The Arkansaw traveler., 1883-02-03
THE HAUNTED BELL.

upon this occasion. s4t as an honored guest al lit!e b2nque;.
 '.,les. won rny VI fe at the expense of my nerve Inst after the war closed. and after had fully settled within my own mind. the fac, that would always re- main bachelor, met a beautiful young lady down m the country. Her large. dark eyes, cameras that oaughE the beau ties of nature and threw them back thousand ibid enhanced. her siisen hzr with golden glow, he: figure the cmbodi- mcat Of grace well, her everything. all cc1spned 10 charm me. xcni 10 Ter father house where was we.. .ecelvcd. and soon discovered that the old sen- tieman aaS iavoIably impressed with me So ] devoted my self exclusively to Inc ~Iaa'a. O. la.ia love. One evcnins ~e were out walking when transform gath cred and hurled .;sel: Iaadiy al us. We stepped 4, Al old briek church with A tall tower. l. vas rather d singular sight to sec such church III the country. IL was built b, at. eeeen,fie old man. Julia sad. vino, after the hanging ot the bell. climbed up 10 .he oeiiry but fell and was killed. And ever since then. continued my far companion, the bell tolls when the nigh, IS wild. Men o1 courage have attempted 10 investigate and explain the mystery but-,h-fe. she exclaimed. The great bel above US iolled.
 Come away. she implosed. srasp:ng my arm.
 ~.Ne eanno, 5 now. replied. feel ins an ansieadlness taking possession of my knees, for lad never heard sound So solemn and iear-.nsp.sng. The ram Is pouring dosn.
 ".Qi.. there !; : asa5l. she cred as another iuacfc.4 peal rang above inc hoM4 oi sl.e s.otl.. could no, resist her en;.c....cs. an4 W hu.s.e4 aNay. asain he,..9!.s, s.1e .,.Ai-i s,ne.i @s ~s asc ended the a... Maea NC re4e.ea home We iouaa ,!4c O.. gentleman. ai.rmel 4s our prolonged absence. anu whca we .o.G nm tia. we a4d taken she.,tg n ,ae cd ohaTeh aad tAai the bel A..4 ,s!ice. he eNaib.tcl deep concern. I .m noi su- peTsiluogs. he said. but there k some 1 thing swioi aoeut that tcli. started 10 cAmo up To fife beliy once. and as l as- oended the dark way. every ray of light revealed the olood oi the eauroh's eceen- tric founder, where. as he fell from beam 10 beam, II had spaaered around. My courage failed aEd returned. never 10 asa.n attempt the feat.
 The next day declared my love. : could see ,iId; my pzss;oa was re,ur7ed. out she would no, consent 10 be my wife. i General, she .aid, you profess 10 have great love for me. and do not doub, | you. ba, there IS only one condition upon which will consent to be your wife. and tha, Is, you mus; eNplsre the mys,enes of ] the haunted tower.
 ..'To impose such condition tells me l AAAos A'Af AphN iS AAOS 4NAGAt.Cd. IGDllCQ.
 "' You mistake me, she reloined. This Is a weakness of mlne. An old woman. a fortune teller. told me that if ever married before the bell mystery were explained. misfortune would follow me through life. Since then at least fifty I times have dreamed that was masried. ] The great beii. l thought, followed me eseDw here and Tang over my bed q; nlshL soaring away rest and frightening this seems foolish. bat II has weighed like s nightmare upon my mind and cannot dispei ;ac iecilns that II were 10 mary ln violation oi these warnings. would ever afterwards b- miserable
 could mol argue with her. for. soma- how. ! fel; Iha; she was sincere have i faced de.;h n battle. sad l. bu, mus. confess that ] ;temoie a; your test. i ~ll not deny k; an sapc.s..;ious. for reared among nesIoes, growing up amid 'helF odd ;anoles. II ,s impossible 10 shake oti the foolish, hal;-foriaed be.iei iu shosJs; ou; ! e4nao; lose you. By George, .i stand up anl strike rom the shoulder oi determination.
 When evening came. Wi;.l a blessing from iae dea. s.rl resting on iay head went 70 the oi1 church. Not aIbrca,h oi breeze was stirring. Just as reached the church the shade fevening seemed to settle upon |. l stood in the doorway and looked around. \ negro came along and when called 10 hlm. he wheeled around and started 10 run. but called after him and finally persuaded htm to come back. The sres; bell ;oiled ard the negro shook.
 What will you take to climb up there and ind oat wha, makes ,ha, bell