New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-16
".S7ienqui1Ia": An Experience
BY KATE GODkfN.
N TWO PA RTS-PARs l.

await the morning. Ever one was n eed ana
ssleep hours sao. ana 40 rot even Sn"" Nnel-
A. 7 was turning away j gisu~ed cut % the
in fact. Tor IL scarcely three feet from
To- use on tSe raorro5 drew back ss11dsrn-
vitr horror. and 90 tAat moment sharp gus
oev oct NV candle. : r"Tnenioered that nsd tise'3
ny Ia-t match 81 gui,kly dropoing me bl.ns.
scrsmbe-i in. and yGt u;y head under the CLOTHES
foT ny teeth NerN cbatfe-iuS- did GET warm
gradaaily. out could rot 20 TO- sleep for a l0n<
.inie, n'nE.hs 90 iic ".eE ~n3g~ ~ -, -
sor+ ri ,vso,-l- -rays,srS stores r7,rch a.
seoi5ad m self ~ M = bzrrt tv and cova-dics
At !2st Or pped or again This time sept
for q couple % hours. and Was again awakened b.
the Hapoiug o. ;h- BLIND u vas row dawn: there
vas Just grim gray i%ht ~ which could Dis
A. ihe window with sort Of fascination and saw.
irtsnfIv and h. q few minutes ne same thing hap
pNncd again told myself il was the wind out
there came big Jerking push. snd cosld nov
distinctly see dark shadow a. tEe other siqe.
eanny : / crav.ed EentI- cut o. bed and. making
saietv IN fight The knob however. came on IN
it on again. I pushed the handle through. and "a
fell with IcUd clatte- IN the passage Here was
was sor the room vas Innocent a bell By whicis
rsarh 1Sf~b I diF not xno-- 7 sat on tire side %
my bed. shivering with cold and fear. when the
shreks proceeded from an enormous mouth. vile
open showing OF huge teeth. 7 covered
my face With both ms hands ard yelled too--geiieti
a long and loud + could We We'd with eacn
other this monster and T. as 20 who could max
the TOise. and my screams won the day Ire
other ceased and on peepinS tnToush ny go -
the mild. reproaChFuI C0unteUauce % an ass rfer
my view burst into hy-terical nj OF latlgnter
which quickly changed 70 SObs. and crept INTO
bed again. filed with aching longing fov ny
] wanted experience. J told rnNSelt- /
wanted home inst home. under any ctrcurns stances
N was daylight before ! fell asleep again. and
just as 7 dropped of heard voice close % nv
window exclaim. Go Ian= over that. - durty
haste. Is il kfCkin the clay into grave We are.
7 was next roIset in broad DAYLIGHT by the hardl>
being thrust into the door from The outside "
opened. and admitted being with can ~ hct
water. 7 do know what surprised me more
the appearance Of the creature this sign o.
ing about forty ~ ago or elder ttaNlr-
placed the can in tIs middle OF the room. sle
stood ErinninE no. only then ] noticed Httis
shrfveIIed old woman standing IN tho door
That's me mother. she r0ulsrked
rs it, 7 said. Thank you for bringing the
water: 7 shall get NJ row
But she did not move
Coon along Riddy." from the door.
Therein be 4 9uryi0' TODAY" announced BODY
with gustO holding toward the window. and de-
parted
As she PASSED out. he~ mother took step into
the toward no
She has the fqIlia' sickness. miss. savfn -
prisence~ she Ul.zre~nfl r1vStertOusiy. pointing
with her thumb ove- he shoulder after the re-
treating RiSdv. "a ike to kep@ eve On her-
She amt rnooch good God Peip her. But s,ire.
she's chapN an the rlizth-e5- rrt= ND With he'-
Between Us We do - sight o. work
With this she hothlei or.
(To - Cou-intIed1