The Grenada sentinel. [volume] (Grenada, Miss.) 1868-1955, 1869-05-22
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pthef QulI1l than thai nv ille Rarret where
IVA were tirat could perceive moth
ing, and told 1Volfgang a0.
Look loAelg, said 40, Ia A low voice
d0 vou SEE what l00ba i bundle OF
clothes II one corner + is old gatha,
ne Rofe ire spp8iWoman
BAD nottime To finish, for a sharp
Hi cl4 le the howl Of 4 cat In agony,
waa heard, and an enraged being sprang
up, and seemed trying 70 climb up Cue wall
! vii tita man Isl $50 9s8 Na.gfa 84
More dead than alive, with TIE cold
sweat starting from my forehead drew
back, crying, r Oh 1t il horriblei'
Did You hear itlp said Wolfgang, his
face lighted up with an internal Joy.
"Wasnt if the cry of cate Hal ha
Yes The old woman has been both a !
cat and panther Yesl yesl Hunger
and thirst work wonders, I can ten you. Y,
| He dld not look 40 me !; be wls enjoy
| ing his internal triumph. The bowling Of
the poor old woman had ceased and the
maniac, laying His lamp down upon the
table, added, In explanation 3
"This is the fourth day Of her fast IA
enticed her herr, under preteYt Of selling
bef some kiracli water i made her 90
I down into that room, and then shut her
I'M, The frst two days the human soul
was strong in her. She prayed, she inn
plofed me, she protested her innocence,
saying that she had never injured me Ia
any way; then she loaded me with re-
| proaches denouncetme as monster and
a wretch, and called down upon my head
the curse Of heaven. The third day, which
was Yesterday Wednesday human
sDul dimppe cared d altoqetheT. Huneer was
strong, and she began to new and howl
like cat. Luckily we are in an otit,oi-
theiway place, fot lsst fiRht YOU would
I have Thought that there was regular bat
tie Of the cats --the cries would have made
you shudder. But now, Kasper, when
the animal soul shall be extihguished do
! you know what Will come then ? The
vegetable soul win have It's time, and u is
the last 1t has been noticed that the
nails and hair Of the head grow while the
body lies in the grave. In the same way,
there is formed in the openingof theskull
"a kind Of human iohen, which is thought
TO be species of moss, engender by the
Juices Of the brain. AT last, the vegetable
soul itself will die. SO, you see, Kasper,
that the proof Of three souls Is com
lpleieR sg sasl
These words struck upon my ear as the
rawlings Of maniac. The cry Of Catha.
rine Wogel pierced TO my very marrow,
/ seemed TO lose all knowledge Of where1
was, or what had happened But al of q
sudden, waking from this moral stppor,
| sprsng up, seized the maniac by the
throat and dragged him toward the lad;
der. " x
VILLAIN! 4" cried /, g how have you dared
to raise your hand against your fellow
creature To safety your Infamous euriositY2
| | will give you up to iusticeP
he was so much surprised at my attack
a4f0rl 10 him his act seemed perfectly innO.
cent -tflat at first ha offered no rsaib nee;
and / dragged him easily TO the laddeF,
Butthere, turning on me with astoni hing
lquickness he in turn seized me by the.
throat, lifted me from the q lOr, aud with
one hand held me tight against tie wall,
while withheld otherhe opened the door Of
that terrible hole Seeing his intention !,
made frantic effort to break away, but in /
vain, for he seemed endowed with super
human strength, After desperate atrfa
gle felt mysel again lifted off my feet
and hurled into space, while in nj ears
rang these strange W0rds,-s.
"a 30 perish the rebelli0us fleshl Sd tri-
umph the immortal soulf'
There lay, bruised aud exhausted on
the hoor Of this chamber Of horrors, while
the heavy door was olosed onfne, shutting
out the graFish light of CID garrett
Caught thus, Ikea rat ID a trap. my
eonsternation was such that | uttered not
Iaaiugle cry, Slowly raising myself up,
and leaning my back against the wal for
support, g Kasper,g, said I, with a Strange
cslmness, snow You must either deYour
the Old womgn or else be deyoured hgleig
4 Make your eh0iee II &gi ba saHig lost
time trying to get out Of this hole. WOLF
gang has youin his clutches, be will moi
Jet You go The walls are stone and the
floor is Of oak no one saw you cross the
quarter Of the Tanners; no one would
think Of looking for you here. 1t is dnish-
"a 4 q aalshed Rcor Qatharire
| WOgel Is your last resource; or tRther
yQulare the last resource The one te the
2tneAt sssf4 s .ss
All this passed through my mind Ikea
flash and, when at the same moment the
pale face Of Wolfgang, With his little lamp,
Appeared at the opening above, / tried to-
supplicate him. hit df stammered horri
bly, and moi word from my gem-
bllng lips
Aial t6san rs laugh; and, ins
iiie oVd lal hil4 Saying,
cow pi0res iiie
ln ming stroll feHi
+ f31e 4NWnWr e. ilie uoer and e was
5nI lhe 1ear 81 blln q iacked BY thb old
] HollhD at kept "a e iroiIl 9T onniua She.
+ lIIoWeFet had aqi s. yat moved "a the
leHst panl lia9faa hex presence lace
Z nl Wdil0An tldfaNu bUt could
\ lieafthf aaniae walking q auN ITO III hial
garre 1Y t Wea ~ quick that the
a thiest nose did not escare me. I heard
tlle Old won iief > Kind 0f yawIl bud,
tnrnln4 sna ptfooIged for the fret
time her IN u efing Ia the dariEn
L the same time Wolfeang descended
the ladder and counted his steps ono BIZ
ona until they died away tRs the DIS %,
v here & n Ding 81 iTa not
but through az tlle day ana fell9 glng
! night he DID notFeturn
/ eight o'clock II the evening, at rn0f1erlt
whom the old woman and myself we're
hahrieking TO ma ake the very walls trenble,
that he cagne back i had notspnea closed
ipg lring tho sht a ~ Longer
!. felt either fear Or angel, bnt only qes
L AYpuEing hunger. which I znew yfpula inr
cfeas6 I'll tlle gltAe.
WhepI heard the faint noise ii tht gar
fBt b6 caine silent and looking up saw
by the brightness coming through the
Iopcning, that olfgang was lighting his
lamp doubted moi that ha would eouie
td va the and with tllis hdha 4 pre- red
3 touching supplicati0n But the CIV