Year: 1859

pearance. They even shrank from me. L
felt that / was going mad. Yes, [ felt
madness seething in my blood. I felt it
mount my brain. At last it camel / was
delirious I danced-I foamed at the mouth
my brain was on fire. They put me to
bed and fastened me down to it. Oh. how
glared at them !-how clenched my fist
at them! How [ cursed them. grew
verso. Doctors came to see me; great pro-
fessors; but they could do nothing. With
all their skill they could not drive the mad
ness from my blood They endeavored to
let it out and for that purpose they leeched,
bled and cupped me, but it was no use, [
was SO thoroughly saturated with madness
that it set them at defiance. [ continued to
grow rapidly worse, my breath began to fail
me, my extremities grew cold, the death
rattle was heard in my throat and that night
diedw


My companion and I gave violent start
at these words, and gazed wonderingly on
the monster.


''Died." we simultaneously exclaimed


Eyes died!'' returned the stranger in an
almost peremptory voice ''They laid me
out and an old woman watched by my body.
took pleasure in watching all the prepara-
tions Of the funeral. How noiselessly they
trod about the house, as if afraid Of awaking
the dead The next day I heard stran nge
step on the stairs and she entered the room
Great Heavens, how beautiful she looked
She bent over me and tears fell from her
eyes on my cold cheek, She was left alone
with me!


8. oh! Eustacev she exclaimed, why
did [ not know you before? God preserve
your soul, Eustace, and grant that we may
meet in another world


Il heard that and yet lay cold and mo-
tionless in my coffin. She bent down and
pressed her warm lips against my icy cheek
and bade me adieu.


Il was buried that evening. What a
grand funeral it was! How everybody dis
cussed my character and merits-thank God!
after--aH there is some goodnessin the world
for people are generally charitable to the
dead. They lowered me into the dark vault
destined for my reception, and [ was left
alone. It was then that the agony of desc
lation came over me. It was then that my
soul wept tears of blood It was then that
thought Of all that had left behind. Her
matchless form was continually before my
eyes. Oh! how I struggled to break the
bonds Of death, that [ might again behold
her, converse with her and worship her,
oh, spirit of evil inwardly exclaimed,
come to my assistance. Grant me but the
earthly possession of that divinity for limi-
ted time, and my soul is thine for all eter-
nifty [ had no sooner given utterance to
this thought, than [ heard a sound like the
tapping of wings, and roaring of mighty
wind. [ felt a current of cold air blow ON my
cheek, and almost Immediately afterwards a
voice reached my carr


81 am here, mortal, at your bidding.
What would you?'


II repeated my wish.


"'I will give you two years of life, and
the qualification of all your desires. replied
Satan; ON the condition that after that time
you become mine for ever


"Agreed! Agreedp [ eagerly exclaim-
ed [ again heard the tapping of wings,
and the roaring of mighty wind, and felt
[ was alive again. Yes, the blood again be-
gan to circulate in my veins. My chest be-
gan to heave, and my heart to beat. The
coffin opened and stood erect. [ soon scaled
the vault, and reached the open air.


cit was fortunately midnight when [ was
released from the grave, and it was quite
dark. The cemetery where had been bu-
ried was not removed very long distance
from my dwelling I managed to reach it
without being discovered, and gained my
own chamber unseen by the domestics.
dressed myself, and Immediately bent my
steps to the Lexington avenue BY this
time it was two o'clock in the morning. I
tried the door of the house in which my divi-
nifty lived, and to my supreme joy found it
open. penetrated into the house, and was
about to open the drawing room door, when
the sound Of voices suddenly reached my
ears [ stopped down and looked through a
crevice in the panel. A fearful spectacle
met my gaze, which made the blood recede
from my heart, and caused tito stop beating.


Eleanor was seated on a sofa, and be-
side her was young man, gazing with a
look of rapture on her countenance. I heard
him address the most passionate language to
her. She replied to him in a subdued tone,
and her countenance bore traces of sorrow
I could scarcely prevent myself from rush
ing into the apartment, and wreaking my
vengeance on the intruder, who, [ had no
doubt, was her intended husband. But
restrained myself, and determined to wait
patiently. They conversed long together,
the conversation, however, was mostly sus-
tained by him. Her attention appeared to
be absorbed by her own thoughts, and the
answers she returned to him were, for the
most part, only monosyllables. The thought