The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1871-01-07


II you please. Oh, why did you bring
me up here2 Oh, whatever will he,
come of US! Even if we're missed,
nobody will ever think of looking up
here for US. Oh, Willis--Willis ! do do
something Can't you tear our peck
et-handkerchiefs into strips, and tie
the pieces together, and let yourself
down? I'm sure if I were a man /
would !"
81 fear, Polly, that our handker-
chiefs are not sufficiently strong to
bear my weight" I answered, smiling.
"But if the worst comes to the worst,
1 suppose we shall have to pull one of
the bells"
"Oh, you mustn't do that-it would
alarm the whole village And what
would people saya Please don't laugh,
Willis! I'm getting 80 cold I begin
to shiver all over. I'm sure, if we have
to stay here, I shall die before morning "
"Never mind, dearest, I'll not desert
you; at least, we'll die together" I
said, in order to keep up her spirits,
but beginning to feel very uncomforta-
BILE myself; for although the air was
scarcely perceptible outside, it swept
through the horrible belfry with almost
force enough to cut off ones ear.
"A-tishyu! a-tishyul I'm catching
an awful cold, Willis I can feel it
coming on" she said, after a pause.
"Here's nice warm corner" / an
swered. ''Crouch down in the recess
while reconnoitre. Take the fuzees,
light them one by one, and you can
warm your hands by them" I added,
tying my white handkerchief over her
head as spoke.
Don't let me rob you, Willis.
I'm sure you want it more than I do. I
have my shawl"
"Never mind me, Polly. I'm more
used to this sort of thing than you are. y
" Used to being locked up in belfries
all night?" she inquired, laughing for
the first time since our imprisonment.
"Not exactly,n answered. "But
listen. Don't you hear voices2n
"Of course do, she said, jumping
up. sob, how fortunate for us It's
the bell-ringers Don't you know it's
the custom at Merton to ring the bells
on Christmas Eve"
"Thank goodness! then we shall
soon be delivered from our captivity"
/ said.
AS spoke, the bells began to swing
slowly backwards and forwards-ding,
dong ! ding clash clang ding
dong [ could hear the voices of the
bellringers beneath, so I ran down the
steps, and shouted loudly for assist
ance; but the bells destroyed the
sound
'Hallo, there halo Giles Stub
bins Halo there -
Stubbins / knew to be the senior bell
ringers name.
MISSY on Us wa-at be that 7nI
heard the old man ask his companion.
Didn't We hear zoomat !"
"Noa, / heerd nought," was the re-
ply; and again I shouted and ratified
at the door.
Didn't We hear nought then,
Daavid ?" asked Stebbins.
"Aye did I! Iheerd screechin'
lolke, and raathn' o'erhead Giles
Giles TAX my word for 'un, it be
ghoast Ar'n't We meier heerd tell as
how this place be haunted Coon
AWAY, man, COON AWAY ~
- Lord preserve us ALI" returned
Giles, "Ye make all my teeth chat
ter in my head"
"Eh, Giles Giles COON AWAY /! |
man, COON away! I've seen 'un-I've |
seen 'un
"Seen what7n
"Why, the ghoast I seed 'un put
un's head out o belfry window, Just |
,ow, all whoite loike /! Inever seed |
fought so horrible afore. 1t looked
or a the world loike a skeleton in a |
vhoite sheet, wi sparks O. fire flashing
rom 'un's eyes; aye, they wor' real
parks, too. There be one on 'em now /"