National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1867-10-18

| can guess nPlthcf now long my
sleep lasted, nor from what cause /
awoke. | only knew that my sleep
was dreemless and profound and
that | started from it suddenly. uu.
accOuntably, trembling in every
nerve and possessed by an over
/ whclming sense Of danger
Danger! Danger ot what kind ?
From whom? From whence? ? |
/ looked aronud-I was alone and the
quiet moon was shining in as Serenp-
ly us when | fell asleep. listened
all was as still as when | fell
asleep. | got up. walked to and fro,
( reasoned with myself; but All in
vain. ! could not stay the beatingS
OF my heart. | could not master
the horror that oppressed my brain.
| felt that dared not lie down again:
that | must get out OF the house
SomchoS, and at once; that to stay
would be death that the instinct
/ by which ! was governed must at
all events be obeycd. | cOuld not
bear IT. Resolved to escape, Or. at
all events, 10 sell lite dearly.
strapped on my knapsack, armed
myself with NY iroHheadei Aipen-
stock. took my large clasp knife be
tween my tce;h, and began. eau.
tiouSlY ana u0iScic>sly, to descend
the ladder When was a1out half
way down, the AlpeaStocl;. which /
mad been keeping stndiously clear
oi the ladder, q couutoIed some dai
~ vessel. aud sent it clatteriug to
the ground. Caution. after this,
was useless. | Sprang forward.
reached the outer room at a bound.
and found It, to my amazcmrut. de
serted, with the outer door wide
open ana the moonlight streaming
IN. SuSpcctIag a trap. my first i'm
pulse Was TO stand still. with my
Dacla, "eaiust the wall, prepared for
desperalg defence. All was silent.
/ could hear the ticking o. the clock,
aud the heavy beating OF my OWL
heart. The pallet was empty. The
bread and milk were still standing
Where ! had-lelt thGm ON the laplt.
The herdsm ans stool occupied the
same spot bN the dcsoiate hearth.
Bnt he and ms VIE were gone
gone III tiie uta'l oI lllGht--ie'lNliI=
me. stranger, III sole occupation OF
thcirr0Ut,
While / was Yet irresolute whetl.
er go "I stay, 3ho WINE was Yet
wondering at the 81 ian9encSS OF my
position, hcarG' or failfitd Atald
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