Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1862-07-03

washed tace, and incesSant craving for copy"
When you have heard my first experience
on the subject" replied he, 81 think you will
ASK that question iu a somewhat different tone.
WIZ yon come round by say lodgings to see if
there are any messages for me ? and then we
VIII smoke pipe at your rooms and you shall
hear the history"
There was one note for the Doctor, from
an old farmer. queery spelled and oddly eI-
| pressed but my friend did not think it worth
while TO go eight miles into the country that
night TO attend TO an attack of gOut, so we
| ADJOURNED 10 my roos>s, where, amidst exhala-
! tons OF smoke, heard the following tale :
1t was (Said the Doctor) about four years
| ago had just passed my first examination,
and one or t" o answers of mine had been tor
| tnnate enough to attract the attention OF Old
Fane, among whose other p7cuarlties is a
strong penct0mt toward the investigation of
| mysteries He took some notice of me, and
| Ventured to ask him questions about clalr-
r0yante who just then attracted considerable
! curiosity. She was young aud very pretty
! girl the meSmeriSt who had discovered her
| power or disease, whichever it should be called,
| was q gentemau-whlch few of them area
! man OF sense honor, and considerable reputa-
| ton as naturalist. Eane answered me- and
! promised me al Introduction to her. | asked
! hun what his experience of her art had been-
whether it was reality or sham, aud wheth-
er it seemed capable of being applied to any
! practical use
g 1t is no sham' he said 'The girl her
sell doFs mol hnoao that she possesses these pow
! erS. Arnold never allows cairyogance to be
/ named IN her presence when she is awake
! lie himself is above suspicion. As to any prac-
teal result, | am very doubtful. Hitherto,
Ellen has never told Us any thing previously
! unknown. She answers correctly regarding
| thugs rtauiy unknown to hsr and places
! she has never seen !; but she does not answer
| except reluctantly and uncertainty, any qups
! tons concerning which no one else has any
| knowledge. She has told me the exact place
! OF every article IN my study, and even the con
/ tents Ot my table dlAweri, though she never
| entered my houSe-uOr did Arnold-aud we
/ were SIX miles away tror it at the time But
SHE broke down entirely i'll trying 10 tell us
| what was at that moment going in the
! House OF Commons, in the Times printing
! oiice, aud in " ;ud>or Park-ail three easier
| IT, guess, and ut least as easy to know, one
wou'd think. Bnt you shall see her yourselt.2
! \ few days after this friend Of my broth
cr, Cleveland by uame returned from tour
he had taken for the heneEt of his health in
| Edwards company We had not heard from
| Edward for some ten days or more. aud it hap.
| pclled that | wished to write to him on hu>i-
| ness. So hcariur that Cleveland had return
! ed unexpectedly, | sought him out, and ln-
! qnred where 10y brother was. lie started,
aud seemed uncomfortable, aud then answered:
We did not agree very well &; was in a
! hurry, aud he preferred to travel slowly so
| he let me at the AigischorD, aud came home
at once through France"
! The answer and Cleyeland's manner were &
! little peculiar Why did Edward " leave him."
! rather than he Edward, seeing that it was he
! who wished to travel fast ? And why did he
! seem agilated on seeing me But | was not
much snrpris or disturbed Proximity Ceve-
! l4ud had behaved i'll, and driven Edward to
! levae hln in disgust, and was now ashamed of
! himself. For lie had the reputation of being
! qnarretSOme III the extreme, and was certainly
shy, nervous, restless and uncomfortable to an
extraordinary degree. Edward, than whom
no more kindly aud patient friend ever lived,
| had always taken his part had affirmed that
| Cleveland was Il nan of geninS and thorough
ly good at heart, and had chosen him, much
10 my surprise, as hI, companion, in the hope
| that travel, change Of scene, and rest from
anxiety aud 0vrr>tudy might bring him better
health aud spirits Certainly the experiment
had been complete failure. Cleveland was
pale, tina, SailOw, and careworn his hahitual
| rtStieSSntSs g:eattr than ever ; the unmiStak
/! able expression Of nervous suffering on his fac
more marked than | had yet seen it. His eyes
moved lnceSsanty, never steady for an instant
| IN their gaze but never meeting niue. HIS
left haud, constantly trembling, was occupied
| with paper klfe his right iumbled continu-
ally at the handle OF his table drawer, which
| he did not open | was touched by his evident
| illness, ana turned from subject which seem
ed dainluI 10 bin. | talked unout the college
| examinations told him OF my success ; and
finally of the clairU0ylnte, for whose lcrec of
that evening | had received two cards of ad
| mission.
Let me go with YOU" he said, sharply and
| suddenly.
With pleasure" said !. "Only we have
little time TO lose ; must be there 10y seven
II Is now twenty minutes after six, aud you
have your toilet to make"
For, though dressed with faultless neatness
when he appeared out of doors, Cleveland
always spent his days in his room in curious
undlesS his naked feet thrust iuto lair OF
"o. ked slil pers, his arms and throat bare, his
short curled hair covered with Turkish fez,
aud his upper garment consisting of sort OF
sack OF red flannel, falling 10 the knees, and
with two holes cut IN it for the free play OF
his muscular arms. 1t certainly seemed as if
some time would be needed to transform this
strange figure Ito Loudon dandy. But it
was done III five minutes. He turned the kew
IN the tabe.drawer laid down the paper knife,
prssed into his bedroom, aud returned in an
incredibly short tEe in plain black evening
dress, his small hands nervously drawing on IA
pair of white kid gloves. |, who neve: wear
| mil nnniN [ Ill, al