, 1863-12-13

IL .
Jaeoty' = room, which, ~ stated before, MA
opposito mine, It. tie other end Of the I,as-
sagr1 sud which l new saw, aa followed the
stream nth mx eyes, Nas eta1dlng vide Hpcn
. Having t1nccd the thread Of water TIL It WAS
lost behind tho anglo of the entrance to ths.
drrssug.tnbe standing In the suorn exactly
epppa}tt the door; and froN1 The dressing
table went up to IN osal looking. ylasS plHct'd
thereon, and tlen stopped enadenfy tEauh.
tl1ctl With i,urrot at seelng the reelection OF
9hastly faec staring intcn1lya. mc from the
: it was Tho fact Of Jacoby, without doubt;
50 much could clearly distinguish: bat, a..
though the half:opcn ltpa see1ucd grlnniug u
me- III bitter deriston. II was none the lesa Of
Thu my poor f1iend Ind heen fou1ly mur.
Ie1cd cnnltl not longer doubt: but how Jill
1t .hapre1, that had escaped similar fate.
There Mes tho white face, chan1ale2s au1t
ereechlesa: but l'syond that Aii Was conJee-
turr aud vague sur1iisc- ght down gently
sick at heart, aud more overcolas just then.
! think. with pity for. tue sd fato Of NY
friend, tAnn with apprehension lor Whist
might happen to myself Still thai aaue.
dtatls-lIke and Oppressive silence, no TINT ttle
bnzxing Of II d on the window sounded In
More Impressed tl1an srrf with tho t8cas.
+tty r. immediate artiup. hogan, a. sopn NJ
! had Ia some n..tEurc recovered frt,Iu this ef-
feet Of seeing TIE tacs. In the Slaas, TO caat
about III my mind again for some uieans Of
sass'g ny csenps sepe :, ftsmnE i IE ap ny knlf M
some LonFs past, at once set 70 WORK " tsY
to cut aWay one OF thr sancas Of tue stuut-old
dpbr; bEt 1rpkp MY knlft 1HtoEe had been
at Wotk Eve an!nutes. aud then gave ni, The
atttunt in despair, 1nese wsa u drcadttl faa.
ci:.at.Uu about that fnce In tho glass, whltl
found Il impossible to rcslst; and s,andins On
t1se chair, again looked thtraEh tho oueniug
Il. fe door, aud turned my ewes sToWlF -
wast's 1t, balf expecting tu HID il had disap-
pcarta. liuttt was stili there. ~ grim r;last-
~ and i1nn,oshhle as 1'efors The p.a1ta lips
Il e.nt.d to stir With inaEdtb!e words as look
cd; but TIC wide-open tyts etarcti steadfasl-
ly l1to my thine with a slassy chaugclcssnca.
Of Z, PRECISION that c1,itied tnv blood to look
urou
Gathering hesr: somewhat, after s,nc, \
tiuken .nit..; ixborinS On, 1o,:s n:eer hour.
With .,esryiuE l.erasstf:ncc, Int r1akfrc sac(
4mnIl pYorrrss that, l,ai i not se.t ,saat INV
life dy1st.dcd on t.t. succers vi nv effort /
Il ouid har. given up the task Il hundred tjtl,cs
in ctsrair,
Nnnn c.,uv and went. 4 dull. rna1viu,
7.ain bcsac to make itrelf fit. Which h,,cr
:,roce. ,ira from The wunt of faod. thuuuf,
In urfr IN ti,t ur,iinuyy sjusc Of tl,n ward
did 1ut tse!, BEGAN to .tt weaker. too Us
the :t,eruc on uiyun3ed. au,1 TO labor like d
man in !. dream. link ,Lat uitc- q time /
,i,,-t A.y,: inllrn s,,tv iiuJ of b,upur. in.
t,rct} ly weariilyyt and e1tl;*ustlpn. rs sat
n, ff,rc III. door with ,uy head resting IL, nv
i.,'t W,a r,,II,, r., u,,ssIf a,.,i,, i ,nn,;i
;!nt .,, ,sin,| fnf risen. ;n,l ;l,nt thu tir.t
s,st,cs ~. ryrnin,. w.Tt. i,e,.inninn. to cfce,,
~ ~. 80 ,,,',. .i,s.l ~ 49, sicl 'a.a
uc ,rssil.,e t. live through aao,ilsr night all
Lille IN list .t,fr,sle huuse. i c1lct,lstrtl
! tin,. tytn hy ,.,rlIrht and INV full strcre-1l,
| !; wuuli} have btcI n work pf eerr5u1 hours
"a, crt nv waT or;: a.d NOW tut,, uuy,i-hi
| md e,rrret1. rrre !aiisur lue raptaIy.
,:uf1 fnwrri,. ~. ,.ir", wit1, rs,u md
A:',y m;ntl IinTLf EI,"t y bi..s. was ..,at
| Il s..r,,,s T., .haLe th+ rtcscty oJl t,ns.. 10
ts .,,nr,a,it,n. ny i1tr- tjr tiGors crea'; n,,
| III. :. in,iors ra:t;s md In sh,te tn1nh5s.
u"n n rdijc, to silver II, d cy,.a ia r.sc rr4sp
| =: Il. snl;sisas ar1,s. sni,tsnls waa stsf.
| it'd hy he tIaxli1,. Of st1lnr tIstaut door:
.h.n .irrn va ;, ;ain: -,.sflt. am wh,sn,.r
i1n,, ~. ,,n,.a-e a. tn,,rgh tI. ,,nrd,,rt.,,
! a.an VAS .o,nl1. . tack TO re.yIsi. its ty.l,:-
,r.,, In n th.. s,r.,,,,- mi nn,a;,s aSr,..
| ~ ;ltIy a,sar It,wn IL. ysIrv itisnJ. md ,
| I,ri,f itllf fnllowc,t Ii via n,vif,,I thut
.l,,,;,,, lonL .n,,. NOR, IN thn fart. II, tht
Xxx. y, Iii. ,;r, Ill, snf;lrf.nt dayii,,nt
49,. Il IS / G,H tlr.u., f., ~ tlss sy .nns,
inwsri necessity. rome occult na.:natis, ID
worI:in: a:;a!nst ~ better nature. H'iMt,
.,s,t;n.. aaS:. NOR. 1l,r,,;ch H.. ,,w,,ir, ~
! H.. Iii, md sttrfn,. s.,-,tIc,ss,r Intn IT..
."1s.s taW tiut II Ms iI.nE-tt;a. ,ht .,srt
- innv.r Ihcr.,
| I 1nnhri aud looked acaiu. liz; with Till
a,Er rc4.It. fIc fuct In i .u,.,y..,,ly ~. ,np,H,.
81 tt,'. cIat. r,.f.rtst .,atI,m.s III H.. I'm,
-. un,f r. n. rYon. ami Trr3 - ,ir S,.In;
~, - ~ ,..S Trnr 1I",i; ,.,',.i ~ ..,.r -
. a.rw r.,I;, III + Tt,oSGt1. ! mt nsr tnc cit,i
Sci sat down In tic corner uf III. room far
thrst ;Y,,,, :ts door. anI pe,.rs1 Ta1f;li,x mi,
H. yai;r,tn. r;uot1,. s:r,.,.-in.. I'm t.,cfns
aunn thn 'sj,n s "hostIs fa,,r;s. mi " y r,,-n ~
Irr,,t.,'rs ~. :, s.ur x,,;,.1, h,,,.n 70 t-.a4,
wii,ity nl,ont r,r anl .l,iu ms f;r ftrir nsy1,
| 1Fh;th..r !'o,1 tl,sf w,r,fe f,c~ ynhfsIeds
1.I, IN ;sIs,u. r.,srlf fhat nu.s.i,n, a.,j
.nn a.a,n.. IN jle arrt s;ranrrntss {
tbn di,cuItrr Lad nur- ssiIr n,
roken kn{fr sr.t T mo-: In NJ, mi :
,,nr,jcn n r;.e fr.tn thet .ar cnrrr- ~
| go, ~ y,r Il IT., t,e Fonr 1,,,d -..nrnmx tc,n,
~, - i1n,,r W. II iinW w. sr,Iic,,ir ~. ,n !c
had tiar,;encdt Nns that u,,,f Ts,s1.
touched u,y che.k ln the ansks Who.
| hand. Aud h,tsh1 was moi that whtsre
ntnsn hts;5a rnet wnn1t t1c sTn,r .,rc,i =
| fcrt1,S II nm. one X r,,r,1, moi a.f St,r ~,
walking arro-4 Il?
Alpyr ttc louts hov|tr,- NJ ttc wind
henri, VIVA stnuts Of I,u-tter Tf,-t. wt,
l 1ftJDHL that Uit+ts Hrt3 tfHSfi.t{
! uryer lacked uron. I'hey cat1r,l ~. i
naunr. thev shouted M t1 i0in. ami +;
swur. alonS, the tiInty hivl,rn,d I hc.r,I ma;
~ ,i,.,n rum, ,,r witt, a i.;.teE tFr,nr Thc
wert. riders M ,i,1non steel. an, fl,..y H,I1I
t.l,r away witt, thr1n nu. ,,f +h,. ,rrr;i,
,ur; r. and We should gallon All night vi,
he s1r7n.
Dc s,il]. nv taroh!,!ac pulses. Grant II
| A tro,ncpt's rr&nite-sSss me time far q,
| Last PRAYER. erc scusc and reason l>sc9t n,s.
: Louder c.n1e The s:a1no Of tursc3; M, d
, | n,uu stcss's now, but 're5jt,s!c creature.
| il.sh and liood., / Iuo1nrut cf terrible su
, t.tY,se. nrtt hard Inul tnochtsr.. ut Il
;. .irfnt tifer and The confused sound ofscyc.
| ycfcr. a!l taking ut cncc The first E11u.
als.il,atcs! nil those weird fauctca Of an ove
e wlonxi, brain, hct WHICH had he.a tnt 70,
r tYlcss ,of,lr a nurrert hcflrs. sr7a1,s ira
l. ;l4c window. dung open tl,a c.4scIaeut, I,
/, I,ext MONT Ut, it seemed ~ u.e, Saw iLys
: surrounded hy half luzvu aiulsy fuss, a.
i | felt that WAS sa{a 49,
= l. My teacEtss proycd to boa party Of jor
i farlnesi, returning 5suul distant 1air. III
:. | ltN tsICf s1nitn3ca .ayc tlscln III outlinc
o my story-a story wll;tE~ s,teirrl gll4.'
: It ctMir1na,toh wErn they entered The Hedllr
l. ruem. Both Jacoly and she trvaclcyons lat
Il lord LIZ drad-i1e 1attyr in tue corner Of
- apultct 1Aro;seI, LIS bralt; Lo!lia. IN oie IL
/ a sharp bow cLLIEt, aid Il u::rl> la4tern iu
: othrr. .'acDh, was il, The bed In iulii sitti
i LoetpIe, stabbed through. Tie heart; holdii
Il nrully cl. atbCd tn enc hand, the Eistol- u
r which,, lu the last EIo3aGnt :,rlL4tel him
= earth, Ir Lad wrought ssich kxltt ycnyea1
: TT the murderer. When We entered the :o'
,r tie ratr of Jacohy VAS inrisiale-hidden fr,
II us l,s thu loose niinity eurtain which In
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