The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1885-01-24

AS the last STROKE dle0<6WaV IecO0-.i
pized the nnearfbIy moan. descri5ed by
Rosaleensas sossentirely Inherent from
mundane noises. Every muscle in nv
body was -auiyering with intense excite
ment. and n cold perspiration broke
out upon my forehead.
THE mysterious noises seemed to pro-
coed from the picture of Lieutenant
Harry De Wire. which buno mite low
ON the wall suspended by n long cord. !
Rosaleen directed the hanoino- as r
strongly suspected for certain osculatory-
nerformances NOT uY,knovn tn oirls in
love Az drew near tbe norfrait 2
hollow VOICE. with melancholy cadence
walled ont.
sank to tbe floor in a dead faint and
when ononad NV eyes found mvself in
NV room unsta;rs SIR Surrounded bvSanys.
IONS faoes Taddv baJ Summoned
mother and Rosajeen nv bic cries and
tbey hora M, sw;ftIv fro,o tho hannted
rooy, ''-'' :. - -
..Te,l mo dear- oasn.ed Rosa,een
ber face nall;d and p;ncbed with fear
..p;d h;s ,p,;ot,,ra snaaE ts,yo,, o.,
49, % aaoonnt IS NJ fr;oht o,a
Rossiaen told me- wbae. s5a had been
ashamed 70. confess before, that She
heard the voice when She went to press
. rood, n;ehf t;ss mon the no,.t,.ait
r. was csrt ainly : terr;bIa Occurrences
Lieutenant De Wire : n;ctnre filled all of
ne anJ more esnec;aiiy Rosaleen's mind
with the most Jisn aI forahod;ngs What
could con-, - mosnp Was n indeed an echo
from The sn;r;t land the warning Of
sn T ;,,,n.n nf iano;tvp
IT, oh 70 n,,r tarror Rosa1een did
not rooa;re Tic aocnstoy,ad letter froyn
ha,. hotrothad dne Mordav morn;no.
ond whom Tnasdav NIGHT came and still
No rows sbe felt cony;nced her lover
had come 70 his death fought AGAINST
the feeling and enSeavored to fortifv
NV mind bv reason and arrument +
had NO fs;tE in ..s;ops and tokens,' and
ahhorrad tho whole gang Of lonc-ba;red
sn;,;tnal;sts and sfron5.m;nded mo-
d;ums desnised myself for allowino
even the suggestion Of q sunernatural
canse 70 enter NV mind but + was use-
lass Tb;s ;daa yas oo,start1r vim o;r :,
IN nv aars. ..You baya 90 b;ttorly de,
nonnced the ex;sterce of shirts and ara
no,r hrourht TOGO 70 faon With a terro,.
which will satisfy Won that II ia not ali
brn,b,,o,n
W;thort sor;rc . word 70 .rv ono T
rasoiuaS ., s,ISS. e. ,,,,sta,.r o. an
costs 7 sl;nnsd down st.;rs Trasdav
n;nI,t fs,y ,,;nutes hafo,s twelve ana
stst;onad ,,ySelf before Tho ,;ct,,rn do
tar,,,;,,sJ - - ,,;o,lS ~ 49,, T e. r.
&C. a.n;ro dsn dronI r,oss =,
w;na and hrac;nc ovsoif aws;tsd
daralo,,r,arts 6ad 80 1ono, - ,,,a;t.
once more felt NV nerves drawn to
tha;,. h;rhost tans;oy h. tha san,,,ohroi
croars fol1o,vod hu ths = 81 to- =
e. ;ron oSa;ns draroad nnar ho,,na,
va,,it nrass.d ,,eS I;,,s torothar and
nv n.;,s ;pto Tho ash nf nv ,,aI,ns. ;oo-
oc}d nh;l,s folloyad Nv tha faa1;nn 81 =
rod hot ;ro,, non nm NV s,;ra Vhar
T hoard tha uords ..Vs ba,,s mt . To-
n Nil, ,c;tb ;, sae,,;no, 70 co,, 70 from, y
rrsvs a Thousand fast dse, 7 could
s,anS - ~ Ionma,. IT a. ,,oad ry,,-s,Is NV.
sta;rs Int could slaen ne moro thpt
NIGHT
fa.roa 70 ton Pos.loor A.
IN. naxt days Tho noSt,,s,. h,,,,,o,ht !
| iatfar from Tientenant he wiz WheJ
sbe read ont 4 nassace- Swing he Mad
fallen and severely sn1,;ped !; mot bro-
ken his ankle.I snnrose INV face tola
them that this accfdent was in soma
wav connected with the ghost for RoSa,
leon began m onest;on me nor would
She accent anv exnlanat;on other tbas
the. t,me1 one,'s 7 Knew from her facI
III at she was satisfied that the ! acc;dsnl
would result in amputation., If not
death Tn fact was 60 d;stranchf
that T firmly. believed that II wor,ld enJ
SO myself
Alter dinner Rosaleen went into thu
sittin U.room took down the n;ctnre
carried ;t pp.stairs and hid II AWAY IN
her trunk. That NIGHT Icenld NOT re-
sist tbe force that imnalled mo onca
more to 90 down stairs At midniobt I
vas by this time SO nerveless and mentr