, 1873-11-02

II lay down on tho sofaf tho pnr1or ons ovor
ing, IN somowhat gloomy mood. nonflero,
sns of fh1Gspo0 snd sroye to devise
over, = taRk utterly beyond any resources yt .s"
"Aa lay thus noditating, ol,anco1 to loo1
Up a. tug fqll.length oil portrait Of my grand
father which hung against one Of tic wnIIs n
the room. The question suddenly eutorod m,
hand. -.
no, -" ncns, Wfre t,, s tn%, s 9,o" Of you" fortune spc'
| "Tho idoh came with such startling abrupt
n's' ss sss va bolt sa'ap 'nappS1t e11 ,no,
| What critfcnf time tho relief would come i
II gtarod at the portrait eagerly for moment
! and then, half laughing at myself; subaided
egain into n rooltuing posture. TLon foll agaii
TO- ponaering on tho future and ita apparent
at tho portrait, md could almost imagine tim!
my roapoctod ancestor stood before mo In nil tIc
warmth and yigor Of tho life TINT once animated
tic noble. commanding form.
recoeet tas beeae dowsy @ oi BY Som dorroca a1
Tas at length almost roaily to drop ofr Into a
dozo, wlon something very btnrtlinE rorscl mo
to full wakofuness, aud atimulated to koon
aiertnosa all my faculties,
ftathor, aftor u slight, quiyering e mo-
tion, advanced from tic canvas and Stood Tin in
Il tho room full two feet from tho wall. watched
foar for tho myetory Of tho ti Uus
far moro forcbv tl,9n jtn fr,otf3na5n !oosoo no
"Tho face Of tho appartion 1al,a1i mi, u ~ ~
assumed warm hue, and into tho oyos came q
to%ar tooa 81 living Sht Teir geze was directed
remained ;, ss'1diously motionloss, for fear Of
bfeakang tho spoil.
;. "As it satisiod Of having enchainod nv atten-
t,on, tron, my Erendiatler without taking Lis eyos
ho had otnorged. He took hold OF the mossiya l
gilt frame and moved 1t nosolcssly from ita
pace. Thls augmented my wonder, IL such q
thing VAS possblc, for tho franc wns a yory
noa',yy tna', On nno and was securely fastened to tho
apparent effort, and then pointed to tho snaco il
Ind occupied. Tho wall tdoro wae in punois llko
the rest Of tho room, from which 1t did not Gif-
ler IN npponranco aaye in It's freshness and clear
ness' no nnvnG poem long covered. 1ty grandfather
cred panel, 80 If about to press some secret door
or hidden spring.
"Inia Was too much. made sudden moye-
rr1ent forward to watch moro cloaaiv svha. ,rnn
10 1o,low-
appeared inits plaoo again and, il leu OF tic
moving form, naught but the grlnly-aolemn
portrait romained, sturing with cold vacant oyog
ut the opposite aldo Of tic room.
was, OF coursc, agitated. I rubbed
6"A0A w tu4 11f~
trait, and finally approached It. Nothing in
Dictated that it had been disturbed. I r,1hhod
ny hngor across 1t, md plowel a path through
the thin coating Of dust that had settled uron
IT,
II need not dwell upon tho atnte ;nto ,vt,c,
my mind WAS thrown by the occurrence "', INV
upon tho Impression nroucoil on nv 70 tnr ~. h.,
my narration Of it. By nv earnnat nora,,aaog ny
10 consented to have tho portrait ramnveI ,,ii
the wall examined, TLia was 1one Wiz onna @nu
ira In I'll f}n.11E+
heavy, and was fastened to i1a n1"na -, noa anu
liar and soouro manner. p'"S' - 'e'a-
"But The fortune ,cos fa,nat rha ,,,no,
proved to be movable one and. in No = ga1ii gp,nnIi
us had bYfore auanocfed "mua ~orn a'3 h9ne q
coins amounting in ya1ns - W. Sa Sua
100000. There was also briyf mnmuaer;,t inpi.s ~
grandfathers handwriting, sagns tIatp tbe IN
should It oyor bo naedaI ita anu @ anat
douhtiess bo maria a,,oer auae4, 4.a PleBaneo would
WAS mado lust in linn 1.l,a ;,.,,o Wy
ing disaster Chat hoyernd ovor 70 W. t'polad-
and my father placed agnin in eaav c;sanT,,' ;erI,'
tao and YOU eDafsS viii ohon 1Gnas hn an imaginary
disbelieye It. THAT ia A. rnt hs,s. ~ also
portrait was temnor",y 'na5 ;n5a ny
with life and animation. tor nv rcason to1a ~,
that such could not DO tue case. but saw NV
Ello money, that Is susceptible Of nroof 1s NJ "
panaton Of tho thing suggests itre; ~ no ne-
Ind believe that al atfompta to o1n3n;,' mu
t must bo futile, hfanv micj,t INV ~ onpaal1 ,Ian
lreau. But dreams cone to an ''a and i +" VIZ ~
says. Either they fade agay and ti,o 7roanap IN emo
wakes up, remembering thon ' ,"ti,
,roate or loaa lstinctncss or e'ao te nma,sa msn
ng is in tile midst Of the dream. and tie ;lIm.
Iethor closed nv oves NOR or ~ tnis case
he BEGINNING Of the strange phenomenon @ to 1 tic
many tn1oo n1 ita circnm.,a,,aa e.o
ae re- as @ fresh in my mind as tho events Of yoster-
~, nha e, YoI am still inoredulons. Do you
'omdor % that say seeing is not believing ?"
r. Inorno naa,1e aeaaod speakng and l. seeing TINT
.cuse 9..9s1ons, mxs,s,f opinions and suggestions,
MN vas so,,md ,t9a a.,aa n1tos my dnys finling
~ hatwean ~na spa ta asseop rory soon after creep
T a.vote S'G J., 'uu t,, aneeta.
VIM. nao,,,n.o ~ 5ne morning rofreahed, nnught
roau wic rslata .J dlsiasp ~ ny slnmbefs saye
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