Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1873-03-06
The Haunted Man.

In-the spring of lS4l l .chapced to
be in Messina, a seaport of Sicily. and
while there was invited to visit the
extensive vintage of ,D-& M
20. Their location was in a pleasant
valley some three miles back from
the city, and beneath a portion OF
their grounds was extended large
wine vault, embracing an area OF two
acres. After accompanying M
~, the junior partner through the
long vine arbors and orange groves,
we descended to the vault, and after
passing nearly half the length of one
Of the pipe tiers we came to a desk
where man was writing.
There IS one Of your OWN CUuntry-
men," said No, land he will
accompany you through the vaults.
My conductor called to the man,
who quickly dropping his pen, step
ped down from the stoo! and came
forward. He was employed as clerk
in the exporting department, for the
purpose of filing up bills, invoices
&c., for the American and English
merchants.
"You will find him strange sort
of a man, whispered MO, "but
he is, notwithstanding, good fellow >
II, for 80 my companion had
called him, was tall, well-made man
apparently on the better side of for
ty, and a pleasing, Intelligent look
His hair, which was quite luxurious
was almost white, anil about his coun
tenaice there were evident marks o
suffering. His eyes, when he frs
sazed on me-which was with
furtive, trembling glance-had ar
inexpressible look of wildness IL
I them, and a cold, fearful shuddel
seemed to run through his frame
Gradually be grew more composed
and as he showed me around among
the pipe-fanked avenues, casting MS
huge lantern here and there to show
me the many and various wines h b
began to talk up with considerable
freedom, though he yet betrayed {
strangensss OF manner sort o
tiaring voice and gesture, that couit
not fail of exciting my curiosity; .
casual observer, who might h.
Judged only from his appear,s;H;ne,' ;n,
would have thought him slight. hs.;an an,
sane; and even felt corlc'ioi
that his mind was not exactl su.a'ie ;e
il faut, or at any rate, not 'mme Je
! fus.' yorL ." bo
= asked, as we stoppe4 f. u moment AZ
the fai5sG'sy tai5 s;% ytSas Ss ti' ID not belong
n .,d.o .0.I tlom,,h , III Is speut partof the
winter and the s"s u ii anu
~ ;. in that that city I. in that State some
: hase l q ,Saps a child, but I
sara Snes1, not auu h. ! from them for long
''ne. = .o.,., that he wiped his eye
.,.;.h u, 1eeve Of his linen jacket a.
S WIN h'fand he turned away, as
us spf;o hitle m emotion ti.st might
light ntmanly.
DC .}joes-slig not write to you ?" I
ID.
%She knows not where 1 am.
"l,o younot write ?"
= Me- e uttered with sudden
| start, a coli tremos shaking his frame
:the while. All, SIR dGp rot trust
nv supersription, nor my autograph
in-
! He hetated-looked at me wildly
for an iissant, and then starting on
he begalto enlarge on the different
ayes, oplities and vinsages Of the
wine. Twice tried to bring him
back 1.-THE subject he had so abrupt
fly lef but it was Of no avail. At
lengtlwe came around to the steps
that j up to the surface of terra
6rms The sun had already set, and
the srs were beginning to sparkle
IN Il blue arch above US. H
remked that .e had no idea it was
50 )e, and added with the happiest
sm; that ! had seen him yet ex-
pr, that he supposed it was be-
:. ese he had had such pleasant con.
: = py, at thesa,ne time assuring me
. It / was the. only American with
!. -om he had held social converse
e ,s. over year. As he wa about to
. ose the vault for the night, l pro-
.,sed he should accompany me to my
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