The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1868-06-11

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out Of the wavy light and the reced-
ing darkness, I saw a distant scene
= scene which, but for its perfect still.
ness. no one. could have distinguished
from real life. There we're two men
on the ground; one was dead had
never seen him then-the other was
myself. apparently dying. An Indian
was on his kneesTtrylng to staunch
the blood that flowed from a wound
which, could not see.b | looked at It
steadily. q IltoOk In eEeryparticular-
more people appeared inlay outline
and a horse-then the minute was
over, and the whole wasisgone. The
man was at my side before E5knew
thatbe had left the place where had
last seer him, and bespoke: ia52 $40
You wish for another? said, l
don't kuow-wait.a Don't speak till
you are spoken TO- will ask you
again soon
I'D this silent interval 7 wondered
with myself what it was wisest o.do,
The question, Did I die?Aor Shall
| dep I suppose / ought to say-was
so strong within me that I thought it
would be best, at all risks, to answer
it. IF the next sight gave me the
dismal blankyI should know what /
feared-if not, I should fear no more,
Il was best to know. So, when [ was
asked, Will you see more? said,
: Yes.3 What moment shallItg beE
The voice came again from the far
thest corner. I said This time five
years. And it came. an
What came?n asked my brother.
Why, this night the moment
when / held her IN with my left arm,
and pointed my pistol at BERTHE.
did you see Bertle2, a1r-d Ialgae
III 81 saw only myself, and q woman.
| lust as she was. / knew the CLOAK
hwhen you put it on me. As lowered
the lad with the pistol, | caught the
! fash Of the lock in the looking glass,
! andxone glance gave me the scene
complete, myself with my pistol point
ed, and your sister In my arms. When
I had seen this scene, too, fade away,
the sorcerer said, : You will see an
other?'9 But I answered, No. Il
shall carve out my life for myself In
spite of you, and L came away
Aud Is this the very nighttime
fifth anniversarys3 .a ul-o
&" Yes. it is. Ineyer thought of it
rill-I met you to-day in the drive, and
BERTHE said it was Valentines day" !.
And what was the first seene-did
that come to pass?' asked Julia.
Yes that very day year, at the
same hour, j was stationed at que
bee We had been out on a hunting
excursion with some friendly Indians.
A hostile tribe knew of us, and some
of them on horseback came upon us
One man was killed, and the dow yQi
blood from withdrawing an arrow with
which | had been wounded made me
so faint that, till an Indian staunched
IS by making a t~ourniQuet with my
dkerehief, I could not be moved
will not wonder now at my hav,
iag betrayed. my interest in all tina
. -day might bring to me, and in m,
saving I would do nothing-that
would 80 with the strean. l reall!
do believe that, in unbelieving nations
some sort of. black art is practices
%still." asit-nn|4 Jos ~
' Here this strange story ended, ant
j we went to bed, and some OF u
dreamed of it.
The next9imorning, which was a
/ bright as the proceeding one. | me
| Major Deverel IN the hall. 1t wa
: my office to make breakfast. ID
stood by me. The clock struck nine
About this hour yesterday, [ me
you in the drive, It struck nine whel
t [ was making inquiries at the lodge.
There was something odd In hi
manner, I thought. | said NJ
sister. and brother are late this morn
ing.Hs'-3 7'"i'. t5'ol -
: 1Tiredr-with my long story2" h
I &6NokIvery1ong but very strange.
AeEet's make it as long as we can,
he said; till death do us part" an
e his pheasant, promising eyes wer
Ff6h,s Major Devarel, it is onl
! twenty -four hoursl A soldiers WOO
t ing-h -fTtE-Gi e4HJ --LIrgg8go
= Z shouId1ike nothing so much i
the WorldT said az voice--not min,
My brother had come in, aud hearin
y the last words, had answered them
y And certainly before Il o'clock
d had said a sort of +" Yes, = but ba
k anced by as many ifs as | craftil
Ie thought would serve to make it NNo
% Whenever I pleased! And now, as
Ie think of it, [ remember that myihui
.e band did not pay much attention 4
a these ifs" as I intended. He afteI
y. wards even denied that he had hear
sr them at all.