, 1879-04-08

"Ttcre Ia evidently Observation-Disclosures soMn.
!, %as born ilcre i ,lo ycnr 1o5:,-tho year thu
Turks Invaded EurDpc."
'No Turk has Invaded Europe. thanks bc to
Icayen," reiltei Old twenty Flaaks, trcoycr.
~ NY s sS 1,c1 sn ,rsp y
drawn and 0unrtcscd as supn as nc 1!avn flnlsliel
this bottle: prav prurues, With your very Inter:
eating "reminiscences, ntnl do mt spnFe tl: wltc."
na1 a nastsS mag" ns Gss,iy !sps VII III
my facc., Don't ,ou rccoan'zr The fntn!ly 4ose.
thick, short, ntd generously co'orcdi How
about the thrco lateral und two diagonal
ws'' yo1s Xsa @ ny o oF%W y cus se' espn 1 eE eups
Look closely. l court investigation"
You do look dan1nably like u.s." tue Baron
admitted. ....
Il vas the youngest" tic stranger went on,
tiel;ly thinRs, mud did nut long survlvu their
birth As child WIS tho idol Of my poor
tnt!ltr, WHO had somc traits worthy OF respect
ful mention, guzzlIng old tpper and uucouscloi-
abe thlct though flo was.
The t}arDn winecd
"rhcy used to call him OH Twenty Flasls.
II Is ny condtd op!Hl0t, baseu on tlctilory, TINT
od t,s,h FGrsy q f'a'ks would hAse been nearer tho
"1t's llcl'' stontcd The Bnron. II rarely
exceeded twenty hottscs."
"Al.d as for ills stumbling In tho community"
lhc pilgrim went on, without taking heed OF tic
iuLEEGupllUlt ~ lklSt III EDulES3EA ItlHt NOtHs
lng could boworso. Ho was tho terroc Of honest
folk for Iius around. Property rights wero
extremely Insecure in tt,ls nc!gnboraood, for The
ral'acty utmy lnncnted partnt knew no bounds
wcrc nut ,nucl, anfcr ttun sheep ur duvnts. tlow
the people hated his Shadow, and rountlly cursed
him balitnd his bac;l I remember well that,
when was ohout H,-ik must iIave been ID '0d,
Ing year the Grand Turk occupied Adrianoplc,-.
tall Hugo tl,e miller, called 'nc up 10 him, and
aatl. 10y. thou Inst right pretty nosc.' It
is pretty nose. Hugo safd |, strengthening up.
Is !, OIL ilrm nNi etronga' nskctl Hugo With n
snecr Firm enough nn,l strong enough. l
FOOLS qiiestFonl' well. well, boy,' eaid Huuo,
turning away; look sharp wilt thine eyes nftor
tlly nose whom thy father Is unoccupied, fur he
has 1ust tlut conscience to steal The nose oF his
" Vt. Chr'stoplicr!' ,rourcu the Baron,
"tal Huge the miller, sllnIl pay for this. 1
always suspected him.. by St. Chriatopl,cr's
bur, puf,don' r'l break 0v'ry b0nS In his v'lla'nous
"'Twoul1 10 oil 3gnoblc vengeance" replied
the pilgrim qutc.y, for tail Hugo Inns beon in
his grave ,iesc sixty ycars."
"Truc," satd the Baron,, rubbing both hands
to bis hesd, md gazing at his g.,est With Look
apeetrc.n
vi" e1fpss , me- rsspSs.sd parent"
porsis to III .Se S sst q ose for Il touces 1ss ny
upon vcry tender spot, i,ilpugning, us 1t docs,
my physical verify ntl.l my status as M actual
id'vaualzetl Ego. Now, what is our relative
9s@Sn, @an ,ss You xs" % es ss ets Of y %y 1s
matter In which your mcnorr ts not likely to be
at fault. On tic other hand, With strange To-
consistency, you maintain, in tho faco Of alma-
nacs c,ronoIogies an tla nrs' q events,
QUO Of tic Beyen slccpcrs your hnlluclnation ito
use no harser tcrm) might be pardoncd but
you nro neither sleeper nor a saint. Now,
every ono OF the eighty years that are packed
away In tic carpet-bag Of my experience pro-
tests nga!nst your extraordinary error. It ID
who have prina factc right to question your
physical existence, but nut rou mine. Did you
eyer hear OF ghost, spectre, Wrnith apparl-
tlol., eid0lun. OF spo0ls coming out 0t ulc fu-
ture to haunt, annoy, or fr,ghton individuals OF
an earlier generat(oniH
Tic Baron was obliged to admit that lo never
had.
partitions, gtlosts, spooks, cali them what you
will, huve Invaded tho Present from out Lhc
limbo ut tho fastfn
The baron crossed himself a second tlmct md
aspariment. III YOU a1o reur,no Won VEIN In
stcn," l!e whispered. ayou already know that
ths castle Is oyerruu with spcctrcs Of that sort.
IT Is difficult to move abont inter ntglltfali WITH
out tulnbiing over hnlf d d0zon OF them"
"Ilen," aaia tho placid iogcia',,, "you sur
render your case. You commit what, iny re-
vcrcd nrcccptor In dIalect!cs, tile learned Ara.
bian, Ben Dusty, Used 70 8tylo syllogtstlc suicide
ture are unheard Of, ghosts from tho past, are
not tnfrcquently encountered. Now, submit
to you as candid man this proposlt[on: That
L 10 Infinitely moru probnbo that you are II
ghost than TINT | am ouel" ,..-....
The Baron turned very red; us this iflIal,"
he demanded, ".o deny the acsh nnd blood Of
"ls 4 raterna," retortcd the pilgrim, not
losing hls cou'posuto, "to tnsinuate tlu unreal
sBy all tho salnts !" growlcd tbs Baron, grow
Ing still redtlcr, .thts question shall DO settled,
unl speedily. 1lalloo, there, seucscha1l" ne
eafa ao sEa" vons ua sga but eey yas Suggested t
pilgrim. 81 Tic best trained domestic In the
world will not ss!r from beneath tho sod for all
your shouting" .-.
Twenty Flasks sank back he!plessly in biz
cllnir. He tried to spcnk, but his tongue n,,.l
throat fcpudiatcd ttclr functions. They only
.srhat is rght,n said his guest, approyingly.
Conduct yourself as ochts Il venerable AAl rt-
spectacle ghost from tile Inst century. A woII
behaved npparitlon neither ,blusters nor Is vio-
lent. Yoll Gun Wall afford to DO peaccable In
enough before your death"
"My dcAthfh Enspeu the Baron.
u Excnso Ric,n apologIzch the pilgrim, for
referring to Tint unpleasant event."
My death! +" statnmcrcd thu Barou, Ills hair
ssan!ll,1E 0n Gnu. VI should llko to licAr thu
particulars"
II was aurtlly more than u at tho timer
sall the pilgrim, mslstngly; "but shall never
forget the most trIls circumstance Ut The great
pbpunr uprising hut put a!, end to my worthy
sirius career. Exasperatcll beyond cndnrance b.
your outrageous crimes, .he pcople for milcs
ar9u1Mi ut iast rose II II body, a.d, lei BY my
Senwluken!c!s aud appealed to your cousln.
Co,,nt Conrad. for protection against yourself,
tllr!r natural protector, Vol, Scl,winkonfea
heard tlleIr con,olaints With ercnt gravity. He
replied TINT he Ind long watched your abou..
inabe actions with distress md CONSERVATION
that he had frequently demonstrated with ynu,
hut III vasn; TINT ha regarded you ~ tho seourgG
Of ilr neghborhood; that your castle was full
Of blood-stained trrasura and shamefully-ac,
qatrcd bouty; and that I!e now regarded it na
lllu personal duty Of himself, tI,o collservator
| Of lawful. order Hnd good n'ora!s, to march
against Wciaetein und cxtorininRso you for the
cuilInuu gn.H9.h ..
"'rhe hypoerItical piratel exclaimed Twenty
| Flasks.
'4Whlel, he proceeded to do,n continued tho
pilgrim, "snppprtctl not only BY bits rctainera.
but BY ynur own. l must sny that you made q
| sturdy defense. lIad not your rnscaIly Srnes.