The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1900-01-05
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On tne otn OF november, i'9o "a day
marked IN Exeter, England by riot ana
conIusion)' MISS H., lady OF that city
went TO pay an evening Visit 10 the
pisnops ranily at the palace; one re-
niaiheo rather iater than usuai' anu ieie
uneasy at ,he ,housht Vi returning none
on Iool 'nroush the streets' wn,cn wele
.io"ceu Win utu,iNrh peopie
ru e An au t,
S.e .neie,o'e ie4uesoeu 'iio' se' ,aI
.uisnt pe sen. 10 iet her pass .nfvusn
.ne ca,heurai py private passage WHICH
Was always leiI open uh,ii ia,e ncul,
.ninAiIs .hat sue couiu cross Tue aisle
inlo ialie ana thus aVoid the ahnoyance
'nT n, ~ niucn '.reaueu.
me sersah. a.lenueu r her 70 the el
en anu i1'uIneu' n siea' eio,N
ehiineu ~ cioch as sue passeu nasuiy
70 tne opposi.e uoor' which WI, sue was
startie1 70 see eioseu' sun more 80 70
nnu II parreu anu ioeheu'
Sne proceeaed 10 the gates "nicn CLOS
ca the sue aisie rom ihe OPPOSITE choir'
.ney were uiso iasleueu, @ anu sue saw
uiliiy uae rerspeeu,e VI lIe ga m, a.
unoccupieu w any huiiiin peins' .ne
velsS,s' ease. " ehJo9 tneir snaie " ene
night iestiVity' hau smut up tne cnurcu
unusually carry. Ierrined at her un-
pleasant situation' MISS Il. nastened pack
70 tne pishops pr,vate door WIN tne
,eepie .ope Una. .ne seIsanl nnsn. sun
oe witnn ne'rins' ou., tnoush sue maue
srea. enorls " can a,'en'ion' eney "el0
1rui,iess' anu ihueeo' .aolhen. re-
nee'ion upon .ne ions SUI: % unuseg
passed througn cohVinceu her lnae al
Iexpectaton OF assistance from tnat quar-
ter was IN VAN. AFTER an interval OF
ooupt' terror ana uistress she seated ner-
ser opposite Tue ooor anu enueavoreu 70
compose herseir 10 endure WIN lorutuue
WHAT was una aso,uapie. ioonins lo' P.o
tect.oh TO that peiis III whose peculiar
aDooe sne was oetaineu' lnouen against
ner VIII.
The night grew darker ana she had
reasoned herself into toieraple composure
10 meet IT'S gioom' when the moon, rising'
threw It's orliilant beams DOWN through
the roof OF the building, and as tney
stole along the aisle, she often started
at the reflection on the scuiptureo tomps
or mailed cmefs long wrapped IN tne
ophvlon OF tne grave, ana, agltateo us
her nerves were' she could not avoid
admirlng the beautirui ana magicai er-
rect OF the ignts and shades.
but as s9e was gazing hstiessiy ut tne
snaues upon tne wan sue was s'aiueu
as she traced IN one the resemblance TO
human form. her eyes were rlVeteo
upon 1t, and, gazing upon II Win norror'
she plainly saw the shadow OF a race
extending its jaws in the act OF yawn-
ing. She iooked-thought It an Illusion;
| but, no. the form was there, ana IN the
moonlight 1t appeared to rise slowly from
, tomb In the opposite aisle. Wnhe TINS
amazing and frghtfui spectacle fascinas-
ed her gaze to the hght gieam wnicn
rendered its proflle visible the moon sank
suddenly behind cloud, and again all
was darkness. She endeavored to steady
, her mind and examine how she might
have been deceived-perhaps 1t was q
shade rehected from monument-put
| the exertlon or yaWnlng confuted tnat
idea and made her willing TO ascripe the
? whole to the powerrui workings OF ner
agttated IMAGINATION.
one nad now peeh eonnneo some nours,
and her distress had somewhat apateo
. wnen sne was again thrown into aiarin
by distinctly nearing ioud breathing tnen
3 footsteps at the end OF the aisle IN wnich
) she sat. The darkness was unDroKen.
: Agonized to the highest pitch OF terror,
riveted to her seat, deprived OF the pow
er OF speech, her senses only renamed
to point out more acutely the horrors OF
her situation
A very hgnt ecno prougnt tne iootseeps
U nearer ana the equai pace oi the peihs
I VINO walked tnrougn tne aisle anu its
D graduai approach ieo her 10 rear Una.
e her presence was known 10 form her
+ eyes vainly sought to behold.
After enduring some minutes agony
. (which she would hardly su1er again TO
| purchase existence) hand was placed
upon her head, and at the same moment
+ an idiotic noise Informed her that it was
l. | A lunatic of Exeter who, as was AFTER