Litchfield enquirer., 1865-10-26
of 4ae9felb G0natp ].
f. OCT.aa 1865.
'.hey have summoaed the aid of the police


 'they have surnmoaed the aid of the police, ! shall be captured, be tried and seatenced and burned at the stake as were-woIf.'ff fzdi - Tho fear of this urged bin, to retreat stealth fly homeWard, keeping as much as possible in the shadows, lest any of the agents Of justice should get sight of him and carry him away to trial, If lie could but reach home he would 9implore his wife, to stab hinlF with knife be. tween the eyes and draw some d-ops of blood a sovereign cure for lycanthropy. E. 1a
 But poor Ii ouaes head was never ss-y clear, and now it was in thorough condition of bewildernent, so that he completely los1 himself and slunk about the streets in discon solate manner yainiy searching for his owr .domicile. His bswilderment became greater sWith every step he took; his confusion and .aIafm were not ittleiheightened by his stan 'bling over ah elderly gentleman and leaving him apparently dead of fright on the pave ywsht. s5 Ia sq- sagsa ro. sf'i. s.fti nj
 It did not mend matters when, hearing g .faere drive by, he suddenly stepped toward il and asked the way ofthe driver-for the coach man jumped off his seat in a paroxysm of terror and the horses equally frightened ran away with the carriage. while the people inside screamed through, the windows, ,. .tt r
 At last N Opfa sat down on q doorstep and gave himself, up to despair. The stake was before him. and his imagination conjured up all the horrors of his positiop, chained about the waist and dancing in the midst of the flames. ta
 All at once familiar voice smote upon his ear-the voice of his eldest son. A ray of hope peaetrated his breast. He ross from his seat asd walked to meet his frstdorn. That young gentleman was returning fom the mas querade ball at which he had .lbeen figuring. He had imbibed considerable amount ofwine before he left home aud bf had abs0tbed a little more during the puses in the dance.
 He was accordnalg- scarcely sober, aand as he returhed home he, sang sr talked to himself at the top of his voice. Eut now he saw, some thing which sobered bin nstantaneously. This was nothing else thaa his owa masqueradiug
 habit of bear's sky, which he had left hanging
 over the back oehis chair, walking deliberate ly toward him ,As though the spirit of the de-
 parted BruipdadsreteL apted his forsaken skin, and was co1ng in the dead of night to de- maud a,rekonipg with him who had dared to use it'ay Carnival habit. '',.'-. -apoy
 4 H>stsod and looked at i. with pale faceand sting eyes, while shqdder ran through his allstne. fe! ' s5IT 15fCTj.98I 5c .guIr tgs.t 2
 ht had been within the limits of physical possibiiv he would have sunk into his, shoes.
 When heNeard his own name articnlated in hollow llf tone from the muzze he turned heel and fled like se wind. In vain did M oufe call after him Vslouder he called the faster. fled the youth a'' the distracted father was Obliged to purspe.a aS son. -E' |.
 The race was ruh (ith the utmost speed by
 both parties. The yaug was urged on by
 terror lest the skin shou1 overtake him. and. M...Ouae dreaded to lose srht of his son Hest
 De should at the es same tlmeNose all chance of regaining his home, . ...''7 .o' yaig :. When M MOafele yenne tuqed his white lface, over his shoulders he saw the creature gaining upon him, and heard it's Mlow calls.
 He lodged from street to. street. but X inyaria-
 bly, saw the bearskin double the coNer and
 rush after him, turn where he would. Mt was in vain for him to hope to. throw it out Nd at
 last he ran straight for his home: This thSead
 left by the garden, It was his custom to lesye
 the house by the back-door and chamber owe the garden rails whenever he went out on his night expeditions and r. now he made for the garden, hoping to climb the rails and escape through thssaoorl and lock it. before the skin conla overtake hlhrs v asglygfFg sdj b.oli. 'a lie reached the raiings It was a difficult and delicate matter to 'surnlount them with time atshis disposals but now that it was to be secou,plisAed in no time at all ' was hazard odsr in the extreme. As0afe, Jun., had reached the top, and was preparing to jump down, yhssaf fury paw grasesd his ankle and held biakas thoushia vice ;Stor the. monster proceeded to climb the ralings, holding on to his leg. The poor youth ivainly endeavored to break away he writhed and strained to be free hcidipgthe iron bars with his hands, he vociferated loudly for help The creature reached the top and cIasped him round the waist, while the hideous snout was. poked ea'se: to his ear over his shoulder, Both Irsaped to- getbet and were brought.up with lerk --1o1'
 eThe rails were topped blth sharp dartoheads ad8 one of these caught iu tho hide so that NJ Onae and his son were suspended from it in mid air; the latter iu the srns of his father. Both cried together for assistance, the young man louder than ever when he heard the so- norous howls of his captor in his 'eaf.i ef.s ab , Lights appeared in the lower apartments at the back of the house, and presently the gar den-door door was opened by a troop of terri fed male and female servants, provided with blunderbusses, swords and pistols. In, the rear appeared Madame Oufie, half dreased, but with her night cap on her head. ,r.ee lsstia
 The young man called to his mother, and al ...-. 4. u 4 t-Sxi t uI5S,B Ie9E.,E z .,g