The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1861-02-14
KENOsHA, WISCONSIN, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY IA, 1861

her blue eyes.
well, well, we'll see!" muttered the old wo-
man. "And you'd like to die here too, would
you my lamb p she went On with peculiar
look gazing at the pretty, fragile creature before
her from head to foot,as though mentally dress
ing her for the grave.
Now whether or not there was something
unusually repulsive about the old woman, or
whether she simply desired to be alone, Mary
yielded to an irresistible inclination to dismiss
her follower, and, having done so, sat down at
the great glass plate window, which faced the
west.
The view from hence was both fair and sad
First came slip of much neglected garden, a
battle-ground of weeds aud howers-the weeds
having decidedly the best of it--some leaHess
elms and fgtrees, and high wall, magnified to
an immense size with sheaths and coils of ever
! lasting ivy Past this, was a Roman Catholic
eemetry, long since filed and abandoned as 81
place of interment. Over and between three
Or feur noble expresses, that shaded the forgot
ten Dead might be seen the broad weald, green
with sprouting corn then range of blue hills
on the last of which fingered the western sun.
Half an hour LATER Charles was returning
home, When within few PAGES of his own
/ door, Il loud, ringing shriek struck him like a
! stab In a moment he was in the house, and
dashed into the roomfrom the direction OF which
J J
His wife WAS Oh the bed, ftlghtfully convul<-
cd Hepzbah and Charlotte beside her She
recovered instantly ON seeing him, and VIC
lent food Of tears completely restored her tran-
| guilty; after which, being left alone with her
husband, Mary related as follows:
! She had sat for some time st the window
watching the purpling clouds and the sombre
| tiAts of evening calmly enveloping the quiet
scene, when becoming sensible of degree of
lassitude, and a strange inert feeling not usual
with her. she moved to the low, golden couch,
and lying fairly down fell into an uneasy sleep.
She lag upon her right side, with her face 10
the WALTON that side, distant scarcely half a
! yard IRON the bed-and dreamed that so lying,
the wall before her opened slowly, and there is
sued from il skeleton, bearing in its hands its
own severed skull. AS it approached, one flesh
less hand detached itself from the skull and
| pointed to the vacant eye-holes, while the head
muttered, ''Sce how they treat us yonder. Here
were blue diamonds once, my sister, that laugh
| cd and swan like yours. Come, let us COM
I pare.
The skull was thrust up into her very face
| She was conscious of the earthly fetid odor-her
own face was drawn, as it were, mora and more
into the sister-skull as though it we're part
Of it-when, with a shrek and desperate
struggle, she flung the spectre and the dream
| away.
/ Although for the moment The painful impress
! sion appeared TO pass away, it was 100 evident
to Annesey that the health and spirits OF his
! little wife bad rcceiveda serious savcB. ina
tfew days her rich color WAS gone, her lips look
1 ed dry and foverish, she began 10 complain Of
/ headache, and started when suddenly touched,
or at the least unexpected sound.
I One day, after making vain efforts to eat her
/ breakfast, the poor little thing leaned her head
on her hands, and burst into tears. "Oh,
/ Charles my poor boy" she sobbed. g. feal I'm
/ verg, very, ILL"
/ Ths wistful, anxious lock in these blue eyes
alarmed her husband far more than even her
words He hid her tende9ly On the sofa, sootf-
ing her to the utmost of his power and, net
without bitter self-leproach or n9gjectug it SO
Z long despatched Hvp2Iba TO request Air. Nav
sTvy mmSdia1e attendance.
The little doctor acknowledged that lis new
/ patient looked delicate IN the extreme, and re-
qUiTed every attention. The present attack was
clearly nervous and he endeavored TO elicit
/ from her whether she had suffered any recent
shock or alarm. Mary, however, was ashamed
to confess her dream; and Mr.. Mawry could
discover nothing but that she was subject to
sudden AMI fearful spasm, which aflectedh her
whole head from the eyes TO the throat In the
latter organ especially, she suffered much pain.
On the point of leaving, Mawry turned round
and cayelessiy abserved, q take it for granted,
my dear madam, that you have an excellent
watcher in your husband but you need some
care, Who, may l ask, is your principal at
tendant?' Mary smiled. "WhO, for ez ample,
makes your tea :"
The housemaid, Hepzlha, generally; but
sometimes old CHI" Mary checked herself.
81 beg your .pardon-eoho?"
" was about to name old woman we have
taken into the house to clip the housemaid, but
for some reason have not cnquired, she does
not wish 1t to be known
"Od Charlotte !" calculated Mawry.
Such is her nalne," replied Mary, astonish-
cd at his astoUishment.
Nawry, who had sat down, got up again
with face white as ashes.
III have word to say to Mr.. Annesey, y
he said, and took hasty leave
Charles was reading medicine in the Angel
room
Good Heavens, Sir !" exclaimed the little
doctor, bursting in, do you know what you
Lave got III your house?"
HOnid visions Of his Mary in typhus fever
in small pCx-a lunatic flashed like lig hi
ming across Charles mind
What-,ckat % he gasped out.
Mol Murder !"
" Mol tchGt?"
The old bag 10 whom the boys III the Town
have given that title for her strange association
with every death that has occurred III this un.
happy house since it became your uncles. The
very worst suspicious clesve to her. For mer-
cy's sake, MIR. Annesley, get lid Of this ole
wretch before you are an hour older"
Charles stosd sghast. " Is it--possible that
Il know not achat is possible but do it sir
do it, said the eager spothecary; and Charles,
infected with his earnestness, promised compli-
ance
r,loA III. Cl,.,I.4. mo-, d;g,,,;.-o.5 ,I;. -,
taking her pattens with her as though her work
was done.
/" Touched and tool :" was Charotte's bene.
diction, looking back and shaking her finger
as she passed the door.
Let me psss quickly over these sac details.
The young wife was indeed doomed Dropping
gradually, like the preceding victim, she slow
ly but certainly followed TO the same bourne.
Annesley would have left the house but moth
ing could induce Mary to consent. His uncle
would be vexed; would think them careless,
uugrateiul; besides they had no other home
Most of all, she earnestly desired, if die she
must to breathe her last in the AngelchambeT,
, with those glorious eyes and protecting arms
above her.
She had her wisb and, in few short weeks,
the fourth victim of the mystery of that house
, slept in the church yard.
The popular feeling against old Charlotte had
by this time attained such an open expression,
, that it became absolutely necessary to invest
, gate its grounds Some examinations took
place but the doctor being compelled to certify
to natural death, and no direct inculpatory
! evidence being adduced, the prisoner, ON the
very day OF poor Mary's funeral, was restored
to liberty, and Immediately disappeared.
1t was now imagined that the house would be
finally closed; the next door neghbor ON ont
side had already quilted he on the other side
: had given notice. Mr.. Archbold himself felt his
mind infected by the prevailing superstition
and, moreover, seeing the cause of misunder
/ standing removed, was ready enough to give
indulgence to his returning kindness TOWARD
t his nephew, to whom he accordingly wrote, de
0 string him to quit, without delay, the scene O
| his bereavement, and resume the place lie hat
: formerly held in his uncle's home and affection
Charles refused.
He considered that his uncle, in placing then
r in a house with this ban, had been actuated b.