Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-08-06

! saw Carl looking at what WAS ms.
self; but from which, IN some man
her. | WAS separated.
| | had often read of the quality OF
our existence; but never compre.
hen,led its meaning 81 fully before.
Here was | looking on u living and
breathing body, the Ego of meta.
physicians, was absent.
Carl continued to gaze fixedly at
my body then, though he spoke
not, knew he WAS addressing me.
There WAS no word uttered; but still
the horrible pnrport of his meaning
WAS conveyed to IN, the more dis
tinctly as we were cOnvrrsing spirit
with spirit. Knowing by his tlia.
bOlical arts that | had won The love
ut the lady R-na, and he WAS con.
juIing my soul from it's body, which
his own soul was to enter. while
was to dwell the inhahiant of his
body. l could not struggle; | could
only submit.
la this way he was to win the
lady R-na, aud | was tn lose her
forever. Again | lost CONSCIOUS.
ness; aud when | came to myself
found the transformation complete,
and Carl had departed. was sit.
ting alone by the fire of the Ger.
man inn in the body of Carl Won
Arnhrim.
rose to leave. The little inn.
Keeper stepped up briskly, and
handed me his till.
"The gentleman, YOUR friend,
said YOU would settle this little nc.
count. Herr Won Arnhcim," said he,
handing me slip Of paper.
Yes; hencciortb was TO be Carl
Won Arnheim, and he WAS to he
myself. paid the bill aud then l
departed.
And now, as | came out in the
cold, frosty air the terrible truth
dawned upon my mind tor the first
time in its awful reality. What
WAS 10 do; Where was ! to goi
Would it not be worse than mad
ness to try and retain the love Of
Rend tn my present guise! Should
| attempt thar, Carl Won Arnheim,
IN his new personality, would fore
stall me as declaring me Il mailman
and Rrna would believe him. |
staggered under the weight Of my
misery. All night | roamrd the
streets, caring not whittier | went.
To the morning some of the stu
dents passed by.
"There goes that queer, unfath.
omable genius, Carl Won Arnheim,"
heard them say.
"What in the world has he been
doing!7
"R-ading the stars, perhaps, all
night
No one took any notice of my
haggnrd aspect. II WAS like Carl
td look pale aud hnggarl. turn
ed II corner, and there u sight met
my eyes before which | recoilrd in
horror. SAW Carl, rs my self,
glide swiftly past in the sleigh of
Baron Won -. The latter was
driving, and Carl WAS sitting beside
the lovely R-na, talking earnestly.
When he saw me Ir threw mali.
cinns triumphant glance. The sleigh
aud all rushed past; AMI staggered
aud frll-and then knew no more.
When | recovered my SENSES |
ioHEd myself il Carts room. re-.
cognized it for | had been there
once or twice before AT his invita-.
tion. A physician and one or two
81 u,lrnts were standing beside the
he'd where lay. | operrd my eyes
aud thanked them for their kind.
ness.
Again the horrih reality of my
condition burst upon me-. and | near.
~ tainted again. Rallling my
strength, | told them to leave me,
rs wished Ia br alone. The ply
stefan gave them II sign, and all
went ont. lay for some moments
longer trying TO reflect upon my
situation. Al length ! rose mp and
paced the room.
A desire tor vengeance had seiZ'
ed upon me. A thousand schemes
suggested themselves TO me by
which could obtain satisfaction,
hut none of them seemed 10 coptent
my morbid imagination. l looked
about the room. In one corner |
pspied Il large, iruli- bound chest
which Gail WAS always particular
never to open in my presence. A
thought struck me. Why might
not this chest contain secrets which
il would he important for me to
knowi But how TO get into il! l
hpsiiatel u moment. Carl must
have carried the Ike, which unlocked
il in his pockets. felt for the key.