New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-05-01
TWO DREAMS.
FOUNDED ON FACT.
tDate. August 4, 1864.

ssn,.lp,nsb the medium of the footman- Tel hm 10
CONF here ut once ,,o.;.o+ir, knock and
:. ,os not until Colonel Holt had twice shonten
Come in that the door opened 10 AUNT 'no 'iVi'
sa1n o Sn M somewhat impatiently, Colonel Holt
no. struck by the change in the man deIhcatur t
No longer the spruce erect mlddie-age1 ou'ioi "u'
= naIl;d trembling man, stood before hhi;,
pGood heavensi Are you i'll, summons Va
NO sir. but must 90 away this very oay' ~"
,nnst LET me 90 indeed you must SIT. ao,oo
,Certaiuly If YOU wish 1t; hat give ny M T luz
,eason for this sudden determination. WHAT HAS
happenedp .,.;r civ To, me 90 without
Q.g';Sn great deal to ash said Colonel Holt more
and more surprised and ain not sure llaI .'u
grant $50 So p HSGncne Soin Il cam help YOU
THANK Won sir. you can only let me go. sro,l
Perhaps you are in some money ln.h ,nc npon
onr frankly if You are lah' nuan N'''
the mans faoe; he hesltated MI, 10 rc
~ sMnnev air has 20 do with my trouhle. nc to
Piled but II is not my reason lor MlSif me 90
4 INST whether YOU consent OF not Ana look
ne the nt1nost misery crossed the man race -.
Well WELL said his easy gong master NV
long do Won want to hc away for u time only OF
do Won want To leave altogctherl -. .;,
II you are kind enough to let me Ne rn ,,o
con do 20 safely bv the twentieth OF THIS m"uth. -
Stately, muttered Colonel Holt WHAT no'N wv
felow mean 2 Then aloud: And VINO is 10 i,l'
your place you know We have Nisi'orS COMING ~
AGAIN that haegard look Of terror came into sun
,ronss face as lac venturcd interrupt ms master
Yes sir. have thought OF tha'; I 9n,i.r ~ Sir
Henry Curtis al Beauchamp Park. ne fanny iN ar
abroad. aud he has a months holiday, and VIII
gladly take ms place While am absent aiA s'I0
lac will do his best TO please you, sir. ~, ,..-.
There being nothing further 10 settle ms ii ,
dismissed Simmons. FOR lew m d, H. ,',r,.
strange manner. then mutterng something l" ''
eae.t that servants ways were past huding out ne
dismissed the subject from his Thoughts anu became
al IN, Inns
At luncheon much 10 Mrs. Hollis amaHcment'
strange servant was III attendance NA'Ic -
o1nI' Exclaimed Colonel Holt, Suddenly rcmem-
herring he had not enlightened his wife. this is
Smmons's brother who has taken ms P'V. 40i
week or two. l have been 50 busy l'rt"l 10 ''H
Mrs Holt asked no further questions till the man
had left the room. hen she Suu NY "e'.' Mi i.
Won allowed Simmons 10 leave, did you remember
That Mrs Pcrceval and Enic were coming today
and that we have dinner-party tomorrow
yes | did not forget. hul the man would 90.
could get nothing cat of the fellow except Ihat ie
must go this very day, and "ould return " '"'
twentieth , ,
But what reason did he give for such extra
0' None whatever He looked miscrably i'll and
changed, as pale as ghost. never sa" SUCH
DO YOU think he had been drinkingF
Oh. no, lac was sober as judge, Never hhinN,
his brother will do very well, no doubt he h,i'ei
nd Beauchamp and looks decent sort 81 fellow
By-thc-by. what time Is the carriage to be AT the
station to meet he PcrceyalS ~
Before Mrs. Holt cOnld reply, SIMMONS NO = ap-
peaTed, bearing telegram.
This has Just arrived, madam.
a telegram Some change Of plans ! snpposo'
on the part OF the PercGVals said Mr. Holt, open,
ing the envelope quickly. Oh, Do" un'aumc
Listen So sorry we cannot come; ElIr hts org 81
her nervous attacks Will write all particulars.
We'll that's no end Of a bore. Plague take
these girls with their nervous attacks! Here We've
the nuisance Of dinner-party of natives to-moifo"
." sTbev must have been asked some time or other,
nv dear said Mrs. Holt mildly; but IL NeiS pro
and so Miss Eile and her wonderful diamonds
are not forthcoming said her husband, getting up
aud lighting a cigar. Well I'm on think u
fake the dOg-cart and drive 10 the station. \"
Doubt there will be fish and ether thngs 20 be
fetched And Colonel Holt sauntered out.
On his return, TO his great surpist' simmons
himself met him AT the haiFd0or' lou ""0N
again! What does this mean 49,, ,
The man looked confused. stammcnng ONT. Il
Thought better, of it, sir, and-aud-i hope you
tYd a., are detcrnined 10 puzzle me TODAY Sim
mons. DO you think yOu are quite night IA Your
beadf Have yon no explanation 70 give u your
strange cOnduetP
None SIR was the answer, in low tones
Now, what on earth wonid be ne proper t'i ~ Z
didn't hate trouble much, and the weather were
not SO hOtl Az il Is masterly inactivity" must
gain the day. And without another look nj the
deUnQuent he made the best Of hls way upstairs.
lDate, August 4. 1sGLl
What can make Efiie so late this very morning 81
all Others when there is 80 much 20 be done before
we start sighed Mr.. Perceval, pushing back her
chair from the breakfast table she spoke, and adj
dressing no one IN particular. 100
What was the with Ellie IN the night,
motherP asked James. boy OF fourteen. VINO ~
the moment was conveying large piece OF bread
and jam TO his month. ,, = -.
With Elfe asked his mother. W nat 10 you
All / know is heard scream in the night re-
Piled Jern aud imagined Y came from Elle room
R.s4 I aUfu SlcpnN- and
moment was on again, and forgot all ABOUT II liii
Just now.
Mrs. Pcroeval fastened mp 10 her daughters room.
To her great dismay Eiiie was sitting on the edge
Of the bed in half faimtng condition, only parity
MY darling, arc you ini What is itT asked her
mother .
Oh, mother. mother mooned the girl, clingng to
her, don't go away, don't leave me-, was all poor
Effe could say Mt,
didn't YOU send for me ] had no idea You were ILL.,
Il did not want TO brighten you, and so tired TO
get up and dress, and then inns noirlne III
came over me- and could not get To the bell Oh,
mamma | have had such terrible night
My daringi Then it was you Jem heard
scrcamp
ne must have heard me- but he didn't come, no
one came: and oh il WAS 50 terrible. shall never
forget it, and she trembled like an aspen leaf
One thing Il clear said MIS- feIceNdl, we can
not go to the Hollis to-day
No, no. said Ellie, i can 90 on no visits but
must get away from here. from this roon from thus
bed, she added with shudder.
We will go anywhere you like, darling said hcI
mother soothingly. Only try to be calm now, and
tell me what has upset you 80 dreadfully'
II was some time before the girl was sufficiently
collected 10 satisfy her mothers anxiety and
curiosity, but at length, with many breaks and
hating sentences, she spoke much Us follows:
Il went to bed. rs you know, perfectly well and
hooking forward 10 our visit 10 tho Holts and
fell asleep. About o'clock fancy it must have
been. awoke with feeling Of the most frightiu
denression. inst as IL | were doomed 10 death.
tried TO calf out and 10 sit up in bed, but heavy
weight seemed on me, and could only he stu ant
gasp. Then felt myself sin king into a sort OF
stupor. knew was not awake, and set lIwas no
asleep Fearful shapes and forms lifted before my
eyes until at length they seemed 70 merge INTO IN
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