, 1866-12-23

sense d1d not allow much for condolences
in making the ordinary calculations oflite.
not finished
again begged his pardon for being BE-
traytd into Interruptions.
This" he said. again laying his hand
upon ny asm, and glaneing over bis SHOULDER
SIX or eeven months passed, and i had r.
covered fiom the surprise and shock, when
one morning, ~ the day was breaking, I,
standing at that door, looked towards the
red light, aud saw the spcctre again." lie
| stopped, with 4 fixed look At INC.
Did II cry out ="
mo. 1t Eaa silcnt.n
"Did It wave lts arm ~
No. It leaned against the shalt of tho
Light. With both hands before the facc. Like
Once more, followed his action with my
eyes. It was IN action Of mourning. hare
seen such an attitude In stone figures on
| tombs
"Dld you 20 up to IT."
my thoughts, partly because 1t had turned
nc taint- When went to the door again,
daylight was above ME, and the ghost Wa.
Ply nothing followcd' Nothing came
lie touched me on the arm with his Fore
finger twice or thrice, giving ghastly nod
"That very day, as train came ont Of
tho tunnel, noticed. at q carriage window
hands and heads, and something waved. 1
sA" it just In time to signal the driver, Stop!
He shut oil, and put his brake on, but
the train drilled past here hundred and fl:
t, yards Or more. ran after II, and, as
went along, heard terrible scrcams and cries.
| beautiful young lady had died instanta-
neousiy IN one ofthc compartments, and was
brought in here, aud laid down On The floor
between us."
1nvo'untasiIy pushed my chair back, Us
10 himself.
True, cir; True. Precisely as it hap-
/ could think Of nothing to say, TO any
purpose, and my mouth waa very dry. The
with long lamentIng, wall.
lie resumed NOV, sir. mark this, and
judge huw my mind IL troubled, The spectre
cnme back, a week ago. Ever since. It has
been there, now and again, by fits aud
starts"
.'At the light ?"
AT The Danger-l1ght-"
"What docs It sceln to dos"
Hce repeated, If possible with increased
passion and vchesnence, that former gestlc.
ulation Of" For Gods sake clear the way -
Then. he went on. ~ hayo no peace or
rest for It,, II calls to me, for many minutes
together, In au agontzed manner. Below
there! Look out! Look out!' Il stands
W9ring 70 me. ~. Il rinFs L ST., ny llttle bull"
yesterday csenin. when I xas here, and you
vent "TS1sas tG ,hs door'"
"Why, see," said !, show your imasina-
tlon misleads You. Ny eyes were on the
bell, and my ears were orcn to the bcll,anl if
am a living man, 1t did NOT ring at those
times. No, nor 1t any other time, except
| when It vas runE Ia the natural course Of
Ehysical thing by tho station commapioa-
lie shook his head. "I have never made
mistake rs to that. yet, sir. 1have never
| confused the spectre's ring With the mars
| The ghosts ring is strange vibration in
the bell that it derives from nothing else,
and bare not asserted that the bell stirs to
| hear 1t. But heard It,"
And did the spectre seem to be there
| whcn you looked ont p
"ltwAs there"
"Both tilncs.'
"Will you GENE to the door with me, aud
Ilc BIZ hIh under.lip as though he WAS
somewhat unwilling, but arose. l opened
the door, ana stood on ths steps, while he
stood In the doorway. There, was the
Of the tunnel. There, we1c NC high wet
stone walls Oft cutting, There, we're the
"Do you sec III: 1A4kea k:7,, taking
| particular Ecie OF saEs t4co. RA eyes wese
more 50. perhaps, than my OVID aad been
4-when had directed them earnestly toTArds
80" be answered, ut is not thsfls"
We went In again, shut the door, md re-
sumed our seat was thinking how b at
to Improve this advantage, If 1t might be
called one, when he took up the conversation
in such matter of coarse way SO nstum nE
that there could be no serious question oi
tact between Us, that l felt myself placed in
| the weakest II posItiL.as.
"By this time you will fully understand,
SIR" he sald,> "that uhnt troubles me 50
dreadfuliy, Is the question: What does the
was not sure, I told him, that did fully
what Is Its warning against ," he said,
Eliminating, with his eyes on the fro, and
only by times turning them on NE. What
is The danger? Where is the danger: There
IS danger oycrhanging; somcwhurc on thu
Line. Some dreadful calamity will happen
It Is not TO be doubted this third time, after
Whist has gone before: But surely this Is 1
I | cruel haunting Of me. What eau Ido:H
= Neprlled out his handkerchief. and wipc1
The Mepe from his heated forehead.
l "If Telegraph Danger, on e1the- aide 0
y Inc or on both, can give r.. rea-oL f. j.. :
he went on, wipsng The Q:sl.a Of bis u.s. -
e II should get !uto tropSle, s:a d. NJ So!
/ They would think wss nsl. TsH + ~
:. Wherc!' Message: Don't know. Bm 10
= = Gods sake take care = They would disPac
i Il me- What else could they dol"
- Ills rain Of mind Was most pithb1e 10 :et
1t was the mental torture Of conscieatt1'
man. oppressed beyond endurance by An III
!, inicllirlblc responsibility involving iife.
"Nhen It first stood under the Dan.r
light" he went on, putting his black 4
II back from. his bead, and drawing his ha
IN extremity Of feycriSh distress, why n;
:. tell me where that accident WIS TO happen,
N it it must happen9 Why not tcll.me how
could be Averted, If II could have bet
- aycrted: When on ite second coming Il h
IN Its face, Why not tell me instead She
~ going 70 die. Let them keep her al home
H. II it came, on those two occasions, only
h show me that fts war1ipEB *crc true, aud
m to prepare INC for the third, why not VIA
ne plainly now: And I, Lord help mel
" Why not 20 to somebody With credit to
be believed, and power to act 7"
When l saw him In this state, saw th
T for the poor mans sake, as we'll as for Il
,e- public safetS, what hsd to Do for the tit
ting aside al questions OF reality or mi
,v | nllty between US, I represented TO hi
- that whoever thoroughly discharged /
IN. duty, must do we'll. and that at least It n
- bis comfort that he understood his dut
though he did moi understand these &C
II, founding Appearances. In this effort
" " succeeded far better than the attempt
~ reason him out Of his conviction. he
came calm the occupations Incidental to
~ ~ larger demands oh his attention andAf
'0t him II two In the morning. h41 uHcE
nr to stay through the night, but be would I
~ hear oft.
nr H.. That more Than once looked back ut I
Of, red light as ascended the pathway, tha
lot did not Ike The rcd Light, and that I *ho'
To- have slept but poorly u my bed had b
ali ali under Ii. Isee ne reason u cooceal. y
- did l like the TWO sequences Of the accid'
e's md the dead gill. 1see no 1eaaon to conc
lde that, either.
nd nd But, what nm most in my thoughts ,
the consideration how ought to act, hay
an become the recipient Of this disclosure !
~ had proved the man to be Intelligent, Il
; = liant, painstakiug, and exsct but how Il
ma might he rcmafn 70, In his state Of mir
fnr Though in q subordinate position. still
hst held most important trust, and woul
(for {pstauce} like to stake my own life
The chances Of his continuing TO execute
with p1 1ectsiop!
Unable 10 overcome feeling that th
munica,ips % Ehst ke had told me to his
ire. perio1s i'd Company, without drss' Be
~ plain with himself and proposing mid
= = course to him, ultimately fescnl7cd to
3u {othcrwise kccrinc his secret for the pres.
i iii h 10 the wttest niediesl Practitioner *e CO
soF opinion. A chAnga in hir time Of d
.1 would comeround next night, be had
80 p1tsed me, ard he would be of m houl
~ Two amer. sunrise, and on again soon a
NJ. NJ sunset. 4 had appointed to return acc
lear ing1y.
Ted Ne1t evening vas ionGls 1rhs -. 60 y. "
ing, walked ont to en32s A. 't tho fs,a'1 ~.
Aud quite down Enen t5Asetee4 u.,t. tns aT'u
onk uear the Top o. tne user eur Ic.,d ~
on c1leAu ~ N@A ~ an5 fbnir a, !
Ing, self, haIi an Houf ~ unt - - ~ :.