Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1889-10-19

in order. and wishing that my dear
ones should be no witnesses of my
desth, l have been roaming about the
streets to NEE, it there"
".Alone?" Queried the wondering
surgeon.
''I-hope So" said the latter, shud-
dering.
BE guided by ME-" said the sur
geon, earnestly, Return 70 your
home and forget sill about this myS-
terious compSc, You fancy yoa have
made"
His companion shook his hesd and
turned - the &Noc.
"Acs you Snjrl u cNsu about in the
log AGAIN. asSAi No>iyn
"Uale>S YOU viii lei me stsy aero"
said the ojAe,, SaaciaS $, him visit
h,lly. Yea aN -, ae@vouss-yo0
10 not tAjaS <AS1 &Se"
"Yoa vii Sic a. teSStit wa die ST
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Ca>ey He-AN~'a$ --2- ma ENANl'
casting oe.iAlr uneasy -A227s i1io
The dark cvr2e-s c: TIE @@NI Ills
pipe Ee1; out; the 1~ 2l-1i -ov. aI1,
seen through the hA-e Q: tCE sad
smoke, the mo..ol.ess figure IN tie
chair seemed sudden! 70 .ooI large
in IRON, o. him and then TO De almos.
obscured by darkness
For a few seconds !. seemed his eyes
closed. When he opened them tho
fire was out, and the figure in from, OF
him still sat in the chair. though its
head had now fallen on its breast.
Full OF a horrible fear. he glanced
hurriedly at the clock and saw that it
was Just upon the stroke of four. then
he sprang to the side Of his guest and
seized the wrist nearest to him. As
he did 50, he started back with a wild
cry of horror, for some slippery thing,
darling swiftly between his feet, van
ished In the gloom of a neighboring
corner.
Ere he could recover himself, the
mar in front OF him stirred uneasily,
and rising unsteadily to his feet, gazed
stupidity at him. whats the mat
ter?" he asked at length, in dazed
tones.
MATTER" shouted the still trem-
bling surgeon. "Why, it's four hours
past midnight, and you are alive and
we'll"
With a violent start, rs he remem
bered his position, the stranger glanced
at the mantel-shelf. -Four o'clockm
said he, -four o'clock! Thank God,
there was no compact" Then another
fear possessed him: ''Is it's thu
clock right"
ITO the minute" said the surgeon,
standing gravely by with averted
head, as his visitor, needless of his
presence, fell upon his knees and
buried his face in his hands.
As he rose to his feet, the old church
clock slowly struck the hour of four,
appearing to both the listeners to do
SC with an emphasis as unusual as IL
was welcome AS the iast stroke
sounded the stranger VINO could even
0 haroly rea'ize MS posltlon' threw
up the wlhuow ana EXTENDED MS mead
II fos a disappeared the AIR was
crisp n clear n the distant rum
bling OF the early market-carts, be-
tokened the beginning OF another day
chow came to sleep'' he inquired
closing the window and turning to the
SilrUapn