The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-08-14

go bshins. FOR that feasoh We
went Ga returning from one OF
these excursions. l dia not care TO go at
once into tho home circle. ] preferred lei
fiLg the home atmosphere cool down till
next morning. Accordingly would creep
into the Office and use that sofa as bed
One day there had been a fight in the
village while ! was out fishing one man
had Killed anothe- with a bowie knife.
The corpse had been stripped 20 the waist
and laid out on the floor Of the little office
ready for the inquest next morning. Late
at night / came IN. Ignorant Of what had
occurred I Crept 10 tho sofa and was
Ist sinking into the deep. sweet sleep
which Is the reward Of honest toll. when
a strange feeling came over me as I
thought / saw some uncanny object on
the floor. I first resolved 10 feel IL. but
concluded would wait. Just beyond IL
were some squares % Moonlight on the
floor and decided TO wait till the noon
light crept along q where the thing lay
Only those who have waited for the
moon az midnight knows how slow Il H.
A. last there lay a pallid human hand in
the ghostiy HIGHT. I tried 20 turn over and
count a thousand tili the moon should re-
veal ~haf I knew now was there, bat I
cot no further than seventy-flVe. After
What seemed an inferminahie time The
white. muscular arm. then the rigid set
face. then the body with the knife wound
on the left breast came into view. I went
away from there. Do not mean 20 imply
that left hurriediy. ! simply went I
wsnt through the window I took the
fssh along with me I dif not have any
s.erlei use for the sash. bat under the
Circumstances ~ Vas easier 90 take a
than n was - leave g.
''Now. o. planning ny great lecture on
morals I mean 80 Introduce this story 90
Illustrate TIE priucipfe that early IN Hfe
= f.afH. a.
isutfafions BE should know fust exactly
boz brave hr n. how Far he can rriv on
hia onurarr before Pc "a compelled 20 be-
81 - use hts dis.rc.ion~
II similar vein fhe lecturer gave the
story 81 Che huek.ng horse from hls
'EcuEhlnr rs" which he valf ne proposes
- uHe in h's great I. fure ''tn show that
We should - cafefui how W make ihe
nequatr'anes az strangers" Then b. shot
od ~ merry tangent 60 say that Mount
Rainier had been pursuing this roifev
toward hifn during this his FIRST VISIT. To
Illustrate the moral that conclusions mus,
not De drawn hastily. ~ gave the story ~
the preacher ipnE haptiEmal harangte
over whaf hr supposed 20 De- a boy baby
WI The name 20 Mar Ann was announced
IN much thr same tone followed the story
% grandfather and the ram. and OF rfo-
anf iiuckleherry tian WHOM these two
worihies we're running away ard OF Ny
frst thcf,"
Leaving this Hypothetical lecture n,
morals Mr. Clemens was proceeding 20
Eive the substance OF hts famous ESSAY on
tho German language. when a rough voice
from the gallery cried uut: ''Haf Won
been 20 Heidelberg Yes retortea ne
lecturer. with ready wit. Il studied Gar-
man there. and I learned many other
th'nT there also, among them how 90 drink
heef,' The Q1estioner snbsided
As conclusion. Mr. Clemens rave hts
famous ghost story. II was the strongest
piece given hy him. or rather he gave n
most strongly, and when the unexpeetcH
deHouement was reached there was r,ar,
q sudden Jump among those who had
been betrayed into hresthiess expe.ta-t.,-
through the weird magic OF the well.tola
dialect story
As mark or honor Mr.. Clemens was
called before the curtain. and In rrSro,ss
ne save The Stammerer' in mirth- PRO.
voling style
Among those who occupied boxes we've
the members of the forfeit Concert conn
panF Who appear at the Seatti. ths.ter
on saturday might Nafot Pond so.4ks
IN tire highest tosms of this con,pat4r
Miss Torbctt being fn face. a r~oteea ~
his his fist acquaintance with her datIr..
FROM her membership in I2oschcr's church