The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1895-03-03

the collins of ali the PescheIH who had
died in 900 years, and the air was
heavy and sitting. And he took the I
lamp and walked round the vault,
which was Of circular form, and he
perceived one coffin standing upright
against the wall Of the Yault. as
though there had been no room for It
on the shelves. Then he sat down
again, and being weary, leaned his
head against the wall and soon slept.
FOR a man whose conscience is easy
ana whose head has sense in it may
chamber. Yet the air of the vault OPP
pressed him, and he slept but lightly
ana uneaSily. And if q proof be needed
how legends gather round the counts
name, [ have heard many wonderful
stories Of what happened to him in the
Peschelti, how they told him things
Whlch 1t is not given to men to know,
and how certain beautiful lady, who
| mad been dead 900 years, having been
slain by her husband in jealous rage
came forth from her coffin With her
halr all disheVelled and great wound
yet bleeding in her bosom, and sang
lou. sweet, wild love song to him
| as he lay. and would not leave him,
though he babe her soul rest I'm the
! name Of Christ and the saints. But
that any of these things happened [
I Nv AAOI UCIICtC.
/ 1t was late when the count aWoke.
and the lamp had burned out, so that
the vault was utterly dark And as
the count reused himself o sound,
strange in the place. fell on his ear,
for a man talked, and his talk was
| not Such as one uses who speaks his
own musings aloud to himself when he
/ is alone q trick men come by who live
soitarJ), but he seemed to question
/ others and to answer them, saying,
! AYE" and no" and 'talaS, sweet
FRIEND" and so forth, all in a, low,
/ even voice, and now and again he
would sigh, and once he laughed bit
/ terly. Then the count raised his
voice, saying, "Wbo is there?" And
| the other voice answered. (Which of
you speaks? The tones are not known
TO me- Yet I know all the Peschelti
! who are here And Antonio
answered, II am not of the PescheIH
tonic of Monte VeIluto." And on this
/ a cry came from the darkness OF a
man greatly troubled and alarmed,
and after that there was silence for
space. And Antonio said. ''There is
naught to fear. [ seek to save myself
not to hurt another, But how do you.
! q living man, come TO be in this vault
and with whom do you speak?"
| Then came the sound Of steel strik-
! ing on a flint. ana presently spark.
and torch was lighted; and An9onio
/ beheld before him il the glow Of the
torch the figure of "a man who crouched
| on the floor of the vault over against
him. his hair was long and tangled,
his beard grew to his waist and he
was naked save for cloth about his
loins; and his eyes cleaned dark and
I wild as he gazed on Antonio in SEEM
ing fright and bewilderment Then
the count, knowing that q man col
lects his thoughts while another
speaks, told the man who he was and
how he came there, and because the
mans eyes still Wondered) how that
he was an outlaw these three years
and more because he would not bow
| to the dukes will. and when he had
told all he ceased. Then the man came
the torch TO his face, scanned his face,
saying, Surely, he is alive" And
again he was silent, but after while
he spoke
"For twenty and three years. he
said. I have dWelt here anoneg The
3adead; and to the dead talk. and they
are my friends and companions g1or
I hear their voices and they move out
and greet me; yet now they are silent
and still because you are here
! But how can you live here?" cried
Antonio. For you must starVe for
! lack of food and come near to 5uffo-
! cation in the air of this vault
The man set his hand to his brow
/ ana frOWned and said sadly.
Indeed, have forgotten much. yet
I I rem ember certain night when the
devil came into me. ana in black fury
| and Jealousy lay wait by the door Of
the room where my wife was. and We
had been welded but a few months.