The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1860-08-29
1T wssn't sny,hing. She must have run

1T wSsn't anything. She must have ron
against something" said the old gen,lemrn.
"No. I didn't something hit me-" said
Polly. And thy disputed for sometime on
the probability OF something supernatural
producing the gash on the old maids temple
she end the old lady for. and the old man
against it, till, finally, Mr.. Careful took a
light ond went to examine things up stairs,
when he found where she had struck her
head against q projecting stone in the old
chimney, that was roughly made out oi
small fiat stones, and stood nt the head oI
the stairs.
Alter making this discovery he triumph.
unity returned nnd, after trying in vain tC
get the old mud to go back TO bed, he retired
to get few hours sleep before morning.
The old mid would not 90 TO bed On &C.
count of her toothache, but sat in the arm
chair the remainder of the night though
The old gentleman thought the uOothnche
was only an excuse to stay wh. re- there WIS
comp'ny after the fright she had sustained
on account OF the mysterious sound. How
true this might have been we are not pre-.
pared to say but the old maid went 10
sleep in her chair, spite OF her toothuche.
There wos some talk about the nights
disturbance, in The morning. and the chill.
dren were asked if they heard it; but none
hid been disturbed.
A week went by. and the old lndy hid
heard nothing OF deaths nor terrible Rcci.
dents. She had examined in the weekly
newspaper to find something in the para
graph headed "dealhs )" but, to her disap
poiutmeni, that paragraph was DO; in that
weeks issue.
Abou, this time they had a quilting, (not
an uncommon thing in that vicInlty) at Mr..
CuretuI's. Along in the middle OF the after
noon, just after The ladies' had been discuss.
ing the subject oil the mysterious sound, Mr..
Careful cpme in and one of bis sons, boy
of about ten years OF age.
In the midst OF their conversation the boy,
with q very serious tone Ond C, untenance,
broke out with the following:
"Morher, ieur that am goirg to die"
Cling to die Why, what makes you
think so :" anxlousy asked the surprised
mother.
because feel some like it now, aud be.
cause had such drerm that night you
heard such an awful suund.'
"Oh! feared something would come
from that torewarniug," suid the mother,
groteiul that her prophecy was to be fulfilled,
evsn ri the sacrifice oi her son. "Whstdid'
yye dream. son 4" A.fs
II dreamed t6a'tf / S|6s-upoh u-rruat-4ri.tr
building, when, oil at once, commenced
to slip from the root, and, as got near the
edge, clung with all the power OF Il drown
ing man ; but | could not save myself.
slipped rom the edge and Iel down, down,
md it seemed as Though never would stop
falling, until at last lost my senses. How
long it was inter this d. not know, but to.
wards morning walked up. aud found my.
sell on the hour-I h,d fallen out 81 bed !"
"There, | told you, vie, that we would
leurn the cause OF that mysterious sound
salts action, while the whole c,mpuny was
in rour ot laughter, and the young hopeful
had to take to his heels TO s"ve his head
from the bEoomstick. H. M longer thought
OF dying. His mother fnaily j1ined in the
laugh, as she said:
81 always noticed that he would grin ev
cry time we spoke OF the mysterious sound. j"
Superstition is at discount in thuse pnrts
now, ZoB.