Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-02
MIS- c FL LII AN Y.
Trn.h,ci frou tn rreach fir the lIom- Journal
THE MYSTERIOUS SKETCH


pi,row, with no,ched sibl,., and dun win.
dow pine'. and ii' roof .surmoanlei by a
plaster virgin. In this inn I p,s,ad tho
saidcst days Of my life had gone to
Nurcmb,rs to study the old German mas.
ters, bat the van, Of money had compelled
ma to have recourse :, painting p,rtrAits-
and such portraits! Fat e5''ip', with
their cat, IN ihlir kncc.. aldermen 10 Pc.
rukc,. barslmi',er' in three cprnir'i hats.
ETC., All brillnn, with ochrc and yernillon.
Frlm portrait, l,',sadsi T. sketches,
then to proflcs, At las, even these failed
me.
There !. nothing more pitiAblc than 70
have constantly At your hc'l'a landlord
with thin lips. a screaming voice. and an
impndent air. VII, never los,' a chance 20
call olt .-" A., You s'r; . pay m'
.iln. monsieur? D. yoi know how mach
ylar bill amount, q? Oh, no! ot course
chi. i,,. M. trouble you. Monsieur cats
drinks, and sleeps quietly. Tho good
L1ri take, care OF th, liuls sptrr,w'.
Mau'isur oa'y owes two hundred nlrin'
aud ten kr,ugsr.. \ more tHll; not
worth to trouble II mentioning.
rbls, vh, have mover heard this cimut
sounding in their ar., can form no idea Of
III, horror Oft rhol,yc ol art, imnsina.
ton. The lofty enthusiasm for t'e han'ilui
--w,thcr At the very breath ~ such rt'.
uI. You become weak and 'imid o.
lp.c even tho sn,iment ol Your personal
dignity. and olu,s ata distance, arl rc
.r,c,iully, ,be mo.t clowni,h OF bursoma,.
icr..
+ one night. having not a 'oY in my pock.
e.. aud hsins threatened with pri'on by
IT,, worthy master. ilrp, lni doSn on
my ,rucklc.bsl. AMI save myself OPP 10 r..
Election. The thought Of srici'a entered
NV hral AMI ID, mIr reelected. tho
the dc,,rahl, such an cA., from my irouhle.
appeared to my mind - numerous and
convincing were ihc argument. ia IT, favor
which tbrn.sd up,n me. that I darrd
not look upon my nl1r, 1T the irrc.
.,.'ib', force ot logic 4lsril compel m' %
,-,pn,' 'usrpr''v hv cu,'us my throat.
\, length I bl,a oui my candle, 3D. threw
my.eIl on tho bed, with d TERMINATION t.
coms 'l decision tio 'szi ..y
Ny dream. wcre usually OF tho abomiua.
bIc gnpp; my one desire. to ct money
,bat might uI myself of h' oii,u, pre-.
eucs. But lhi. nigh, siusuhr revolution
took place iu nv min. In ab,ut an hour
rose, anl wrapping myself in an old gray
coat, | h-S,n To- trace on rlrar a rapid
,se,rh in ibs Dutch style--s,urthins
strange, fantastic, quito apart from my hah.
l,ual conceptions.
lmhsiu, O. your,'lfn snnbr, court in.
closed by high dilapitt,i walls. rhe'r
wal s.rnr.hai with hooks seven ~ eight
i~i lrlm ih, ground. suggest ~ onco a
.husl,-rhou.'. Ga tbs l,t through a
tryll,.worN oi atI., y,n ii.''rn 1i.rsfr-
ed Va, .u,psulcI hg strong poll " IRON the
c'.hus drop, a. Muyi tritklins IRON it
c,.lsc, in . gutter pb,irIc,-l by che re'u,s
col. tuc tl.mb,,.. ihs lislt IN the court
cJmr, lr5m ab,,-, whgro canney.. aud
w,atberc lcks. and stored roof, ol houses.
arc rs.is,,i aslin,; an anglo Of tho sky.
At thc cKIrtm,ty ia 'i-i. b'n,ith q, a
wollp,l,. uT1n which lea ladder, AMI 'clt.
tgrins around are son roP.., bundles OF
straw. a rlbbibai, All hsn.o1,p,, past
service.
How DID these Heterogeneous detail, come
int, ny head? cannot tell. had 40
remembrance Of any such place ani 70, e..
cry stroke Of the pencil ''euned ty it. worry
uu,htulhc.. an exact copy. Nothing w.
wanting.
But ou tho right, a coyneS Of the sketch
renamed bare. dill not know what 70
pot ther'; but W.. di,luistsl, asint'd,
m looked upon ~. Suddenly saw a
foot bot it wa, IN a revere position, and
deaichcd from ,ho ground, spit, OF iis .m-
probability, I followed the Inspiration, aud
tkstcheI it without stopping to account Tor
my fancy. Then the lex appeared. and a
portion ol the drcs, \, lsns.h tis Noole
Gsur,-in old woman, hasslrl. wan. d..
h.y lied, thrown down on the eas, OF aNcii
struggling against q strong hand, which
gra.pyd her throat.
IL wo.a murder that was sketehing =
The erayon icll from my hands. Tne old
wonan-h,r lace contracted by terror, her
form bent over the margin ofthe we'll, both
hand, gra-ping the arm OF her murderer
terrified me-I dared not look at her. hut
the man-thc inurderer--,j whom the arm
bclunscd3 I could not ',e .him. !, was
impossible to finish my sketch.
The sweat drop. stood upon my brow. "l
nm f,,igucd. =" -aii. " But litils remains
To ho added Twill complete il to-mor-
row :" AMI terrified by the vision, | lay
down again upon the bed, and in ivo min-
u,e- slept profoundly.
TIE next day. as was about to resume
my wort. knock resounded at the door.
"COme in," called cut ard man
mevbat advanced 10 years, tall. thin,
and dressed IN black appeared upon tho
threshold. The whole physiognomy OF the
man--hi. closely aPproxiaatine eyes, his
large aquiline no.s. bis lofty. broad, and
bony brow had something severe and impo.
.iny. lie saluted me crassly.