The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1890-01-02

T. their M ,dnight haunt Crossing himsel
= ia fear. be ,rotted from The church a.
briskly as bis legs could carry bin, utter
.s ing as he fed prayer to the saints fcI
ie protection
10 The air Of ,be sol, spring morning floa,'
IT Q | in ilrlush the opened door and dispc'
81 led the weird isncies of the night Aimee
" laughed aloud. The ringing, iyou'
q sound echoed from the mus,y walls, aud
,s the msa beside her opened bis eyes and
il looked al her with hewildered gaze. A
smile broke over bis face as il in symps
II thy with ber laughter. aud The effect was
! as When the sun breaks through gloomy
Q clouds.
y Madam, he said will you kindly tell
me where am. aud how | came in this
$ plsce with your
e Who you are, cannot rightly tell you,
b responded Aimee, aud how you came here
| can answer you no better
The young man brushed his hand
I across his forehead and sat awhile in per-
E picked thought
Strange. be said at last the night seems
to have been long one and to have bad
; troubled dreams.
Perhaps, il you we're to tell me your
name and how you came here. il might
! help us to solution OF the difficulty, be
, said after pause, while Aimee was try
iug to think how she could best explain
the situation to the stranger
/ am Aimae Aucassin, she replied gently
TO his question, the ward OF Mr.. Mallocb.
My fathers ward he exclaimed, look
ing at Der with suspicion. | have never
seen yon or heard your namel
l think you have been i'll, replied Aimee
sootbiugly; do not try to think about /,
now. Come, we will go home, and it shall
be explained by and by.
Passively he arose and allowed her TO
lead him from the church, his brain whirl |
ing with elusive thoughts as they proceed |
ed out into the fresh spring day. Tn,
/ bIus tWiitCftu ONtt tHEii utsb III |
the hedge rows. and the sweet odor of the
budding spring filled all the air with per.
fume.
| | feel; said Amee's companion. dream
| lily, like e-one wbo!has been dead aud who
| has been buried under tue brown earth.
while Aimee, fearing a relapse into his
Itttnp bagtapal nj fasm n.l |
With gentle force,
They passed at length through the alley
that led through the grounds, and the
shaggy watchdog came, stretching himself
lazily, to meet his Young mistress, hut
stopped suddenly. smiling the air with
animation Then he threw bis head back
and with sharp bark dashed frantical!y
forward, throwing himself upon the stran
ger with every manifestation Of canine
delight.
There, that will do. old fellow, one
would suppose that you had not seen me
10 five years, said the young man. and the
dog, rushing before, as il knowing that
he was the bearer Of good tidings, preci
pitaied himself against Mr. Mallock's door
with such yelps and scratchings that Mr.
Mallock hurried out in CONSERVATION to !
see what was the cause of the disturb
ance.
Ernest, he cried staggering back against !,
the door, can it be you Etnest2 i
MaIlnoL p,n,loI I - Iou |
been indulging in little sleep walking
be said and this young lady, who tells me J,
that she is your ward, has brought me !,
home
Overcome by the exertion OF the walk,
he had nearly fallen to the ground, and
Aimee ordered the servants who had gath.
cred around to carry bin to their masters
room.
The surgeon who was telegraphed from
London arrived before Ernest was restor
cd to consciousness He brough with him /,
a colleague. The chief physician shook :,
his head gravely over the condition OF the A,
patient, and the colleague, after an inter- :,
rogstory glance at his superior. shook his h,
head also, after which they signed to Mr.. :,
Millock TO withdraw to another rot m, g,
where, after some further consideration
of the patients condition they joined !.
lim. 81
When Aimee had told the story OF the :.
previous night, in the pres snce Of those
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~ exclamation Of Joy, took down with 81
trembling hand from the book shelves a a
worn volume, aud opening it at a certain
page read from the text a certain para
graph:
Febrie diseases often weaken the mind,
,nt such patients commonly recover the y,
manifestations 10 proportion as their health II
eiurns. Sometimes tho impedment OF "a
he manifestations OF mental powers las's
or life. 10 such cases organic changes "a
AXE place in the brain, such as serion 20
fusion, adbesiops by pseudo membranes le
urgescence Of the blood vessels and 9th n
Z infiammatory dia,heses. The case il
tied Of one Pierre Mabillioo, who, hay- N,
ng been pronounced incurable, was re- al
,ored to bis sound mind aud reason sole
: by the influence OF music. 40
Mr. Msllock paused . moment when be vi
sd finished reading this passage and a
losed the book. still keeping bis thumb n,
nd forefnger in the place. ai
Bot, nv dear sir. began the chief sur ap
con, aud. Ny dear sir ntefpolated the or
ssistsnt surgeon. lat Mr., Mallock silenc .ns
! them With gesture. ha
Ny dear child. be sail. tuning 10
imee, you have given me back my son.
] 4 ny siiiitn1e 10 you ean never he cat
expressed. we
Listen, be coDiiunrl tarning 10 the oui
.na faf{. a., a. E4at So, el.nsa a. :