Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1867-02-15

an open funeral car. TO the family vaalt Of
Agolanii. ia the cemetery % the cathe-
draL Here. according 20 cust.m. her fair
body was lad upon 4 shelf among the
mooldeTing skeletons Of her husband'. an.
oestors- The month was October. The
moon vas SHINING brightly tha, night. The
stone placed az the mouth % the tomb had
not been rece@ented. The masons wer.
10 perform the york ON the uorro-
Ihroogh the aperture lsft by the loo.ened
and al hsiing stone the moonlight strcamed
and lighted Up the dismal vault.
Gine'ra iron her long s~oon had sunk
into deep trance. Lut life -as not ex.
tinct
in the middle Of the night she fsebly STIR
ri. and slowly recovered CONSEQUENCES.
At hrst. IN her hafa-akencd and trcmo-
lou' state. .he thought herself oppressed b.
irightful dream
Bui. A. her sense, fully returned. she
saw ihe skeleton forms With which she N.
holding oomPAniOnship. and attempted 70
start up. bat fvll back po-erl,s.. and in
great alright. for shc nov discovered that
her hands and feet we're bound. Then for
The hrst time she behcld the grave clothes
"a ~hieh she ~as aitirrd. and knew bv th.r,
AMI her bandAged feet and hand. th,t .hs
must have been supposed to be dead aud
had been barred
pear lent her neE strength. and. after
many Departing efforts. she succeeded IN
loossning the hands-es. AMI disentancl,d
herself from the 'wAihing folds Of her long
shroud- She stool up. trembling and ap-
palled- Bot. guided by The moonlight. she
staggered 70 the Eve steps before the en-
trance and crcpi Up % the stone winch bar
rcd her eN't. To remove IA nth ibos. del
'eats and feeble hand. seemed impossible:
bu, Al such moments the frailest nature. are
embossed nth suP~rhsman strength. Al.
Ter several futiie attempts. ~Lich Nth every
failure Increased her horror. the stone "a.
rolled over. and she stood in the moonlight.
IN the open cemetery. frved-saved from
living tomb. probably from death Of uaad.
dcning terror.
With feeble steps sbe hurried through
the streets her long .hroad trailing on the
ground. her -hlte drapery floating around
her. and her sba.iiy face looking anearthlv
ia thc moOnligbt. She was seeking her
bome-ihe home from uhich she h.d th,,
evening" been borne corpse that -onder
that The m'dnighs sirAgglcrs ~ho met her
thought thar thsy sAS an Apparition. and
fcd aHrchfed
AZ last sbe r,aobcd Francesca Aeolanti'.
house. and. knocking. sank upon the
threshold. crying oot 20 her husband 20 ad-
mit her quickly The -indow Of Agolan-
t'' Chamber opened upon a balcony -hich
commanded the front entrance lie heard
the knocs and ihe pleading cry. and has
tened o. thc balcony. Gincvra looked m
And called 20 BON 18th a feeble. i.nploring
Voicc- lie recognized The graye-shrousled
form. the ~hiie face. The plaiuiive tones.
and uas s~ized ~iih frantic alarm. for he
believed himself visited by The ghost Of bi.
buried ~ifc. Making ihc sign % the cross
repeatedly. asd 9Th great rsp,di'y snd ,e-
heasence. b. bsde Ler depart and leave him
in pcare. promising that abundant masses
should De- saii for the rest ~ her soul
Gincvra. in an sgonired voice. replied
that she lived. All enireaied o. be aImit-
TED. Her husband. note terrified thsn ev-
er. rushed into BIS chamber. closed The
window. sprang into bed. and covered his
bead 9Th the bed.clothes % .hut oar
thc terrible sound Of thar lo-. pitroo.
plant. reciting his prayers until al -as 81
ient aga-n.
lhe hnpicss ''irevrA rose from tie ground
srh difficulty. and ~ifh. touenng aep.
dragged hersef 20 ihe door Of her father.
hou.c. Again BE knocked. and prsv-d %
b. si'or-d fo come in Lat -ben her .uu,.
mons rous-l . ihe domcsfics. ard her father
himself -he sas sgs,n mistaken Tor an AZ
partition. the door uss closed upon hsr. anI
her atber sni his seryants reiterated in
alarm
6incrra iay uroo fhe cid step. almost
'nsensitie. ard in de.rir. al -Lo a.
Bog hei terror sfririen from her presen-e.
~ae BAL rcturuel from The grave. and %
ore rouh grant her earthly shelter.
W ones Va. there not one uho voaI
rrart ler ear'hiy sieiters
N1 one' Wa there rot one -ho aoaI
ncver 90 h-r depart. even shou'd b. mag
.ne fhat .ar BAD come to h,m a. .pirfs
Wra tlat f.oerh, she o1ce more struggled
to hrr f,sf trl made her toIsoae uss
throuch fhe i.sertei street o. thc hos.e
sherc iset trtario Kondinem.
Arfon.o stI iotr.l her 18th unahsfeI sr.