Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1875-11-20

suspect persons OF evil; 1t Is al
ways sad enough when We find it out.
I stopped and kissed my child, but
my heart beat loudly with fear,
found it impossible to control. struggle
With myself and laugh at my timidlty
as would. -
For long while after Eddie went
to bed, sat musing by the hearth
stone, starting hurriedly at every
creaking sound or footstep could
hear without.
The freight threw long, fantastic
shadows on the ceiling and the walls,
and l covered closer and shuddered
neryously as | watched them leugthen
and dsrkep as the faggots dropped
into ashes. - -
AT last. prepared for bed, I attempt
ed to secure the, door for the night,
put it bad no fastenings upon itIof any
kind OF quality. 49,
To retire in that unprotected fash
ion, in a strange house, and alone, was
something ] could not think of for an
instant. -, ,s.f...s .s,-
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pushed an old fashionedches of draw
ers against the door, and on top of it
l pied the two stiff backed wooden
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Z t.t;onarras 0 anJ bS ,nS Snaals S u remainea
1a,.;na ~ IA u p'aceu 'hem upon
.onId have antered E ,hro"n6 b .ha ~ aons one
,v;tbont d;sniao;nn - w oo.
NOISE that would have startled the
whole household.
NOS no, n';s,a - soa. houa 'Sen !
! % honos nOs laihs aia III III auu pGyohu oo9es
,..a~ad me- - - ann..o LAW sno p,ea.n, anu ~
prone upon the floor, ~
Suddenly the awful thought flashed
across my brain that the hideous son
Of the laDdlsdy had entered the room
and concealed himself before | took
possession, and this, with q view to
rob me. i'll called for assistance I
felt assured he wonld spring up aud
me as lay with my boy in my
arms, and. even if my cries were heard.
in all probability they would not be
needed. N, - ss.rs,''-
If sprang toward the door to ma ke
my escape, how was it possible, with
that, heavy chest and those chairs
against it, for me to effect an egress. I
was almost wild. L felt INV brain reel
ing. --f .f..s - Is
Ali what, silent. passionate prayers
for preservation went IN from uv
heart to God that night
Living there waiting for the thrct-
tling fingers upon nv throat I slowly
lifted nv head from INV DiIlow and
peered around the room dimlv lighted
by the smolderiup embers upon the
hearth. when 1 felt the pIanks of the
bed under me press upward. as some
thing erept beneath it on the floor.
Creep;ny creen;no Ecrean;n, ste,ltb;-
" It advanced - S' -
Itwas a man-Infelt conf;dent of
he was ,satcbino ike . tiger
IN the Jungle. for the ausb;cious mo-
meDt to snrine upon h;s defenseIess
prey. { 'RssS q = FA.i7G' ~
Law so still he believed me tn he
asleep and sosremained waiting to do
battle for my life ana for the life of
INV precious child lyinrssas Close 70 me
in his warm and rosv slum-
bers.
o. God the agony of those mo.
meuts
knew not whetber he wouId creen
ont at the foot of the he'd or N the
right or left side of II
Matching lvnxed-evad still knaeI-
ing. / waited a moment longer and bv
the erisom glow of the embers his
face was rejected in the looking-plass
which had bune stand;no above the
chest of drawers that had stood oppo-
site the foot of the bed. His hideous
face. with its horrible mouth. with its
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