Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1888-06-08

same strange state Of body and mind ns
previously described This time he was sit
ting in another part OF the room. After
watching him for n minute or two and lust
as was making mp my mind to arouse him
| and scold him thoroughly for his folly he
sprang 10 his feet, ami shouting, LET her
gel Loose her. 1 saym RUSHED violently
ac-osS the rooru-so violently that | had
barely time 10 interpose and proven; him
! from coming, into contact with the opposite
, wall
Upon returning 10 his senses ne told me.
I with greet excitement, that be had again
! seen Madeline; moreover, this time he had
| seen man with her-a man who had placed
his hand upon her wrist and kept it there;
and so, according to CarriStons wild rca-
soriny, became, ON account of tho contact
! visible 10 him.
He told Inc he had watched them for some
moments, until tine man, tightening his grip
/ on the girls arm, enJeaVored, he thouS hit.
/ to lead her or induce her TO follow him some
I Where. At this june. ure. unaware that no
I was gazing n n vision, lie had rushed to her
as 'istGnce in the frantic way l have de-
scrib,d; then he cwoka.
! lie also To d mo he had studied the mans
| features and general appearance most care
! fully with view TO future recognition. All
/ these ridiculous statements were made rs ne
made the former ones with the air # one
re ating simple, und, niable facts-one speak
| ing the plain unyarnished truth and ex-
/ pectIng full credence 10 be given 10 his
words
1t was too absurd too sad! 1t was evident
I t. me that the barrier between his hallucina-
/ lions dreams, visions, or Whatever he chose
to call them, and pure insanity, was now n
| very slight and fragile ono. But befora /
! gave his case up Us hopeless determined to
make another strong appeal TO his common
sense. told him OF bus cousins visit 10 ms
of his intentions and proposition. l beg
/ ged him to consider what ccnse ouences his
extraordinary bel efs and extravaganza ac-
| tions must eventually entail. he listened
attentvely aud calmly.
You see now" he said, show right was
/ in attributiDg all this to Ralph Carriston-
! how right was TO come to you, n doctor of
standing, who can vouch for my sanity"
"Vouch frr your sanity How can when
| you sit here and talk such ar.ant nonsense,
and expect mo to believe it'll When you iump
! fr'm your char and rush madly at some
| vi ionary foel Sane as you may he in all
| else any evidence / could give in your favor
| must break down in croSS-exnmiuation il an
| III ling of these things got about. Como,
/ CarriSJon, be reasonable, and prove your
| sanity b. setting about this search for Miss
| Rowan in proper way"
lie made no reply, but walked 10 and
! down the room apparently in deep thought.
| Ny words seemed to have had no effect upon
/ him. Presently hs seated himself; and as
! If to avoid returning to the argument. drew
4 book Mt hazard from my shelves and began
| to read. He opened the volume at random,
but after reading few lines seemed struck
/ by something that met his eyes, and I'm "A
! few minutes was deeply immersed in the
| contents OF the book. i glanced Mt il to see
what had So awakened his interest. By n
curious fatality ne had chosen book the
very worst for hIm in his present frame of
nind-Gilchrist'S recently published life of
William Blake. that ma terly memoir of n
man who was on certain points a mad as
| Carriston himself. was about to remon-
! strate, when lie laid down the volume and
| turned to me.
Marley, tie painter" he sad, twas O
/ firm believer in Blake's visions"
'Varley was bigger fool than Blake" !
retorted Fancy his sitting down and
! watching his clever hut mad friend draw
| spectral heads and believing them to be gen
! uine portraits o. dead kings whose forms
| corcescended TO appear to B,al,5l -
A sudden thought seemed to strike Carris
ton. VIII you give me some paper and
chalkP Le asked. Upon being furnished
with these materials he seated himself az tho
table and began 10 draw. At least q dozen
times he sketched, with his usual rapidity,
some object or another, aud a dozen times,
after a moments consideration, threw each
sketch aside with an air of disappointment.
and began fro5h one. AT last one of his
attempts seemed to come up to his require
Insnts. Il have 1t now, eXactlyW lie cried,
with joy, even triumph, in his voice He
spent SOME time in putting fins hing touches
10 the successful sk etch, then he handed me
the paTer.
THAT is the man l saw Just now with
Madeline he said. when I find him.
shall ind her" lie spoke With all sincerity
and conviction l looked at the paper with,
! am bound to say, @ great amount OF
curiosity.
No matter from hat visionary source
GARRISON had drawn his inspiration, his
sketch was vigorous and natural enough /
have already mentioned his wonderful
power Of drawing port rats from memory,
so was willing to grant that he might have
! reproduced the outline Of some face which
! hs1d somewhere struck him. Yet why should
| 1t have been this onol His drawing repre-
| sented tho tEree-quartor face OF q man-an
| ordinary man-appaTenuy between 80 and
| % years OF age. lt was n coarse-featured
| ill-favoTed face, with ragged ruff of hair
round the chin. IL was not the face of a
/ gentleman, nor sven the face Of a gently
\ nurtured man, and the artist, by few cum
ming strokes, had mads IL wear a crafty and
| sullen look The sketch, as / write this lies
| before me, 50 that 1 am not speaking from
| memory.
/ Now there are some portraits Of which.
| without having seen the original, we say,
/ what splendid licensees thoss must boln
1t was so with Carriston'5 sketch. Looking
/ at u You fe.t sure IL was exactly like the
\ man whom il was intended 20 represent so
\ that, with the certain amount Of art knowl-
| edge which an at least supposed TO Dos
soss Il was hard for me, after examining
| tue drawing and recognizing tho true
/ artists tCucn in every line, to bring myself
/ 70 accept the fact that ~ was but the out
/ come Of diseased imagination A. A. this
very moment l glance at that dra wing 1
scarcely blame myself for the question that
! family frames itself in my innermost heart
1 Could 30 b. po-Sible-could there bo in GER
\ tain organizations powers not yet known,
\ not yet properly nvsstizatedi'
hy thought-supposing such a thought
/ vas ever there-wHs not discouraged by
/ Garrison. who, speaking as II his faith i'm
I tho tOdi'y existence % the man " hose nor
trait lay ia my hand was unassailatIe. said
F ~ noticed ttat his general appearance
was that o.. q countryInan, an English pens
/ ant, SO in the country ! she'll find my love.
/ Moreover, 10 will Dc oasy o. identify the man.
as TIE top joint ,s missing from the middle
finger ~ his right hnnl "A 80 lay on Mrd,-
. lines arm / MOI c'i that
argued With him no mors. I feIt Tint