Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1866-04-06

tied dowu upon the stage above my bead.
a. soon a. the Grst start was over. n seem
ed O. me 80 like the rsftling o. the earth
but icw hours before upon Little coffin.
that something fell With a pat upon ny
bright trowcL which. 4 Il had been lcit.
would ha' been a spoi o. rust
Nothing Ike york 70 pat a fellow 70
rishfs; and soon found that was feeling
better. and the strokes of my trowei vent
rlnsing away d0~n The sever as I cut the
bricks 90 half and after a bit almost lelf
D inohncd 70 whistle Bot didn't. for I kept
Ga thinking of tiat solitary face At bone
the face that always Frightened up when I
went back. and had made such a man Of me
a. felt vas. Tor Il va erough 20 make
any man vain 70 be thought 50 much Of.
And then l thought bow duh she'd be o.
looking a. the drawer uhere al the little
things we're kept aad thea well. Iaint
ashamed Of it. % I am great hulking fcuou
i took care thar nobody saw what vas
dong. While / bad lcok AZ a liiilc b.t u
shoe a. had IN nv pocket.
diinf 60 home 10 dinner. for rt uas
too far Of; 50 had my snack. and tben
Wcit 10 u again directly along vith two
more. for ~ vas On the piece We had
some beer sent down o. o.. and AZ Il We
vent tiu % vas time to leave of aaI
must say as [ vas glad Of it. and didn't
much envy che fresh gang coming on 90
~os< AT niglt. though q mighi Just a. vel
have been nisht with us. va last down.
and had iusi pat ny foot on the first round
oi thc ladder. wheu Lcard something iau-
ing a. % ait and Jared thc boards up 'ar,'..
ani then directly after What seemed % Pc
buck caught me on tie bead. aad. before
kncw where was. I vas OF thc Ittlo
platform. splash down in the cold rushing
water that took me on anl away yards upon
yar'is he fore got my bead above it ara
then va cd coafusca anl BALI stuunsd
taat ! iet .; 90 under again. and hai been
CARED ever so far before. hall drowned. I
gained my legs AMI leaned. painting and
blinded. up agains; the sliny wall.
There j stood for % least ten minutes. I
shouli suppose. shndicring and horrifcd.
Nth the thick darkness all around. the
Shiny. muddy bricks against ms hands. the
cola. rushing water benea'h me. and nv
mind in that confused state that for few
minutes loager 1 didn't know What uas
goiag 90 DO nest. and wanted % persuade
myself ihat it ~as al dream. and ,hoald
wake up du eciiv
All a. once. though. ] gave a ionp. and.
Instead % beng cold With the water driu-
ptng from me. 1 turned al bot and burning.
an4 then a-ain cold and shadderv. for I
hal ieli someihlng crawling upon my
saollder. and then close against nv bare
neck. wten gave the jump. and beard
close by me D ght splash in the uater.-a
splash that echoed tLFough thc hollow place.
While. half % frighteu tic beast. that fan
cici must be n sWarms around mr haf
wrung from me a. a cry Of fear and agony.
] yelled out
" Arfft~
Rat ihey we-e, for above ibe hollow
''wash wash. hurry hurry. -asb Wa.h. Lsrr,-
hurry" of TIE water. ] eoalI Lea- Ettle
spia.hcs and s-af.ng Ly me along tie
s.ic, o. Gle iries.vork.
You may laugh AZ peoples hair standing
on end. tut know then that there was a
creeping. tn-iing sensation on the roots o.
mine. a. ilouzh .anl va. irickling auonrst
u cioul seemed 90 come over mv mind.
ani f.r.a icw moments believe va. mad
--mfi vi'h far, anl d; ~as only by setting
mV teeth hlrl ana r'.nrh.n- NV r.+s ft.fr