Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1865-11-03
vi | sc ELL. NY.
A DREADFUL NIGHT.


anficIpstions than those 18th -hich locked
nv de,k Al the Title Deed OHce. and start.
ed Tor North Lincoln.hire. have never
bccn there since that time indeed II ever
have = Nightmare. I ~ake from a terrible
drram OF having b~en saofhcred under the
wolds ofihss county. a. the giant. of ola
-srs vhelsned under .Etua Bot 70 nv
tale.
p. Does the reader know Greai Grimsi, ?
WIZ q should be called Cr,n Grim.by I
eAnaot tel. A. no one ~ss ever knouu TO
have found bis way to Liitle Grim.bv.
but ist that pas. A PoPular novelist Of
the present dav. when BE- -ishcd o. send
the william oi his story % n placc vberc BE-
might reasonably be Supposed able 90 e.
caps ohservaiion. rclerated him 90 Griu,-
By He ssl~ction ~ss most iudieioas.
Does anv one even kno~ of a fri,nd -ho Ia.
ever been AZ Great Griunsbys Dan and
drcars . %. t-ining 10 siO- length along
one long street leA'iing % the "a. Ike some
Uondsriui Serp~ut dragging itself INTO tie
satsr. doubl~d up b-r~ and tbere into
c0nsuisiss rov Of houses. ~rlthing A. an
other part into knot Of t~o or three dinr,
cottages. North and .oush Of it are .pre.a
out extensive tracts of mud AMI waste land
called q" i,ttics.' al-sgs dismal in tle tn,d.t
of summer. ani t,ufoh more ionsls ~
disrnai ~hcn th~ tile of the Huu,b.r ry,.
do~n. and invites nuuncrou. fock, Of -raier-
bir'is % their fssorifv haunts IN COMPANY
~ith the cousin az whose house "a .t,v-
INK. ! us~'i irsqsrutiy. during the -tnt~r
o. resort 20 ihe-e mod fats after niehtfall.
and ~ seldom fa5ied % obtain .i,ot or
t~o ~ sili-fo-l
ihe ada opsFEsii % the gunner. Of
thc-e shores - very simple Ib-y Dig
hole daring the day IN a mod bank some
~aY above io- -af-r nark. ard toward.
aighifail ihey deposit a bundl- Of straw i,
~. on -hich ihsy stand. Tl,cv nav wait in
The cold FOR Lour. -ithout seeing q frath~r.
bot generally patience - rvwar3sd by get
ting as inr shot at = party Of ducks or cur
le- couuing 20 feed.
Ons nisht. (,hall ever forget ts) nv
COUSIN hsi 90 spend n Lincoln or th- Grana
Jary. After dinner an immoderaie desire
took possession % me % ramble towards
ihe iiuub~r -iih my gun. Il as a bright
frosty nighi. ard all the time M hostrss
uas stnging % amase me. "a. on thorns.
ionging 20 start for the shorc Al Iencth
she -ishcd me % good night. vhen in-
formed her ar unconirollablc tonetur haf
coens over M % lo0k IP the dugk.. Woull
sh- trust ne with the kry. aad coaI lei
myseh IN after a. h9sr o. TOO sithout d.
turbing any osef She tried O. di.suads
NJ. Urging tb- charus. % the chimney cor
ner ard cigar % 10 parpose Then sAe
reminded me- that uaighi easily lose nv
seif bit assured her if ~ss bright moon
hght Finally .he gave me- the key. and
sa~ me % literally on wiid goose chase
took my doabie- aarrcl. and made direct
fCr me htfics
A -aik of haf sn hour brought me- o. the
hank. sspi up 60 great cSpcnse by the pro-
Prietors Of tbs land % prevent ~ waters
oserfiowing the rescued mcadoss. o. the
baek Of ~hieh Dc the remnants of a. old
dys~. tast nay have been consirucied sor
he same purpose By the Romans I.-sonI
ihs io- -s.i,ng OF the green plover. over
bad. had bad nothing iui ing uiy uaik
No.. a. csufiousir s0rucd myseif up the
bank. snd faisrd niy hsai an animated scene
prevented nself some eight bundrcd
yards o. a. tl- edge of ihe Ilsmbsr. uherc
the tiny ~aseiets g.iitercd in the moonlig ght.
uas catering of innumeraIis -vine.. a
screamins. calling. ani cianging sound oi
many sd. ioui. ] ihought of iloucr'. a.
ooant of Cayster'. banks. ani ions-i io b.
n~arrr ti- uafers edge. a. liiie companies
of zlieen or tssnty d.css ani ,afI,-s
feu along every no~ AL then parallel to
b. a LuI- say io my right rang, of
STAKES al large baaiirrs na fo~arl. the
"a Tustla. t1 them Or tonc.a'mert.
creri noi-eic..it along. se,p.ng sci BOZ tbe
shade. ani urh great traahie getting e
hantirrd yards Bearer tar si.l fIsi. ~.fh-
oat ~ get rousing thrir slsr .1us.
AT st onos Z heard I1lI ra.t'e behind
me fo,s of teal cane OVERHEAD. ff.-r
tossri' tae "a from some iaiaaI f..rI. a,I
-ithoai moments hesitafioa bred t.,L
barrels in'o their cenier. Mol io af Gee
hsht one bird aoiierrl % ihe groanI. ..a,y
ysr'is in front of re. esiieaiiy -iagsd. ia,
siill. from the speed siih . 90 Be- made l.r
ihe vster hkeiy yet 30 esospe nj. asIhaI
90 rtfri,vsr
With no.se Ese ii.fant thunder. sai q
l,al srretniar ani vhistlinr. All the 81 O.
fori f1r e. u..e or aor-. either go ro.s ur
trfa fhr srr anI male a Osar sLtrvf.