Eagle River Democrat. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1893-1896, 1895-06-03

/ tired. when suddenly / felt as if
were taken I'D and carried away-fa1
away; and I was made to look at En-
manuel Steinhardt He looked at me
as if he wished me to help him; at his
! feet was Il large wooden box, the lid
! Of which, [ was somehow made to un.
/ derstand, would not close. From the
opening protruded a human hand
| strangely discolored. / awoke all
| trembling. [ put out my hand to make
/ certain | was in my own bed: my
mother was sleeping quietly by me
/ [ tried to dismiss the vision from my
mind-foolish dream / thought it. But
I could sleep no more. In two or three
hours it was daylight, and I arose. I
went about my duties all the day, as
usual; I was busy, and had the i'm
preston of the vision much worn
away when / went to bed in the even
ing-rather early, because / was very
tired. [ had slept not very long, when
again / was as if seized up and whirled
away, again to see Emmanuel Stein
hardt, with something at his feet
again-not now the wooden box, which
was aside, but three packages Of can
vas. Again Emmanuel Steinhardt
looked at me. as if he wished me to
go to him. and again / awoke, all
trembling"
She paused in her story Of the visions,
took her handkerchief and wiped her
damp brow with trembling hand. /
| watched her intently, a sensation Of
creeping excitement and mystery held
me bound to her quiet, but intense re-
cital. She resumed suddenly, without
looking at me.
II slept 10 more that night for
thinking of what / had seen, and SO
saw Emmanuel Steinhardt no more;
I tried to sleep in order that | might,
but I could not. A terrible night to
me it was. But next night / was
sleeping a light disturbed sleep, when
was taken away again to Emmanuel
Steinhardt; this time I knew / was
not in room; there was nj light. He
looked at me across newly-dug spot
of ground, and then turned away I
did not really wake, though I felt
conscious / was in my own bed at tho
same time as I was held where he ha'
left me, close to a wall. After som
time-how long / cannot tell-he came
back with rope. | knew at once
what he as going to do before he had
done it-fasten the rope in an iron
something on the other side of the wall
and pull it over do not know why
/ did not think it impossible for a
single man to pull wall down with a
rope, but / did not. In a little while
he pulled, and the wall fell fiat and
curiously unbroken, covering over the
newly-dug spot and all around it. Then
[ awoke as with the noise, and slept no
more. After that night l saw him
again for several nights, for a dim
! moment or to, at the same place. They
were but glimpses, which, as the nights
passed on, became DINNER and dim
mer, and then ceased together-untll
some weeks ago, when again / was
summoned to face him at that same
place with the fallen wall. He looked
at me earnestly, and then over his
shoulder, at some one whom / did not
see, but who | knew he feared was
watching him. This happened three,
four times, and then no more. There
has been no more yet but what may
be- God only knows. That is all" she
said, with a sigh of relief, turning to
me- "And now, Herr Pastor, you
know what / have had to tell, and you
will not forget your promise to me
you will not set yourself to bring pun
ishment on Emmanuel Steinhardt."
Il shall hold my promise to you,
Fraulein,'' said /, ''as sacred"
''And now she said, you must go
quickly, suppose, to your hotel, and
then to the station"
yes" [ said But there is one
thing. Fraulein, had almost forgotten;
not Of a painful sort.' I made haste to
add: for she had reassumed her eX-
preston OF close endurance and resig
nation. Il came as Herr Steinhardt's
messenger, and I have no message ]
can carry back to him.
She sat down again, took 4 sheet Of
paper from a drawer and wrote i'll the
middle of the page in a small German
hand, few words, which she signed.
When she had written she handed the
paper to me, saying you may read
/ read the words were in German).
Repent, and turn away from your
evil before it is too late
This, enclosed in an envelope and
addressed, put in my pocket for Stein
hardt. There remained now but one
thing for me to do-to say farewell to
Fraulein Haas, the poor, lonely lady,
who still with fond regret cherished
the memory Of the man who was to
me the greatest villain on earth. How
l longed I could do something to cheer
her life, say even some proper word of
comfort and hope But | felt her
spirit dwelt on heights too great for
any commonplace words of conso1a-
ton from me to reach. / therefore
babe her silent farewell. She held
nv hand a moment.
IF anything happens to him. she
said, you will send me WordY
7 answered / would; and the next mo-
ment she was turned away from me,
and the next / was out of the room,
and had seen my last Of Fraulein
Haas.
When I was in the train rushing back
toward England, 1 unexpectedly found
that I was bearing away with me a
pathetic memento of her, and that /
had left her a memento OF myself. /
put my hand into my pocket to find
Birleys letter, but could find only the
following Autographed form, instead.
[ suppose l had taken it from her table
whom I meant To lake IlD the. ipftAl.