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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
EqEestriSnism.

There is no doubt that equestrianism
ls the most delightful and fitting sXer-
else for both ladies and gentlemen. The
excitement resulting from the fleet mo-
ton of q high-mettled steed, the exer-
cise partly passiye,. partly active, cause
an exuberance OF spirits free from the
aXhaustitg reaction consequent on fa-
tiguing gymnastics, There is nothing
10 graceful, either. as . beautiful girl !,
proficient in the art of equestria,lisJn
IN the saddle, the flowing robe, the
Jaunty hat or cap with feather, the rosy
color in check and lip, the look of re-
solve in the mouth, the proud glance of
the eye, the firm set of the forearm and
hand, the sleek coat of the noble steed,
through shicb every nerve appears: all
form u group that is more attractive
than any5bihg that geld sculpture can
preselti for it is warm and rcplete with
life. TT
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
"Ta! Kind or EIg,jt?D

The other day Teutonic citizen i'm
high state of excitement, presented
| himself before Detective Larry HaZen
ut the Ninth street Station House To
! inquire attcr some stolen boots. Said
! he
| 81 keeps a poot store on - street.
Last night after | shuts up dc shop and
! goes home nit mine frow, somepody
preaks mine windows and steals mine
poots. Now j shust likes to ask 'em
lgetting Indignantly cXcited) wot kind
of right man has to preak out mine
fist nit his windows and mine poots
steal all de vile.
| Officer HAen acknowledged that such
a proceeding could not by any possi-
bility be justified upon any known
principle Of right or equity.
The Teuton continued Wot kind
OF pisnesscan man do desc tings all
de vile, eh ~
The officer Informed the outraged
builder of boots that a thief had been
arrested the night before, and bag of
boots ioundin his possession. He might
be the individual who, i'm defiance of
right, had made it his business to rob
him.
/ The bag OF boots was produced, and
the man recognized them as his proper
ty:
Il" Dem is mine poots," he cried, "I
knows dem, by de name i'm de leg--Le-
pold onHcelensplacken. Dem point
ing to another pair gom from mine
shop. fGats EN- for Captain Schuyler
no longer rs ago than day pefGre to
morrow
In short he Unidentified all the boots
as his property. Then fixing upon the
s,t.,x. .,,: n
not of outrage, he said in tones of forced
calmness and deliberations:
Now, Mister Hazeu, I shust likes
to see that man and speek some tliings
init him. shust likes to ask him wot
kind Of right he got to preak mine win
dows and stheal mine poots."
The officer conducted him below, and
pointed out the culprit, burly and sui
len rascal who had been locked up TOO
many times TO experience any particu-
lar care regarding his fate.
Hlou shust sthand py, Mister Hazen,
and here me spheek some tings nit him
fTotheprisoper, with triumphant pleas
antry). Nice place youz In here. too
soon already, don't it? Dis Wot you gets
all de vile, whenyou stheels minepoots,
right away"
Prison6r-" Oh, go away. / didn't
sJedt your DOOLS.t
Ienton - (Sesere and emphatic)-
. Now l sbust wants to tell you some
tiDgs. Wot kind of right hash man to
prealz out mine fist NIT his window, and
stheai mine poots, Ell? Vot pisiness
can man do desc tings all dc vile?',
isoacr-(Disdainfully -" Oh, you
go to the ID"
s 1eatoa-l Angry and astonished)-
!" Vot! Got in hiinmel! you tells me to
go TO the teifel! Dye hear dat, Mis-
ter Harry Lazen? He tells me to go to
de tcifel, Now you shust git 1--WE year
NIT de bennydenshiary for dat. was
shust going TO let you Off easy all de
vile, but you gifts five year NIT de BEN
n,yden.hlary for delling me to go nit
der teiful-ii five year, If it costs all de
poots wot don't have.n
The last seen of the Dutehman he
was going home with his boots, still
Wot kind of right can q
man" and threatening the man who
consigned him to der teiful'' with
hVe years init der bennydenshiary."
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Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

SHORTLY after the war commenced
Mr.. Barnum concluded that his cgpen-
ses must be curtailed, and accordingly
gave orders that his advertisements
must be cut down one half. This was
accordingly done. A few weeks laterthe
Z" great Snowman discovered that his
daily receipts werc growing smaller bv
degrees and beautifully less. lie doub-
led his attractions but still his receipts
We're not increased. The matter became
serious, and troubled Mr.. Barnum SO
much that il disturbed his slumbers.- -
He gave orders to double the size of the
advertisements. The result, as related
by Mr.. Barnum himself,w was an increase
oe Sl10 in his receipts the first week,
and SO per week subsequently,
Since then he has never attempted to
economic by reducing the amount
paid for his advertisements.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

CoNTRovERsY.--This very good rea-
soa for avoiding controversy is taken
from DIR. Holmes " Autocrat of the
Breakfast Table;n IF fellow attack
ed my opinion in print, would reply ?
Not |. DO you think that l don't un-
aerstgnd what my friend, the Professor.
long ago called the hydrosiatie paradox
OF eontrDxersy Don't know what that
means? We'll III tell you. You know
II yol had a bent tube, one arm of
WRich was the size OF a pipe stem, and
the other big enough to hold tile ocean.
water would stand in the same height
fn the one as the other? Controversy
equalizes fools and wise men in the
same way, and the fools know it,"
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

DUBUQUE SOUTHWESTERN r. r.
This road is to be completed to Cedar
Rapids, the laying OF iron to commence
July lst. So we learn from General
W Htse, who is generally well posted in
such matters. * Dciruore O.. Union,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
JeK, Davis In Pettlcoats.

-.. ...-.es yx ,.,
- - - :. "SN "Ni'- '.''
asA 7r.ea ..r.sl
80 zen. the great has met his fate ra.
whose will would constitute q State ...
,Andgiyo nation birthi ...E ...
rhat awiui god, 70 whom were bent
Alas, his heart was i'm his throat.
n hnnnS, TO ~ st5ir,sf "Sir -, ~ y p"'sacoa.!
O. cotton padsi o. nins ond Strinasa s,s.nes'
NrIi nov, M, IL -, ,'iAa S'iiiS
Viii nacp, uithin ''h
The circle of n netticoot, ...r .....
....
.m.. s..
Is this that "Man of Destiny"
- That baleful star whose blazing train
Famed through the ancs vel To- be
And turned tho gazer's braius -
Is this that chief whose mighty wars
O. sun'lle shauks; tI'V3a,, o. sis INV anne, '@al
o. boots and snnrs, q faard cba,ms, y
o. cheat an5 Sin -
Enclosed within ..af
The cirole of that nctt;oo,t,
a#a
TIT .a. .... ...
.y.ss. .a.g.s..s. - aa .. ......... .rs
Is this that high and mighty one -
Whose impious fury dared to smite
The God of freodoI.l on his throne
Aad challenge Fate's drspjteP
That iiend, whose vampire thirst survive.
Whose ghosts by field, and trench, ant
Jibe Mt ihnf coward notf;onot,
o. paunfness will H. hnsn,n Sar,
tSn milk of bnn,nn Eindnn.s tSaroN .H
O. my how thin ''''o
The io1s yvithim
The prolnTs. of thot nettfcnot,
g.-r.r . ifV'iN'
".
,r .. ".
iIe iluitn Sepoy, Nncn his blow
hs'o!ieu upon ms own dark breast,
Lihe jungle tiger iaced his foe, r-..-
Ana seorheu MS worst or best,
~ Mn, SroMt t Ht ~, 81 taWnpore ofaved his fate.
Ills linitator's pctticoa!!
..- -, it,th oI soui, as lean OF liinb'
3hF ilSauiei ghosts VIII crawl to him.
iiulnS thy thln
,, weak MANHOOD in
lhe sneiter OF u petiicoat.
v, 's."
-rbo po,ro,, rr,,,, 49,,
n,.rt,nis hin, ~, 49,, "S",, mhsn n ms late
EeIt ~ III sr,nrI NY Ny , a. .
" "a a. ,Ii, IL ""N W, N'u, WIZ Nuileh h'tc,
R:,tth",iNt o"b hnao,d1 mou,d , aI"t g3s!a'
Dared TO rebel. but dare not die. ..
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

'CULTIyATTSG CaRN.--Tho old fasn-
ioned mode with industrious and thuft
ty farmers, was formerly to hoe three
times, the hoe;ng being regarded rs the
most Important part of the cultivating
process, stirring with horse-cultivator
being then in little rcputc. The rela-
tive Importance of each has now bp-
CONG reversed. Uocing by hand ex,
tends only n few inches from tho plants,
md is Of small moment when compared
to kCcping n! the intermediate Epape
clean and mellow. Farmers who Keep
their land clear from tho seeds &C weeds
find 1t scarcely necessary 10 hand-h0c 1t
at all ; but obtain the most satisfactory
results by keeping the surface stirred
throughout the season by horse labor,
If corn is planted in hills three feet
apart, the roots need enter but @ foot
aad q haii each way to meet each other.
Each square has a surface of nine SUI
perfiCial feet. If the hoving loosens or
cleans one square foot Of soil about each
hill, then II performs only one-ninth as
much good as the horse cultivatiug--v
and only one Mirty-Sifh if the hoeu
portion Is only six inches square.
One OF the best farmers with whom
we are acquainted cultivates his corn
once week, from tie time il first
makes its appearance till it has become
too large for the horse to pass--the soil
being rather strong and heavy, the crust
Is kept constantly broken, and the crop
Ia usually about 10 bushels per acre.
This treatment also prevents the too
common evil of proftision OF weeds
among the plants towards the latter
part of the season, Country Gentleman.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

A train of sixty wagons, belonging to
Mormons who have seeded from Brir.
ham Youngdom, is exrec.s4 70 r.a.i,
Council Bluffs shortly.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
SIMEON FLEISCH,

(FRoS PARIs)-
pAINTEIs, or EyERR STYLE WORK DONE
on Short notice. Shop IL the rear or overman'.
H'"pN' N'ua fais IL 3m
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

GEA. A, PRINCE & Co.. > DuaaIo, N. II.
GEO. A. PRINCE ACO., chicago, III
New Store, No. SO Washington street.
An Illustrated Catalogue with h,,i deserjp
ton Of styles will be sent free to any address,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

Yesterday noticed group Of young
women sitting around the door of store
In Fayetteville street. A soldier was
sitting and chatting with the party. As
l passed | saw him take out his paper
OF fine cut and take achew. One Of the
young ladies sitting near him, with u
glance which said, "pleasc give me q.
chevy % tobacco" extended her right
hand to take the package, and at the
same instant with the left discharged
an old quid of hugo proportions from
her mouth. She deposited n wad of the
weed between her pretty lips, returned
the paper and nodded "thank YOU" Just
as II she had done the same thing be-
fore. All our suffers and Yankee tra-
ders keep "yalier snuff" On hand as n
staple article, The extent of the trade
in this article, whiah is mot snufied up
the nose, but eaten by the fair sex or
tlils country, would surprise every one
II the figures could be correctly given.
About five hundred barrels Of the arti-
Gle are now lying waiting market ut
Greensborough. .-Ratcigh, NJ c. Letter.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
DR. ID. j. SpEECfAER,

"AS LOCATED IN CEDAR FALLS, AND RE.
spectully tenders his professional services, in all
the branches Of medical science 10 the citizens OF the
town and vicinity He practices the Eclectic or Reform
cd System Of Medicine. Residence First Street, west
Of the Race Bridge. g. 43-N
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07
NO. l5.
A Romance In Brief.

Only n day or two ago strange case
presented itself at the Tonnhs a NO.
man of about fifty five ,yeatsnf asse was
arrested In Center street, for Excessive
drunkenness, and was bornss, in q to-
tally unconscious state, TO that Egyp-
tian structare, She wss q wrctched and
painful looking spectacle; her attire
soiled aud in tattefs; her nee bloated
and frightf,il with the tfnces OF long in
dulgenso of her base passions. Still,
when she was comparatively sober she
spoke With d degrepof propriety and an
intonation that Indicated culture and
good breeding, and cvinced, through all
her squalor and decadence, u familiarity
with what is known as 'hettcr daysS
My informant, an elderly gentleman,
born and reared in New York, says he
questioned her closely, and discovered
she was the daughter of Il once wealthy
merchant; that she married n physi-
clan of prominence nearly thirty years
ago; that he well remembers the even
ing of her nuptials on Bleecker street.,
on which happy occasion the beauty,
wealth and refinement OF the city were
assembled Mt her parents elegant man
sion. t1 w a
Three years after her union, she went
abroad with her husband and while
| in Italy fell in love--th that is the techni-
cal phrase, I hclicvc--with some hand
some adventurcr who assumed to be u
French Marquis, and ran away with
! him to his estates in Bordeaux, which
estates proved to be imaginary, OF course.
| In few months the villain deserted
her, and after leading a life Of intrigue
and dissipation ut Paris, Berlin and
Florcnla, she returned to this country
as the mistress of an artist she had en-
countercd at Rome.
For several years she has been in tho
habit of essaying to drown her sorrows
and rcmorsc by the use of stimulants,
until the habit became so fixed she
could not conquer 1t. In one of her Pc
r,ods of intoxicated phrensy. she abana
doned her new lover and took refuge in
u common bagnio.
| From bad she went rapidly to woraGi
and she has now for nearly a decade
been the inmate Of the vilest dcns in
| Worth and Church streets. ="
Who would or could recognize In the
| repulsive harridan of to-day the grace
ful, accomplished, and lovely Irene -,
who ever drew after her n long train Of
fastidious admirers, and for whose smile
the most elegant of gallants contended!
TO the fair, young wives, who sit
with their spiritual brothers. over tho
rich wine that sparkles brighter at mid
night beneath their reflected bushes,
In the gorgeous chambers of Fourteenth
street, while the doting husband sleeps
sauadly i'm the avenue amid his lumins
Gus desolation and his unconsciously
wounded honor, there might be n moral
in Trcne's history; but, of course, their
il not. -#
You, my pretty Elfridas, are In no
such danger, for every woman believes
herself to be an exception To her sex,
and to be secure from adversity while
her lover whispers delicious poison in
her ear.
Alas, the day will come when the
lover will not be near and the whisper
will not be heard, but when the ROSE
leaves of passion will have fallen ana
left bare and sharp the concealed ami
cruel thorns!
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

Politics MAKE STRANGE BEDFEL,
Lows, THE truth Of this maxim was
never more strikiDgly verified than at
the late Republican State Convention,
Our friend Ballou, Of the Hamilton
tiss, were not only compelled to journey
together i'm tho same stage, but owing
TO the crowded state of affairs at the
slavery House were obliged to steep ia tho
same bcd. Whether the !" belligerepls'
made treaty Of peace, or took advan-
tage of their close proximity to Eight
II out" we have no means of knowing.
AS these young men are remarkably
reticent on the subject, we cannot en-
Tighten the public az to the future sta,
t'ts Of the. belligerents,n and only
know that the little incident highly
amused those who remembered the
Freeman's lashings last fall, and how
somcbody squirned under them. Ioua
North Vest, s#
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

OIL ia IowA.--Wo learn upon what
10 iDdisputable authority that a compa-
ny boring near Pennington, Iowa,
struck OF! at the depth Of about one
hundred feet, fcw days ago. The
quantity yielded by the well Is small.
but largo enough To demostrate the cx-
istence OF the product in that locality,
which Is of itself q demonstration that
Will encourage Others to quickly prove
the resources of that promising region,
To all who have held that petroleum is
dlstillation or an exhudafion from bi-
luminous coal, this discovery will be,
gratifying, as this theory, strengthened
by certain surface Indications, Il at the
bottom OF the eompany's operations.
The recent discovery in Perry county,
Indiana, OF which we had 4 brief ac-
count oy telegraph yesterday, ia also
the consequence Of that hgrothssis,-,
f.-.-tp~c T.ii-.I..s 49,
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

New ALBION, BurrER Co.. Iowa,
.....ts ...-.... June 10Th, 1856.
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

JOB PRINTING, in all its various departments. done
with Nsatness, Cheapness and Dispatch
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

r ICENSED DAUCTIONEER, IS PREPARED
IL give attention to the sale Of all kinds Of property
throughout the County, or the most reasonable terms
Cedar Falls, Iowa. 1e0
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

fus GAZETTE has no equal as Advertising Medium
rELENE for Northern and Central Iowa. E
Cedar Falls gazette. [volume] (Cedar Falls, Iowa) 1860-1895, 1865-07-07

3 4Terms--Payab1e in Advance I:
&c 90 per Year.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-04
our Bonds I'm EUROPE.

The later European adyices brought BY
the steamer America Sunday report a still
further advance of American securities in
the English markets, the price OF Five
TweutigE in Lyndon en- tho eIst ulty bOing
7I3. The highest price reached prior to
the assassination of President Lincoln was
GO, from which they fell 70 50, and were
not wanted at this figure. AT present.
however, they are eagerly sought after by
European investors, and the tendency is
strongly upward. The fac. is q gratifying
sAAiaAiiAn of tha returning sense of Eng
lish capitalists, who however deserve no
credit for learning a wholesome lOaaon 40
tardily. The change, however, viii not
De entirely without its advantages to us as
it will secure q balance in our foreign az
changes, thereby reducing the home price
of gold, stimulate the activity in OUT gov
eminent securities, and aid in increasing
the sale Of the Popular Loan now upon Che
market. II is probable the steamer brought
over large orders for FiVe-TWentess sssT
The same advices also report an active
demand for cotton at an advance which
may be regarded asanother step 70 our ad-
vantage.
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-04
A sudden Transtormaeion.

Tho Richmond correspondent of the
New York World, evidently an original
seeessionist, writes that the order of Cen
eral Terry, sbrogatiug the black code and
free-negr0 laws Of Virginia, TO which We
have alluded in the LEADER a prOdneed
8 Gshock in the public mind.n He says
that uthe entire disregard of She Obiigs-
lions of an oath" is an esbiding feature
in the negro character. Not in One casein
q thousand is heimpressed with itssanctity.
He recognizes no moral or religious obligs-
tions ain1 connection with an oath" How
Is it possible that these once faithfGl, docile
and Christian slaves hsve so ehanged7
What has wrought this Transformation
For fifty years the South has rung the
changes upon the fidelity, eOnstaney, aE
lection and piety of the poor blaekA a sa-
cred trust from God as Bishop Rllios calls
the slaves and slavery. Does freedom
work such q radical alteration in chArSe-
terri If slavery can mske those who bear
false witness truth tellers, there are white
men TO whom bonds would Be Of signally
moro benefit than freedom. ~
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-04
ATalrs In ArkaDsns mn revos

Memphis papers of the 2sLh contain in.
telligenee OF a bad state of affairs in Ar
kansas and Texas. The bu~shwhackers in
Texas have increased in numbers, and ex-
tehded their sphere Of operations as far "a
Camden and atamoras whence they were
driven but q short time since by regiment
of cavalry ordered TO occupy the town and
protect the inhabitants, Travelling is un-
safe, no matter what the birth. place or
political opinions of the traveller may be-.
h guerrillAs show no favor to any class.
In Arkansas matters are even worse. Al
perfect reign of terror exists, ooeRsioned tor
the most part by the acts Of disbanded Mis-
sourisns, who claim that they are compelled
to remain away from home bythe act of
the recent Missouri Convention, and there
fore have to resort to thieVing, arson, and.
even murder, for q livelihood. Thew are a
tarriblo got of ouLla WsJ AMI lJ Is hoped will
meet with their just deserts st the hands of
General Sheridan's cavalry. Under such
circumstances little attention can be paid
to planting and growing crops, as these
rascals plnnder the farmers of hotses.
mules cattle, and many times steal or de-.
stroy farming utensils, and maltreat such
negroes as are willing 10 work. SheridanIs
visit to Texas is significant and Dor,
tends beneficial results. an, f.ft ..t
The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-07-04
A Heavy confidence suindIe of a Gin.
From the cineInnatI OommerciaL, june qsl


eImnRti JeWeIer. r-1 IHa a|
From the Cincinnati Commercial. June 26l
We present the facts OF An extensive
swindllng operation which occurred in this
city yesterday morning, and which pre-
sents an exhibit of most astounding cool
iBRRa 8P4 s6 6aagaf5adliity on the part Of the
the operator. This individual, in sPegaM h4
attire and of most gentlemsnly manner
and appearance, made application at the
Burnett House, Yesterday morning, for two
connecting rooms-one for himself snd
the other for his daughter. He made an
entry on the register, of Mr.. and Mrs. Char.
trous and daughter, of st. Iiouis, stating
that his companions, with the baggage,
wonld arrive on the next train. As there
was nothing whatever about his appear?
anee or manner to awaken suspicion, the
rooms were promptly placed 70 his service.
Shortly after, the same individual might
have been seen entering the jewelty store
of William Wilson McGrew, on Fourth
street. He stated that he wished to make
sOmetpurchases of jewelry, diamonds, &c..
for his wife, who was 81 the Burnett
House. She had desired to aecompany
him, but had sprsined het ankle, while
trying to enter the hack; the horses had
started suddenly, and thrown her to the
ground it was q piece of wretohed care
l~essness, OF the part Of the driver he won
dered if these public carrisges were owned
by any responsible persons, sc. The fell
lows neat attire, gentlemsnly appearance,
and perfeetly-at.h home manners, had, as
upon the courteous jeweler, who immedi-
ofnI- commanded o. nn-I r. "
men TO the hotel, with q valuable assort-
ment Of jewelry. The salesman, with his
box Of valuables, found the pretended
Ohsrtrous, in No. 40. Mr.. O. stated that
his wife was in tho next room, No. Ill,
where q physician was dressing her inju..
ries, and that, if no objection was made, he
would take them in for her inspection.
The salesman consented TO have a few ar
ticles taken in at q time. He heard the
attentive husband ask, Hhow do you like
these, my dear; do you not think these dia-
imOnd ear rings are charming p &c; then
there wss s silence, and the salesmt n wait
ed impstiently for the fastidious wife's de-
cision as to choice. He waited long, and
still the laVishly inclined husband returned
not; he applied his ear to the key-hole but
detected no sound, neither of endesring
expressions, of thanks, of Dissatisfaction, or
II pain IS Of physical suffering he applied
MS eye 10 TTu-Assid key-hoIe and
Haught but blank walls and G~,n;aJ
chairs and beds met his anxious gaze not
even the glitter of those magnificent dia-
mond ear-drops, the value of which was
near unto q thousand dollars, cast their
brilliant scintillstions athwart his longing
optics. He could endure the suspense no
longer. Cautiously he opened the door,
and timidly, with a terrible ~forebodiug'
passed into the mysterious chamber. Ii
was silent, uneccupied, deserted, and an
open door, leading into the hall, told the
story.