Middletown transcript., 1873-12-20

yes tue 1esrIUt eJacuiessOn--pny eweys
old boy. play asay!" burst s.upos bic ears
s,d tho gli.tsnisg steel shimmercd before
his eyes.
But sleep once moro returned to the
eyes Of tho grisly stranger, and Carl. sf-
ter again Watching and waiting until tbs
same sounds escaped from the nostrils Of
the mysterious visitor, which be had
heard little while before, again ven,ursd
to halt at the close Of repeated strain
but no sooner had the music ceased. than
again The eternal thundsr---.'plsy away,
old boy, play away r ssluscd his cars and
the shining steel flashed before his face
Il was too bad. to be pinionod 10 his stool
like Prcmctheus to his rock. and In hi.
own house and castle too. But what thsnf
He could accomplish nothing in tho way
cf offence or defense. This was clsar IIs!
quid nunc. he struck an idea lie would.
By an extraordinary exhibition Of his
power aud skill. lull and soothe his villain.
GUS jaiicr into profound slumber. asd
then, by coup dc main. roach tho dccr.
dash into the street and alarm the ,caich
He would then enjoy his revenge. He
would have bis msrciless prosecutor ar.
rested and committed. and, what was bes.
Of all, he would recover his money. These
reflections brought renewed strength to
carfs limbs and shook the leaden weight.
from his eye-llds /; aud, flourishing his bow
in graceful curves. tho charming little
eamseaetfa Of Nivat Bacchus greeted the
cars Of the stranger.
PLAY away, old boy, play away"
veciterated he. l'oro iN,go, Nov give
Us the Hunters Chorus from Der Frey
chutz; you played i, admirably in the
opera, Now then-pirittoso-au away
with j, and no sooner wero tie words
uttered than the chorus Immediately fol-
lowed
In few moments the mysterious stran-
ger snored loudly The old clock licked
away with a mono,onoGs 5accuio. aud the
kettle on the stove had ceased It's Kissing
Tho fire had burned ont. the old ten. plate
stove and the atmosphere in all tha room
was chilly aud freezing as ,hat of Green
land and the candle. which was burning
when our story commenced. had long
since male is exit after sra.tcring aud
glimmerinR IN lis -etksy Tor quarter Of
an hour. like life when about being swal.
lowed up in death
Tbs moon had arisen (the storm in the
meantime having passed oven and shed n
ehostly glare across the room. whilst
without the temperature had descended
several degrees below zero. |. was mos,
intensely cold, bu, so completely was Carl
now engrossei with tho problem of hi.
escape, ,that. although bonumbsi. be scarce
] " felt that he was even chilly. =
The snoring Of the stranger now became
i louder aud deeper, aud Carl was upon the
very point Of leaping through the door
when alap, went thu trsble string of his
] efcmona
+ This produced : temporary cessation oI
tnoriag. and the hateful vords-..play
away. old boy, play away were only
gently given from the lips of the ambss
sador. whilst the leh, Of the moon reveal
ed hut very slight motion impaired ts
ihs still moro hated trident. The suspen.
If the music was but mnmen,ary. Car
did not evan wait to arrange his broken
string. but touching swse,ly on plainsse
arid in the meloiic scale of a minor key
he soon succeeded in hiring his jailer into
a most profound aud stsrtorus slumbcr
A single bound brought him to th.
door, his hand was on the latch: the door
ilsw OPEN and, as he sprang from th,
marble door sill, n slight pune,ure 10 ihs
region Of the CLUTTER muscles. sent III.
blood curdling through his veins. and ,h,
everlasting aanio ef-'play away. old boy
play away, | say" broke like a peal o
artillery m bis ears. Away he flew. liks
an arrow from the bow. up one street and
down another. the buffalo. clad minister
Of the Internal regions close upon bis heol
and ilourishing the glit,sring trident abou
his head, willis. at every curb-stons AM
at every corner, the eternal chang Of
play away, old boy, play away !" RAM
out upon the frigid atmosphere.
The ravsmen,s were as glib as glass
tu. extreme terror added ccleriiy to ih,
movements Of the pursued fugitive; and
although nearly stiff with cold. his locomo
tive achievements upon this occasion. ia
eclipsed the feats Of ground and loft
tumblipg" over exhibited by profcssc
pedestrian, or the uimbless clown Of Lon