The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1879-12-28

occupied tho weHt room, your aunt tho one
adjoining aud Jen slept ~ The east room q
tho other end Of the corridor, while
his mother Ind her apartments IN
Tho south wing Az | babe Edith good Night
tia rlock on the stairs struck II, and she
merrily wiahed tha many happy rnttina 81
tho day, for had jnst enforced on my TWEEN
finth birthday, In a fNw minutes moro my
light was estinguahnd, and ! wac coallF
wrapped III. III esa than half au hour was
sound asleep. Not w Aunt Elih. She wan.
Eho told me nfterward. reaileaa and nrtvVua
two mnat ununnal things with hfr All lei
leifplts 10 alcnp We're 'innvhinH, nnd aho pavn
M tho attempt M last aud rising from hci.
aat down hY the iira t. road Twice slln
Taneied Rlle hoard feutalNpu III tbs corridor.
mud opcund hor iionr "a liaInn Your nuut
was nat afraid ~ tia White baby, our fHmIy
ghost nor Ladr-auyhndy nlpn. Rirla. Twice
ghe threw hafaelF IN couch with iha infon
ton IT rnatinE. pinoa emmbnt wAa oni 81 The
luoatton. but between tho storm and tll'
| tnyRiNtinla Hutnaa through the hnnRe. rpel
| was inpuaahln "A length. about \ p'rlnrh.
RAe Enurol ahn hoard Hpn,n ono moving about
my room worry cautiously. nnd nothing
IlnnhItna hat thni was aa wnl0fn nnd toat-
| ltaa nm hrratlf. HhN fminlvei f. como IN RttI
| apaalf f. ina. 4 airlinn EiIai Of wind III tin
| corridor cxtinGuahel hni candle attd y.bn nr-
tered my room III thn dnlli, Rnve Ut u Erint
Why 1t moonlight which suown through thn
| rarclr#Gly drawn curtains.
| "AH your aunt EnntlY approached NV bnd.
ahn pAW ~ tufm advancing IN thn "ther aid,H
with uplilol baud. In which something
hiight airamnl tu TIM moonlight tlIi,lt aa
| Thought. without u momentH u HitRtion, htT
arm waa thrown artnsp my nnelt IN kHitn
! wv ~ ansaaan descended with tnrtihn Forar
aHi AlRrtninE uH the bone. inflicted II lnnt. and
| jagEri gna IN h"r am. Tho nftaattn. who
| had moi annn ~ how'd hGr niSioah, III
Rfantly ilnd lnRyinE hia weapan bohlHd. nul
| | waa nIniarh from nv alunlhnta wv lttitth'n
ahrl,lta 81 Il,td myself baErd iii hri blpa
III tunInprt | ariHll awake liiuiini uIy
atIls handkerchief round h"r ANN tightly ~
ChCok tho bleeding. ncnt ttnrvani Ten iho
| whole house wHt rarlaai hr Sout allt ~
| ahItnlta nnd tbs Vinlhn ringing M NV hAll
| fnr tbs nnar,Nt atlIHNnn, nni thon ptnsntaiad
| ~ GnnFth for t.pntn ilICsa ~ thn mttI,attrta
| Intruder. Mechanically ! wont tat ~ IcnH
rontn. probably hrenlino ! wna nitnn4hnd lit
mot having aeon his t8rnnniangat tho wonder
Ing group gnthnrej around my ,lnur II
| hcoulod amazing that IN could alnop -
Rennhiy through such annlmpiiam Thu
door ~ iiu' nant room tJsnstl waa nPen. -
waa tha window. aal M roem Wg1a amilfU.
~ rln noyot either forget 81 ,ls .efIbn VI"
ElcklN aNnaniun of horror thnt cr@pt into nav
heart nA lnoitad round Nhtra VIVA .laT
Why hai hn gona ~ alddonly and nyHtort-
nnaty1 WHY tho opNn window WA ~
Tho norA painfully parpfrSui. a. tho mnt
careful examination failed e. dtaat,4a anv
ptheI nirauR.f AVE- nv whoh tha Wcmla IN
assRnsiu onud haNerG04psd Evniy lWol waiY
avCHrRlv hartni. EVERY window cN9Hp thHi Of
tlawnI hGd underneath ih"rN warN distinct
tfacJao f 4 mAn'a fanf hauling finn tho WIN.
daW. nane whatever i"aritng tpit
"l'hnne Gltn4n mpdn ne tcrtihy unhpppy.
anil sniun nu#prion ~ Wy thonElHa mu1t
have erept into ny count nHnan ter Eltth
liVtnoi tRrm ~ OupF. However Aha IN
mntnapl .ii9ut about thN appearances ~ tho
nam wiz" hna attempted NY lille, and tn
trained from uur@tiuntna hnt III hr+t tbrr
could hn hnt ennjoture ihN roatn was
dark, Tho man diaeuand md Snur aunt
frightened. lIui tEa I,ure whirh lHy upon
my hoa nppealed WITH dumb hlt te,ftla
faran FL III tooth II WA tuy pruning lynfs
nnN that Nnrv EItrru4m Exam hHi Heat un
loud II a. jon Lawson Whether tho Euttn
had ll3Mn In anv war pni,anal ~ whrthtn
~ tue iirtd instance, | A. fpt Know bu FILL
Illumination Het IL. ana III we,ka ahr W.
dangerously NJ lnr days her Itto waA a.
paired ". nua II waa only sawed III hist ~
TIM oEPeHAc Nf thN bravo right hand thRt had
sawed nN Hn well from u tnriihe and sudden
,irath
the ma'tcr made y aenaaHnn which waa
something moro titan llinn afyR' wonder Ill
orr Village. Init a. kept my siHpiti pnst IT,
myarH, neol,s claa YNturnl To o>ptras :ify
aId Jeffrey - name waR meyer uiScai np " thn
matter. lnaNN1, II somehow got circulated
thai hn lott GailfrS tlN evening If the ~
tomptrd murder. and nO nHn antiafirted Il
tho ohjaatnf tho Htt s,,, whth Wstf optdmtlg
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