Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1861-05-19

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have come here to marry ny sister"
oFulmen,o murnured Ralph who felt psug
Of rernorse a. bis heart, Il have loved yOuj love
you still"
. She shook Der bead
aThs dead are never lo=ed,0 y sac said, sadly.
Rslph trembled He felt bis blood cuEdle IN
bic veins. He remembered his cath. Yet
FulEen did not complain. She did not over
whslm him with reProaehes. She seemed re-
signed. He saw her lean her head upon her
hand, tear shone in her eve, and a shiyer
passed through Der frame.
+" an cold. 4" she said, and rising from the
chair in which she bad seated herself, she aP-
preached the fireplace, and bent as If to warn
herself BY the half-sxtinguishe brands. The
dead are always cold;' she murmured.
HeaVensl" exclaimed Ralph, "you are not
dead but, dead or living, you sre beautiful-
mere beautiful than any living woman-and
love you as on the day / first saw you.7
" The dead are never loved" she repeated
msnrnf1lly.
q But YOU are not dead The limbs OF the
dead are rigid the flesh corrupt they cannot
/ walk; they Cannot speak; you are not dead
It is impossible"
an dead repeated Fulmen, N tone Of
+ authority which admitted Of 10 question I;
I" dead. and yet suffer-"
You suffer - the earl exclaimed.
Yes. Because died With guilty thought
10 my heart. I remembered the bali where ]
net you. i was earthly love, not psnitenee,
/ that engrosssd my last hours. Yet If you,
who are alive, can love still, God viii, perhaps,
/ pardon me, and shan suffer no longer"
81 do love You." cried Ralph, gazing al the
Z young girl, so beautiful in her sadness. Yet
secret voice said within bin; "Ahl il she were
I only alive ~
I A pale smile passed over the face Of the
q n rnu al aA fnuu a~A
Ralph inToluntarily shrunk back at its ap-
prosch.
"You ses," she said mournfully, at is al
ways so; the living fear the dead"
"No, no % said be eagerly, ashamed Of the
monentary terror; ono, FalmeD, my beloved,
come %
She extended Der hand and took that Of the
young man. Ralph uttersd a cry. His hand
was pressed BY the cold, elammy Gngsrs Of a
corpse. She let bis hand fall
"No," she repeated in a half sufoeated
voice; ''you see it cannot be; 7 shall suffer al
ways p
And she hsd, while Ralph was so overpow-
cred that be could neither speak or move. The
candles went out suddenly; silence rsigned
again.
The next day dawnsd bright and beautiful.
The Baron de Roche Noire, who did not appear
70 notice the pallor and abstraction Of the
guest, proposed a hunt Ths daY was spent
in the epss air. azj L the earl thought of the
occurrences of the last night they seemed to
him only a. 2 bewiliering dream. But with
the return Of darkness, and especially at the
sight Of the picture, The apparition again
seemed reality, and be determined 10 ascer- T
tain the truth. Pleading a hesdacbe, be re-
tired 10 bis rosn, and, sxtinguishing thecsn-
dies, he called softly "Fulnen Fulmen -
There was no ans yer
Again he called "Fulmsn, love you, though .
dead"
Immediately the candles were relighted, and .
Fuinen again appeared. She threw of her .
wiaiing sheet, ard seated herself in a chair I
bV bis side. Fer face had the cadaverous 7
paieress Of the tcmb her eyes were sad; her .
steps slow and painful; yet her exquisite
beauty eEerted the same fascination ever him .
az when sparkling with life and vvacity.
" fuimen, ] love yOui" be repeated, gazing
at her wi n admiration.
Yet If my hand should touch vours. p shs
reF,isd, with a sad smile, " you would utter a
cry. az Foudid Is; night the dead are always
coidn
Give ne your hand and you viii see,o
said Ralph, sKtending rsso.utely his own
She took it and again there came over him the
same terrible sensation az before: but be had
ssli-coBtrol 'enough TO conquer it, and again
repeat, F" ! love youl'
2 bright smile Illuminated the features Of
Fulmen.
"ify poor friend,'' she said, q [ would glad
~ believe you; but II your love would end my
suffering, it must be so profound, 50 ardent,
that it can conquer even the desire to live.
tomb with me m4st have attractions for you,
snd you are but twenty-five, Ralph. At your
age life is sweet -
The earl shook bis head.
Ts live with you is death; to be united to
you, even in the tomb, would be life.
'Iake care, my friend-o
"Of what, dear Fulmen 2" exclaimed Ralph,
over whom tie smile Of the young girl seemed
to exercise an oveTpoweriBg fascination.
ado you know" she said, flhat il you ut
ter such a wish God may haar your prayer %
"Ah, il be would An eternity BY your
side would b ilfaite happiness"
"Ralph, my FRIEND" interrupted Fulmen,
while a smile Of celestial JOY shons IN her
face; "tske care, you viii Gle if you love
me- .
81 wish to die.D
"Bgt you are betbroiheG to my sisler.o
An exclamation Of anger escaped him.
al hate herl be said vehemently.
"Why ?'
fBecause she is alive, while you are dead.
What has SIZE done that she should enisy the
Light Of the sun, the perfume Of flowers, the
melody Of birds Was she any younger or
more beautiful 20
"Ralph, you are unjust. My sister had no
control ovet her destiny or mine.0
"You are right, perhaps; but ] swear to you
that I will never marry HeFmiune. I wish to be
yours, and only yours, forever"
You are mad, my friend; l cannot accept
happiness a. such a saerihee.D
She rose slowly.
" Adieu, Rs.ph,1 she said, " Marry Her
mime and pray for ne"
" Fulmen Fulmen - exclaimed Raiob, fall
ing on bis knees at her feet. Do not sbandon
mel love youl''
" But your love lie death.o
+" It is happinsssl It is life %
His tone was 81 earnest, 20 touchir 2, that
the young girl hssitated.
&C. Let me live eternally with you,o be per-
sisted.
Listen, ny frend,n she said a length, as
if she could no longer resist bis entreatles.
g DO this caskst" pointing 10 richly carved
box which stood Oh The table, there is vial
containing dark liquid"
'And this liquid?5
" Is DEATH"
" It is happiness exclaimed Ralph, ssizing
the cssket
Fulmen stopped him BY a gesture.
" No yet,o she said; by and by-at mid
night-but first reflect :"
Immediately the candles were extinguished,
and be found himssH IN complete darkness.
II Earl Ralph had been a FrenchmaD, as
soon ss Fulmea disappeared be would have
opened the winiew, and let the cool night air
play upon bis brow Then, the fever it being
over, be would have said to himself, "Ali this
Is folly. ] am tsenty-hve years old, an officer
II The kings service. and am about 70 marry
young girl, blonde Es a Madonna, fair as
liy, who viii bring me an income Of one hum
dred Thousand livres. have ouly to be quiet,
anu let things take their course"
After which be would have slept quietly and
dreamed 10 more Of Fulmen. But Rslpi
was Seotchman, VITA an Imagination as sus-
ceptible OF eXsltation as most Of his country
men ef be land Of mountain and mist. As
soon az the phantom vanished, be reighted the
candle By the aid Of a half-sxtinguished fire.
brand, and opening the essket be took out the
vial.
"Fulmen Falmsn wait Tor mel I an com
ing - be murmured, and swallowed the con
tents at a draught.
For moment be experienced a strange and
insxplicsble sensation; eoldness in the chest;
. heat in tho head; then bis eyes became
asagr; bis ps tremolsd; an extreme languOr
crsp 3.er him, and be sank upon the floor,
s1iH auT-1uriBg family, "Fulnen, wait FOR me;
< l8v5 yop."
Nbeu Ralph swallowed the contents of the
vial he expected to wake in The other world.
tie Uss mistaken; fhe vial contained only a
narco.ic; and he was very much astonished on
epeBiBr his ewes 20 iind himses 10 bed, and TO
zee lie sun ginning through ihs eurtained win
doW5 A lady sat By Tie bedside. It was
FnlmenI but no l0ager the pale, sad Fulmen,
with liYid lips, and form enveioped IN winding
sheet; but FuimeH, fresh, Tsdiant and joyous,
iH the same costume that she wore at the fancy
ball.
Toe reader viii understand the explanation
Of ibis more readily than the young earl, whose
bead was sill somewhat confused from the ef-
fects Of the narcotic. The young girl had
wished 70 put the su6den passion Of her ball
room lover to the test; and with some difficulty
she bad persuaded her fond old father and her
cousin Herminne to lend themselves TO the
mygtifcston. A little ingenuity, some invis-
i5is assistance, transparent glove Of serpent
akin, aided BY the native superstition Of tbs 4
young Sootchman, were all that were neeessa-
~ 10 ths success Of the scheae.
We need not say that tbe earl, when be re- /
covered bis senses, was Tery CAD 10 exchange .
be phantom bride FOR living one.
BEHIND TEE scExEs AT rHE WHIrE HoUsE.
Vita the pa.iieg and haHlng which is GO
ing on In the CabiHet, or, more properly speak 4
ing, the pnlling and hauling which each Csbi- t
net minister gives the other In a quiet way, is
earning for them The contempt and scorn Of all .
honorable nigh minded, Union men from every 4
section Of the country. The President. who (
IS goed al Joke. Is surrounded By set Of par /
aEftrr. who hanifuatlv tcan Frrr, hf~- an +