The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1903-07-30
the REMARKABLE TAtE o. TINE
MvsTEalous URonxE COX.

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II esus in,o ~ possossessiou 90 u
death oi ny isiAsf. iss, - be bed rsee'
% u iron ny srssdi.,hsf yssrs bsios'
His oss great desire bed been 10 opss
hinssif, bat thss eooid rot be. Tor 10 "
sskins OF eslsss 700 long iesse; % II 10
TO ss 10 carry ost ths sill Of msn sb
bed been psssiy ave Laadfsd yssrs dssd
| eco see 10 nov. siih its silver tippe
corners enc hssvy hioses. and The spsss
ins 90 the plate 10 The top. 80 inscriptio
shich | reed over spi over snd over sssi
anti II becsms sssnpsi upoo shs isblss
Of memory never to be "a ICED. Thty eel
ss med. yet ! could reproduce The, Il
scsipsion. word ios sofd. spd letter Tor le
tss aye, 1 sill. That The sssdef msy i1ds
fos hiuseli conesroirs my mental state:
Ga I bis Arsi dsJ oi April. 10 ths year o
ouss L,rds . thou,snd thrs bnndrsd snt
four scors snd pyns, I 0odeissy. selss thi
boz 9Th myns ovn bsod. and l siIls snt
eonnsand that II be oot opends entil lyv'
bondrsd ysrso 10 day fiou this tyne.
do siso vile thst only BY hand Of 6ss
born ron OF Ere, born 10 liuses from N,
shsl this sssI bs broken. And When thi'
boz sbsl be opende. some animal vhict
bath no soule, be II sress or smsl. shaI
there be present Al this l villa. and
ourst be be whose shsl do other than here
10 written.
TIE fact thst IL bad fallen TO me 10 op
en- The toI d the appointed time vas my
oniy proof tbst l wss descendant Of the
Godfrey Of the inscription. That l US
the nut born Of my father. and be Of
bis, l knes; but iorsher bsck va trsdi
sion. No writing hsd been preserved. snd
and d esch desceu. from hsber To son The
box had lost something oi the story $3.50
cisied With u, till d last i,s history hsd be
come dim sod vsess
Through this veil Of mist, % Il we're. ]
pictured Godfrey - one OF the lev 6fm
Of the weak and iuesolute
Richard Of Easlsnd, d that period 10 the
midss Of Roub ublous times. Then there vss
! tradition Of . mort i foe, Who ! placed
- probably 90 sdherent OF John Of diuns
The year being thst Of bis return from
he S,uih-s foe whom Godfrey had met
md terribly vsuquished before A.eiug the
,ountry. Here. somehow, ont Of this iend
,etveen Godfrey snd bic nsmeless foe.
he brolE Z, box seemed 10 have had iis
birth. There vas, too something cob
'erning . terrible revenge - revenge to
% perfected when the brorE, box vss op
med. bot this. considering thst Ave hun
lfed years would have elapsed. even
hould 1t be preserved unopened 90 long
thing sny sane man would have secuted
. highly improbable this looked upon |
. simply viIdest romsnoe. 10 whst wy
onld revenge be completed or made Of
ny fh-c. when both parties would hsve
,een hundreds Of years desdi
For years ailsr tLu dosth VI my isthes I
ept the brooz, box st The bottom Of
hest Of books little used. and upon 90
eptins my professional chair q The Dors
on Medical College that cbest sccompsn
ID me tbi.her. l did not remove the box
rom The chest until The spring Of 50.
'hsn something reminded me Of II. and
,ss then deeply impressed With tho feet
bet The fvs hundred years had nearly
ounded their course. Ooly four yssrs
lore. should live. end the privilege Of
pening The box would bs mine.
From that time forth my thoughts we're
lore or less constantly upon II. Often d
isht would l ssks It down from its bid
,s plsoe 10 . corner Of ny bookcase to
hich I bad transferred II from the chest
ID. placing IL before me on the table.
,ers resm and dream ovfr The wonder
lily strange inscription il bore. Many
mes vss sorely tempted 10 break the
sI, bus retisted. desermioedly resisted,
'miy resolved thst what had been 90 %
edly observed BY my ioreissbs,s should
u be decorated st lsst BY me, even
! he'd no son to whom could
'nd down The charge.
Az the time drew 90. my every thought
gan 10 centre upoa the enisms. II vas
,permost 10 ny mind BY day. the disturb
OF ny sleep 1t night. II becsms the .
10 absorbing idea Of my existence. In
wing lectures before ny classes l would .
ID myssIf wandering from my subject 10
lite Of every t6ort Of will. AT times I Q
,nld recover With . stsr', TO 6nd that ] 2
d ceased speaking altogether. snd VS.
n ply sissins. II vss the bropss box. sI
~ the brors. bcx
| could not bot rssl'x, that ! vss not
ldine my elsss; that ], vho mUre thsp y
ce bad chsised the sdvsrsenoe Of lesrn 0
minds. YES losing ny poser 10 keep :
. attention OF even these rev ioosptors.
~ il ssiled mel Ny mind bed never /!
60 more vigorous. my posen we're st o
ris beet ripeusd iullness. ny vsfisst dfiv
80 wisdom TO those csllov eoslinss. =
d ye, they Knocked me. C.u you wonder 0
ce.sionslIy l gave wy snd broke firth o
on them 10 psssioosts vordsi u
vss sIsd when the 6nsl yesr Of tbst .
rible sospense drew tossfd . close ! o
J. esser 10 have the matter Cd my hsnds
oot oil mind. OIiy thres mouths y
ire. sod that tr.mendoos circle OF Ave O
,tor,es would be 6nisbsd. Night siter OF
ID. l %, siih The bsots boz 10 ny 4
nds onder my study lsup, tbiokins. o
okini. There v.. hueisd, some ID
"a sbout tbs box that vss slmost ba si
%. Is,en iound myseii talking aloud q
Il st ,imes. would sometimes feel the !
,ssoca NJ aposher pesson In tne Poom u