Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1865-03-25


oiance to its phantom counterpart; but
then | had had very minute description
both of the one and the other, so no great
wonder after ALL
"The boys are gone to bed,' said tho
doctor, rising and lighting my candle,
land dare say you will not be sorry to
follow their example. l have had bed
prepared in my dressing room, 50 that you
may not be disturbed. Tomorrow night
you can take charge Of your dormitory.
There are twenty five boys under your
supervision"
What singular coincidence" thot
as | retired, and cudg-led my brains in
vain to recall if any one could have re.
vealed TO me this item Of the internal
economy Of N Grammer School, In
this process fell into a profound and
dream!es. sleep, from which was recalled
in the morning by the six o'clock bell.
After prayers took my class, and there,
sure enough, straight before me, was
Saunderson, the vampire. never was
so utterly and hopeless'y confused in my
life. There was no mistake at oil about
it, only he appeared to be nervous and shy,
rather than burdeued with conscious guilt.
| could no. take my eyes of him. fairly
stared him out of countcnance lie took
refuge ii. a scrutiny of his shoe string, and
then the likeness was complete!
"Saunderson, construe."
"Who, sir?' asked dozen voices
"That boy l sa;d indicating the
vampire
"Oh, sir, Norris"
The difference Of the name seemed 10
remove an incumbus from me. Norris.
alias Saunderson, alias the vampire, es.
sayed to construe, but broke down hope.
less!y, and took refuge in the shoe. string
1t was Saunderson; there was no denying
it. To night should see him tapping"
! the dorniory boys, and smacking his hor.
rid lips over the loa'hsome draught. l
hated Norris rcIigiously.
! Norris, said the doctor in the after.
noon, show Mr.. Merton the town. was
obliged to subuit. "One of my best
toys,' he whispered, as We passed out. l
shrugged my shoulders.
Norris showed me everything ~
could boast Of and, to do him justice, he
evidently strove hard to please; but I
found him as tactiturn and monosyllabic
as my dream had forshadowed, and, as
you may suppose, took no trouble to
draw ont vampire.
At night, had some business to trans.
act with the decor and when sought
my chamber. he boys were in bed and
aseep-twcn'y five boa-and Norris Just
under my window! Before putting out
the lamp looked at each. They were as
healthy looking u set as one could desire
te see. l almost resented their good con.
dition. What business had fve.andtwenty
boys to look fat and we'll liking when they
slept with vampire?
visited Norris last There he lay, Just
as had pictured him, one hand on tho
quilt, and the look Of peaceful innocence
on his face. One thing was certain, Nor.
ris was very handsome may add, at
this time, that the arrangement OF the dor
mitory and of my own room were precisely
similar TO that portrayed in my dream. I
should have felt the same uncertainty as to
whether had Leard of it beforehand, as
did with regard to the number Of boys
in the dormitory, were it not for the utterly
inexplicable resemblance between Saun.
derson and Norris.
worked myself into such a fit of nerv.
business that l added vet another coinci.
denee by sitting up TO tho window, whence
fully expected tn see Norris arise and
practice his blood.suck;ng. But though I
heard the clock strike no. only eleven,
twelve, and one, but all the hours up to
six, nothing Of the kind happened. After
Il while, though a settled aversion to Nor.
ris remained, out Of which found it i'm.
possible to release myself, ceased en-
deavoring to catch him in overt acts of
vampiri2m. desisted, at least once in
the course o! the day, in addressing him
as Saunderson, aud the strange dislike
which bore him, ard which was only too
apparent to all, Il. length ceased to cause
any speculation.
Months passed on. aud brought with
vor;ous changes. was comfortably set.
tied at -, and had still from nv aarni.
tory the supervision OF the North Dor.
mito.y;' bu, Norris place knew him no
more. lie had not gone into solitary con.
fnemen. in the 'urret chamber as a con.
v'cted vampire. He was dying OF deep
decline. and |, as religions duty, was
battling strongfAlly and mantu!ly with my