Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-06-21
MISC ELL NY.
THE cHAnpER orMYsTERY.

70 VISIT nc country house oi a mob lcuan Cf
that o'ty. aoocpted tbc hospitable invitation
hc received and determined 90 remain a.
guest for several days.
The frsi day sas passed in business. and
hc retired 10 bcd somewhat exhausted. bot
has thoughts siill occupied with The improve
menis IN thc house that were contemplated.
lie couid sec. houcycr. that the room ailoi-
ted to him "a handsome and commodions.
though not large. A length Be icit the
Necessity q sleep. bot became conscious
Of an uneasy sensation. the nafsrr ol Which
D. could not un1srsiand. lie psrsualed
himsch that Tie ar vas ciosc-that he per-
eeivcd aiHi smell; AM Dc lay sometime
considerine whether hc Wa rot saFerr,r
!Fom fever. Tie ques,ioa uas speedily an.
sucrvd Tor ihc bel seemed Co move. Pre-
entity o VS. near the wiu.ow. lie was of
course Surprised and terrified bet uicn
be stretched towards tie window in orI.r
60 ascertain thai al was raj. tb. s.,,e
sres dimmsF and DINNER. and A. l,n,tb
disappeared
And 70 woudcr, iaf The bed va. rece-
ding % iis oli rosi;iou-and did not .,op
thvrc. lie was presently Al iLe door. lie
mighi lave touchcJ che panels wi,L 81. hsni
lie ~ould have cot sp 20 ring ior assistance.
eut persuaded himsc. Il that b., VA too weak
and would iail do~n before reaching tie
bel.
The bed moved sgsin and this time IL
took up iis Pos.tion IN The very middle o.
thc Ere place. Ihis "a the sheer frrnrr
of icser. ior The iire-piaoe "a % course not
a fourth part oi The size Of the bcd itscn.
Yet be- az distinctly tho walls Of th- ohim-
ncy surrounding him AM b. even :eii that
one oi che feet of The bed rested upon A
dog-iron - a. 20 distarb re level.
Bui he had no more time i1r minute OBJ
sersation ior presently tie led emerging
from the chimney. began 90 rise nth slow
undslaiious towards the roof. anl there q
couiinaed 90 ssing. a. De- imagined Scr
lours together. tn hi. alarm sank grade
ally into las-itu'ie. and be- fell into de,p.
ihoggh short ani unrcfreshing .lsmbcr.
The ueHt morning thc visitor appeared
AZ ibe trrakiast table. pale. wearicd and
d.sr iritcd- lie va not sell What was
the mattcrf What could d. done i1r hi-ng
d" Nothing" b. replied 90 all their inter-
rogaiories. lie Lad nos slepi b8t ,l.o AR
uolil revive BON. flc wo1ld take bralth-
fol exercise darinr thc day. AMI that uoaid
b. better thaa medicine.
lt Turned oct a. be expected. tie rccov-
ercl BIS sririts hc vas delighted With his
host. ani ihry uiih him snd ~ thaukfal
that be- hai BEEN prevented by shame frora
mentioning The absurd ianrics by ahich hc
bal been beset daring the night
~ fLc usual hoar b., retired again %
b~d. comfortable ia mind and body. bat
iccl'ag tic vart q sleep. and hooking &C..
~ard gra;siul'y By aniirilat.on. 60 a5 ica,t
eicht hours ~ sound rcposr
llo DID noi enjoy one. The same fever.
thr sane iancics. The same incxp.irablc
uloser.fuis of the ied-ihesc werc his por-
iioa duriug iie right; and in thc morning
iic same dead slss. tle zane oo,oi.e.s
cbrrts. srl tLc same listicss auiules be-
fraycd 90 his s.ympaii sing fficris that he
lad r,..eI ,ro.h-r v,kef,l AM v-,,eh.5
n.-lt.
ne rn r-ese-,eI .len-. 20 lie d..
tails. IIc vas ,iorosrhlv asha-ea n ti,
alssrd.iy Ttc impressions of th- fr-t
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