Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1872-08-26

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a lighted candle in the room all night,
he parted the curtains, preparatory to a
leap into bed
Don't come in here, you old sinner!'
shrieked the same voice, issuing from
the bedclothes but Pell had already
thrown himself upon the bed when he
swooned again.
Peter threw some water in his face,
and Pell revived again but be was so
exhausted with numerous frights, that
he was fast sinking into sleep, when
the same voice in singing strain ex-
claimed:
"Good night good night, old Sammy Peli
And remember that it will he as well
That nought of this nights scene you tell"
Tim now made his escape from Peters
room and went home. The next morn
ing he called on Mr.. Fletcher, and af-
ter due consultation with that gentle
man, the subscribing witness to the will,
a Mr.. Thompson was found, and before
night the will was duly proved and put
on record.
''Do you intend to keep the will ?"
asked Mr.. Fletcher.
"No,'' replied Tim. 81 intend to re-
turn it. There will be no danger of
forgery now. since it has been proved
and recorded
Fletcher laughed Tim had, of course,
confdentially communicated to him all
the particulars as to the manner In
which the will was obtained. Fletcher
replied that Tim would make an excel
lent lawyer.
Pell arose the next morning after his
nocturnal scene, pale and troubled in
mind Peter. in answer to his numer-
Gus inquiries, stoutly contended that he
had neither seen or heard anything the
night before, except the accident of up
setting the table and the extinguishing
of the candle.
at is very strange" said Pell.
On looking for the will, he found that
it was gone and he no longer doubted
that it was the apparition of the deceas-
ed testator, who had visited him the
night before as he was in the act of
mutilating the instrument by forgery,
and had spirited it away in miracu-
lous manner. He kept his room the
most of the day, gloomy ana moody !;
and recollecting the apparation's start
ling warning, he was silent on the SUBJ
ject of last nights scene, Night came
on, and he made Peter sleep in the same
room, but allowed him to put out the
light Nothing occurred during the
night to disturb his slumber, but what
was his astonishment in the morning,
on finding that Peter had left him, and
was snoring away most unmusically in
his own room. If this little fact sur.
prised him, how much more was his con
sternation increased by finding the cen.
) ter table upset, the candle lying on the
floor, and the will only few feet from
| the PROSTATE table, all in the same stu
alton as they were when in his fright h,
f had overturned the table the night pre-
4 vious to the last.
: Old Pell cautiously approached th,
0 will, as it lay on the hoor-frst touch
s ing it with his cane, and then listening
but hearing no noise he grew more bold
n and at last grasped it up, and hurrie,
it into the iron safe, locked it, and pu
the key in his pocket. He next wen
o into Peters room and after awakening
o him, asked him ''what he meant b
leaving him and going into his ow
. room to sleep, when he had been charge
to the contrary p
E Il no understand you, Massa Pell.
"Why, YOU black scoundrel didn't
tell you to sleep in my room last nigh
, and didn't 60 to bed and leave yo
sitting there %
II "No, Massa, how could you tell m
dat, when you have been fast aslee
h yourself, ever since night before last
IL Pell opened his mouth in wonder, an
exclaimed, what do you say, Peter
to have | been asleep since night befol
1t last?"
IN .Yes, you hab,' replied Peter ''an
l. / found it impossible to wake you a
e, day yesterday
le Pell scratched his head. The frigl
ly which he had endured had in measu
affected his senses. and having but {
indistinct recollection of the scene
ce had passed through, finding himself co
st tradicted by Peter in everything whic
lie he attempted to describe as having tax,
n place, and withal not little willing
believe that the horrors which he h;
?" suffered were imaginary, he finally Sc
p tied down upon the conclusion that
ed was as Peter had represented-he HI
been asleep thirty-six hours, and h
been dreaming and that was all.
N. now resolved more firmly than ever, Z
a to be thwarted in his design respecti
he Eliza, so he goes to the safe, takes Q
in the will, and it being daylight, he f
IN fearless. He sat down by the tab
ITO took up his pen, and after some tire
to bling finally inserted the clause there