Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-02-22

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potion, indeed! L wish TO heaven kat | had
gone dur JUmeIrs, or even with that cavalcade
OF nursery maids and unwh0lesOme- locking bs-
bies, d.r DANES sssfes. next door. At all events
! am not at all sleepy myself-that Is a bless
ing. | shall see what happens. Yes bye the
bye, must see what he meant to happen; /
must AFFECT 20 fall asleep, too. 1 close nv ewes
and gradually sinking my chin on NV chest ery
10 droop my jaws and hang nv Cheeks with a
semblance OF bona tide slumber. Apparently I
minutes 4 distinctly feel two hands very ear
tously and carefully lifting and removing INV
ieet from the dressing box. cold chill creeps
over me, and then the blood PUSHES to my head
and ears What am to do? what am 10 do
have always thought the better of myself ever
since for it; but, strange TO saw, 4 keen nv pYe
senee OF mind Stiii affecting to sleep, give a
sort or Kick, and instantly the hands are with
drawn, and all is perfectly quiet again. now
reign TO wake gradually, with a yawn and a
stretch; and ON moving about my feet little,
ma that, despite my kick, they have been too
clever for me, and have dexferously removed
my box and substituted another. The way in
which make this pleasant discovery is, that
the surface Of the object that Is now beneath NV
feet there Is some sort of excrescence-a andle
OF some sort or other. There is no denying it
from bulls, for disfiking to sleep in a room hSS
themselves tor fear Of ghosts, for burning past
tramrs, but now am most thoroughly fright
sns s, ,ook cautiously in sideway manner,
Were they his hands, or the hands of the man |
opposite him? take fuller look than have
yet ventured 10 do. turning slightly round for |
the purpose. He is still reading, or at least
still holding the paper, Tor the reading must he |
a farce. look ~ iis IN nds; they are i'm pre-
cisely the sane position a. they were when I |
afe ed 70 90 to sleep, although the pose OF the |
rest OF his body is slightly altered Suddenly 4 \
{ urn extremely cold, for it has dawned on me |
that they are not real hands-they are certain |
" false ones Yes. though the carriage Is shak.
ng very much with our rapid motion, and the |
gnt Is shaking, too, yet there 10 no mistake I /
loo indeed more closely, 50 as to be quite sure
ne Que nearest me is angioved, the other glow |
Ell. lovk AZ the nearest one. Yes. il Is OF An
Opaque, waxen Wilderness. can plainiv see the \
rouge put under the digger mails ~ represent the
coiofihg Oh NE. try TO give one glance at his
lace The paper still partially hides IL and "A
he Is leaning his head back against the cushion.
where the light handy penetr ates 1 am CON-
pletely ba Med in NV efforts ~
Great Heayensi What Is Roipp To hannen IN
me7 what shah do? hou much Of him h. real,
, here are his real hands? what u going en- under
hat awful cloak? The fur border torehes ma
- sit by him. fdrzw con vulsiveiy and shrink-
ngiy away, and try TO squeeze myself no as
lose ~ possible 20 the window. But alasf TO
, hat good, How absolutely and utterly power
ess am. How entirely at their mercyi Ana |
here is Watson still sleeping swinishly |
ng heavily, opposite me. Shall try to wake 1
ler? Blu. % what end? She being under the /
nnuence of that vile drug, my efforts will GER |
ainiy be useless, and will probably arouse the |
nan 10 employ violence against me. Sooner or |
aver ID the course Of the night, suppose, they