Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1886-07-15
SECoNDSIGITr

ALWAYS continue to have much interest
for readers and even TO the most practic-
ally minded persons. Here is one which
seems to us 20 have peculiarly strange
character touching upon what aucients
and m0derus have alike termed second
sight
In former times the Forest of Senart
had bad name. One fine summers
NIGHT in 799 the diligence, going from
Paris to Meluu, entered a great avenue of
oaks which traversed the whole length Of
the forest oaks centuries old and so
vigorous of foliage that the road beneath
them remained enyeloped in darkness
gAs back and forward compartments of
tine vehicle were full: .Aero were Only two
Travellers, however. III the interior ana on
the outside sat q country tenor, singing
with the whole force of his lungs
roudeau at that time greatly in vogue
.Tu Belle Arseune." Under such circum-
stances there did not seem to be any dan
ger for anybody, and the driver kept his
horses at a walk.
But on reaching Corboil he whipped up
his animals and drove them into the old
sleeping town at a rafting pace they
shook the pavement. They halted at the
relay station, and all the passengers got
ont al the invitation of tho driver who
was ylad enough of the chance TO get
drink Then they began to look around
no each other, to yawn, and to count up
how many were i'm the party.
"Wel this is very queer.' cried the
driver "Whege ON earth are my two i'm
side passengers gone ~
"Dout bother yocrsclf, old boy said
t.s tenor. .vour two PASSENGERS Will tirp
III n. right somewhere. the wolves haven't
.,tan t4arn.
.p.rbIau," rotorted "a notary who was
,r.nf tia. passpupers 81 don't think if
f4.,, worry. certain fbey will turp mn. Just
before we reached The forest leaned
oy.r 10 their door to offer them n pinch
of -urT"
Vbay waited and waited in vain. The
conductor fretted. the voyagers beran to
Ia.e ratence -still nobody came. After
~ h1ur,4 waiting the pnsseugers had 40
nrooeea ppon their way without seeing or
hearing anything of the two persons who
had disappeared in so mysterious a man
uer
Some DAVIS after this incident M. Nehul.
professor. at the conservatoire. was
notified hv the police that mis- Oldest and
hest friend NJ had never been seen
-iuce the evening he had taken the dill
renee for AIelun. in the Cour DIES Mesa.
gerfes. The news caused great pain to
Tie Industrious maestro, and he at once
took an po-- bile measures to have his
friend found. alive or dead These efforts .
proved altoqether fruitless. The extra f..
ordinary circumstances Of this dis /
appearance impressed the artist very
strongly: he thought and spoke of I.
nothing else. and his grief left him sleep /
IA. m lost his annette. and his health /.
wa- considerably affected
Oneairbt. white tossing feverishly i'm .
his bed frving TO sleepin vain, he heard I
the clock of ST. Roache Church. near.
where he lived. strike O'Clock. The
moou.r ht. entering between the shutters
which Afehul always left half-open, SO
That he MIGHT he. better able to get up
cq-lr Glled fine room with fantastic .
radiance. Just then the musician saw. 7
,.,,ite.ol... 4, ,isl,o1. j small brronbackad
..,.,, Mi. /. ,.or, farooio,,s co7rtenorcc
,rr.., ,,a. bol3ig,, !, his I,Dg clencbed
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