Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-11-26
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A & Tzorribl e Story with q Most
stTsssi11g End. ~ II

Perhaps j am more sensitive to the
horrible than most Of my fellow en- =
am, in fact, N 0re easily wrought upon.
AT Ill ertnts / have fancieI that at
times, when / have been teIiing this
" experience Gimme, Icould detect GER
1 tain indications that some of my
], hearers were Of. that opinion; but l
I have not yet SO far failed in charity as
4 to wish anysof these scoifers put to a
similar test. 5 ,sss a.. :.s y
had run over to Paris, had spenta
couple ofweeks in that bright city and
was Oh my way homo again. ! took q
night tram from Dover to london. and
y in the compartment which occupied
there was but one other passenger-a
sharp, intelligent-looking man, with a
]. very grave face. We got into CONVEX
sation after travelling more than half
the distance in that silence which is in
variably adopted by Englishmen when
they meet. After discussing general
subjects, a remark Of my companions
led me to say that he seemed to have
! had very wide experience, and among
nearly all classes Of society.
Eyes" he answered, slowly and with
q marked hesitation. Yes, lam All
undertaken. I have had good deal of
experience and have had my share, I
think, of remarkable adventures. /
never take this ride from Dover to
London withouta very painful recol-
lection Of ono SUCH
We had Still nearly q half-hour's
ride before us, and his manner, as we'll
as his words, reused my interest.
%,.Do Won care to tell it," asked
A quick involuntary shudder gave
to his voice !. slight tremor, as he an
swered: II wish I could keep from
thinking Of it, but ] might as we'll tell
it as sit here quaking in silence over
the awful memory Of it, He paused
a moment, drew a long shuddering
breath, and then commenced:
"a little over year ago what am
:, about to relate happened to me. / had
established avery good business, chief Y
among the upper class of trades-people
---though, OF course, did not decline
any call upon me that promised a rea-
sonable profit. l received one day 8
telegruphic dispatch from Paris. asking
me to take charge Of dead body that
was to be sent from Paris to London for
burial. | was to meet it at Dover on
the arrival of the night boat from
Calais, and make all the arrangements
for it's further transportation by rail,
and I was referred to a well-known
, banker as security for my expenses.
This looked like good business, so
lostno time in getting the necessary
permits, and went to Dover in the ev.
eniug l had some details 50 attend
to there, in order that every thing
might be in readiness, and no time los
after the boat arrived. Then l hat
nothing to do but wait. art up read
ing to keep myself awake.
lit was Il beautiful, still night, il
the late fall, with an almost full moon
Trelnember. and the boat got in K
time. J received the box containing
the body and saw it placed in one o
the luggage vans of the train, and il
due course arrived with it at Victori:
Station. One Of my wagons was there
j.. waiting to take the body to my place
where1 was instructed to keep it unit
/ the next morning, when the prope
parties would call to make arrange
4 ments about the burial. So far, o
e: S. course, there was nothing specially re
!, markable about the atfair. It is lit
/ tie unusual in such cnses hot to. fin,
some one corrected with the Geceasc
accompanying the body, but I hardl,
W. gave that matter II second thought
had no doubt but that the right person
would appear later in the day. Whe
#5 I got to my shop it still lacked abou
\ two hours of daylight and as felt n
; slight responsibility ], didn't think c
4 going home, but made myself rs con-
Portable as possible in my office for tn
= mind thas all the sleep had secure
g5 was a broken, uneasy slumber on tn
E Journey from Dover to London an
when I went to sleepin my chair, afte
stirring the fire into blaze, sle{
very sound]y-yery soundly, that il
T. for awhile, for It was still dark when
woke up in sudden and startlin
way. % = IA ~,
~ Have you ever wondered" tn
undertaken asked, turning his eyes flu
upon mine for the first time since h
had begun his story, ''w.hat mysterio,
iniluencethat is which makes you te
another presence in tho same room
yourself, though you hear no one an
see no one? It's a>quecr foefingtat AT
time, butt don't know of any occasie
when it can seem more queer and aWf
~ than when it comes to man locked u
in the dead Of night with nothing b.
black plumes and grave-ciothos an
$b pals and collins about him. =. :. !.
Hc turned his eyes to the floor agn
s aav.f Vt,,At "
a own flesh ii the brief and omino
lower voice. -. @+.-,- -. I,
u. III hat was the feeling had when
d n suddenly woke from sound sleep to +,
consciousness with chilling shudd
of horror, I was sitting before the II,
/ ii place, with my back t., the door I'll
led from the Office to the Shop. LII;
q. |pirposely left the door ajar, The ii
had died down to a duh glow and
3 seemed to ms that y breath from t
Arctic zone had penetrated the roo,
3s III car not describe the kind OF cold
4 ,sl%, was. Myvery bones seemed to be ie
dn,l tjiesl 4 Jet that 1,rcse,sce,.n' s 5..
The undertaken seemed terribly afet
4 cd cs-en now by his recollections Of tt
night. Ii was i'm possible to resist t
ri lin faction and my own fieshWas cree
.5s Ing ii u very. n.comf ortabse way.
sss niis,ir q strong e Il 'ort to recover hims
2ss u aasl ", steady His voice. but ia spite
All Il sss:,,,hled with ;sll evrr-tlecpeni
u tssrrpsr IS he went OIL. curd ling my "
l:s'osl Il 81 sympathy
.'..I had turned ont Tie gas whe1