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


10 grow all unhceded. and as. In It's
wild gossamer texture II foated rather
than fell about the face could not,
even with effort. connect It's Arabesque
expression with any idea Of simple hu'
manity.
In the manner of my friend was
AZ once struck with an incOherence--
AN Inconsistency. and soon found THIS
"a arise from series of feeble and
futile struggles TO overcome an habit
nal trepldancy an excessive nervous
agitation.
his action was alternately vivacious
and sullen. Ills voice varied rapidly
from a tremulous indecision when the
animal spirits seemed utterly In abey
ancel Ia that species Of energetic con
cislon- that abrupt, weighty. unhurried
aud hollow sounding enunciation. that
leadcn. self balanced aud perfectly
moiulated cultural utterance. which
NAV be- ohscrved In the last drunkari
or the lrrrclaimable eater OF opium.
during the periods u hia most Intense
excitement.
Il was thus that he spoke Of the oh
ie,t ~ my visit. Of his earnest desire
20 So, me and of the solace he expect.
ell me 20 afford him. lie entered at
some length into what he conceived 10
bc the nature ~ his malady II dis
rlayed itself In host ~ unnatural
sen.atiOns lie suffered much from a
morbid acuteness ~ the senses: the
most lnslph food was alone endurable.
h. could wear only garments " Ger
tain texture: the odors u all flowers
were oppressive his eyes were tortur
III by even faint light and there
were hut peculiar sounds aud These
from stringed instruments which did
not inspire him with horror
To an anomalous species " terror !
found him a houndeu slave 4 shall
perish said he II must perish IN
this deplorablc folly Thus, thus and
DOT otherwise shall I h. lost | dread
the events " the future. not In them.
selves. bat In their results shudder
at the thought ~ any. even the mss.
trivial Incident. which may operate
upon this intolerablc agitHtiun Of soul
! have indeed no adherence u danger
except In it, absolute effect ia terror
In this unnerved. Ia this pitinblc condi
ton. | feel that the period viii SOONER
or later arrive when | must ahandou
lie and reason together ia some strug
gle with the grim phantasm fear
learned. moreover aI Intervals
and through hruken and cqui,oral
hints. that he was cnchained by certain
EuperstitiOus impressions Ia r-gard a.
the dwelling which he truantrd and
whence. for many years, BE- bad never
vcuturcd forth
lie admitted however. although
with hesitation. that much II the g.
culiar gloom which thus afflicted him
could be traced to more natural aud
far more pulpable origin TO the severe
aud hong continued illness indeed. %
the evidently approaching dissolution
~ tenderly beloved sister. his sole
companion Tor long ycars his last aud
only rrlative on earth Her dcrcase
he said with bitterness which can
never forget. would leave him him
the hopeiess aud the frall the last u
the ancient race ~ the ushers While
he spoke the Lady Madeline for w
she was called passed slowly through
a remote partition ~ the apartment. aud
without having noticed my presence
disappeared I regarded her with an
utter establishment uoi unminEled with
dread aud yet ! folud Il impossible
"a account for such feelings srn-n
ton ~ stupor oppressed mr. u.s. my
eyes follow,d her r,treuliuV steps.
The disease Of the l.ady Madeline had
long hulllrd tile skill 1T ipr PHYSICIANS
A settled apathy q gradual wasting
away Of the pcr,un and frequent Al
though transient affections at par
TALLY catalrldlcai character. we're the
unusual diHruu~r~. Hitherto She had
steadily b1np up against The pr.-sur,.
~ her malad,. aud bad not bciaken
herself hnaily "a bed. but. un the clos
iug in ef The evening ~ my arrival
NJ the house SHE sucrumhed us her
brother told me 20 night with mex
pre,siblr agitation To- the prustuting
power IT the destroyer aud learned
that the giiup~, I tmd obtained ~ her
person would thus probably b. the last
! should obtain TINT the ady ut least
while living would le seen by me- No
more
For several days ensuing her name
was unmentl3ued by either Usher or
myself. and during this period | was
hnsied IN earnest cudoavors To- alievi-
ate the melancholy of my friend We
painted aud read together. or listen
cd as II Ia dream a. the wild lmpru
yizntions ip his speaking guitar
shall ever hear about me a memory
Ut the many solemn hours | thus spent
alone with the master II the house NJ
Usher Yet I should fail In any at
tempt convey mn idea OF the exact
character 1T the studies ar Of the oc.