Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-07-06
FRIDAY, JULY 6. 1860.

ana turn thc csrrlag, parNaIiy HS""u ~
a. not TO face the gust, aud wait until 1t
had passed. There was but one person in.
side the stage beside myself, an old gentle.
man, who though hale and healthy, looked
as though he had seen three score years and
teu.
lie told me a' we ploushed our way
through the miry road, over slippery
mountain, and valley. oVcraowed, that he
was in search ofa lupa,ic grandson whom
he had been most deIotedly attached to
.ncs the young mans boyhood. lie had
become Of late from causes known only to
the family, hopelcs'ly dsrangcj; and though
placed under constant guard had managed
To elude the vigilance Of hi. keeper, and de-
~ pursuit.
~ am the only m,mher Of tbs family tha,
can d, anything with him, continued the
old gentleman, "and fora While week I
have be,n trying 70 get on tIs track. Yes
teriay ! va. told at Poughk-psie ,hi, a
young man. answering his description, had
leli there on loot. jccl,rin. hi, intention to
visit Lake MaloPcc; bu, every one 'ald hs
could not have been your grandson, mas.
much a. he wa. perfectly sane | drink
ci with him, aid one, 'and know !, TO be
80 Il smoked with HIN an hour or more
and never talked with NOR. rational man.
nid second i roomci with him a, th.
hotel. and would a. som doubt nv own
sanity a. hi.. =" cried a third, hut their very
rrfuAtiun- were proof, conclu.iyc 10 me,
for knew Guy. ~ays ton vel"
| started at tn. name Of Guy still
thought IL mere coincii.nce, that this old
gentleman should haV" a crarrd grandson
Cav and Marie should have a cr.zed lover
of the same name.
While We talked. night had been swiftly
coming on and the driver stopped hi' horse.
n tell u. that IL would he tempting fate to
proccci any further on our journey today
that the mountain road. were infested by
band. u desperate msn that he would no,
be abs - see hi. way tha, his hor-c-
were iircd out. aud our only alternative
sas :, put up hr the night a, the Pine
Tavern uhsut two mile. further on. There
was NJ alternative. aud the old gentleman
md my-cll sali. wha. the driver knew 40
would have to say, VERY we'll let it be
go"
Ju.ta a. our J.hu cracked hi. vhip a. ,
signal to the jadcd hsa.i' To 90 ahead, there
hurst such Irghtlul yell irom the lip. oi
our outside passenger, that the blood ehll.
led In our vein. The next ins;nrt h- had
lcap.i irom the boz. and thru.,ing hi. head
through the carnage window, gave look
of cunning ~lckcinc,s | shall never forget
then dartcI lis. Squirrel down the moan.
tam slds AMI DISAPPEARED. Tho old gentle.
man leaned wildly out m the vain hope OF
siyin: cha.c I leaned back in III, carriaeo,
ami ,hrerci from head to foot. Th. old
man recognized his crazy grinl,jn-l had
seen Mares demcnird lover. |, would
have bren absurd AMI us,les. for my fellow.
passenger 10 have stnppci IN that Mild
mountain pa" u pursue cunning luuatic,
that stormy night. lie f.It i, to be 80, COW
his face with both hands. and groaned
aloud
1, was candle lish, when we reached III,
Pine tavern. and the gloomy trees from
which IL derived H.. name. nodded like
hclr-c plumrs NJ u. n wo walked up the
wet path leading from the fence to the
door. never fclt 20 lonely; never felt o.
timii. never had such a dread Of being
alone in all my life This lonely ou,-ol.
the way house Tic ,'sncc OF all wo.
men from tho place the landlord. wife
having gone to attend sick ehild-the
moaning wind and peltinS rain, all sent a
spirit Of dc.olatinn over ne, that i, was tho
greatest Effort that enabled mo from cryin.
bitterly could not bear t, leave the IA
man who had accompanied mr-he seemed
in some sort, - protector. and | sat and
talked to him Ia. late as I could think Of
anything to talk about. Then took my
sputtcring tallOw candle. and following
mine host up winding stairs through s'V-
eral dreary passages TO a cherries looking
room. which wa. sure must he the wing
OF the hous.. There was no carpet on the
door. only one chair in tho room, a small
stand and bed.
The rest OF the hou.. ]. all torn up, or
we wouldn, put you away oG here" 'aid
my guide. " We'd jus, begun our fall clean.
ing when this long rain came on and put a
stop to is. However, you're as safe here a.
can be. and hope you'll sleep we'll"
lie went away and with him went my
las, spark Of courage. trembIsd with
fear bot locked my door. pu; the stand and
table against il. looked under the bed and
out oi tic window, which had no fastening
bat q small wooden hutton. placed over the
lower '.Sh. This window opened upon n
shed. which in the darkness. seemed too
high to he reached from tho ground AMI
resolved to believe /, was. | drew the cur
tain, placed my candle at tho foo, Of the
bed hoping /, would burn Tor the res, Of the
threw myself down without
undressing and fell asleep.
Something awakened Inc. What II WIS
could not tell. but il seemed ike cp'd
breath upon my face. turned my gaze at
,ncc toward the window. it was closed hut
the bottom Of the curtain was outside, and
he cash shut down upon 1t. ] knew II