplay.-
Ny attention became more and moro ab-
sorbed as Kean's splendid psrsonifcasion Of
Hamlet was more fully developed. With
intense interest | was witnessing the cxcit.
ing scenes of the ep,sodicaI play by which
Hamlet expects to :" catch the conscience Of
of the king" The theatre was still except
the voices of the actors. Lueianus was
pouring the poison into the player-king'
ears, and Hamlet was exclaiming, " He poi
sons him i the garden for his estate-his
names Gonzago"--whcn heard the same
voice which had spoken in the picture gall
lery at the Museum:
"He poisons him for his estate! Do you
hear, doctor? Do you see? He poisoDs
him for bis estate! =,
looked in the direction of the sound
In the next box to my right stood, pale as
death, and with his eyes glaring widely to-
ward one of the small doors that opened up.
on the tier Of boxes in which We were, the
mysterious Texan.
(r0 n a FnI
is even tne uead permisted 10 leave the
grave 70 pursue me
lne neA' molheh' no zen heasiiy IorWafo
"Sains' Tue sea. ID STATE oi lnsensioillty.
urea' coniusion ensueu around tue scene
OF 1ne 'ncluens, "n,cn oiu not suosloe until
se'erai moments aI'er the lexsn nad been
removed py some gentlemen near hlm.
ha'e never see "in' SINCE out 10 oroel
w ea'isiy as wen Us n"Ve 'he power tne
curiosity oi 'ne Ieauer, VIII copy mere t"o
ParaS'aps "n,cn appeared snorsiy alter-
~aros IN one oI 'ne oally papers, ana ~nIen s
happen W nave 10 my possession: ine
ias' was ua'eo "eeA Ut 'en oays ai'er tne
"ooVe reIa'eu events
MisfkRioCs:-! !eeseroay an occurrence
.ooA piace IN 'hls Guy, "nlcn NOV only cor,
. L
out, oes VIII also serve 70 strengthen tne
oeiel y. so"e' anu snake Tue skepuc'sm OF
n'nels, ~ 'ne leaPpeaIanes upon ear'n OF
lne sp'il's VI Tue oepar'eo' Pale gentle-
many iooA1ng young mao appeared oe1ore
A,aer,nan D"lu~ln anu requested 70 oe com.
in''seu Oh "a, u cnarge oi muruer 10 'ne nrs'
uesfes' 1ne reason asslgnea " MN io'
,nls s.range reques. Is con.ained 10 'he ! Oh
'ow'ng Outline OF ms remarkable NARRATIVES
His real name ne refused to give, in
consideration OF his family, but requested to
be mentioned IN the warrant Of committa
under the name OF John Coke. lie was born
IN New Hampshire OF poor but respectable
parents, who IN his boyhood removed to the
Guy OF New lork. lie went to the South
as the age OF twenty IN search OF fortune.
IN New orleans, where he endeavored N
VAN 70 OBTAIN employment as CLERK, he
met win an agent OF the Iexan Govern.
ment. being almost without funds, he wal
easily ,nuuoea 70 volunteer Tor the Tear
war OF noerty. During TINS war ne was II
se,eral oa'ties ana was crevetted on tht
ne'u ios gahantry. bus nnoing that IN thu