The mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado County, Calif.) 1863-1943, 1865-04-22

scessary-in fact, indispensable to the
completion of the catastrophe!" !"
The company ureseNt had lost all as,
Sumption Of anything Tike calmness of
demeanor.
Some seemed electrified with amaze.
ment; others stood pale and pctriied
with horror. With these different feel
ings, all expected that the denouemcnt
would be strange or terrible, according to
the texture Of their nerves.
Schrepfer continued his invocations.
The great door which we had secured
with so much Fare, and which was guard
ed by one Of the boldest of the party, was
burst open with violence. Through it
something that resembled black ball or
globe rolled into the hall This appari.
: stion seemed envcloped with smoke or va
qpor. In the midst appeared to be a hu-
man face. 1t seemed to be looking upon
+ the countenance Of the deceased Chcvalier
4 de Sake. | was too much startled, you
may well imagine, to remark the compar.
ison then which has since presented itself
to my mind. Since then my imagiDation
has recalled it somewhat in the same way
that | have been told that Corregio OF
Annibale Carraccio have painted Jupitcr's
face when appearing to Semcle, with the
alightning flashing and flaming and the
thunder roaring and reverberating around
It. From the lips Of this terrible viSagc
issued loud and angry voice. ! perfect.
! " distinguished the words: "Charles,
what wouldst thou with me? Why dost
thou disturb mc?'
tell you have been soldier; I have
seen a bombshell fall among q party OF
3dying soldiers. Its effects were child's
I play to what ensurd. Language cannot
\ AicScrihe the CONSERVATION which 81 ht
( >oterriblc produced among the spectators.
confess that | was paralyzed. Whether
we believed that that which we beheld
was spiritual or Intangible, or whether
terror deprived every one Of the rcsolu.
ton to approach and touch it or to Ell
SIeavor to discover It's tangibiity, no one
dared to make any attempt to satisfy him.
self whether the chas,ly appartion wa
the result Of an impo>ture or an agent
from the spiritual world.
Prince Charles, whose impiouS curiosi
CIV had dared to sanction the summons of
shis unclc's ghost, had lost all assumption
S"f manhood. TO him, as the party actu
salIy responsible for the sacriIege, the spec
Sire. as was reasonable, addressed itself -
sFar from manifeStinG the slightest spark
IF coo,neSs or courage, he did not seek t,
sauempt to reply. His blcachcl features
and pul>lod lmbS betrayed every mark o
ahorror and cnntritioA. lie grovelieL OF
his knees. He uttered iucoherent prayer.
for mercy. Others, capable Of speech
4 arne>tIy bcsought the magician to give
Athe only remaining proof Of his art, 0
(which they were pow anxious, l'y dis
anliS~in- the appariIi'n.
A You NAV ask me what did. Nothing
4 was incapable Of movement. My voic
raS 10 lorg,r OF, lirnt to the nerves Q
: as>fcoch. Bat my eyes and cars were no
he same traitors. Schrcpler, although
Sapparently willing, was unable to banisI
ethc phantom, or else he pretended tha
he effort To TO 50 was beyond his poHcr
Ilow lofs tht sha~ty eyes CLEANED upoi
su> know not. There 1t lay in our midst
/ horrible A. the >raky locks Of Mcdu>a -
aWho coull take aotc of time under sucf
4 circumstances: Afterwards, some o
sthose wh" were present at this fearfu
A-4cliicge, declared that nearly an hou,
J..ilp>cd before the magiclan'S invocation
arou.d compel or induce the horrible spec
3,re to disappear. repeat that such VA
9'ay condition that am only aware that
a..t length, after an age as ii appeared T.
'iue, it did disappear.
4 At length Srhrcpfyr succeeded in Us
,lm,>>ing it; aud, without any vI>l;''e Ia
Stvrposition Of hands, the massive ror'a
Sopcnod to and closed upon the fearful ap
aparition, with cianS which made tn,
amaSsive easements tlatter, the heavy pic
ture frames rattle against the walls, all,
Sthe 3onderous statues vibrate audibly up
on their pcdestalS.
An interval elapsed. Slowly the com
8papy b gan to recover some slight degre
: If composrre. After some time again
they struggled to shake off the horl or
(Which had so completely prostratcd them
: and recover the srmblance of some sercn
5,ty, when, without either summons o
aprcmonition. the door again burst open
land again the same hidcous apparilUl
aboundcd into our midst.
4 Those Of the party who had cvinccC
sany signs Of resolution were not proc
against this second visitation. ThoSe o
the spectators ordinarily the most collect
I'D under the most startling circumstances
were as much overcome as the rest.
staggered to seat. saw Schepfcr com
Hmencc the repetition of his exorciSmS.
: lost the power Of vision, or else retained
4 the capacity to close my eyes. When
aopcned them or saw again, the appartiol
ahad vanished.
There was short tarrying longer there
the company diSprrscd. found myself
lin the square Of the theatre. Tie Sigh
sof the sentries on guard, Of the few hu
{ Imam beings moving at that hour, rc>toret
me to some slight degree of self posses
sion. Fortunately, bclatcd carriage
AStraggled into the open space hailed
Fit. A piece of gold tempted the driver tC
: turn his horses heads to convey m(
home. MY servants were Mortified at my
appearance. had been, as you know, {
soldier. had learned in the flagon t.
! HAIL an universal panacea. called lor
the strongest kirschwasser; l drank =
drank decp-and in the magic Of the bot
tie lost my terrific recollections of th(
4 aghastly effect Of the magic Of Schrepfer.
--SS~ -
{ THosE who reprovc US are more valua
able friends than those who ilatter us. =
rrue progress always acquires faithful
Sfriends or bitter enemies both are eyi
4 8dcnces of merit.
! FArnrH,' said little Teddy, g." how