Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-07-07
Mistcllantous.
The Double-Bedded Room.
BY DR.. JOHN X. CURTIS,

In Tic sprin. of Is, went to G-,
to transact some professional business,
and attend Il trial which was then before
local court reached that place late
in the evening aud found that every ho-
tel was full, with the exception Of one
bel in a double bcdacd room at Il second
rate tavern.
The other bel is occupied by gentle
man from Boston, said the landlord !;
and, us IN iuliucement for me to help on
the profits Of the house. he added, "llc is
neither a rogue nor a cutihroat, Judging
from his appearance. OF course you
have 40 seruples about sleeping IN the
same room with him ~
As had nothing about me to tempt
cvcna third-ratc thiei, and had never
given any Of my fellow men sufficient
reason Tor sevcrlns my jugnIar in the
dark, | decided to take the bed in qacs-
ton, and soon after retired to my room.
Ny fellow traveller was already in bed,
and apparently asleep, with his face
turned toward me. 1t was that Of a
mild looking man Of thrty-liyc, Of a
sandy complexion, with a hungry look
There was nothing iu his physiosnomy,
however, that lead me TO suspect him
given to deeds of darkness SO | en-
sconsed myself in bed. and with my last
thoughts upon dear Mrs. Jones, was soon
as unconscious as one Of the seven
sleepers.
A little past midnight | was awakened
by voice from my nci ghbor's bed.
llstenel. lie was muttcring something
in his sleep.
80 Maay! how can YOU east me of ?"
he went on, in the pleading tones of a
discarded lover. GLOW can you forget
the love that has followed you for so
many years, and never turned from you
in your misfortune when you stood alone
in the world p
Then came a pause, after which he
continued with more moving tones than
before:
Say not so say not so. Before he
with his wealth crossed your path, we
were happy in each other; and why
should be now cast off, after you have
sworn by all that is high and good that
you would be mine? Ah, Mary if you
reject me, my soul will be given to some
dark deed that will destroy US both.
shall have faith neither in Heaven ner
woman to restrain me. Then you turn Il
deaf ear to my last prayer? GU have
lnt,
words,-y2~ shall @erer marry him =
The mind Of the sleeper seemed to
have become calm, and his dreams undis-
turbed, as soon as he had given utterance
to these last words.
ole doesn't sleep we'll" thought |
"IIc is going through with romantic
part Of life. He has taken the disease al
an uutimcly age; it goes hard with
him."
And as | remembered had just sucl
dreams at one time, when | was near
losing the present Mrs. Jones, | was moi
at all alarmed by my neighbors ominuu:
expression.
| thought no more about the matter
until | saw the individual in court mex
day,
The case was that Of young man on
trial for the murder of young woman
to whom he was betrothed, The ground
Of his arrest was that on the night o
her murder, in her fathers house, he wa
the last person known to be with her
She had lived for several years in Bos
ton, and il was there reported that sh'
had made the acquaintance Of a pcDpilcs'
young man to whom she was engaged t
be married; and that she had broken of
the engagement with him for a more
wealthy rival, whom she met after be-
return home.
As hastened to the proceeding o
the trial, | noticed that my fcllow-lolge
seemed to take moro interest in then
than would be expected in an ordinar.
spectator. l then began to think wheth
er there could bo any connection betweel
this crime and what heard him sayin
in his sleep the preceding night 1