The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1915-02-11

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unnatural light of family luminous
aud distinct; visible gaseous rxhala
ton whirh cnshrurdcd the mansion.
you must not YOU shall not behold
this" said su3lddcriugly 10 Usher ~
led him. with 10 gentle violence. from
the window 10 e ~.it. These appear
uucrs Which hrW iIdrr ,ou are merely
electrical phrnunrua uut uncommon.
or ID mai be- HAT they have their
CHASTITY origin Nv the RANK mlisma uf
the turu iI ~ CLOSE ibis ru@rlneui.
The MIR b. rh.Iup uud dangerous 10
your framr Here 3. unc 1T YOUR ia
yoritr rumuu,~ viii pud hud you
shall listen and - vc VIII lm,s away
this trrrihI, ui"m tuerthH
The antique volume which ! hnd tat
cn up wI- th- Mad lrIs uf Sir
launc,lul CluDiu- hui had ralicd
II fu,ulilr uf .h'r', mur 10 sud
jest Than 300 uu,-,t tpf 90 ruth |
there i- ntllr iu It- uuruuth and IN
imaginative prll>ity which rnud have
bad lutrr~i Tor lhr ufil uud -plriinHi
ldpant, oi aus friend n was however
the ouly huub immediately ~ hand
I had arrived a, that wrll known
PARTON uf the .tprt where Ethelrcd.
the hero ut the mist having sought IN
vain for prarruhlc admission into the
dwelling Of the hermit pruceeds Ia
make good an entrance hy force. Here.
II will be- remembered. the words oi
the narrative run thus
and Ethelrcd. who was by nature
Of doughty heart aud who was now
mighty withal on account NJ the pow
erfulness NJ the wine which he had
drunken waited no longer 10 parley
with the hermit. who In sooth. was
of an obstinate aud maliccful turn
but. feeling the rain upon his shOui
ders aud fcs:ing the rising of the
TEMPEST. uplifted his mace outright
aud with blows made quickly room IN
the plnnkings ~ the door for his
gauutleted hand. and now. pulling
herewith sturdily he 80 cracked aud
Ripped aud tore all asunder that the
noise uf the dry ana hollow sounding
wood alarummed aud reverberated
throughout the forest
Az the termination Of this sentence
| started. aud for q moment paused.
Tor II appeared 10 the ialthongh at
once concluded that my excited fancy
had deceived mel that from some very
remote portion or the mansion there
came indistinCtly 10 my ears what
might have becn In it, exact similar
it's ~ character. the echo 'but 4 stiil'si
and dull one certainly 1T the very
cracking aud ripping sound which Sir
Launcelot had 80 particularly describ
ed | continued the story
But the good champion Eihelred
now entering within the door. wa,
sore enragcd aud amazed Ia perceive
, DO signal of the malicrfui hermit: hut
/ IN the stead thereof a dragon Of
tcaly and prUdlEious deineauor and oi
: nery tongue which safe IN guard
before palace Of gold. with a nool
VI silver and upon the wall there huns
, 4 shield u shining brass with this leg
rnd cnwritieG
y Who entorcth herein a conqueror hat
, bin.
Who slaycth the dragon the shield h
shall win
And Ethelrcd upliftcd his mace aus
struck upon the head Of the dragon
which fell before him aud gave up hi
pcsty breath. with a shrek 80 hurri'
! and harsh aud withal 81 piercing tina
Ethelred had fain a. close his ear
with his hands agniust the dreadful
u noise u il. the IKE whereof was new
y ~ before heard
h Here again | paused abruptly an
II now with feeling ct wild amazelneh'
& for there could be- no doubt whateVe
10 that Ina this instance | did actuall
y. b.ar although from what direction
1. proceeded found II impossible to ~!
to a low aud apparently distant. b'
he harsh. protracted aud most unusn
Is. screaming or grating sound-the eAa'
BY counterpart of what my fancy had
&C. ready conjured up Tor the dragons u
IN natural shrek.
at Oppressed. rs certainly was "P'
he the occurrence Of this second ana mo
" extraordinary coincidence 10y tuo
Ito sand cu.:airtng sensations. IN WIZ
lly wonder aud extreme terror were pI
dominant still retained suihcle
his pr,..nce Of mind 10 avoid exciting
al any observation the sensitive nerVo'
Dn. ness Of my companion. was 10y
VI means certain that he had noticed I
he sounds In question. although assure'
Dor a strange alteration had during
nm. last few minutes taken place IN
slv demeanor. From a position 'front.'
ms. my own he had gradually broul
ey. around his chair 81 ms to SIT with
o,e face 70 The door Of the cha amber.
h,, thus could but partially perceive
"a. features. although saw that his
tremla,,l. as Il he were murmuring
andibly. His head had dropped ~
~ his breast. yet knew that he was
W, asleep from the wide and rigid oI
-" ing Of the eye as ! caught a glance
- il In profile The motion OF his bo
too. was at variance with THIS it
- for he rocked from side 10 side wit
So I'D