The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1895-06-27
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Ahu ituEticT ny wv NNtcrAIuc,
1t waa no moro than m hour aitor
day whom ! wa, surprised by tho com.
Ing OF tho young man Philip Standsllold
to my chamber door. Ito came In with.
out knocking and leaned upon tho bed.
foot. Thoro he woopcd and cried. and
though ! cannot say tina. | had amy
opinion OF his qualities boIorc, l wai
somewhat Affected by his penitpnco.
Indeed, | conld not but suppose That,
oven thus late, my words OF rcbuko had
takcn elect upon tho hardened and In.
durato heart OF this hpinous sinner.
With this comforting thought upon
me, l asked OF him whom tho grace of
repentance had been given to him, and
told him that | had had n vision dur.
Ing tho night OF dcmons that hud
wrosilod for his soul, but which by my
wa,chtulnoss and prayorhad ilod away,
baillsd and vanqutshod. For very
clearly l saw the moaning Of II all now.
! had Of n surety been sont TO tho New
Milna to deliver the soul OF this young
man.
At last Philip S.andsdeld ceased his
signing and grieving, and l looked for
somo words Of grace. But lio said:
ALAS! Mr.. Boil, Sir James, my dear
father, has loft his chamber during tho
night and wandered abroad. 20 that we
fear he has done himself II mischief"
But comiorted him saying that belize
Sir James had been disturbed by tho
same noise Of demons which l had
heard, and had cono abroad 10 SEQ moro
OF them, oven rs / had dono myself.
At this Philip looked somewhat
strangely at me. and SO went his way
for that ,imc, so that l was loft alone.
Then l dressed Inc In my bestermost
clothes, being tho Sabbath day, and
went down stairs TO 20 abroad. Az /
passed through tho cato aud went along
tho causcway that leads to tho manu-
factory, one came running to say that
they had found Sir James lying frozen
in tho water with his face down, and all
tho breath gone out OF his body.
Thither | hasted with great lamont for
my kind friend and patron. remember.
ing all his kindness and hospitality to
mo in past days, and sricSed TO think
that all was at nm end.
When l got to the place there was al.
ready n great crowd. and Philip Stands.
field standing by ordering them TO have
him taken out. Sir Jane, lay with his
face down, frozen in firmly on either
side, with !it,lc on, but 4 great thick
coat OF blue done about him. And when
they drew him 10 the side, he lay on the
bank SO dismal a sight to behold tina,
my heart blcd for him, and my tears
ran freely down upon the ground.
At this moment | got n sudden sur.
prise, for "a it had been the thought OF
adcmon Philip Standstield canc and
caught mo by the sleeve, crying out.
Here stands the murderer OF my
father. lie it was that enticei him
hither, and hath, for his own wicked
cnds. choked and worried him to death
and flung him into tho %rive.!"
Then certain that were in Phillips
faction, George Johnston, whom Iheard
them call ",he devils tailor" and one
Nichols. came and caught me, pushing
me rudcly. and irving tho good black
clothes oil my back, crying out all the
while, ut is the murderer! 1t is the
murderer, See his coun.enanco! lie
cannot End speech 10 deny it,"
And OF n verify speech had departed
from mo, as we'll it might from one tina,
is suddenly accused OF the death OF his
best friend. from whom hc parted in all
love and anity only the night before.
So they hauled mo along the path,
and making me touch the body they
declared that blood came from it, which
was maniiestly false. for none was 10 be
seen, save where the glass OF the win.
dow had cut my own hand in returning
during tho night. Is
at is Gods ordinary mode o; dis.
covering crime" said Philip Stands
field, and he wiped his own hands on
his sleeve, for he had been standing
beside me.
So they took me. along with the body
Of my late beloved i,iond, into the wauk.