The St. Cloud journal. [volume] (St. Cloud, Minn.) 1866-1876, 1867-06-27
"A YOUNG MAN VISITED BIZ 4
VAMPIRE.

The Wheeling (West Va.) Register
has the following strange story:
There is an old superstition dating
back to the Greeks and Romans, tina,
bodies Of persons who die under SEN
teuce of excommunication do not decay
but devour their own flesh, and during
the night leave their graves and suck
the blood Of living persons. This old
superstition has been revived in this
city under extraordinary circumstance.
a young man who boards at one of our
most respectable boarding-houses has
for some weeks past been growing weak
and pale from the loss of blood during
the night. For some time he could not
imagine the cause of the lassitule he
felt every morning, but about week
ago he discovered small puncture oa
his arm. from which it was evi,ent that
blood had been drawn, and every morn
ing thereafter he found a new puncture
upon some Aeshy portion Of his body.
He was mysti6ed as to how these pune
ures were made, and what made :hem.
For several nights he remained awake
late in the nj ght for the purpose Of
solving the mystery: but such was his
weak condition he invariably became
exhausted and fell asleep before morn
ing, and always found fresh puncture.
| He got an acquaintance to sleep With
| him, but becoming tired Of watching,
he too fell asleep, and in the morning
there vas fresh puncture upon both
of them, which 90 alarmed his ssqu =
ance that he refused to sleep III that
room again. Between the loss of blood
aud bis anxiety to know the cause Of it,
the young man vas nearly crased, pse-
senting haggard and carworn appear
ance, and he vas an object Of solicitude
to his friends, who sympathised With
him in his distress, and advised i
change of scene; but such vas the fas-
nation with which he had become i'm
bued thst nothing they could say could
induce him to forego his determination
to remain and clear up the mystery.
His body by this time was a strange
sight, being almost completely covered
with small swellinSs from the punctures,
which were source of irritation A
tew nights ago he was awoke by sting
ing sensation in his arm between tn,
the elbow aud the shoulder, and instant
ly reached his hand to the spot, but
could teel nothing, ant althoug gh light
was Burning in the room. could sec
nothing. The old supsrsti ion Of vam-
pires at once became fixed upon his
mind, aud be resolved to leave the
house, which he did the next morning,
repairing to another p.rt Of the city:
Strange to say, since his change of
quarters he has no. been visited By the
midnight 6lood-sucker, and is last re-
gaining his health. Since his story has
became known, We have heard of ses-
eral other, persons, who occupied the
same COON :; they left the house, and
/. said noshirg about it for fear Of ipjur-
F ibp the reputation \ the house. We
have given the facts as they we're 70
, lated to Us, and have no reason 10 douba
the veracits Of the parties; but vs. have
no faith Whatever in the superstition
: regarding vampires, AID are iacliaed to
think that the bloodlocing sisieaut vss
, more Of 4 material than supernatula al
creature. We have suppressed the
names Of he parties concerned in this
) strange affair At their own zssa<s