Litchfield enquirer., 1865-01-26

his hands stared fxedly into the fire, al
 iproceede1 to question me.
 His inquiries related chiefly 10 scientif l. matters. with the latter progress of which.
 applied to ths practical purposes of life. l. Was almost wholly unacquanied. No stu lel d of science myself. replied as well as III
 slight information permitted but the task wa
 far from easy. and was much relleve.l wher P passing fr,H interrogation to discussion. h , began pouring forth his own conclusions upo t the facts which 1 had been attempting [ . place before him. He talked, and l listent
 spell bound He talked till believe he al
 most forgot my presence, and only though } aloud. I had never heard anything like
 then have never heard anything like it since Familiar with all systems of all philosnphies
 subtitle in nnaiysis. bold in generalization. 1t
 poured forth his thoughts in an uninterruptet 4 stream. and. still leaning forward in the sa,n,
 moody attitude. with hls eyes fixed upon tn. fire. wandered from topic to topic, from specu
 Iation to speculation. like an inspired dreanrr
 From practical science td mental philosophy
 from electricity in the wire to electricity in tn. nerve from Wat,s to Mrsner. from Masmer to Reichcnbach from Reichenbach to Sweden. borg, S,innza. Conillac. Drscaites Berkeley
 Aristotle Plato and tlie Maei and mrs,:cs of 1 wil,Ierng in their variety and scope. seemed! easy aud harmonious upon his lips as sequen- ces in music. By ard by-l forget now by wbat link of conjecture or iiusiration-he passed un to that field which lies beyond the boundary line of even conjectural philosophy. and reaches no man knows whither He i smoke ot the sou and it's aspirations; of the spirit and :ts powers; of second sight; of prophecy of those phenomena which. under the names of ghosts. spectres. apd supernatural 1 appearances have. beeii denied by the skeptcs and ;,ttestpd Inv the crrduous of all ages. The world he said. grows hourly more and more skeptical Of all rhats lies beyond it's own narrow radius: and our men of science foster the fatal tendency. They condemn as fahl. all that resisis experiment.. They re ject as false al that cal,not he trotight ts liia test of the laboratory or ths diss~cting- room. Against what superstition have they wagesl 80 long and obstinate d war as against the belief of apraritions And yet what su- pfrstition has maintained it's hold nnnp the minds nf men s, long and So firmly Show me any fact in physics. in history, in archa olngy. which is supported by testimony SD wide and so varions. Attestatl hv all races of men. in all ages and in all c!im .tas. ny the soberest sages of antiquity. by the ru.irst >avaees of to-day. by the Christian. the Pa gan. inc Panthei>t. the Materiast this ph-- momenon is treated as d nursery tale by the philosophers of onr century. Clrcumstaniiai evidence weighs with them as feather i;I the balance. The comparison of causes with ef- f-cts however valuable in physical science. is put aside as worthless and unreliable. The evidence of cnnnrtent witnessrs. however con elusive in d Court of Justice counts for noth- ing, lIr~ who pauses befarehe prononnces is condemned as triaer. He who believes is a dreamer or fool.'
 He spoke with bitterness, hnd having said tl,as, ,,s..,, f.r s,,,ise iniikes into silence. Presently he raised his head from his hands, dnd added with an altered voice and manner:
 l. sir, paused, investigated. heIieved and was not ashamed to state nay convictions to the world l. too was braided as visionary held ID to ri,licule hv my contemporaries. and iont-d from that fell of science in which l had lAt,ored uth honor during all the best wears nf miv life. These things happened just three and-' wenty years ago. Since then have lived a you see me living now, and the world haS ifrgntttn m". as have forgotten the world. You have my history
 It is a very sad oue. l murmured, scarcely knowing what 10 answer.
 
 have only suffered for the truth. as many bet ter and wiser man has suffered before me-
 He rose. as if lesrnus of ending the conver- satinn. and went over 10 the window. It has ct ased snowing' he observed. as he dropped the curtain and came back to the fire side.
 Ceased!' I exclaimed. starting eagerly to my feet. Oh, if it were only p,ssihe-but no il is hnp-less. Even if l could find my way across the moor, could not walk twenty miles t,,-uleht.'
 Walk twenty miles tonight! repeated my host. 'Wllat are you thinking of?' Of my wf',' replied. impatipntly. Uf my young wife, who does not know that have lost my way. and who IS at this moment breaking her heart With suspense and terror.' Where is she ?
 At Dwolding twenty miles away At D~"iaing, he echoed, thoughttn:ly. Yes the distance. 1t is trtt'. is twenty miles hut-are ypn so very anxious to save the next six pr eight hours ?
 i 50 very, very an&ions that l would give ten gnneas st, thls moment for q guide and a horse
 i Your wish can be gratifnd at less costly rate said he smiling. '1'he night mail tom the north, which changes horses at D~ol'lifi-, plsses wi hin five miles of this spot.and will he due ;tt a certain cri ss-road Tn about an fo1' and a anarter. If Jacob were to go with you acrnss the moor, and put you into the old coach road. you could find your way suppose to where it j,ins tue new one?'
 Ea>i y-gladly' .,
 He smled again. rang the bell, gave the old servant h,s directions. and. taking bottle o i whisky ani w,ne glass from ,he cupboard |! winch lie kept his chpnIc IS. sai'i
 sThs snow lies deep, and it will he d'fhcu
 walking tonight on the moor. A glass "f us tquebangh before you start :!
 would have declined the spirit. but h' pressed it on me, aud drank It. It wen
 down my throat like hquid flame, abd a'mos
 took my breath away. 4 Il, is s,ron.:' he said. hut it will help t
 keep out the cold. And now you nave no mo
 mpnts tn sptre Cool night thanked him for his hospitality and woul' have shaken hands, hat that he had tnrnea way before c0f, fiuish my Sertence; Tn ahe tfu minute had iraverseti the Ei'li, Jacob la , l.ck,d the outer door helriud me, and we wer !, out Gn the write Wide m'or. Ii Although the wind had fallen, It was sti : bittrfly old. Sos a star g'frhmered Tn th B hlack vault overhead. Not # sound, save tn !. rapid cru, ching nf the snow brnea'n our 'ee B d,s,urbe,l the heavy stiffness Of the night J
 cob. not too well pleased with ms miss'o t shambI.,i on before m sullen siienca, ms 'a e tern in his hand and his sha low at h's feet. I loilowed with my giia oyer my shoulder e l,ttle inclined for conversation as bimseit. A