Weekly Chillicothe crisis. (Chillicothe, Livingston Co., Mo.) 1878-19??, 1884-04-10


grass, blackcned and wthered by the
spray cast up by the westerly gales of
the equinox, and not more than four
yards wide. Why the builder should
have selected such spot was not easy
to say Perhaps he was man who
loved to watch the wild moods Of the
ocean. and found them harmonize
with those of his own soul, 1t looked
the very place for some terrible scene
of midnight murder and violence.
such rs so often happened in the old
smuggling days.
The house itself was Il good one, and
the landlord, as he came to the door to
welcome us, seemed quiet, good
naturcd looking man. He showed us
to our rooms, and served our supper in
lofty chamber whose windows looked
out upon the sea, that already began
to moan through the rocky caves and
passes with the restless motion that
forctells rising storm.
After supper my sergeant strollcd
down to the village to see his men and
arrange about getting them together
in the morning; and the landlord with
whom he struck up an acquaintance,
accompanied him to show him the per-
sons he required. Before leaving the
house he said something to my COM
radc in Welsh.
He says, sir, said the sergeant,
saluting, THAT he hopes you won't
mind being left alone in the house for
in hour or two. No one will intrudc
upon you. There is one other gentle
man stopping h re, but he is out now
and most likely won't be- back till
morning. He is man who gocs about
with hammer collecting bits of rock. ''
"Ah, a gcologist,' replied mo,
have no objection to be left alone.
would come down to the village with
you, but that | am tired, and think
will just smoke pipe and 90 to bed. ''
This message being duly translated
to my host he made me bow and the
two started of, shutting the door
after them. | lit my pipe and made
myself comfortable with couple of
chairs by the fire. There is no more
sleepy occupation than watching to-
bacco smoke curling upwards and
soon fell into II dozc. do not know
how long | had slept when ! was
awakened by Il stir in the room and
saw ut once that the ''othcr gentleman
had returned sooner than he was cx-
pcctcd, and was gov regarding me
with some interest.
He was Il man of about thirty-iivc,
tall and well-madc, dressed in thick
friezc suit, with Il belt of the same ma
tcrial round the waist. In his hand
were Il bag of fossils and rock spcci-
mems and Il gcologist'S hammer These
he laid on the table, and then came
over and shook hands with me.
'l did not expect to meet Il gentle
man in this out-Of-the-way place" he
said. mo one comes here unless it be
to follow such pursuits as mine, or
from 4 love of seeing Nature unSpoilcd
by mans handwork.'
was glad OF some company, and
told him what had brought me there.
He set my mind somewhat at ease by
saying that from what he had seen OF
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oc S'iiiP't enough anu 'Ilcil we urlitGd
was, | found, Il clever well-rcad man.
and we got on cNccllcntly together,
but noticed now and then IN any
ious watching expression in his eyes
ior "nicll l coulu NOT account: was
not however, much oi Judge OF
pniysloShomy' ana diu not trouble my
sell win theories ON thc SUBJECT
AS we were taking, the moan OF the
sea grew louucr ana louder ana ut
lenlS'h came aSuudeh dash OF wind ana
ram against thc windows Inc gale
WIS DeSihhihS III earnest
Nha' iolloWeo can scarcely expect
my readers TO DeIleNe' ana. indeed
iooki'iS p''cN oh II now us l Slt IN my
cosy quarters; win the lamp burning
Dr!Shlif on inc taDle' | coulu almost
'hlhk that l hau bcch lhe ylctlm oi
some 'erriole halluclhalion; butlt was
real enough TO me that night
Alter the lrst lmpetuouS guSt OF the
storm there came pause OF stiffness
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Come IN, whoeveryou anc, | cried
lmpatehtiy' II can I hold the door
open all night
There was no answer stepped
outside ana looked round. 1t was full
moon that night, and though the
clouds were thick there was glimmer
N tn ,1Nn .