The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1869-08-28

AAbo Oullul1Et ueSulAu ~ Ms HoAEt
when be aWoke, and behold It wAS
dream. ~ ....
brightly, but wRa dark ADD lowering
toward AFTERNOON. Mrs. Little adYIa-
ed Henry TO stay Of home. But ho
shook his head. How could ! get
through the nlghtP Work Is my saliva.
tlon. Bot for my forge, should per.
hRpB end like he was going TO say
like my poor father But had tho
sense TO stop.
Unable 70 keep him At home, the ten.
der mother got 70 his Saddle.bRgB, and
filled bis 1ask With brandy, and pack
ed huge piece Of Yorkshire pie, and
even stuffed In plaid shawl. And she
strained her anxious eyes after him 40
he rode of.
When he got among the hills, he
found It was showing very hard; and
then, somehow, notwithstanding all
the speed he made, It was nearly dark
when he got on the moor; and the tracks
he used 10 20 by, over the dangerous
ground, were efIaoed,
lie Wenta Bnall'B pace, and, at last
dIBmounled, and CROPPED hls way, He
got more than one fall In tho snow, and
thought himself very fortunate when,
at last, something black lowered be.
fore him, and II was The old church.
Tho scene was truly dismal: the
church was already overburdened with
snow, aid still the hugh fakes fell fast
and silently, and the little mountain
stream, now swollen 70 broad aud
foamiHg torrent, went roaring by, be.
hind the churchyaTd wall.
Henry shiVered, and made for the
shelter.
The horse, 10 whom this church was
merely o well ventilated stable, went
In and clattered up the aisle, sSddle-
bags and all.
Henry locked the door Inside, and
soon blew the GOALS 10 o white heat.
The bellows seemed To pant unnatural.
~ loud, all was 90 deadly still.
The windows were curtaIned with
snow, that Increased The general gloom,
though some Of the layers Rhone ghost
~ white and crystalline, In the light OF
the forge, and Of two little crates be had
set In monument.
Two heaps Of snow lay In the centre
aisle, Just under two open places In The
roof, and, on these, flakes az big as q
pennypiece, kept falling through the
all, and gliLtered like diamonds as they
passed through the welrd light OF the
white Goals. .....
Oh! II was an appalling place, that
night; youth and Life seemed Intruders.
Henry found II more than he could
bear. lie took a couple Of candles
placed them In bottles, and carried them
10 the western window, and there light
ed them. This one window was pro,
tected by the remains OF Iron. work out.
side, and the whole figure Of one female
saint In colored glass survived.
This expedlent broke the devlllah
blackness, and the saint shone out
glorious.
The horrld spell thus broken In some
degree, Henry piled his hammer, and
made the church ring, and the flaming
metal fly.
Bat by.and.by. as often happened to
him now, d droWslnesS overcome him
at the wrong time. In vain he battled
against 1t. II conquered him even as
be worked; and AZ last, be leaned with
bis arms against the handle OF the bel
lows, and dozed as he stood.
He had o dream Of that kind which
we cali o vision, because the dream
seems 10 como 10 the dreamer where
he ls. .....
He dreamed he was there at Ills forge,
and soft voice called 10 him. He
turned, and lol between him and the
western window stood six female figures
all dressed In beautiful dresses, but Of
another age, and OF many colors, yet
transparent; and thelr faces fair, but
white as snow: and the ladies' ourtsled
10 him, with u certain respectful ma.
jesty beyond description: and, some.
how, by their faces. and their way Of
curtsylng to him, he knew they were
women Of his own race, and themselves
aware Of the relationship.
Then several more such figures came
rustllng softly through the wall from
the ohurchyRrd, aud others rose from
the vaults and took their places quiet.
ly, TIL there was an avenue Of dead
beauties; and they stood In an ascend
ing line up to the west window. Some
stood on the ground, some on the air;
that made no difference 10 them.
Another moment, and then a figure
more lovely than them all shone Ia the
window, ut the end Of that vista OF fair
white faces.
It was Grace Garden. She smiled on
him and said, I am going where can
love you. There the world cannot d.
vide US. Follow me; follow, iolloWI'
Then she melted away; then all melt
cd; and he awoke with loud cry that
echoed through the edIlce, now dark
and cold as the grave; and a great white
owl went whirlIng, and with his wings
made the only air that stirred.
The fire was out, and the place a
grave. Yet, cold as II was, the dreamer
was bathed In Precipitation, 30 clear
had been that unearthly vision, 30
ghostly was now that fitting owl,
Shuddaring all over be lighted his FIRE
again, and piled his bellows with fury,
till the fire glowed brighter than ever:
and even then h0 prayed aloud that he
might never SEQ the Ike again, even In
a dream.
lie worked like mad, and bis hand
trembled aB he struck.
Ere no had thoroughly recovered the
SHOCK, Wild cry arose outside.
BE started back, awe-struck.
What with the time, the place, and
that strange vision, the boundaries OF
the natural and supernatural were a
little confused In his mind,
Help, helpl' cried q voice; and now
the familiar tone OF that voice made
HIN utter q loud cry In return.
He searched for the key, and made
bis way to the door; but, Just as he be.
CAD to insert the key, the voice was at
the door outside, .II
oh, save mel A dying grill Save
mep .l. 10, ~
The cry was now a moan, and the
next moment an Inert mass fell like
lead against the door In vain attempt
to knock at II. -u
The voice was Grace Gardens, and It
was Grace Gardens body that fell 90
Inert and powerless against tho church
door, within a yard Of Henry Liltle's
hand. .' ..r
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