Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1862-02-07
VOL. XLIII.
WHAT HE SAW.

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or diplomatic, Or"
.Oh, such big words! Spare me.'
| Big words! Am / primer that cannot
speak in more than dis<yIlables without giving
notice? BE eonformable, pray, and do as yor
are bid"
/ .Bidr' yawncd Trevanion. lie was sitting
| on the uppeTsiep OF the flight which led mic
The house. his head leaning back upon the
| door-siH of the piazza, and his legs dangling
| down. Ii must be confessed that Mr.. Treva
MONS manners we're uncommon and varl-
o,,s. His very best were very good indeed
but he would not run the risk Of wearing them
/ out bv constant use: his second best were tole,
rab!e: his worst should not ike to see. Al
present he was indulging in his second BEST
I for If his attitude lacked respect, his tone was
pleasant, and he was with those who excused
| his manner for tile sake of his matter, aud Gov
cred over his defects with the shady mantle oi
..oddity"
"Bid!" he yawncd again. What kind Of
story did you uggest? Diplomatic? Shall
! tell YOU how shocked whole company and
| husieIed myself, by ignoring. through my semi
| barbarous American Great British habits,
| that should ,fftr my arm to the lady | took
\ into my 4. ST French dinner, and conduct her
back 10 the drawing room, instead Of tucking
nv feet under the mahogany for 'one glass
more?'"
MOI won't have that aneedote; for you
haze condensed The whole thing, point and all
| in your one sentence.
Then you wish to be kept in suspense. Oh
let me orr
Mrs. Grey shook her head and called out:
Mrs. Harrington, Nr. Trevanion Is going
| to tell us story Come and listen
81 don't believe in stories worth hearing
which YOU paironize or submit 10 me" answer
| cd Mrs. Harrington, joining them. "She sent
me book late v" turning to Mr.. Trevanion
..wriiten as an old manner might talk, with
her compliments as the author. l feel greatly
obliged for the compliment TO my understand
| ing
/ oh! had YOU been deceived by it," Ietorted
/ MIS-. Grey, Iii would not have hl'ushi youl
wit into queslou-it would on'y have shown
your appreciation Of mine. Il was TO test your
/ au,.c Of me- not mine Of yuu.'
That was fair enough said freva~ian, ii
/ Mrs. .Glcv had cause to doubt yGur valuation
| of l.cr m, n;al chalEls But aprropCs Of VII.
/ ling, have story, which onsA TO be writ.
| Ten"
Write II, tl.on far, after all, you write bet
ter thun y,u speak
"Indtcd!" Tre,anion was put Oh his mcttls
~ tie malicious sparkle in the lively lady :
.-.4. 4.s-Al-o- -iI.ss,.v- -Uuj tIis suggestion.
! Il will t.Il ii To you, lie said
lie sllooI him<tlf into Il sitting posture, ant
there was silence OF some ;aomeuts.
Tie CHI from an inner room scarcely reach
al the group, But Il voting moon danced upor
the bread ocean, which rolled and surgcd anC
bea, lazly upon The beach not a hW;llrcd yard,
ftom he harsc. Files OF sand had driftd hert
ard there, aud lay white aud still in the coo
hu, hreath,ss calm. There was no sound IRON
any nci.hhorirg cottage, aid nothing inicrer
td with Trevanious strong aud MAI ked voct
as lie deliberately thus began:
There is narrow slip of lIalEreeuim
land upon my plantation which connects th'
island on which live with the main deter
nj el during the last spring, TO make "A caus,
way here, and so facilitate communication be
tween the two. ] lud gang Of negroes sc
to work at this spot, and Ole afternoon tool
nv wav, as usual TO see how they were comm:
ON. But was late in starting. My pony stooC
sad,letl at the door, and loitered, to play will
my little girl, to watch the gambols of littc
of terriers, to light fresh cigar, etc. Finally
wien under way, the evening had nearly close
, in. and pushed on to reach the causeway be
FIRE night.
A thicket trees borders the road on cilh
rr side as YOU approach this end Of the islam
, -iessumile vines inlcrlace th" branches; form
/ inc bv day perfect bower ofaniier sweetn"s;
but at night producing a gloomy darknes;
which 10 moonbcams QIad there even been
lnoonl could pierce.
M horse dropped into a walk as we skirt
cd this narrow path, and my stirrup brushe
aside the blossoms in cur Sow progress. l wa
idly meditaiiug another Earopean journey, an
thinking of hhe expense of it, when a hand a
cold as ice laid itself upon mine. Starting
turrad toward the thicket-tverv thing wa
indstincr, but the lifrlcss hand lay heavily o
my right, and the horse had stopped. l passe
, MY left hand along The wrist OF this strang
: annali ion, ard discovered an arm belonging I
il; but so wasted, so emanciated so worn, tina
my fist idea OF it being one of my ncgroC
;, fallen dead near me passed from my mind
! | None Of my people could, unknown 10 nlC
have reached SO miserable a state. With q
: impulse, 10 which instantly yielded, drer
), the entire body from the entanslcd shrubber,
and tossed il, light as it WAS, across the pony
neck Urging him then to full speed. prcssc
. through tie grove; the HayHght was near
spent-ard, to my horror, could just dis!il
guish, as We cleared the Slngipg trees an
came into the open count4y. that The burden
partly bore was no negro, but sllapeless mas
of which the head, crowned with golden hai
DISPLAYED features most beautiful, most palli,
: and mCst ghastly. just then. to increase III
: anxiety, my horse began 10 labor as if I'll
weight oppressed him, and il seemed 10 me tha
could feel an augmented pressure IN the sid
which ltancd against me. ! guz u at the ere;
a ture with an indefinite scnsaton-it was nt
Z merely the contact Of dead body-a supc
Il natural horror seized me. l would, l 5cliev
: have thrown off the terrible thing, but it mo,
a cd, and murmurcd, The warmth-ihe delicior
$ WARMTH and drew closer TO me, feebIy gasl
d ing, not like human being, but Gre;
n God! can't describe it!'
81 'sGo on" cried his listeners, with shudde
] ing attention. aud Mrs. Grey bent her hea
: toward him and glanced uersously behir
her.
! at opened its eyes, and fixed them upon n
II with steady look-so earnest, so dcspairin
o so deep. so unnatural, that / trembled, and Q
my courage fed. | would have screamed iii
a woman, for my horse now began to sno
and shiver, and cold sweat bathed his liml
ID This must be some dcrilish device. i struC
!. i my booted heel into his clammy flank, al
Of tried 10 urge him on. Then, for the first tim
le l saw that had lost my way; we were n
OF approaching the house-we had not the pa