The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1875-08-25

sco ke4 a. lie NlllDGl ste-4A4le
word. At last, il q sTeeier voice
than ] had eFer heard before, s6e
called me Der husband / felt sin
gular sensation atny heart
I an already betrotbed, said /;
.Lisslte Is ny bride
an yoar bride, and y0u are nv
bridegroom, said she, in soft voice.
accompanied By smile; and when
you see ne f8r the third time, then
VII be our wedding
Saying thus she pressed ne &c her
bosom; bot / 6isengsSed myself with
horror, for I fslt that 10 heart beat
within. She. however, drew ne for
clbly toward Der, and again and again
embraced ne.
Il gazed wildly about; al around
the morning twilight seemed 70 gli.n-
mer- S0on she commenced 8 song 80
sweet and soothing that j fell asleep
in her arms / dreamed that san
the maiden KhO held ne in heT arms.
struggle for me with Lisette.
POy girl she was soOn oFerpow-
cred, aad | saw tears streaming from
Ter eyes. She leoksd st ne FOR 3
m9meoE ard then with deep-drawn
sgt disappeared. All around was
gloom and secn the strange spPaEi-
lion i&id ne asleep II q eoaeh-iI
was 5 e9aa n few moments /
sWoka.
Daylight vas fasi dswniag and
I n the east ss manT suns seemed %
rise IS had ST since the creation Of
the worid. Sooa tbe stars were
changed int0 myriais Of spirits ths
ae5 away With the suns aod agAin
saF the maiden who had lallea ne
to sleep, and laid ne in tie cofia-
Presently her features changed,
and she stood before ne II ethereal
robes under the semblance q Lisette-
( seized ber hand 70 kiss il. bus the
effort aEoke ne l was 10 longer
OF the glacier 81 : distance from
home, bat lying under tree uot far
from The h0use. II was a. night,
sud | s2w the light burning within
All seemed 70 ne Ike s frighTfnl
dream AZ the sane tine I could uot
comprehend bow OF why had got
under the uee 1 got up IS quick as
I could. zad went into the b0use- /
sapp0se I must have looked very
pale, for tie i8mstes seemed f-igbien-
Cd s. the sight or ne Lisetts :
father asked where nv gun was, and
( Why 1 had saved out 50 late hunt
ing had Just strength enough 70
Z reply that I had iost t. when sud
( den Ezintness oTercsme re, and
eZed boIi oft5e nearts chair = k =
I. u.e from falling Finally. I grew 81
weak that e31ld scarcely staad. and
81 last laid down never more - rise
II Was tie Bride OF death = said
I be afier . short silence, that l saw
Upon TIE glacier. she had already
appeared q ne twice When l saw
her lass night she had q crown il be
J baRd-Sbe win appear 70 ne a8otbe
time ard then al VIII be oTeT
The invalid became 50 fatigue,
with the relation Of this narrative
= thai Suddenly he feli into = sIumber
: I saw hin simle frequently in bi
; sleep, and attempt 70 seize sonethin.
, with his hand In : few hours h
/, aEoke n The arms Of Lise-te.
II He appeared cheerful, aud m1ei
refreshed and strengthened I eon
sidered this 5 good sign, and felt d.
posed . regard his whole na-rstiF.
? as.ibe creation Of 3 morbid fsaey
HIS ebeerfaluess continued IL towsr
evening. when be became sad 81
: melancholy. Lisefte wished 70 &c
q something 70 relieve hin; but .
: would not allow Der 10 quit his sids
= TIE eTsning grew darker AID nor
r gloomy, the Invalid grew weaker 81
more low spirited Inow Tor the frs
!, time perceived 8 woman with 6isbeT
;. eled hair, snd gb2stly pale. gain
I 6xedlF 81 The house.
u called Lisett's attention 70 the -
fparitioa. II 81 instant she tune
: 5estblv white, z1d shrieking Msrci
: ful God, TIE Bride OF Death = r.
E se1seless o. the foor-
WHIST appearance < that said
s 20 the old nan.
/; Alas Il L the Bride o. Death , q
! walks n eircle for two hours rouB
the spot Khere some one is soon :
/ die
William vas a. tLzt tine OcccuPie-
2 with Lisei1e. sad through cur assis
ia8es she s0oa recovered Poor giri
: she seemed almost : maniac aud Tep
{ necessarily. As night cane On h
Z invalid grew weaker and wezkel--
Everything seemed 50 gloomy an
: mysterious around ne tbst I fsl
strangely Affected
Tie fstber stood xith his hand.
elzsped together praying fe-Feutly
, while his old dame 50. 81 the tab
/ sometimes reading aloud from II
2 Bible, and - other times repeztin.
I tie Lords Prayer Lisette vas u
: ing on the bed close 70 William, weep
ing
Suddenly an owl hatiered seros
tie wisdow. A pale-fsee, with 6zet
eyes and 9idely-ssresming hair va
z seen looking through the essemsnt
IL was the fatal spectre.
; The Bride cried William; the
sPTinging Up he seized Liselt'e han
pressed Il eoavalsively. fel back an
: expired
: Ia tie Morning / bade farewell :
The old people. leaving Lisetle stand
2 ing over the corpse Of her loFer, ]
Wild despair.
e. A year elapsed I bad made h
tour q Italv, and was sgain IN swift
erisnd, on nv return 70 ny nstiv
county.
. Twas : 6ne evening in AatumE
e when / reached the spot where dwel
2 nv kosp5table host Nv road led n
bT tie house: decided 0n again pas:
ing the night n Il
: locked through the window, al
q saw the old man sitting sione By II
Ereside- I knocked 81 the door ]
Q was long tine before be FeeoguiZe'
Q ns.bos then be gave ne hearty We
Z cone