The home journal. (Winchester, Tenn.) 1858-188?, 1874-08-06

ended the question of my stay by III
begging TO be taken to it. e
"You will have supper, sir 2 asked y
the girl. $500, ,,
Bit | declared that had eaten, and Il
only wanted rest. !,
Her ply was
Hannah, show the gentleman to the
blue room and make q fire. "
was in the blue room, the scene OF e
the three sudden deaths Or murders 1t O
was small apartment, painted DiGe,
r. had also blue window curtains, and Il I
blue silk coverlet on the bed neat +
striped carpet, a set OF old mahogany fl
furniture, and a very handsome ever
and basin Of costly china. 1t was at
| that time almost Il universal custom TO
| buru wood. In this room, however,
WAS a small coal fire. | alluded TO thla
AS Hannah came in with the scovIe.
Yes SIR she said. Misses does
burn Goals. Her son is q clerk or the
like at the new mines at M0uch ChnnK,
and he sends it cheap to her; but it's
nasty. dirtv.smGlling thing, and hate
it. Now It's built and lit, twill warm
up in fifteen minutes. 1t takes longer
'IltI N''"' .ll,.. .loo, o,,d ronp
3 0he went o"t o, .;u ti,' '''Tt itt," ' tr,y ON
l back IN Il minute "','i " anu, ' a.,3 soncnr
which Sto9" PoI "u" = oTp '',' a"i snn,,
thing in napkin.
- Miss sent bCNud sip, said she,
,sTca rests us old folks nightly. Gooi
; night 49,, ..,
b HJ'' I'6n' 2r,,, n,",t Iva nn yory
t shall sleep soon l must ~ ~ "
G|' lI ~ 'n'''o" ih,,nlr,j. nj dollars with
r. | have some hon'r,uS u ,,'9 "9'it, ;tY IN th;s
me 70 pay ''' w. ''''' ~ W '
bag; ,.,.,, ., ma in onoer sort of u
o"S l0"h''' t!' ~, we hn',;1o ',' ,,n At last
IT way anu l'h8'''" "'''''' '
r, sue TPoHl' ,i..Iu,i.l, tbot old folks
le LOOK E'' H'l ,,l'i." I@n"l, @ Inors ON
" OF your age "W "'ors ~ l,n III at night
It ihcm'e'VCS' 'o,' "',6 Lave your
h. AM VINO VINO q Sey i, '5''' ''''
door ''h'ocN'"' ,..,
Was 1t TINS woman y lP;.i' P.I'y'". Lnn ,,istress
travellers who stopped with htr mistress
as not to look the doors was 'll'to S2"iS
banefn portion III the cUp She i''
t. given me?
1t was an innocent ioohinh l
's enough an old-fasnoncd NliniI Gov
cred with little gilt springs. me tc'
was fragrant Hyson; but the Snsp'c.oi
ne that had crept INTO my lA'u' ''''' ',,'.,I
ot it, | tncicd httahH" c"''l q "a ,,n
,o. smell. put it from me "ud Wo"'" "o
,s. have tasted it for q tnn%d"iI ,,,;
~ | had not intended ~ sleep, N"' Wv
Ls not undress myself. ! mercy 'cn''i 9
ho nv DISGUISE, and sat down beside ,'l
rt table with my pistols beside me. i ua
lgc some attempt might he shortly mace mace
murder me felt to be poSAIpi,''
,. Thought of MI the old tales | had near
tH ~. Of trap DOORS and sh.hp@ p"no'7' ''
nh secret entrances ~ u rf,I4 .tr,,nr,,.
IL,,, was rot a coward, but | felt NtL''h5l
n'I nervous, and snRuIhrlY enough i"'
'luh mnn in my perfect health my man
,ot were growing cold, aut my Ieo' W.
Jumps Of lce, whIie any he"'' "''
.Il ing hot. ...o.,l .nl II
"''I ! Fifteen minutes had P''SS'" "'',' " y,
~ f,e WAS lundlcd, bat jio room ""a H.
> W warm. The blue names HIUsS, ,
as tnngnrs timed with vcllowish tint
ia Xxx fine room. There was nOtln
Inv. cheerful about tie stove Though 1t "
Z OF " thot omen styie now called Frank Il
mat Vat / irrw q chair toward it ire
Joks Lah;t and sat with my feet upon I
Ln,rlh do not know how long
doe ,h"rn Suddenly ( became aware Il
HIS ,,,,s ,nt myself | was losing
nor a,n,og ",, IF Unseen hands had be
oI,'.,,',, 'I,.,,,1 oL,nf NV neck, and an l
,'', i.,an NON messed against