The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1875-03-21

Ludwig, the devil dwells between these wal
Let US leave.
IL dressed quickly. When he had finished
| stopped him.
Hppel, I said, why leave now? It is not
clock. Let Us rest
opened a window and the fresh air of th
night penetrating the chamber, dspelled hi
fears.
Leaning against the window he related t
me the following:
We We're speaking yesterday Of the ia
nous neyard Of the Rhine Although | hav
never visited that section. my spirit has, ant
the wine drank gave dark coloring to N,
ideas. What IS the most astonishing, ID ii,
dream | imagined myself the burgomaster d
Welche a neiglboring vilIage) and am 81
identified with that person that | can describe
him as l can myself. This Durgomaster was {
man Of middle height and almost as stout a.
| |; he wore Il coat with long tails, ornamented
| With brass buttons, and down the seams Of
| his pantaloons row Of similar buttons wa
arranged a three-cornered lat covered his
bald head. In a word, lie was q man Of stupid
gravity, who never drank anything but water
esteemed nothing but wealth, and thought OF
nothing bat increasing his property.
As lad taken his clothes, | also assumed
his character. | would have daspised this
new self If the old Hippel had known him
Beast Of 9 buIgoIna5ter that | was /, it not
better 10 live saiy and mock tie future, than
10 accum ulate money and dIstill bile But |
was the burgomaster.
On arising Ia the morning | was worried to
know If my laborers We're al work among the
vines. | took crust OF bread for breakfast
think of it, crust Of bread; l. who ate my
outlet and drank my bottle Of wine every,
morning.
However. took, that is to say, the burg
master took, a crust of bread and put it in
his pocket. lie instructed his hou5ekeeper
to sweep his room and to prepare dinner for
II o'clock; boiled beef and potatoes, think
A poor dinner, but no matter. He went out.
| can describe the route, the mountains
continued Hppel, | had visited them a
hundred times
Is it possible that nan in his dream can
truthtuy picture to himself strange coun-
try? | saw the fields, the gardens the lawns,
the vineyard. | thought, this is Rene's;
that one Jacques'5; that other Henri $, and |
contemplated several patches and said to my
self: The devil, this clover of Jacob is fine ;
and further on, this arpent Of vines will
bring me in great deal But during this
time | experienced q strange sensation about
the head, an indetinable impression of dizzi-
ness. | fastened my steps As the morning
was advanced the heat was intense. / fol-
lowed little pathway among the vines, on
the side Of q hill. This path passed behind
the ruins of an Old chateau, some distance in
front Of me, which | hastened TO- reached the
ruins out OF breath; the blood sounded IN my
ears, and my heart beats were like those Of Il
hammer on an anvil. The sun was on fire
| wished to return, but suddenly [ was struck
as with club, and | fell behind a large
granite shaft, and | knew that | had stroke
Of apopleXy
Then horrible SPAR overwhelmed me-
am dead | exclaimed; the money |
have amassed with 50 much trouble, the trees
that have cultivated with so much care, the
house which | have built all are lost, and
will pass to my heirs. Those wretche5 to
whom did not wish to give a kreutzcr Will
be lunched at my expense Oh traitors, you
will De happy at my misfortune viii
take the keys from ny pocket, you will divide
my goods, you will dispense my gold. Aud
!. T. viii assist 1t tie pilIase. What
frightful torment.
felt my soul leave the body and rest on a
stone close by.
That soul of the burgomaster watched his
body, with its blue face and yellow hands.
As it was very warm, the death-sweat appeared
on the dead mans forehead and large flies
settled on his face. One entered his nose
the body moved not. Soon the entire face
was covered with insects but the de5oiate
soul could not brush them away.
There his soul remained thare-durinG
minutes that seemed as centuries, watching
the Shiny insects crawling over tina. humid
face. HIS hell had begun.
An hour passed. The heat increased; not
a breath Of air was stirring; not a cloud il
the sky.
goat passed through the ruins cropping
the ivy and wild herbs on its way. It stopped
near the corpse, made a bound to the side,
then returned, opened Its large eyes, stared
about uneasily, and pursued its capricious
way along the cornice of the old bell tower.
A young herds-boy ran to drive it back to the
flock, but seeing the corpse, he uttered a cry
and scampered of to the village as fast as he
could run. Another hour passed, like an
eternity At last tie sound OF voices, then
footsteps. and, my soul saw, ascending
slowly, the justice Of the peace followed by
his clerk and several other persons. | recog-
nized them ali. When they came in sight Of
the body they exclaimed, :" 1t is our burso
master
brushed the flies away which had Gathered in |
a swarm. He looked at the body, lifted one
arm, already stiff, then said, with much in
difference, our burgomaster has died sud |
denly of apoplexy. He must have been here
since morning. He should be removed
speedily. This heat will hasten decomposi- |
ton. Va toi! said the clerk, eltre nous, the
community has not lost much. He was a
miser, an imbecile. He knew nothing Yes
added the judge, and be conducted himself
as if he knew everything. That is not as
said another, fools always consider |
themselves wise.
1t is necessary 10 send some one to remove /
the body, sad the doctor; their litter will be
heavy; this man had more stomach than
brains. +
! must go and arrange the process verbal.
st what hour shall | say he diel? asked the |
:lerk.
A quarter Of an hour ago.
The miser, said a peasant, he vent to spy
N his laborers to find pretoxt to deduct /
ew sous from their wages at the end of the .
week.
Then crossing Lls arms and looking steadily
{ the corpse
Ah well bureomaster, he said, what boots