The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1867-12-25

whisper, at the same time taking one step for
"What now /" he answered, springing from
his seat; " who is it I"
II. %as-O bemreizer, and he uttered o CRY of sur
prise ss Vendsle came upon him from that III
expected dhe ction. "Not in bed p be said
catching him by both shoulders with an instinc.
tive tendency to q struggle, "Thsn something
IS wrong"
"Wbst do you mesn?n said Vendale, r~eleasino
himself.
First tell me; you are not III"
at have had . bad dream about you. Howl
1t that I see You up and dressed n
"My good fellow, I may % well ssk you howl
81 have told you why. ! have had bad dream
about you. 7 tried to rest after It but IL was i'm.
possible. I could not make up my mind to stay
where I was without knowing you were safe; and
yeti could not make up my mind 70 come in here:
Is 80 easy to laugh at adream that you have not
dreamed. Who're 10 your candle"
"Burnt out"
al have . whole one In my room. SHALL fetch
tip
His room was very near, and he was absent for
but . few seconds. Coming back with the candle
In his hand, he kneeled down on the hearth and
lighted 1t. Az he blew with his breath . chsrred
biIst into flame for the purpose, Vendals. Sok.
ing down at him, saw that his lips were white
and not easy OF control
"Yes!" said Obenreizer, setting the lighted
candle on the table, "tt was . bad dream. Only
look Of mel"
Els feet were bare; his red flannel shirt was
thrown back at the throat and It's sleeves were
rolled above the elbows; his only other garment,
. pair Of under pantaloons or drawers reaching
to the ankles, fitted him close and tight. & GER
tain 1.-the and savage appearance was on his
figure, and his eyes were very bright. 81
"1f there had been Q " restle with o robber, -
dreamed said obenreizer' "you ses' I was
"And armed, too" said vsndals. glancing ct
az travellers dagger, that I always carry on
the road,n he answered careleesly, half drawing
ting It !, back again. do you carry no such
"Nothing Of the kind"
"No pistols? 2" said Obenreizer, glancing Of the
table, and from it to the untouched pillow.
Nothing Of the sort" ill.,.
81 have e wished to sleep this long time. but !
az neither after the bad dream. Ny FIRE has
gone the way Of your candle; May come and
four, that it Ia not worth the trouble to 60 to
al shall not take the trouble to go to bed Of
oil, now" said Vendale; "sit hare and keep me
company and welcome" .r
Going back to his room to arrange his dress,
Ohenreizef soon returned in Q loose cloak and
eliPpers, and they sat down Oh opposite sides OF
the hearth. In the interval, Vendsle had replen.
isted the fire from the wood-bssket IN his room.
and Obenreizer had put on the table the flask
and cup from his.
said, pouring out; Thought upon the road, and
not like yours from Cripple Corner. But yours
Is exhausted; so much the worse. A cold night,
. cold time OF night, Q cold country, and .
cold house. This may be better than notnin'
'Vendale took the cup, and did go.
show do You find iii
E"It has . coarse after-favor," said VenAals,
giving back the cup with q slight shudder, sand
"You are right. said ~obenreizer, tasting,
t snS sna saa Z n ao IlR' like III L. hai Boz . soii e 'b s1ses.
thought" he bad flung what remained IN the
cup, upoa the fire. .. -st 4s
Each one Of them leaned an elbow on the Ia
bic, recllned his head upon his hand, and sat
watchful snd still but Vendale. after certain
nervous witches and starts, in one Of which he
rose to his feet and looked wildly about him, tell
into the strangest confusion Of dreams. he carr
ried his papers in o leather case or pocket-book,l
in an inner breast pocket Of his huttoned travel.
lug COot oA4 AnbOVOL A0 i04OonA0A VI, u NV
lethargy that got possession Of him, something
mportunate III these papers called him out Of
that dream, though he could not wake from It.
BE was belatod on the steppes Of Russia (some
shadowy person gave that name to the place.
with Marguerite and yet the sensation Of Q
hand at the breast, softly feeling the outline OF
the pocke-book as he lay asleep before the fire,
wss present to him. He was shipWrecked In an
open boat at sea, and having lost his clothes,
had no other covering than an old sail and yet
0 creeping hand, tracing outside oil the other
pockets OF the dress he actually wore, for papers,
and finding none snswer his touch, warned him
to rouse hi sell. he was in the ancient vault
ct Cripple Corner, to which was transferred the
veryi bed substantial and present in
that very room ct Basic; and Wilding
mot dead, as he had supposed, and yet
he did not wonder mucn) ,ehook HIM,
and whispered, "Look at that mani Don't
you see he has risen, and is turning the pillowa
Why should he turn the pillow, If not to seek
those papers that are ia your breast2 Awakel"
And yet he slept, and wandered of into other
dreams.
Watchful and still, with his elbow on the table
and his head upon that hand, hia companion at
length said ,
"Yendalei We are called. Past four I"
Then, opening his eyes, he saw, turned sid,