Orleans independent standard. [volume] (Irasburgh, Vt.) 1856-1871, 1862-10-17

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d his pocket and handed it to Philip. "H
y has been so successful of late he ma,
5 give you one of those twenty dollar note
e in change for this, if you appear to be :
i, stranger merely passing over the road
Ras scals are very often fools"
!, Philip and | went out together. Al
l the door he said, 81 will bid you goot
= by and hasten to your father. You car
come at your leisure. You may be sure
L shall do my best, and you know fol
J whose sake do it,"
His words comfrted me in my great
sorrow. went home slowly, not wish.
ing to arrive till Philip was gone.
met him at the door. He took my hand
/ pressed it in silence, and went away.
My parents said little and did not al
lude to the fact that Philip had gone to
Midway.
| retired early, but spent the night in
sIeepless agony. | prayed for my poor
brother in prison, and for all other prs-
oners. felt sure that Philip would do
William good. was glad to find in the
morning that my father hoped much good
would result from his efforts. 1t was
Tuesday evening when Philip left. He
would arrive in Medway at two o'clock
the next morning. By FridayIwe ought
to hear from him. The day came, but
no letter Twas indescribably miserable,
and my father and mother were very
anxious. could not speak freely to my
parents. The night previous l had pas
sed through an experience strange to
many, but the like of it had happened to
me several times. / could not speak of
it at home, and my heart seemed like to
break that / could not. Finally, | de-
termined to 60 to Judge Bixby with my
secret. As there was no news from my
brother, l asked leave to go to the Judge,
ostensibly to make inquiries.
Judge Bixby seemed to pity me very
much when l came into his office.
"IIave you heard anything from my
brother?' said 1.
"Nes. DEAR" snid ho, and .Loa Lo
seemed sorry he had made the admission.
The fac: is, Miss Clara, we have been
quite put back in our proceedings: but
we hope to have good news for you by
Monday or Tuesday, certainly by We'd
nesday."
! wished so much to tell him my ex-
perience, but l feared he would think
me crazed or un;ruthful. But the ne
cessity to unburden my heart to some one
constrained me, and said,
81 want to tell you Judge, what saw
last night. As lay in my bed, looking
into the darkness ! saw Philip. l shut
my eyes, and put my hands over them
but still saw Philip Melvin. He was
in large room, in kind of hotel: there
was no lock on the door, and he tried to
.asten the door with his knife but saw
be failed to do it effectually. The blade
broke nearly of, but the handle did not
all away. He could not see this, but |
Jaw it. And | saw through the door.
md saw man on the outside of the door
n the hall. 1t was half past two in the
morning, as | saw by Philips watch, He :,
ook off his coat, aud hung it beside
hair, and then lay down in his clothes. j, :
Presently he fell into heavy sleep. l
elt perfectly sure that a cup of coffee he
lad taken when he came in, bad some
ind of sleeping powder in it. AS be E
lept, | saw a bad-Iooking man come into
he room he had complexion almost n
Ike mulatto, and only one eye. 1t
'as perfectly dark in the room, and yet l h
lw him come in as plainly as had seen ii
'hilip before he put out his light. He q
,Ok Philips coat and examined the 4,
Ockets he took out the pocket-book, a,
nd the coat again across the chair, and "
zen went out. "Ah p thought /, my a:
Dor brother is ruined now. for | knew i,
at your letter was in that pocket-book, at
ID | supposed the notes given to my all
ther by Mix, were there also. was a
de pair, but | followed the man from ba
e room. He had left his light outside ri.
e door. He took up the light and bl
snt to a distant room, and locked him NJ
If in; | saw him take that fifty dollar
tie from the pocket book read AIer- m,
nae Bank on it with perfect ease then We
took your letter, to that lawyer in at
edway, and read it, and then, holding nr
in the candle, he burned it, be took 70
several other papers, but l did not
arly see what they were. All this
y seem false and foolish to you, Judge, alo
am sure it all really happened my
within me assures me that it enc
III true-that it has happened to Phil the