The weekly Panola star. [volume] (Panola, Miss.) 1857-1881, 1870-08-20

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fh<n III ssk you Nothing rss answered.
and the visitor began . statement which,
from bis msnner, seemed An Old per.
fofmsncc with him.
Thomas Chstisrton, At ten s'olsck on
The s1th Of June, three years ase, they
sent for me 10 zee Rufus suydam, strsdsr,
and = bachelor without hin, who lay on
his death.bed In The city Of Bath. lie
Told me that be had given the bulk Of
his property 70 You, but that YOU were
old and also without hin. lie said
that he would make another will
and transfer the property 70 little
Milly, my d~sughter, for she was
bright and handsome, and I used 10 be q
master OF one Of his ships. He made me
promise, on my oath, never 70 disclose her
good fortune TO her until she attained her
majority, which Is not yet, ss he wished
her TO become awoman, 90 that she might
take her luck In q womsnly way. He
told me that he would tell you Of this.
You hsve told me that he did; noso l want
TO know where this last will isl" he re.
peated II, NOW / want 10 know where
this last will isl"
He stands commandingly above the
other, as II ready 10 crush him II the an
swer was delayed. He is tall, old, but
muscular and finely built. He has an air
Of determination, which the other de.
tects with a tremor. He manages to whis.
per an answer, n which is as old and
well worn az the question
"He told me that there was to be a
change, Glider, but did not breathe that
he had made a will, and much less where
1t was. He died very suddenly, Glider
you know he died suddenly"
And / also know" retorted the other,
with a readiness which suggested that
even this had been spoken many times be-
fore, and l also know that you have the
money, that The houses and lands pass for
yours, that the ships go out and come in,
and load and unload, and make and lose,
with your name by attorney on their char
tiers. l." e
Before God, Glider |" cries the other
clasping his thin hands and falling upor
his knees, al do not touch a dollar; Il
piles up and grows against the time wher
luck may turn up the win. Seer here
he points like q dim spectre, " there's my
little trunk, my testament, the picture o
my old mother, my two books of devotion
and they are the only property I hold ant
touch.n
Most misers and villains boast of lesI
than that"
"0h, hear what he calls me? heal
what he calls me 7" cried the other rock
ing himself childishly to and fro upon thu
floor.
"Chatterton, I'm going to tell you some
thing. Quit your noise and listen. Fol
three years I've followed you over hill
and dale, and in summer and winter. I've
happened on you at the end of every
month as regular and sure as it CAM
around. I've broke in upon you in you
chamber, in the street, In the middle o
crowds, and I've put you the one ques
ton, Where ia the willg' You know wei
enough where it is, and what it says
You've cheated my little girl, though un
beknown TO her, yet you've cheated
You've been lying to me all these times
but tomorrow, Chatterton, you'll be ly
ing to her. Dye hears To morrow sh,
slips from under the hand of her. fathel
ii she chooses to 60, and tomorrow al
you've held belongs to her to take, Il
spend, TO give. l."
ooh, Glider, and what have you beer
doing to mefn interrupted the other
you've well nigh driven me to the grave
by your haunting and hunting. | see yor
and hear you in my bed, in the ground
walk upon, and the food | eat. You arr
one of my two horrors. You're dragging
me to pieces. oh, how / dread you'll Oh
that you could take 1t all, and leave m,
free Of your awful step; oh, Glider
Gilderp
He sank lower and lower, until he lay
upon the floor, sobbing with his nervous
ness and prostration.
"And pray what: may the other horrol
be-another cheat I"
"The boxi the box" He pointed
toward it, and Glider slipped his hant
over 1t. "Don't ask me about 1t, Glider
don't, If you'd keep me from going raving
tearing mad. Don't touch 1t; come
away from it, Glider. 1t doesn't concern
YOU
aIdon't care for the box" retorted thu
other, angrily.
They rest for q moment; one upon tn
floor, with his hands to his temples, ant
his knees drawn up nearly to his chin
muttering to himself; and the other look
ing upon him coolly, as one does upon
designing, acting charlatan. Meanwhile
1t has grown very dark, and the meres
glow Of light falls within, and touches VI
the prominent portions Of their form
with a grayish tinge, which makes al
dismal and subduing. The voice o
Glider shows this when he speaks again
but be 10 none the'less firm and earnest.
Tomorrow, Chatterton - to-morro,
ends all this play, and work begins. To
morrow I am coming again" Her
there IL q prolonged shudder from hin
upon the floor. "You have played you
part perfectly, and are playing 1t perfec'
". You tell me that you feared m
comings; how will 1t be when ! shadoI
you from place to place, and hur
out this piece Of paper as logged
as | have hunted your Do not try
escape me, for | will catch you If you dc
I shall come at the same time TO morrow
I will break open your trunk, l will tax
your mothers picture TO pieces, / wi
search your testamenta and your two boob
Of hypocritical devotion, | will strip th
cIothea frnm vou. will tear. and rent