The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1880-04-16
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The grocer indicated with his fingers,
without bndging, the house cf Samuel.
and the butcher, without speaking,
directed his steps toward the little
shop. 3ia5i a ifRt ta4
Il had two floors surmounted by an
attic, and seemed to bury among tie
other buildings its pointed roof, covered
| with tiles, and to conceal with a worn.
and patched air, the shop which occu-
/ pied the whole of the ground-hoor.
| The wooden shutters solidly fixed by
large bars of iron, and the front door
| with its tight bolts, kept an unaccus-
| toned silence, On the floor above, the
blinds stopped up the windows hermeti-
cally, and this house with its eyes
closed in the midst OF the morning
hustle assumed an onlinous aspect, On
the roof the weather-vane turned by
the wind. emitted every now and then
q moprnful cry, thai resembled the
moan OF sea gull across the hurricane
| which agitates the sea.
The butcher struck the bars with his
| fist, and listened to the echo transmitted
by the solitary knock through the corri-
dors OF the house. He waited few
minutes, then knocked again, and called
loudly with his strong voice. No answer.
| A vague terror stole into his breast and
| made his heart beat with quickened mo-
tions. He felt under the influence Of
the silence, broken only by the sad, irri-
tatiDg cry Of the weather vanes, and he
dared not knock again.
| "No answerlp cried Bloch to him
from afar. x.ev
Then he advanced. slowly, pushed by
curiosity only exceeded by his alarm.
!" 1t is extraordinary | cannot ex-
| plainit, How is it that neither Samuel
nor his servant answer to mys call.
Could they both be dead? Bloch, think
| it is our duty to summon the chief of
| police. | will send one Of my boys.
Wait here.p af
WheE the police arrived, accompanied
by his men, surgeon and a aylocksmith,
he was obliged to traverse a dense crowd
which Increased every minute, surging
around like the waters of river over
| flowing its banks, and showing an eager
desire to penetrate the secret. The lock
was thrown back in a few minutes and
the door opened.
Every thing lent to the mystery. The
obscurity gave to the heteroclitic OBJ
iects fantastic shapes. Samuel Stauffer
! bought and sold everything, furniture.
| collections, novelties ANTIQUES. silver
goods and kitchen utensils-each was
an article Of trade to him. A thick dust
"a sort Of secular ashes, and always re-
| spected,. was everywhere blending the
colors and softening the angles, The
spiders, working without fear, had fin.
| ished by uniting bronzes, paintings and
crockery.
The door was guarded by two police
men to prevent the ivasion Of the curl
GUS crowd The chief, conducted by the
butcher and grocer, both familiar with
the household, and followed by the sur.
geon, assembled the stairs slowly, one
aL.sE ~ i9e 1shsl' any arFTSea T n l[onS IS oi
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n Via ~ ivalt str,;o1,t ahSaa,, gaid ~
| butcher q Tie Window il onnositea the I
5oor "-Ho" . PPO'74isS9 - S'iS
4 'dfrhe chief hayir,o followed this advice
opened the window and threw bacl, the
blinds. which intercepted the licht of
| dav. The light penetratine quickly into
4 ths rooms. lit M q horrible ta6leau.
and a feeling of terror eaused those to
reooiI who stood behind The policeman.
The disordered he'd was not only triiIssed
4 hIt trarnnled fbe covers were throSvn
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the room. WIFI ffwo chairs overturned.
Ion the table. soiled by greese which
fhad dripped from the candle. Vas j ca
rafe half filed with water and broken
| glass. EVERYTHING denoted 4, violent
struggle. a terrible resistance. that Of a
victim apainst q n1nrderer
4, '77. u Y .s II
In front OF the bed-hanging on the
wall-was one of those clocks called q
cuckoo. But what a hideous sight.