The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1861-09-12


Nm aiflriltai saf HmtBleu lriy
ef hgo ani fufiy, who hal eeaflel
iho Doctor pnfioneo Nv beg feIiofai
FL ailompia ~ dying "a most unrHa
innahlp hours. M leaaf NIB fnr fa.
alfifl tho comfort II haf medical 81
tehinna Ona oll flmmy niehL
ihe doctor had haen called ln aeo
Mia Sally. aHi bad succeeded a.
usual Ia pnflfyina hef ieata. aAA lal
hfl ejoylug sound ani fofethIhg
flcop llc bal hardly afrl,clnlhoun,
drchehci through with tho rain,
which was falling IN torrents, and aot
into % vatm anl comfortable hai,
whcn he wa awakened by a loud rap
81 lho door. and n voice Without, beg.
ring him 70 pet up IN moment ~
one o VI nciehh0n vns dying aud
needed hia aHaIslnuro llalf asleep
and half awake, he ran 10 the door
and inquired which Of biz noIghhoru
WAS IN 10 dangerous condition. On
opening the door he wnl surprised aud
chagiiacd 10 end that his dying nj ,h.
bor WAS Niles Sally Strickland -lhat
after he had left her an hour OF two
before, She wns taken suddenly down
again, aud had sent o messenger 10
hasten his return. and tell him " he
did not come quick he would not Gnd
her alive. The messenger urged him
to get ready as soon as possible, aud
in the meantime he would get his horse
AMI sulky up. and have them at the
door. The Doctor worn ont with the
repeated calls, and ia,igucd with his
previous visit, hcsitatcd but finally
decided IN going. determined to make
an end Of the job by either killing OF
Gu ing.
On his arrival he put on u gloomy
and ghastly countcnancc, said bat
very little aud that very gloomily, and
in every rcspcc. appeared more like q
stranger from another world than th,
humorous and agreeable physician
On his entering the room Of Sally,
she noticed the coun,cnancc Of III,
Doctor, aud discovered that some
thing was prcying upon his spirits. a'
he dld not appear with his wontct
chccrfulncss. She inquired Of hin
the cause Of his gloom and depression
and begged him to unbosom himself
fully aud freely, as ], would probabl,
be the last opportunity he shoul,
have.
lie told her il would be improper
under existing circumstances; tina, th,
time Of her dissolution was approach
ing. il nigh, terrify her and hastcr
her departure. She cntrcatcd hin
to keep nothing from her. though 4
might relate TO herself, for she WA
dcsitons Of knowing the wors, Of th'
ease. and was prepared to meet il, b
II what i might. lie still decline,
disclosing the cause Of his melancholy
and insisted that her remaining
strength was insufficient to sustain
the shock which il mus, ncccNaril,
produce. and begged her to turn hel
thoughts to other aud more appropri
ate subjects.
Though Sally supposed herself dy
ing. yet she was unwilling to ,lic with
cut her curiosity graiiGcd. and sh'
therefore the more strongly impor
tuned the doctor to keep her no lon.
ger in suspense. Aftcr getting hel
curiosity and imagination on ,ip,oc
he consented. lie saidwhcn the mes
snger came last for him he was in !
'ound sleep. and was dreaming ,lial
be was in the land Of woc--tha, beclxe
bub was conducting him 10 the vari
ous rooms ofihc prison Of despair, for
the purpose II slowing him their ar
raugement--'hat in passing the door
of a room in which some sa,urns lodge,
he saw them jumping and skipping
about apparently in high glee-shai
beelxcbub, noticing il, told thcm to
90 TO bed aud be qaiet--,ha,. on their
not obcying his orders oheerfully and
readily, he stamped tremendously on
the floor, adding With true satanic
emphasis, "Go to bel, | say, and rc,
some sleep, for old Sal Strickland J.
coming tomorrow. and thcrc'Il be- M
sleep IN h--ll for fortnight = Miss
sally sprang for the broom. but the
Doctor, catching up his sadile.bags.
made his eseapet. The care was
eEiactual.