Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-01-08

sole executor of this my hast will and ties.
lament Peters room was adjoining thai
of old Pell there was glass window IN
the door between them, and there was ore
who had been an attentive observer and
listener to the conduct and soliloquy OF
old Pel]. The old scamp had dipped his
pen in the inkstand, smoothed out the
folded parchment, and crooked his elbow
to write, when--
Forgery y. cried deep toned, hollow
and supernatural voice at his elbow.
Forgery y reiterated the same voice in
another part of the room, and again the
horrible word Forgery !" was slowly
pronounced, and its tones gradually sunk
in the earth beneath the floor.
Old Pell suddenly dropped the pen. and
shrunk back pale and trembling, with hor-
ror and fright depicted on his countenance.
Having little recovered from his aston
ishment. he looked around the apartment
and under the bed. Nothing was to be
seen. He listened Nothing was to be
heard but the snoring of Peter in the adj
Joining room. He began to think it an il
fusion, and was fast recovering his cour
ace-and was about to take up the will
arain. when as soon as he had placed his
hand upon it
Forgery again cried the voice in n
tone of thunder
Pell drew away his hand as if he had
received an electric shock, and leaving
the will on the center table, ran into Pc
ters room and awakened him.
"What's the trouble. Massa Pell ?n asked
the negro. "Get up" said Pell, shaking
with fright, .and come into my ROOM .
Peter went in accordingly. Pell conttn-
ued-
Ibid you hear nothing, Peter?"
mo, Massa. What you hear that scare
You so"
mo matter, want you to stay with me
and keep candle burning I'll go to bed
Pell accordingly prepared himself to
turn in, but he bethought himself that il
would be best to put the will again into
the safe before he retired. He advanced
to the table for that purpose, and was in
the act of taking up the parchment, when
the same unearthly voice exclaimed
''Let the will alone, old Pell"
He started back with SO much force as
to upset Peter, who. falling against the
table, upset that also--the candle on the
table became upset and extinguished, and
all was total darkness.
ssWhat in time all you, massa p asked
Peter; ''what scare you dis timer"
Didn't you hear voice ?" asked Pell.
mo, massa, hear noting"
During the darkness and confusion, Tim
slipped into Pell's room, and with phos-
phoric preparation wrote on the wall
the ominous word Forgery IS in large
cleaning characters. picked up the
will, and made his exit back into Peters
room. If anything could add to the CON
sternaton of the already horror-struckPell
it was beholding that terrible word blaz
ing and twinkling on the opposite wall
He swooned away with fright. Peter
raised his master on chair, threw some
water in his face, and re-lighted the
candle. Pell soon revived, and was about
fastening to bed. after inquiring of Peter
if he saw nothing on the wall, to which
the negro replied he saw ''notting but
massa's cloak hanging there" and charg
ing Peter to stay with lighted candle il
the room all night, he parted the curtains
preparatory to a leap into the bed.
don't come in here, you old sinner y
shrieked the same voice, issuing from tn
bed clothes; but Pell had already throw
himself upon the bed, where he swoone,
again.
Peter threw some water in his face, an
Pell revived again; but he was so ex
hausted with his numerous frights. that h
was fast sinking into sleep, when tn
same voice, in singing strain, exclain
ed
GOOD night, good night, old Sammy Pell!
And recolleet twill be as we'll,
That nought of this nights scene you tell"
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