The Lincoln County herald., 1869-05-06

"a ~ '' ''-'' ''' $40 NOoyj Iii9.
wh.., "a. a. ,h;.' :.vfai seen. :l,' ,,ss.ot.d i
there I tnow Soe. iheard nothing, u.
'oept / len, ssiA;d, seosissd trosu'j dsd I
en- The, shadow Of that ehostly ntsHse.
ger bendisg oyer tbs bed. Whsthsr u
vas some drsadful but wordlsss ssatsnee
its brsathlsss lips conveyed - Il stood
'tAsrs, I know 1ot; but for 90 instaSs tke
shsdow Of = e,aw.liks hsad5 ftsm thSsh
shs .Aird asess aas oissing, sppsAsed sxt
tepdsd eyAI, W. doQmcd maA's head |, and
then % The clock struck one clear siivery
stroke IL foil, and . Wild shrek rang
through the ROOM 3 dsssA shsiek.' !
b., / an net given 70 fhinAiae, bss I sss, i,
tainly confess that the asxs ten ,miuutsS
Of. my. existence Vas . blank; and whea ]
did manage 10 stagrer TO my feet I gascd
round, vsinly endeavoring to understand
the chilly horror which stilI possessed
NE. LIE r.y iaro YeipoN 4
Thaok God the room was rid Of that
awful prsssncs-I saw that; 90 gulping
down some wine, I lighted q Vsx.tapes
and stseeersd ttVarls the bed. 'Ah, Aow
I prayed that, ailsr sll, might hsvs been
dreaming, snd that my own excited imag.
ination bad but coujused UP some hidsous
memory Of the disssctiug room.
But one glance was sufficient 70 answer
oil that. No The Summons had indeed
been given sud answered. ,'.. ..-,.
flashed the light over the dead face.
swollen, convulssd still with the death
agony; but suddenly I shrapk bank.
Even % gased the expression Of Tie
face seemed 70 change; the blsckuess
faded ioto deathiy whitsness, the con.
vulsed features relaxed, and, even % II
the victim Of that dread apparatioa ssill
lived, ed, solemn smile stole over the
pale lips. ,,,.,.. .....,,.r,.t ..
was intensely horrifed, but still l
retained sufficient self consciousness to
BE- struck PROFESSIONALLY by such pho
nsmeuon. Surely there wss soa,sthiag
more than supernatural agency ia oil
this3
Again I scrutinized tho desd face, and
even the throat aud chest but with ths
exception Of . tiny pimpls On one temple
beneath . cluster Of hair, not mark sp'
peared. To look at that corpse. ons
would have beloved that this man had
indeed died BY the. visitation Of God
peacefully whilst sleeping. ls.er' Dai
How long I stood there, I kaoW iaot
but time enough to gather my scattered
senses and to reflect that, oil things con
sidsrsd, my own position would bo verJ
unpleasant II I Was found thus unexpeot
edly in the room Of the mystsrious dead
man. So, uoisslsssly - I could, { mad,
my way out Of the house. No Que mel
me on the private staircase; the littl,
door opening into the road was easil,
unfastsned; and thankful wSs'I indsst
70 fed sgaiu the fresh vintxy air %
hurried along that road BY the church
yard.
There WAS . magnificent funeral soo'
in that church and Il Is said that III
young widow Of the buried nsa was ineou
solate and then rumors got abroad Of {
horrible apparstion which had been ssss
on the night @of the death, and il wa'
whispered that the young widow wal
terrified, and insisted upon leaving he,
splendid mansion. ,,., Is'-,;iir Uni.
I was too myssiasd With tho Who'll,
affair to risk my reputation BY sayin(
what I knew, and should have allowed
ny sham il 10 70 rsmaiu forever Svrisd
IN ohlHisa bad I act saddsnly heard tha
The, widow, objsctiug 70 many Of the legs
cies in the last will Of her husband, 10
tended to dispute Il 90 the score Of inssn
ity, and tAsn gradually arose the sumol
Of his belief Of having rsesivsd mysts
rious summona. -.y i..:...,..,. -.
! On this I went to, the lawyer, and sem
. message u the lady, that, . The las
person Who had attended her husband,
undertook 10 prove his sanity and
besought her to grant mean interview, Il
which l would relate - strange apd ihos
rible q story % car had evsr heard. '''
The same eveniag I received an invi
tatiop 10 90 to the usssisa; / W. ush
cred Immediately into s'splsAdid room
and there. standing bsfors the Ara Hss .h'
most dassling beautiful ereatutp I ha'
ever sesa. Shs Was very suasii but or
quisitsly made and had Il not Sssn 10
tho digsisy Of her carriage, should havl
believed, Der e,s ,nsrs ehild.K With
stasely bow she y advanced busl did no
lApeak. Hl ys1sr oai lneo ,gi"',' Gsii
lros'I cone on . Stsangs sni paiaidl 'sr
rshd, p I begin, and Aksn I sssrtsd, fsr
happssed to glanes full into kss syes, 90,
from them down TO he small right han,
elsspisg the chsir. TIE wedding RIM
wss o. that hAnd. imrr VI n"hN nerf
II conclude you sss the M. Read *h'
; requested pes6lssioa 70 tell some absur'
lgbost itory, sad whou ny late husbsn'
nsnsioss Asvv." Aid 20 she spoks d
stsstaAsd out hsv lsit hand towards sous
lthing-but what ! tsew not, fos.my sys
were 6xsd on that hahA. sHsen -
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