Freeland tribune. (Freeland, Pa.) 1888-1921, 1894-08-06

splnal brOuDle. hb present. lueY hG-
tribute it to the stomach-that great
motor and regulator of the body--this
protean disease of thousand forms,
thousand modes OF attack. 1t is
why we are here. l, myself, think it
her nerves. In any case, it is very
sad"
This reminded me OF his own jerk
ing head.
SIT may be hereditary" says I;
"your own nerves are little disturbed,
are they not?"
"Mine?" he answered, TRANQUILITY.
"Not at all; [ have always possessed
the calmest nerves." Then, suddenly,
as if bethinking himself:
''For this" touching his hand, sis
not nerves. but the result OF a shock,
terrible shock that suffered once.
Fancy it, sir; this child of mine has
been buried alive!"
I could find nothing to say; 1 was
dumb with surprise.
eyes" he continued, "buried alive !;
but hear the story; it is not long.
For some time past Juliette had seemed
affected with disordered action Of the
heart. We were finally certain that
the trouble was organic, and feared
the worst. One day it came she was
brought in lifeless-dead. She had
fallen dead while walking in the gar
den. Physicians came in haste, but
nothing could be done. She was
gone. For two days and two nights L
watched beside her myself, and with
my own hands placed her in her coffin,
which followed to tho cemetery and
saw placed in the family vault. This
was in the country, in the province
of Lorraine.
SIT had been my wish, too, that she
should be buried IN her jewels, brace
let's, necklace and rings, all presents
that had given her, and in her first
ball dress. You can imagine, sir, the
state of my heart III returning home.
She was all that I had left; my wife
lad been dead for many years. re-
turned, in truth, half mad, shut my
self alone in my room and fell into my
chair dazed, unable to move, merely
| miserable, breathing wreck.
''Soon my old valet, Prosper, who
nad helped me place Julietts in her
coffin and lay her away for her last
sleep, came in noiselessly to see if he
could not induce me to eat. shook
ny head, answered nothing. He per-
sisted.
"'Monsieur is wrong; this will make
aim i'll. Will monsieur allow me,
ihen, to put him to beds"
"'No, no. [ answered. LGt me
alone
''He yielded and withdrew.
CHOW many hours passed do not
know. What a night! What night !!
It was very cold; my fire OF logs had
long since burned ont in the great
fireplace; and the wind, wintry
blast, charged with an icy frost,
howled and screamed about the house
and strained at my windows with u
,uriously sinister sound.
'Long hours, / say, rolled by.
sat still where had fallen, prostrated,
overwhelmed; my eyes wide open,
out my body strengthless, dead; my
soul drowned in despair. Suddenly
the great bell gave loud peal.
81 gave such leap that my chair
cracked under me. The slow, solemn
sound rang through the empty house.
[ looked at the clock.
''It was two in tine morning. Who
could be coming at such an hour?
"Twice again the bell pulled sharp
". The servants would never answer,
perhaps never hear it. L took up u
candle and made my way to the door.
was about to demand:
"'WhO is there' but, ashamed of
the weakness, nerved myself and drew
pack the bolts. My heart throbbed,
my pulse beat, 7 threw back the panel
orusquely, and there, in the darkness,
saw shape like phantom, dressed
IN white.
81 recoiled, spocchloss with anguish,
;tammering:
'Who-who are you?'
ga voice answered:
i" 1T is [, father
"It was my child, Juliette.
"Truly, 1 thought myself mad.
'hudGered, shrinking backward before
The spectre as it advanced, gesticulat-
ng with my hand to ward off the ap-
partition. 1t is that gesture which
nas never left me.
"Again the phantom spoke:
" Father, father See, l am not
lead. Some one came to rob me OF
ny iowels-they cut off my finger
ihe-the flowing blood revived me-
''And 1 saw then that she was COW
cred with blood. 1 fell to my knees
painting, sobbing, laughing, all in one.
As soon as regained ray senses, but
still so bewildered [ scarcely compra-
aended the happiness that had como
20 me, took her in my arms, carried
ler to my room and rang frantically
'or Prosper TO rekindlo the fire, bring
warm drink for her and go for the
loctor.
"He came running, entered, gazed
moment at my daughter in the
chair, gave a gasp of fright and hor.
:or and fell back-dead.
"It was he who had opened the